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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 290b. Collection, compilation, critical evaluation, publication and dissemination of standard reference data
The Secretary is authorized and directed to provide or arrange
for the collection, compilation, critical evaluation, publication,
and dissemination of standard reference data. In carrying out this
program, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable,
utilize the reference data services and facilities of other
agencies and instrumentalities of the Federal Government and of
State and local governments, persons, firms, institutions, and
associations, with their consent and in such a manner as to avoid
duplication of those services and facilities. All agencies and
instrumentalities of the Federal Government are encouraged to
exercise their duties and functions in such manner as will assist
in carrying out the purpose of this chapter. This section shall be
deemed complementary to existing authority, and nothing herein is
intended to repeal, supersede, or diminish existing authority or
responsibility of any agency or instrumentality of the Federal
Government.
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