Sec. 5. COMMISSION POWERS

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## SEC. 5 COMMISSION POWERS ###

(a)Gifts The Commission may solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of money or other property for aiding or facilitating the work of the Commission. ###

(b)Appointment of Advisory Committees The Commission may appoint such advisory committees as the Commission determines to be necessary to carry out this Act. ###

(c)Authorization of Action The Commission may authorize any member or employee of the Commission to take any action that the Commission is authorized to take under this Act. ###

(d)Procurement ####

(1)In general The Commission may procure supplies, services, and property, and make or enter into contracts, leases, or other legal agreements, to carry out this Act (except that a contract, lease, or other legal agreement made or entered into by the Commission shall not extend beyond the date of termination of the Commission). ####

(2)Limitation The Commission may not purchase real property. ###

(e)Postal Services The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other agencies of the Federal Government. ###

(f)Grants and Technical Assistance The Commission may— ####

(1)provide grants in amounts not to exceed $20,000 per grant to communities and nonprofit organizations for use in developing programs to assist in the commemoration; ####

(2)provide grants to research and scholarly organizations to research, publish, or distribute information relating to the arrival of Africans in the United States; and ####

(3)provide technical assistance to States, localities, and nonprofit organizations to further the commemoration.