Authority to receive grant sand make direct purchase.
Section 9
SEC. 9. Authority to receive grant sand make direct purchase.—The Department is hereby authorized to receive grants, bequests, donations and trust funds made or given for the purpose of promoting or assisting social welfare services.Such grants, bequests and donations so received shall be exempted from taxes. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding but limited to the maximum prices paid by the Bureau of Supply Coordination and subject to the usual auditing and accounting rules and regulations, the Department of Social Welfare is hereby authorized to procure directly such equipment, materials and supplies needed in the implementation of all of the welfare programs pertinent and related thereto.