7 U.S.C. § 911 : US Code - Section 911: Acceptance of services of Federal or State officers; application of civil service laws; expenditures for supplies and equipment

Search 7 U.S.C. § 911 : US Code - Section 911: Acceptance of services of Federal or State officers; application of civil service laws; expenditures for supplies and equipment

In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter the
Secretary may accept and utilize such voluntary and uncompensated
services of Federal, State, and local officers and employees as are
available, and he may appoint and fix the compensation of
attorneys, engineers, and experts and he may, subject to the civil-
service laws, appoint such other officers and employees as he may
find necessary and prescribe their duties. The Secretary is
authorized, from sums appropriated pursuant to section 906 of this
title, to make such expenditures (including expenditures for
personal services; supplies and equipment; lawbooks and books of
reference; directories and periodicals; travel expenses; rental at
the seat of government and elsewhere; the purchase, operation, or
maintenance of passenger-carrying vehicles; and printing and
binding) as are appropriate and necessary to carry out the
provisions of this chapter.