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 PUBLIC LAW 99-500—OCT. 18, 1986

100 STAT. 1783-326

SEC. 514. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized by the Congress. SEC. 515. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of the United States Postal Service, who— (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any officer or employee of the United States Postal Service from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with any member or committee of Congress in connection with any matter pertaining to the employment of such officer or employee or pertaining to the United States Postal Service in any way, irrespective of whether such communication or contact is at the initiative of such officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such member or committee; or (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance of efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any officer or employee of the United States Postal Service, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to such officer or employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such officer or employee with any member or committee of Congress as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection. SEC. 516. Except for vehicles provided to the President, Vice President and their families, or to the United States Secret Service, none of the funds provided in this Act to any Department or Agency shall be obligated or expended to procure passenger automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 with an EPA estimated miles per gallon average of less than twenty-two miles per gallon. The requirements of this section may be waived by the Administrator of the General Services Administration for special purpose or special mission automobiles. SEC. 517. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal employees health benefit program which provides any benefits or coverages for abortions. SEC. 518. The provision of section 517 shall not apply where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. SEC. 519. Effective September 30, 1987, none of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act with respect to fiscal year 1987 and any other fiscal year may be used to store, to maintain or to protect more than 128,000,000 troy ounces of silver deposited in the National Defense Stockpile. The Administrator of General Services, or any Federal officer assuming the Administrator's responsibilities with respect to management of the stockpile, shall use all proceeds generated from the disposal of silver to purchase, no later than October 1, 1988, stockpile materials to meet National Defense Stockpile goals and specifications in effect on October 1, 1984. SEC. 520. No later than October 1, 1988, the Administrator of General Services, or any Federal officer assuming the Administrator's responsibilities with respect to management of the stockpile, shall use all funds authorized and appropriated before January 1,

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