20 U.S.C. § 5608 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 20. Education § 5608. Administrative provisions

(2) procure or fund the Center to procure temporary and intermittent services of experts and consultants as are necessary to the extent authorized by section 3109 of Title 5, but at rates not to exceed the rate specified at the time of such service for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of Title 5;

(3) prescribe such regulations as the Foundation considers necessary governing the manner in which its functions shall be carried out;

(4) accept, hold, solicit, administer, and utilize donations, grants, and gifts, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Foundation;

(5) accept and utilize the services of voluntary and noncompensated personnel and reimburse such personnel for travel expenses, including per diem, as authorized by section 5703 of Title 5;

(6) enter into contracts, grants, or other arrangements or modifications thereof, to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and such contracts or modifications thereof may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the Board of Trustees, be entered into without performance or other bonds, and without regard to section 6101 of Title 41;

(7) to  1 rent office space in the District of Columbia and Tucson, Arizona, or their environs; and

(8) make other necessary expenditures.