15 U.S.C. § 2218 : US Code - Section 2218: Administrative provisions

Search 15 U.S.C. § 2218 : US Code - Section 2218: Administrative provisions

(a) Assistance to Administrator
Each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive
branch of the Federal Government and each independent regulatory
agency of the United States is authorized and directed to furnish
to the Administrator, upon written request, on a reimbursable basis
or otherwise, such assistance as the Administrator deems necessary
to carry out his functions and duties pursuant to this chapter,
including, but not limited to, transfer of personnel with their
consent and without prejudice to their position and ratings.
(b) Powers of Administrator
With respect to this chapter, the Administrator is authorized to -

(1) enter into, without regard to section 5 of title 41, such
contracts, grants, leases, cooperative agreements, or other
transactions as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this chapter;
(2) accept gifts and voluntary and uncompensated services,
notwithstanding the provisions of section 1342 of title 31;
(3) purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, improve,
use, or deal in and with any property (real, personal, or mixed,
tangible or intangible), or interest in property, wherever
situated; and sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, or
otherwise dispose of property and assets;
(4) procure temporary and intermittent services to the same
extent as is authorized under section 3109 of title 5, but at
rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual
rate of basic pay then in effect for grade GS-15 of the General
Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5332(a)) for qualified experts; and
(5) establish such rules, regulations, and procedures as are
necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(c) Audit
The Director and the Comptroller General of the United States, or
any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access to
any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipients of
contracts, grants, or other forms of assistance that are pertinent
to its activities under this chapter for the purpose of audit or to
determine if a proposed activity is in the public interest.
(d) Inventions and discoveries
All property rights with respect to inventions and discoveries,
which are made in the course of or under contract with any
government agency pursuant to this chapter, shall be subject to the
basic policies set forth in the President's Statement of Government
Patent Policy issued August 23, 1971, or such revisions of that
statement of the policy as may subsequently be promulgated and
published in the Federal Register.
(e) Coordination
To the extent practicable, the Administrator shall utilize
existing programs, data, information, and facilities already
available in other Federal Government departments and agencies and,
where appropriate, existing research organizations, centers, and
universities. The Administrator shall provide liaison at an
appropriate organizational level to assure coordination of his
activities with State and local government agencies, departments,
bureaus, or offices concerned with any matter related to programs
of fire prevention and control and with private and other Federal
organizations and offices so concerned.