PUBLIC LAW 95-524—OCT. 27, 1978 "(3) procure the services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; "(4) accept voluntary and uncompensated services of professional personnel, consultants, and experts, notwithstanding any other provision of law; "(5) accept in the name of the United States and employ or dispose of gifts or bequests to carry out the functions of the Commission under this title; "(6) enter into contracts and make such other arrangements and modifications, as may be necessary; "(7) conduct such studies, hearings, research activities, demonstration projects, and other similar activities as the Commission deems necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its functions under this title; "(8) use the services, personnel, facilities, and information of any department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government and the services, personnel, facilities, and information of State and local public agencies and private research agencies, with the consent of such agencies, with or without reimbursement therefor; and "(9) make advances, progress, and other payments necessary under this iVct without regard to the provisions of section 3648 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529). •'(b) Upon request made by the Chairman of the Commission, each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government is authorized and directed to make its services, personnel, facilities, and information (including computer-time, estimates, and statistics) available to the greatest practicable extent to the Commission in the performance of its functions under this Act.
92 STAT. 2005
Contract authority.
"REPORTS
"SEC. 505. The (Commission shall make at least annually a report Reports to of its findings and recommendations to the President and the Congress. President and The Commission may make such interim reports or recommendations Congress. to the Congress, the President, the Secretary, or to the heads of other 29 USC 955. Federal departments and agencies, and in such form, as it may deem desirable. The Commission shall include in any report made under this section any minority or dissenting views submitted by any member of the Commission. "TITLE VI—COUNTERCYCLICAL PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM "STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
"SEC. 601. It is the purpose of this title to provide for temporary 29 USC 961. employment during periods of high unemployment. It is the intent of Congress that such employment be provided during periods when the national rate of unemployment is in excess of 4 percent, and that the number of jobs funded shall be sufficient to provide jobs for 20 percent of the number of unemployed in excess of 4 percent, or 25 percent of the number of unemployed in excess of 4 percent in periods during which the national rate of unemployment is in excess of 7 percent.
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