PUBLIC LAW 95-91— AUG. 4, 1977 



involved, as the case may be, to pay directly the costs of the equipment, 

 or facilities provided, to repay or make advances to appropriations 

 or funds which do or will initially bear all or a part of such costs, 

 or to refund excess sums when necessary, except that such proceeds 

 may be credited to a working capital fund otherwise established by 

 law, including the fund established pursuant to section 653 of this 

 Act, and used under the law governing such fund, if the fund is 

 available for use for providing the equipment or facilities involved. 



91 STAT. 601 



FIELD OFFICES 



8ec. 650. The Secretary is authorized to establish, alter, consolidate 42 USC 7260. 

 or discontinue and to maintain such State, regional, district, local or 

 other field offices as he may deem to be necessary to carry out functions 

 vested in him. 



COPYRIGHTS 



Sec. 651. The Secretary is authorized to acquire any of the follow- 4-2 USC 7261. 

 ing described rights if the property acquired thereby is for use by or 

 for, or useful to, the Department : 



(1) copyrights, patents, and application.s for patents, designs. 

 processes, and manufacturing data ; 



(2) licenses under copyrights, patents, and applications for 

 patents; and 



(8) releases, before suit is brought, for past infringement of 

 patents oi- copyrights. 



GIFTS AND BEQUESTS 



Six. 652. The Secretaiy is authorized to accept, hold, administer, 

 and utilize gifts, bequests, and devises of property, both real and per- 

 sonal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Depart- 

 ment. Gifts, bequests, and devises of money and proceeds from sales 

 of other property received as gifts, bequests, or devises shall be 

 ileposited in the Treasury and shall be disbiirsed upon the order of the 

 Secret:;rv. Property accepted pursuant to this section, and the pro- 

 ceeds thereof, shall be used as nearly as possible in accordance with 

 the terms of the gift, bequest, or devise. For the purposes of Federal 

 income, estate, and gift taxes, property accepted under this section 

 shall be considered as a gift, beciuest. or devise to the United States. 



42 USC 7262. 



CAPITAL FUND 



Sec. 653. The Secretary is authorized to establish a working capital Establishment, 

 fund, to be available without fiscal year limitation, for expenses neces- '*2 USC 7263. 

 sary for the maintenance and operation of such common administrative 

 ser\ices r.s he shall find to be desirable in the interests of economy and 

 efficiency, 'ncluding such ser\ ices as a central supply service for sta- 

 tionery and other supplies and equipment for which adequate stocks 

 may be maintained to meet in whole or in part the requirements of the 

 Department and its agencies; central me.s.senger, mail, telephone, and 

 other communications services; office space, central services for docu- 

 ment reproduction, and for graphics and visual aids; and a central 

 library service. The capital of the fund shall consist of any appropria- Contents, 

 tions made for the purpose of providing cajiital ( which appropriations 

 are hereby .-uthorized) and the fair and reasonable value of such stocks 



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