---
kind: "section"
citation: "44 U.S.C. § 3515"
title: "44"
title_heading: "Public Printing and Documents"
number: "3515"
heading: "Administrative powers"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/44/3515"
units:
  - "Chapter 35 — Coordination of Federal Information Policy"
  - "Subchapter I — Federal Information Policy"
---

# §3515. Administrative powers


Upon the request of the [Director](/usc/44/3502.md?p=4), each [agency](/usc/44/3502.md?p=1) (other than an [independent regulatory agency](/usc/44/3502.md?p=5)) shall, to the extent practicable, make its services, personnel, and facilities available to the [Director](/usc/44/3502.md?p=4) for the performance of functions under this subchapter.


## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 104–13, § 2, May 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 182; amended Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1064(b)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–275.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3515, added Pub. L. 96–511, § 2(a), Dec. 11, 1980, 94 Stat. 2824, related to availability of agency services, personnel, and facilities prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 104–13.

### Amendments

2000—Pub. L. 106–398 substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2000 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 106–398 effective 30 days after Oct. 30, 2000, see section 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1065] of Pub. L. 106–398, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, formerly set out as an Effective Date note under former section 3531 of this title.

### Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1995, except as otherwise provided, see section 4(a) of Pub. L. 104–13, set out as a note under section 3501 of this title.