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 116 STAT. 1118 PUBLIC LAW 107-217—AUG. 21, 2002 on behalf of an office or entity within the legislative branch of the Government. (g) APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS FOR AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE. — (1) DEFINITION,—For purposes of this subsection, the term "Executive agency" has the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, but does not include the General Accounting Office. (2) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with regulations the Office of Personnel Management prescribes, an Executive agency that provides or proposes to provide child care services for federal employees may use appropriated amounts that are otherwise available for salaries and expenses to provide child care in a federal or leased facility, or through contract, for civilian employees of the agency. (3) AFFORDABILITY. —Amounts used pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be applied to improve the affordability of child care for lower income federal employees using or seeking to use the child care services. (4) ADVANCES. — Notwithstanding section 3324 of title 31, amounts may be paid in advance to licensed or regulated child care providers for services to be rendered during an agreed period. (5) NOTIFICATION.—No Eunoimts made available by law may be used to implement this subsection without advance notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. § 591. Purchase of electricity (a) GENERAL LIMITATION ON USE OF AMOUNTS.—A department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government may not use amounts appropriated or made available by any law to purchase electricity in a manner inconsistent with state law governing the provision of electric utility service, including— (1) state utility commission rulings; and (2) electric utility franchises or service territories established under state statute, state regulation, or state-approved territorial agreements. (b) EXCEPTIONS.— (1) ENERGY SAVINGS.— Th is section does not preclude the head of a federal agency from entering into a contract under section 801 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287). (2) ENERGY SAVINGS FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.— This section does not preclude the Secretary of a military depairtment from— (A) entering into a contract under section 2394 of title 10; or (B) purchasing electricity from any provider if the Secretary finds that the utility having the applicable stateapproved franchise (or other service authorization) is unwilling or vmable to meet unusual standards of service reliability that are necessary for purposes of national defense. §592. Federal Buildings Fund (a) EXISTENCE. — T here is in the Treasury a fund known as the Federal Buildings Fund.

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