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 PUBLIC LAW 98-36—MAY 27, 1983 97 STAT. 201 "(d)(1) The Foundation shall have an Executive Director who shall be appointed by the Council and shall serve at the pleasure of the Council. The Executive Director shall be responsible for the day-to- day operations of the Foundation and shall have such specific duties and responsibilities as the Council shall prescribe. "(2) The rate of compensation of the Executive Director shall be fixed by the Council. "(e) The initial members of the Council shall serve as incorpora- tors and take whatever actions as are necessary to establish under the Corporations and Associations Articles of the State of Maryland the corporation authorized by subsection (a). "(f) Any vacancy in the Council shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original designation or appointment was made. "(g) In order to carry out the purposes of this section, the Founda- Contracts. tion is authorized to— "(1) enter into contracts with the Uniformed Services Univer- sity of the Health Sciences for the purpose of carrying out cooperative enterprises in medical research, medical consulta- tion, and medical education, including contracts for provision of such personnel and services as may be necessary to carry out such cooperative enterprises; "(2) enter into contracts with public and private organizations for the writing, editing, printing, and publishing of books and other material; "(3) take such action as may be necessary to obtain patents and licenses for devices and procedures developed by the Foun- dation and its employees; "(4) accept, hold, administer, invest, and spend any gift, devise, or bequest of real or personal property made to the Foundation; "(5) enter into contracts with individuals, public or private organizations, professional societies, and government agencies for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the Foundation; "(6) enter into such other contracts, leases, cooperative agree- ments, and other transactions as the Executive Director consid- ers appropriate to conduct the activities of the Foundation; and "(7) charge such fees for professional services furnished by the Fees. Foundation as the Executive Director determines reasonable and appropriate. "(h) A person who is a full-time or part-time employee of the Restriction. Foundation may not be an employee (full-time or part-time) of the Federal Government. "(i) The Council shall transmit to the President annually, and at Report, such other times as the Council considers desirable, a report on the operations, activities, and accomplishments of the Foundation.". (b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item: "178. Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine.". SEC. 3. Section 2113 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(j)(l) The Board also is authorized— "(A) to jbnter into contracts with the Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine established under section 178 of this title, or with any other nonprofit entity, for the ^"*«' P 200.

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