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 PUBLIC LAW 101-613—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 3227 "(11) take such action as may be necessary to obtain patents and licenses for devices and procedures developed by the Foundation and its employees; "(12) accept, hold, administer, invest, and spend any gift, devise, or bequest of real or personal property made to the Foundation; "(13) enter into such other contracts, leases, cooperative Government agreements, and other transactions as the Executive Director contracts, considers appropriate to conduct the activities of the Foundation; "(14) appoint other groups of advisors as may be determined necessary from time to time to carry out the functions of the Foundation; and "(15) exercise other powers as set forth in this section, and such other incidental powers as are necessary to carry out its powers, duties, and functions in accordance with this subtitle. "(h) ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL. —No participant in the program established under this part shall exercise any administrative control over any Federal employee. " (i) FUNDING. — "(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —Subject to paragraph (2), for the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 1995. "(2) LIMITATIONS. — "(A) Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) or made available under subparagraph (C) may not be provided to the fund established under subsection (b)(l)(A). "(B) For the first fiscal year for which amounts are appropriated under paragraph (1), $200,000 is authorized to be appropriated. "(C) With respect to the first fiscal year for which amounts are appropriated under paragraph (1), the Secretary may, from amounts appropriated for such fiscal year for the programs of the Department of Health and Human Services, make available not more than $200,000 for carry- ing out this part, subject to subparagraph (A).". SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR MEDICAL RE- HABILITATION RESEARCH. (a) IN GENERAL.— Subpart 7 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285g et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 451 the following new section: "NATIONAL CENTER FOR MEDICAL REHABILITATION RESEARCH "SEC. 452. (a) There shall be in the Institute an agency to be 42 USC 285g-4. known as the National (Denter for Medical Rehabilitation Research (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Center'). The Director of the Institute shall appoint a qualified individual to serve as Director of the Center. The Director of the Center shall report directly to the Director of the Institute. "(b) The general purpose of the Center is the conduct and support of research and research training (including research on the development of orthotic and prosthetic devices), the dissemination of health information, and other programs with respect to the rehabilitation of individuals with physical disabilities resulting from

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