administrative provisions

administrative provisions Sec. 7. Part. F of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as redesignated by section 6(c) of this Act) is amended as follows: (1) Section 505 is amended by striking “section 5315” and inserting “section 5314” and by striking “(90)” and inserting “(55)”. (2) Section 506 is amended by striking “section 5316” and inserting “section 5315” and by striking “(126)” and inserting “(90)”. (3) Section 508 is amended by inserting the following before the period at the end of the section: “, and to receive and utilize, for the purposes of this title, property donated or transferred for the purposes of testing by any other Federal agencies, States, units of general local government, public or private agencies or organizations, institutions of higher education, or individuals.” (4) Section 515 is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentence: “Funds appropriated for the purposes of this section may be expended by grant or contract, as the Administration may determine to be appropriate.” (5) Section 516(a) is amended by striking out the period and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “, and may be used to pay the transportation and subsistence expenses of persons attending conferences or other assemblages notwithstanding the provisions of the Joint Resolution entitled ‘Joint Resolution to prohibit expenditure of any moneys for housing, feeding, or transporting conventions or meetings’, approved February 2, 1935 (31 U.S.C. sec. 551).” (6) Section 517 is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 517. (a) The Administration may procure the services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code., at rates of compensation for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate authorized for GS–18 by section 5332 of title 5, United States Code. “(b) The Administration is authorized to appoint, without regard to the civil service laws, technical or other advisory committees tn advise the Administration with respect to the administration of this title as it deems necessary Members of those committees not otherwise in the employ of the United States, while engaged in advising the Administration or attending meetings of the committees, shall be compensated at rates to be fixed by the Administration but not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate authorized for GS–18 by section 5332 of title 5 of the United States Code and while away from home or regular place of business they may be allowed travel expenses, includ-84 Stat. 1888ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of such title 5 for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.” (7) Section 519 is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 519. (a) On or before December 31 of each year, the Administration shall report to the President and to the Congress on activities pursuant to the provisions of this title during the preceding fiscal year. “(b) Not later than May 1, 1971, the Administration shall submit to the President and to the Congress recommendations for legislation to assist in the purposes of this title with respect to promoting the integrity and accuracy of criminal justice data collection, processing, and dissemination systems funded in whole or in part by the Federal Government, and protecting the constitutional rights of all persons covered or affected by such systems.” (8) Section 520 is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 520. There is authorized to be appropriated $650,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, of which $120,000,000 shall be for the purposes of part E; $1,150,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $1,750,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. Funds appropriated for any fiscal year may remain available for obligation until expended. Beginning in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and in each fiscal year thereafter there shall be allocated for the purposes of part E an amount equal to not less than 20 per centum of the amount allocated for the purposes of Part C.” (9) Section 521 is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(c) The provisions of this section shall apply to all recipients of assistance under this Act, whether by direct grant or contract from the Administration or by subgrant or subcontract from primary grantees or contractors of the Administration.”