Title I, SEC. 1505. POWERS. 
      (a) Staff; Contract Authority. The Board shall have authority, subject to 
    the provisions of the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III 
    of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, to appoint such officers and 
    employees as are necessary to carry out its functions. To the extent 
    provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Board may contract with any 
    person (including an agency of the Federal Government) for studies and 
    analysis as required to execute its functions. Any employee of the 
    Executive Branch may be detailed to the Board to assist the Board in 
    carrying out its duties. 

      (b) Establishment of Advisory Committees. The Board may establish 
    advisory committees. 

      (c) Access to Information. The Board may secure directly from any 
    department or agency of the United States information necessary to enable 
    it to carry out its functions, to the extent such information is otherwise 
    available to a department or agency of the United States. Upon request of 
    the chair,  the head of that department or agency shall furnish that 
    information to the Board. 

      (d) Delegation of Authority. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
    the Board may delegate any function to such officers and employees as the 
    Board may designate and may authorize such successive redelegations of such 
    functions with the Board as the Board deems to be necessary or appropriate. 
    No delegation of functions by the Board shall relieve the Board of 
    responsibility for the administration of such functions. 

      (e) Rulemaking. The National Health Board is authorized to establish such 
    rules as may be necessary to carry out this Act.