43 U.S.C. § 36d — Cooperative agreements

This section lets the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) enter into cooperative agreements, even though a 1977 law — the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act — might otherwise stand in the way. The USGS may continue any cooperative agreements it already had. Starting November 10, 2003, it may also sign new agreements directed at a particular cooperator, in support of joint research and data-collection work with federal, state, and academic partners funded by the appropriations described in this law — including agreements that let a partner use space inside the USGS's own facilities.