25 1 the interest of economy and efficiency in the Depart 2 3 ment, and for such items as office equipment, supplies, stationery, copying equipment, graphics, office space, 21 central messenger, mail, and telephone and other communications services; (6) to cause a seal of office to be made for the Department of such device as he shall approve; and judicial notice shall be taken of such seal; (7) to provide or contract for or maintain the following for employees and their dependents stationed at remote localities: (A) emergency medical services and supplies; (B) subsistence supplies; and (C) lodging, working, messing, and recreational facilities, such services, supplies, and facilities to be furnished at a price reflecting reasonable value, with the proceeds being credited to the appropriation from which the expenditure was made; (8) to accept and utilize voluntary and uncom pensated services, and accept, hold, administer, and 22 utilize gifts and bequests of real or personal property, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the 26 Department, such gifts, bequests, and the proceeds (A) used as nearly as possible in accordance with the terms of the gift or bequest; (B) considered as gifts or bequests to or for the use of the United States for the purpose of Fed eral income, estate, and gift taxes; (C) deposited in the Treasury of the United States in a separate fund, if in the form of money or if reduced to such form by sale, and disbursed upon order of the Secretary; and (D) upon request of the Secretary, invested or reinvested by the Secretary of the Treasury in securities of the United States or in securities guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States (the income of such securities being deposited to the credit of such separate fund and disbursed upon order of the Secretary); (9) to appoint, without regard to the civil service laws and in conformity with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (86 Stat. 770), such advisory committees as shall be appropriate for the purpose of consultation with and advice to the Department in the performance of its functions, and to compensate the 56-398 - 75-3 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 members of such committees in accordance with the limitations contained in section 7 of such Act, or in regu lations promulgated thereunder; and (10) to enter into contracts for the conduct of scientific or technological research, upon a determination by the Secretary in each case that the contractor is capable of performing such research efficiently and effec tively, and to supervise, manage, and review the success of such research. (b) Upon request of the Secretary, the head of any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality (includ12 ing the head of the Department of the Army, Navy, or 13 Air Force) is authorized (1) to furnish to the Department 14 such information as may be necessary for carrying out its 15 functions and as may be available to or procurable by such department, agency, or instrumentality, and (2) to detail 17 to temporary duty within the Department on a reimbursable basis such personnel within his administrative juris19 diction as it may need or believe to be useful for carrying out its functions. Each such detail shall be without loss of 21 seniority, pay, or other employee status, to civilian em 16 18 20 22 ployees so detailed, and without loss of status, rank, office, or grade, or of any emolument, perquisite, right, privilege, 24 or benefit incident thereto, to military personnel so de 23 28. 1 tailed. Each such detail shall be pursuant to a cooperative 2 agreement of the Secretary with the head of the relevant 3 department, agency, or instrumentality. 4 5 STATUS OF BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS SEC. 306. The Director of the Office of Management 6 and Budget shall take no action on any budget request 7 contrary to a recommendation of the Secretary, made as 8 a result of a review conducted pursuant to sections 302 (8) 9 and 304 (6), without first providing the Secretary adequate 10 opportunity to present the facts and reasons upon which 11 such recommendation is based. In the event that the 12 Director determines, after such presentation, to take an 13 action contrary to the recommendation of the Secretary, 14 the recommendation of the Secretary, the decision of the 15 Director, and an explanation of that decision prepared 16 by the Director shall be included in the explanatory 17 materials submitted to Congress with such budget request. 19 SEC. 307. There are authorized to be appropriated 20 for the fiscal year 1976, and for each succeeding fiscal 21 year, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 22 title. 29 1 TITLE IV-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INFOR 2 3 4 MATION AND UTILIZATION CORPORATION ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE SEC. 401. (a) There is established in the executive 5 branch of the Government an independent agency to be 6 known as the Science and Technology Information and 7 Utilization Corporation (hereinafter in this title referred to as 8 the "Corporation"). The Corporation shall consist of a 9 Science and Technology Information and Utilization Board 10 and an Executive Director. 11 (b) The purpose and mission of the Corporation shall be 12 to (1) assure the widest possible dissemination of scientific 13 and technological information to industry, labor, the aca14 demic community, State and local governments, and to the 15 public at large, and (2) coordinate, collate, publish, ar16 range, and manage such information so that it is readily 17 available in effective form at the least feasible cost to the 21 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION AND UTILIZATION BOARD SEC. 402. (a) The Science and Technology Information. 22 and Utilization Board (hereinafter in this title referred to as |