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 112 STAT. 2681-489 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 1-800 help line for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make the improvement of the Internsil Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a priority and allocate resources necessary to increase phone lines and staff to improve the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service. SEC. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no reorganization of the field office structure of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division will result in a reduction of criminal investigators in Wisconsin and South Dakota from the 1996 level. UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, including purchase of not to exceed 739 vehicles for police-type use, of which 675 shall be for replacement only, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; training and assistance requested by State and local governments, which may be provided without reimbursement; services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the Director; rental of buildings in the District of Colimibia, and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership or control, as may be necessary to perform protective functions; for payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where a protective assignment during the actual day or days of the visit of a protectee require an employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at his or her post of duty; the conducting of and participating in fireeirms matches; presentation of awards; for travel of Secret Service employees on protective missions without regard to the limitations on such expenditures in this or any other Act if approval is obtained in advance from the Committees on Appropriations; for research and development; for making grants to conduct behavioral research in support of protective research and operations; not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed $50,000 to provide technical assistance and equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations in counterfeit investigations; for payment in advance for commercial accommodations as may be necessary to perform protective functions; and for uniforms without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year, $600,302,000: Provided, That $18,000,000 provided for protective travel shall remain available until September 30, 2000; Provided further. That of the amount provided, $5,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until September 30, 1999. ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, AND RELATED EXPENSES For necessary expenses of construction, repair, alteration, and improvement of facilities, $8,068,000, to remain available until expended. GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY SEC. 110. Any obligation or expenditure by the Secretary of the Treasury in connection with law enforcement activities of a

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