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 113 STAT. 1262 PUBLIC LAW 106-79—OCT. 25, 1999 47 USC 337 note. Bidding. Deadline. Federal Register, publication. Deadline. Reports. the requested support pursuant to such authority: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the nationsil security interest to do so. SEC. 8123. (a) RECOVERY OF CERTAIN DOD ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH FOREIGN MILITARY SALES PRO- GRAM.— Charges for administrative services calculated under section 21(e) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(e)) in connection with the sale of defense articles or defense services shall (notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 43(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2792(b))) include recovery of administrative expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2000 that are attributable to: (1) salaries of members of the Armed Forces; and (2) unfunded estimated costs of civihan retirement and other benefits. (b) REIMBURSEMENT OF APPLICABLE MILITARY PERSONNEL ACCOUNTS. —During the current fiscal year, amounts in the Foreign Military Sales Trust Fund shall be available in an amount not to exceed $63,000,000 to reimburse the applicable military personnel accounts in title I of this Act for the value of administrative expenses referred to in subsection (a)(1). (c) REDUCTIONS To REFLECT AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO BE RECOV- ERED.— (1) The amounts in title I of this Act are hereby reduced by an aggregate of $63,000,000 (such amount being the amount expected to be recovered by reason of subsection (a)(1)). (2) The amounts in title II of this Act are hereby reduced by an aggregate of $31,000,000 (such amount being that amount expected to be recovered by reason of subsection (a)(2)). SEC. 8124. (a) The Communications Act of 1934 is amended in section 337(b) (47 U.S.C. 337(b)), by deleting paragraph (2). Upon the enactment of this provision, the Federal Communications Commission shall initiate the competitive bidding process in fiscal year 1999 and shall conduct the competitive bidding in a manner that ensures that all proceeds of such bidding are deposited in accordance with section 309(j)(8) of the Act not later than September 30, 2000. To expedite the assignment by competitive bidding of the frequencies identified in section 337(a)(2) of the Act, the rules governing such frequencies shall be effective immediately upon publication in the Federal Register, notwithstanding 5 U.S.C. 553(d), 801(a)(3), 804(2), and 806(a). Chapter 6 of such title, 15 U.S.C. 632, and 44 U.S.C. 3507 and 3512, shall not apply to the rules and competitive bidding procedures governing such frequencies. Notwithstanding section 309(b) of the Act, no application for an instrument of authorization for such frequencies shall be granted by the Commission earher than 7 days following issuance of public notice by the Commission of the acceptance for filing of such application or of any substantial amendment thereto. Notwithstanding section 309(d)(1) of such Act, the Commission may specify a period (no less than 5 days following issuance of such public notice) for the filing of petitions to deny any appHcation for an instrument of authorization for such frequencies. (b)(1) Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Federal Communications Commission shall each submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report which shall—

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