An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts for scientific and technological research, and for other purposes.
PL 89-672 (S.3460), enacted 10/15/1966

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PUBLIC LAW 89-672-OCT. 15, 1966 
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Farm Park in Fairfax County, Virginia. Tlie park shall encompass 
the portions of the property formerly knowii as Wolf Trap Farm and 
Symphony Hill in Fairfax County, Virginia, to be donated for park 
purposes to the United States, and such additional lands or interests 
therein as the Secretary may acquire for purposes of the park by 
donation or purchase with donated or appropriated funds, the aggre-
gate of which shall not exceed one hundred and forty-five acres. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior shall administer the park in 
accordance with the provisions of section 1 of this Act and the Act of 
August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1-4), as amended and 
supplemented. 
SEC. 3. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may Appropriation. 
be necessary, but not in excess of $600,000, to carry out the purposes of 
this Act. 
Approved October 15, 1966. 
Public Law 89-672 
AN A C T 
October 15, 1966 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts for scientific 
[S. 3460] 
and technological research, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) the Secre- ^nt^fio'' cepart-
tary of the Interior is authorized to enter into contracts with educa- ""^Re'search con-
tional institutions, public or private agencies or organizations, or tracts, authoriza-
persons for the conduct of scientific or technological research into any 
aspect of the problems related to the programs of the Department of 
the Interior which are authorized by statute. 
(b) The Secretary shall require a showing that the institutions, 
agencies, organizations, or persons with which he expects to enter 
into contracts pursuant to tnis section have the capability of doing 
ejffective work. He shall furnish such advice and assistance as he 
believes will best carry out the mission of the Department of the 
Interior, participate in coordinating all research initiated under this 
section, indicate the lines of inquiry which seem to him most impor-
tant, and encourage and assist in the establishment and maintenance 
of cooperation by and between the institutions, agencies, organizations, 
or persons and between them and other research organizations, the 
United States Department of the Interior, and other Federal agencies. 
(c) The Secretary may from time to time disseminate in the form 
of reports or publications to public or private agencies or organiza-
tions, or individuals such information as he deems desirable on the 
research carried out pursuant to this section. 
(d) No contract involving more than $25,000 shall be executed under 
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subsection (a) of this section prior to thirty calendar days from the congress. °" 
date the same is submitted to the President of the Senate and the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives and said thirty calendar 
days shall not include days on which either the Senate or the House 
of Representatives is not in session because of an adjournment of more 
than three calendar days to a day certain or an adjournment sine die. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary shall prescribe such rules and regulations as 
he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 3. Nothing contained in this Act is intended to amend, modify, 
or repeal any provisions of law administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior which authorize the making of contracts for research. 
Approved October 15, 1966.