15 U.S.C. § 1540
Section 1540 · Cooperative agreements
This is the Sherman Antitrust Act
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 63 F. Supp. 2d 31 - Biodiversity Legal Foundation v. Babbitt (1999)
Most recently applied in Friends of the Wild Swan, Inc. v. Thorson (June 2017)
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The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, may enter into cooperative agreements and other financial agreements with any nonprofit organization to—
(1) aid and promote scientific and educational activities to foster public understanding of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or its programs; and
(2) solicit private donations for the support of such activities.