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 PUBLIC LAW 103-43—JUNE 10, 1993 107 STAT. 191 out its function, so long as the employees do not direct or control Foundation activities. "(6) RELATIONSHIP WITH EXISTING ENTITIES. —The Foundation may, pursuant to appropriate agreements, merge with, acquire, or use the resources of existing nonprofit private corporations with missions similar to the purposes of the Foundation, such as the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences. "(7) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.— The Board shall adopt written standards with respect to the ownership of any intellectual property rights derived from the collaborative efforts of the Foundation prior to the commencement of such efforts. "(8) NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AMENDMENTS OF 1990.— The activities conducted in support of the National Institutes of Health Amendments of 1990 (Public Law 101- 613), and the amendments made by such Act, shall not be nullified by the enactment of this section. "(9) LIMITATION OF ACTIVITIES. —The Foundation shall exist solely as an entity to work in collaboration with the research programs of the National Institutes of Health. The Foundation may not undertake activities (such as the operation of independent laboratories or competing for Federal research funds) that are independent of those of the National Institutes of Health research programs. "(10) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.— The Foundation may not transfer funds to the National Institutes of Health. "(1) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR. — "(1) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN STANDARDS TO NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—In the case of any individual who is not an employee of the Federal Government and who serves in association with the National Institutes of Health, with respect to financial assistance received from the Foundation, the Foundation may not provide the assistance of, or otherwise permit the work at the National Institutes of Health to begin until a memorandum of understanding between the individual and the Director of the National Institutes of Health, or the designee of such Director, has been executed specifying that the individual shall be subject to such ethical and procedural standards of conduct relating to duties performed at the National Institutes of Health, as the Director of the National Institutes of Health determines is appropriate. "(2) SUPPORT SERVICES. —The Director of the National Institutes of Health may provide facilities, utilities and support services to the Foundation if it is determined by the Director to be advantageous to the research programs of the National Institutes of Health."; (7) in subsection (m) (as so redesignated), by amending the subsection to read as follows: "(m) FUNDING.— "(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose of carrying out this part, there is authorized to be appropriated an aggregate $200,000 for the fiscal years 1994 and 1995. " (2) LIMITATION REGARDING OTHER FUNDS. —Amounts appropriated under any provision of law other than paragraph (1) may not be expended to establish or operate the Foundation.": and

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