15 USC § 1361
Reference services to assist designated agencies to obtain information outside State
through Pub. L. 116-344, except Pub. Ls. 116-260 and 116-283
The Secretary is authorized and directed to aid designated agencies in carrying out their technical services programs by providing reference services which a designated agency may use to obtain scientific, technical, and engineering information from sources outside the State or States which it serves, for the purposes of this chapter.