15 U.S.C. § 278e : US Code - Section 278E: Functions and activities

Search 15 U.S.C. § 278e : US Code - Section 278E: Functions and activities

In the performance of the functions of the Institute the
Secretary of Commerce is authorized to undertake the following
activities: (a) The purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for
guards; (b) the care, maintenance, protection, repair, and
alteration of Institute buildings and other plant facilities,
equipment, and property; (c) the rental of field sites and
laboratory, office, and warehouse space; (d) the purchase of
reprints from technical journals or other periodicals and the
payment of page charges for the publication of research papers and
reports in such journals; (e) the furnishing of food and shelter
without repayment therefor to employees of the Government at Arctic
and Antarctic stations; (f) for the conduct of observations on
radio propagation phenomena in the Arctic or Antarctic regions, the
appointment of employees at base rates established by the Secretary
of Commerce which shall not exceed such maximum rates as may be
specified from time to time in the appropriation concerned, and
without regard to the civil service and classification laws and
sections 5542 to 5546 of title 5; (g) the erection on leased
property of specialized facilities and working and living quarters
when the Secretary of Commerce determines that this will best serve
the interests of the Government; and (h) the provision of
transportation services for employees of the Institute between the
facilities of the Institute and nearby public transportation,
notwithstanding section 1344 of title 31.