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§ 2218. Administrative provisions
(a) Assistance to Administrator
(b) Powers of Administrator
With respect to this chapter, the Administrator is authorized to—
(1) enter into, without regard to section 6101 of title 41 1
1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.
such contracts, grants, leases, cooperative agreements, or other transactions as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter;(2) accept gifts and voluntary and uncompensated services, notwithstanding the provisions of section 1342 of title 31;
(3) purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, improve, use, or deal in and with any property (real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible), or interest in property, wherever situated; and sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of property and assets;
(4) procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized under section 3109 of title 5, but at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay then in effect for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5332(a)) for qualified experts; and
(5) establish such rules, regulations, and procedures as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(c) Audit
(d) Inventions and discoveries
(e) Coordination
(1) In general
(2) Coordination of fire prevention and control programs
(3) Coordination of emergency medical services programs
(Pub. L. 93–498, § 21, Oct. 29, 1974, 88 Stat. 1548; Pub. L. 96–121, § 2, Nov. 16, 1979, 93 Stat. 863; Pub. L. 106–503, title I, § 110(a)(2)(B)(ix), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2302; Pub. L. 110–376, § 9(a), Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 4061; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802(b)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2100.)