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[CITE: 42USC1900]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
    CHAPTER 16B--CONTRACTS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH
 
Sec. 1900. Interior Department programs


(a) Authorization for research contracts

    The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into contracts 
with educational institutions, public or private agencies or 
organizations, or persons for the conduct of scientific or technological 
research into any aspect of the problems related to the programs of the 
Department of the Interior which are authorized by statute.

(b) Capabilities of prospective contractors; advice and assistance, 
        coordination of research, lines of inquiry, and cooperation

    The Secretary shall require a showing that the institutions, 
agencies, organizations, or persons with which he expects to enter into 
contracts pursuant to this section have the capability of doing 
effective work. He shall furnish such advice and assistance as he 
believes will best carry out the mission of the Department of the 
Interior, participate in coordinating all research initiated under this 
section, indicate the lines of inquiry which seem to him most important, 
and encourage and assist in the establishment and maintenance of 
cooperation by and between the institutions, agencies, organizations, or 
persons and between them and other research organizations, the United 
States Department of the Interior, and other Federal agencies.

(c) Research reports or publications

    The Secretary may from time to time disseminate in the form of 
reports or publications to public or private agencies or organizations, 
or individuals such information as he deems desirable on the research 
carried out pursuant to this section.

(Pub. L. 89-672, Sec. 1, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 951; Pub. L. 96-470, 
title I, Sec. 108(a), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2239.)


                               Amendments

    1980--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96-470 struck out subsec. (d) which 
provided that no contract involving more than $25,000 be executed under 
subsec. (a) of this section prior to 30 calendar days from the date 
submitted to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the 30 calendar days not include days on which 
either the Senate or House of Representatives is not in session because 
of an adjournment of more than 3 calendar days to a day certain or an 
adjournment sine die.
