COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

SEC. 608. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. (a) In General.— The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with the District to assist the Secretary in carrying out the purposes of this title. (b) Subcontracting.— Under such cooperative agreements and contracts, the Secretary may authorize the District to manage and let contracts and receive reimbursements, subject to amounts being made available in advance in appropriations Acts, for work carried out under such contracts or subcontracts.