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15 U.S.C. § 278e — Functions and activities
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In the performance of the functions of the Institute the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to undertake the following activities: (a) The purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards; (b) the care, maintenance, protection, repair, and alteration of Institute buildings and other plant facilities, equipment, and property; (c) the rental of field sites and laboratory, office, and warehouse space; (d) the purchase of reprints from technical journals or other periodicals and the payment of page charges for the publication of research papers and reports in such journals; (e) the furnishing of food and shelter without repayment therefor to employees of the Government at Arctic and Antarctic stations; (f) for the conduct of observations on radio propagation phenomena in the Arctic or Antarctic regions, the appointment of employees at base rates established by the Secretary of Commerce which shall not exceed such maximum rates as may be specified from time to time in the appropriation concerned, and without regard to the civil service and classification laws and sections 5542 to 5546 of title 5; (g) the erection on leased property of specialized facilities and working and living quarters when the Secretary of Commerce determines that this will best serve the interests of the Government; and (h) the provision of transportation services for employees of the Institute between the facilities of the Institute and nearby public transportation, notwithstanding [section 1344 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1344&num=0&edition=prelim).
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In the performance of the functions of the Institute the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to undertake the following activities: (a) The purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards; (b) the care, maintenance, protection, repair, and alteration of Institute buildings and other plant facilities, equipment, and property; (c) the rental of field sites and laboratory, office, and warehouse space; (d) the purchase of reprints from technical journals or other periodicals and the payment of page charges for the publication of research papers and reports in such journals; (e) the furnishing of food and shelter without repayment therefor to employees of the Government at Arctic and Antarctic stations; (f) for the conduct of observations on radio propagation phenomena in the Arctic or Antarctic regions, the appointment of employees at base rates established by the Secretary of Commerce which shall not exceed such maximum rates as may be specified from time to time in the appropriation concerned, and without regard to the civil service and classification laws and sections 5542 to 5546 of title 5; (g) the erection on leased property of specialized facilities and working and living quarters when the Secretary of Commerce determines that this will best serve the interests of the Government; and (h) the provision of transportation services for employees of the Institute between the facilities of the Institute and nearby public transportation, notwithstanding [section 1344 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1344&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)**
(1) Funds available to a Federal agency, by appropriation or otherwise, may be expended by the Federal agency for the maintenance, operation, or repair of any passenger carrier only to the extent that such carrier is used to provide transportation for official purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, transporting any individual other than the individuals listed in subsections (b) and (c) of this section between such individual’s residence and such individual’s place of employment is not transportation for an official purpose.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), transportation between the residence of an officer or employee and various locations that is—
(A) required for the performance of field work, in accordance with regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, or
(B) essential for the safe and efficient performance of intelligence, counterintelligence, protective services, or criminal law enforcement duties, or transportation of federally owned canines associated with force protection duties of any part of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ([50 U.S.C. 3003](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3003&num=0&edition=prelim))),
is transportation for an official purpose, when approved in writing by the head of the Federal agency.
(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), the transportation of an individual between such individual’s place of employment and a mass transit facility pursuant to subsection (g) is transportation for an official purpose.
**(b)** A passenger carrier may be used to transport between residence and place of employment the following officers and employees of Federal agencies:
(1)
(A) the President and the Vic
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### Statutory Notes
Section 285, act July 21, 1950, ch. 485, § 1, 64 Stat. 370, related to functions and activities of National Bureau of Standards for which funds should be available. See [section 278e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section278e&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 286, act July 21, 1950, ch. 485, § 2, 64 Stat. 371, related to construction and improvement of buildings and facilities. See [section 278d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section278d&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 278e
Standards and Technology is authorized to accept con-
tributions of funds, to remain available until expended,
from any public or private source to construct a facil-
ity for cold neutron research on materials, notwith-
standing the limitations contained in 15 U.S.C. 278d.’’
§ 278e. Functions and activities
In the performance of the functions of the In-
stitute the Secretary of Commerce is authorized
to undertake the following activities: (a) The
purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for
guards; (b) the care, maintenance, protection,
repair, and alteration of Institute buildings and
other plant facilities, equipment, and property;
(c) the rental of field sites and laboratory, of-
fice, and warehouse space; (d) the purchase of re-
prints from technical journals or other periodi-
cals and the payment of page charges for the
publication of research papers and reports in
such journals; (e) the furnishing of food and
shelter without repayment therefor to employ-
ees of the Government at Arctic and Antarctic
stations; (f) for the conduct of observations on
radio propagation phenomena in the Arctic or
Antarctic regions, the appointment of employ-
ees at base rates established by the Secretary of
Commerce which shall not exceed such max-
imum rates as may be specified from time to
time in the appropriation concerned, and with-
out regard to the civil service and classification
laws and sections 5542 to 5546 of title 5; (g) the
erection on leased property of specialized facili-
ties and working and living quarters when the
Secretary of Commerce determines that this
will best serve the interests of the Government;
and (h) the provision of transportation services
for employees of the Institute between the fa-
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