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 94 STAT. 1458 5 USC 5332 note. Hearings.

Contract authority. Consultants, authorization.

Monetary grants, gifts or bequests.

Appropriation authorization.

Repeal. 20 USC 1087-4. Effective date. 20 USC 1088 note. 20 USC 1088. 20 USC 1087-1.

PUBLIC LAW 96-374—OCT. 3, 1980

be paid in excess of the rate authorized for GS-18 of the Gteneral Schedule. "(g)(1) The Commission or, on the authorization of the Commission, any committee thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Act, hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and such places within the United States as the Commission or such committee may deem advisable. "(2) In carrying out its duties under the Act, the Commission shall consult with other Federal agencies, representatives of State and local governments, and private organizations to the extent feasible. "(3) The Commission is authorized to secure directly from any executive department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality, information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose of this section, and each such department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, establishment, or instrumentality is authorized and directed, to the extent permitted by law, to furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the (Dommission, upon request made by the Chairman. "(4) For the purpose of securing the necessary data and information the Commission may enter into contracts with universities, research institutions, foundations, and other competent public or private agencies. For such purpose, the Commission is authorized to obtain the services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code. "(5) The heads of all Federal agencies are, to the extent not prohibited by law, directed to cooperate with the Commission in carrying out this section. "(6) The (Commission is authorized to utilize, with their consent, the services, personnel, information and facilities of other Federal, State, local and private agencies with or without reimbursement. "(7) The Commission shall have authority to accept in the name of the United States, grants, gifts, or bequests of money for immediate disbursement in furtherance of the functions of the Commission. Such grants, gifts, or bequests, after acceptance by the Commission, shall be paid by the donor or his representative to the Treasurer of the United States whose receipts shall be their acquittance. The Treasurer of the United States shall enter them in a special account to the credit of the Commission for the purposes in each case specified. "(8) Six members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of two or more may conduct hearings. "(h) There is authorized to be appropriated an amount not to exceed a total of $10,000,000 for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1980, to carry out the provisions of this section, which shall remain available until expended or until the termination of the Commission, whichever occurs first.". (b) Section 440 of the Act is repealed. (c) The amendments made by section 6 of the Middle Income Student Assistance Act shall take effect on July 1, 1972. (d) Section 438 of the Act is amended by striking out subsections (e), (f),and(g).

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