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16 U.S.C. § 916l — Authorization of appropriations
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There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from time to time, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the convention and of this subchapter, including (1) contributions to the Commission for the United States share of any joint expenses of the Commission agreed by the United States and any of the other contracting governments, and (2) the expenses of the United States Commissioner and his staff, including (a) personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, without regard to the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; (b) travel expenses without regard to subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5 and [section 5731(a) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5731/a&num=0&edition=prelim); (c) transportation of things, communication services; (d) rent of offices; (e) printing and binding without regard to [section 501 of title 44](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section501&num=0&edition=prelim), and [section 6101 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section6101&num=0&edition=prelim); (f) stenographic and other services by contract, if deemed necessary, without regard to [section 6101 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section6101&num=0&edition=prelim); (g) supplies and materials; (h) equipment; (i) purchase, hire, operation, maintenance, and repair of aircraft, motor vehicles (including passenger-carrying vehicles), boats, and research vessels.
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There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from time to time, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the convention and of this subchapter, including (1) contributions to the Commission for the United States share of any joint expenses of the Commission agreed by the United States and any of the other contracting governments, and (2) the expenses of the United States Commissioner and his staff, including (a) personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, without regard to the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; (b) travel expenses without regard to subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5 and [section 5731(a) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5731/a&num=0&edition=prelim); (c) transportation of things, communication services; (d) rent of offices; (e) printing and binding without regard to [section 501 of title 44](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section501&num=0&edition=prelim), and [section 6101 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section6101&num=0&edition=prelim); (f) stenographic and other services by contract, if deemed necessary, without regard to [section 6101 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section6101&num=0&edition=prelim); (g) supplies and materials; (h) equipment; (i) purchase, hire, operation, maintenance, and repair of aircraft, motor vehicles (including passenger-carrying vehicles), boats, and research vessels.
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section—
(1) **Appropriation.—** — The term “appropriation” includes amounts made available by legislation under [section 9104 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section9104&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Federal government.—** — The term “Federal Government” includes the government of the District of Columbia.
**(b) Purchases.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Unless otherwise provided in the appropriation concerned or other law, purchases and contracts for supplies or services for the Federal Government may be made or entered into only after advertising for proposals for a sufficient time.
(2) **Limitations on applicability.—** — Paragraph (1) does not apply when—
(A) the amount involved in any one case does not exceed $25,000;
(B) public exigencies require the immediate delivery of articles or performance of services;
(C) only one source of supply is available and the Federal Government purchasing or contracting officer so certifies; or
(D) services are required to be performed by a contractor in person and are—
(i) of a technical and professional nature; or
(ii) under Federal Government supervision and paid for on a time basis.
**(c) Sales.—** Except when otherwise authorized by law or when the reasonable value involved in any one case does not exceed $500, sales and contracts of sale by the Federal Government are governed by the requirements of this section for advertising.
**(d) Application to Wholly Owned Government Corporations.—** For wholly owned Government corporations, this section applies only to administrative transactions.
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All printing, binding, and blank-book work for Congress, the Executive Office, the Judiciary, other than the Supreme Court of the United States, and every executive department, independent office and establishment of the Government, shall be done at the Government Publishing Office, except—
(1) classes of work the Joint Committee on Printing considers to be urgent or necessary to have done elsewhere; and
(2) printing in field printing plants operated by an executive department, independent office or establishment, and the procurement of printing by an executive department, independent office or establishment from allotments for contract field printing, if approved by the Joint Committee on Printing.
Printing or binding may be done at the Government Publishing Office only when authorized by law.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 916j
of biological experiments at any time for pur-
poses of scientific investigation in accordance
with scientific permits and regulations issued by
the Secretary of Commerce or shall prevent the
Commission from discharging its duties as pre-
scribed by the convention.
(Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 653, § 11, 64 Stat. 424; 1970 Reorg.
Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat.
2090.)
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from
Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970,
see note set out under section 916 of this title.
§ 916j. Allocation of responsibility for administra-
tion and enforcement
(a) Administration and general enforcement
The Secretary of Commerce is authorized and
directed to administer and enforce all of the pro-
visions of this subchapter and regulations issued
pursuant thereto and all of the provisions of the
convention and of the regulations of the Com-
mission, except to the extent otherwise provided
for in this subchapter, in the convention, or in
the regulations of the Commission. In carrying
out such functions he is authorized to adopt
such regulations as may be necessary to carry
out the purposes and objectives of the conven-
tion, the regulations of the Commission, this
subchapter, and with the concurrence of the
Secretary of State, to cooperate with the duly
authorized officials of the government of any
party to the convention.
(b) Enforcement relating to whaling vessels
Enforcement activities under the provisions of
this subchapter relating to vessels engaged in
whaling and subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States primarily shall be the responsi-
bility of the Secretary of the Treasury in co-
operation with the
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