§ 3561. Authority and duties of Secretary

• (a) The Secretary may provide the educational and vocational counseling authorized under section 3520 of this title , and may provide additional counseling if the Secretary deems it to be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
• (b) Where any provision of this chapter authorizes or requires any function, power, or duty to be exercised by a State, or by any officer or agency thereof, such function, power, or duty shall, with respect to the Republic of the Philippines, be exercised by the Secretary.