Sec. 705. Costs and administrative fees
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If any person organizing an expedition receives any services covered by this subtitle from any department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government, or contractors working in support of such entities, absent an express written agreement for such services with the National Science Foundation, the Director may assess the costs, direct and indirect, of any such services incurred by the National Science Foundation, its contractors, or other department, agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government, including all reasonable attorney’s fees and costs associated with the collection of such sums.
The Director may request the Attorney General to initiate a civil action for the recovery of such costs. The National Science Foundation is authorized to retain all monies collected pursuant to this subsection and shall distribute such monies to any department, agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government to the extent non-reimbursed costs were actually incurred by those entities. Such monies shall remain available for expenditure, without further appropriation, until expended.
Beginning in fiscal year 2014 and thereafter, the Director may establish, modify, charge, and collect administrative fees for the administration of the requirements of this subtitle. The National Science Foundation is authorized to retain all monies collected pursuant to this section. Such monies shall remain available for expenditure, without further appropriation, until expended.