946
Official s e a l.
Services for dependents at remote l o c a l i t i e s.
Gifts and bequests.
Investment in U.S. securities.
Statistical studies.
PUBLIC LAW 89-670-OCT. 15, 1966
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STAT.
stocks of supplies, equipment, and other assets and inventories on order as the Secretary may transfer to the fund, less the related liabilities and unpaid obligations. Such funds shall be reimbursed in advance from available funds of agencies and offices in the Department, or from other sources, for supplies and services at rates which will approximate the expense of operation, including the accrual of annual leave and the depreciation of equipment. The fund shall also be credited with receipts from sale or exchange of property and receipts in payment for loss or damage to property owned by the fund. There shall be covered into the United States Treasury as miscellaneous receipts any surplus found in the fund (all assets, liabilities, and prior losses considered) above the amounts transferred or appropriated to establish and maintain said fund. (k) The Secretary shall 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. (1) I n addition to the authority contained in any other Act which is transferred to and vested in the Secretary, the National Transportation Safety Board, or other officer in the Department, as necessary, and when not otherwise available, the Secretary is authorized to provide for, construct, or maintain the following for employees and their dependents stationed at remote localities: (1) Emergency medical services and supplies; (2) Food and other subsistence supplies; (3) Messing facilities; (4) Motion picture equipment and film for recreation and training; (5) Reimbursement for food, clothing, medicine, and other supplies furnished by such employees in emergencies for the temporary relief of distressed persons; and (6) Living and working quarters and facilities. The furnishing of medical treatment under paragraph (1) and the furnishing of services and supplies under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection shall be at prices reflecting reasonable value as determined by the Secretary, and the proceeds therefrom shall be credited to the appropriation from which the expenditure was made. (m)(1) The Secretary is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts and bequests of property, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Department. Gifts and bequests of money and the proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts or bequests shall be deposited in the Treasury in a separate fund and shall be disbursed upon order of the Secretary. Property accepted pursuant to this paragraph, and the proceeds thereof, shall be used as nearly as possible in accordance with the terms of the gift or bequest. (2) For the purpose of Federal income, estate, and gift taxes, property accepted under paragraph (1) shall be considered as a gift or bequest to or for use of the United States. (3) Upon the request of the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury may invest and reinvest in securities of the United States or in seculities guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States any moneys contained in the fund provided for in paragraph (1). Income accruing from such securities, and from any other property held by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deposited to the credit of the fund, and shall be disbursed upon order of the Secretary. (n)(1) The Secretary is authorized, upon the written request of any person, or any State, territory, possession, or political subdivision
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