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 PUBLIC LAW 106-79—OCT. 25, 1999 113 STAT. 1275 (i) DUTIES. —The Commission shall consider and formulate plsins for such a permanent memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower, including its nature, design, construction, and location. (j) POWERS.— The Commission may— (1) make such expenditures for services and materials for the purpose of carrying out this section as the Commission considers advisable from funds appropriated or received as gifts for that purpose; (2) accept gifts to be used in carrying out this section or to be used in connection with the construction or other expenses of the memorial; and (3) hold hearings, enter into contracts for personal services and otherwise, and do such other things as are necessary to carry out this section. (k) REPORTS.— The Commission shall— (1) report the plans under subsection (i), together with recommendations, to the President and the Congress at the earliest practicable date; and (2) in the interim, make annual reports on its progress to the President and the Congress. (1) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.— The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) sheJl not apply to the Commission. (m) APPROPRL\TION OF FUNDS. — In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated to the Commission $300,000, to remain available until expended. SEC. 8163. (a) The Secretary of the Air Force may accept contributions from the State of New York for the project at Rome Research Site, Rome, New York authorized in section 2301(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, for purposes of carrying out military construction relating to the consolidation of Air Force Research Laboratory facilities at the Rome Research Site, Rome, New York. Any contributions received from the State of New York shall be in addition to the funds authorized for the project in section 2304(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000. (b) The item for "New York, Rome Research Site", in the table in section 2301(a) of the Nationed Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 is amended by striking "12,800,000" and inserting Ante, p. 832. " 25,800,000 ". SEC. 8164, Chapter 1 of title I of division B of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-553) is amended in the paragraph under the heading "Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide" by inserting before the period at the end the following: ": Provided further. That an amount not to exceed $75,000,000 of the ftinds provided under this heading shall remain avgdlable without fiscal year limitation after transfer from this account: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer the funds referred to in the immediately preceding proviso to other activities of the Federal Government pursuant to section 1535 of title 31, United States Code (referred to as the 'Economy Act')". SEC. 8165. REVIEW OF LOW DENSITY, HIGH DEMAND ASSETS. (a) REPORT TO CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.— The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report assessing the requirements, plans, and resources needed to maintain, update, modernize, restore, and expand the

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