activities hereunder during the previous fiscal year. Further, the Assistant Secretary shall, from time to time, submit to the President recommendations for legislation or other actions as the Assistant Secretary deems desirable to promote the purposes of this Act. Each Federal agency shall consult with the Assistant Secretary on a timely basis so that the Assistant Secretary may consider them for the Assistant Secretary’s report and recommendations to the President. 504. Separability If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this Act or its application to other persons and circumstances, but shall be confined in its operation to the provision of this Act or the application thereof to the persons and circumstances directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. 505. Authorization for appropriations There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Act other than those for which appropriations may from time to time be specifically authorized. 506. Termination of authority under executive order numbered 11625 Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the powers and duties of the Administration shall be determined without regard to Executive Order Numbered 11625.