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 PUBLIC LAW 97-254—SEPT. 8, 1982 to provide for such participation, they shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. (b) The Secretary is authorized to provide, without charge, aid and assistance to visitors to the United States pavilion in emergencies. SEC. 7. The Secretary shall take all reasonable measures to facilitate the participation in the Exposition of the governments of other countries and their nationals, to assure adherence to the protocols of the Bureau of International Expositions, and to cooperate with the Louisiana World Exposition, Incorporated in its efforts and the efforts of the Federal Government to organize, develop, and administer the Exposition successfully. SEC. 8. The Secretary shall encourage private individuals, firms, associations, agencies, and other groups to participate to the maximum extent feasible in carrying out the purposes of this Act and to make contributions of funds, property, use of property, and services to be used in carrying out this Act. The Secretary is authorized to accept such contributions. SEC. 9. The head of each department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government is authorized— (1) to cooperate with the Secretary with respect to carrying out this Act; and (2) to make available to the Secretary from time to time, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, such personnel as may be necessary to assist the Secretary in carrying out this Act. SEC. 10. Within one year after the date of the official close of the Exposition, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report on the activities of the Federal Government under this Act, including a detailed statement of expenditures made under this Act. Upon transmittal of such report to the Congress, all appointments made under this Act shall terminate, except that the Secretary may extend any such appointment for such additional period of time as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. The preceding sentence shall not apply to assignments made under section 2(c) of this Act. SEC. 11. After the close of the Exposition, all Federal property acquired to carry out this Act shall be disposed of in the discretion of the Secretary, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and other applicable Federal laws relating to the disposition of excess and surplus property. SEC. 12. The functions authorized by this Act may be performed without regard to the requirements, prohibitions, and limitations of the following laws: (1) Section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, to the extent that section limits procurement of temporary services to one year. (2) Section 5(a) of the Act of July 16, 1914 (31 U.S.C. 638a(a)), as amended by section 16(a) of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, to the extent that section pertains to hiring automobiles. (3) Section 201(a) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481(a)). (4) Section 305(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 255(c)), and section 3648 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (31 U.S.C. 529), if the Secretary determines that it is impracticable to obtain adequate

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Emergency assistance.

Contributions.

Report to Congress. Termination.

Federal property, disposal. 40 USC 471 note.

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