PUBLIC LAW 104-127—APR. 4, 1996 110 STAT. 1193 (3) APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR AND OTHER OFFICERS.— The Board shall select a Director and such other officers as the Board considers necessary to administer the Graduate School. The Director and other officers shall serve on such terms and perform such duties as the Board may prescribe. (4) DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.—The Director shall be responsible, subject to the supervision and direction of the Board, for carry- ing out the functions of the Graduate School. (5) BORROWING AND INVESTMENT AUTHORITY.—The Board may authorize the Director— (A) to borrow money on the credit of the Graduate School; and (B) to invest funds held in excess of the current operating requirements of the Graduate School for purposes of maintaining a reasonable reserve. (6) LIABILITY.— The Director and the members of the Board shall not be held personally liable for any loss or damage that may accrue to the funds of the Graduate School as the result of any act or exercise of discretion performed in carrying out their duties under this section. (f) EMPLOYEES.— Employees of the Graduate School are employ- ees of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality and shall not be considered to be Federal employees. (g) NOT A FEDERAL AGENCY.— The Graduate School shall not be considered to be a Federal agency for purposes of— (1) the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.); (2) section 552 or 552a of title 5, United States Code; or (3) chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. (h) ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY. — In order to carry out the activities of the Graduate School, the Graduate School may— (1) acquire real property in the District of Columbia and in other places by lease, purchase, or otherwise; (2) maintain, enlarge, or remodel any such property; (3) have sole control of any such property; and (4) dispose of real and personal property without regard to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.). (i) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Graduate School may enter into contracts without regard to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.) or any other law that prescribes procedures for the procurement of property or services by an executive agency. (j) USE OF DEPARTMENT FACILITIES AND RESOURCES.— The Graduate School may use the facilities and resources of the Department of Agriculture, on the condition that any costs incurred by the Department that are attributable solely to Graduate School operations and all costs incurred by the Graduate School arising out of such operations shall be paid using funds of the Graduate School. Federal funds may not be used to pay the costs. SEC. 922. STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS. 7 USC 2279c. (a) STUDENT INTERN SUBSISTENCE PROGRAM.— (1) DEFINITION OF STUDENT INTERN.—In this subsection, the term "student intern" means a person who—
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