(a) The President shall designate an agency or designate or
establish an interagency committee to facilitate and encourage agency
use of negotiated rulemaking. An agency that is considering, planning,
or conducting a negotiated rulemaking may consult with such agency or
committee for information and assistance.
(b) To carry out the purposes of this subchapter, an agency planning
or conducting a negotiated rulemaking may accept, hold, administer, and
utilize gifts, devises, and bequests of property, both real and personal
if that agency's acceptance and use of such gifts, devises, or bequests
do not create a conflict of interest. Gifts and bequests of money and
proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, devises, or
bequests shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be disbursed upon
the order of the head of such agency. Property accepted pursuant to this
section, and the proceeds thereof, shall be used as nearly as possible
in accordance with the terms of the gifts, devises, or bequests.