Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 73.djvu/241

 73 S T A T. ]

PUBLIC LAW 86-88-JULY 13, 1969

203

MARITIME ACTIVITIES SHIP CONSTRUCTION

For construction-differential subsidy and cost of national-defense features incident to construction of ships for operation in foreign 49 commerce (46 U.S.C. 1152, 1154); for construction-differential sub- 1998. Stat. 1996, sidy and cost of national-defense features incident to the reconstruction and reconditioning of ships under title V of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1154); for acquisition of used ships pursuant to section 510 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1160); and (not to exceed $3,900,000) for research, de- s t "? l o * " " ' * * velopment, and design expenses incident to new and advanced ship design, machinery, and equipment; $130,250,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That transfers may be made to the appropriation for the current fiscal year for "Salaries and expenses" for administrative and warehouse expenses (not to exceed $2,500,000) and for reserve fleet expenses (not to exceed $500,000), and any such transfers shall be without regard to the limitations under that appropriation on the amounts available for such expenses: Provided further, That of the amount herein appropriated not to exceed $1,250,000 shall be used for the payment of costs already incurred in the design of the superliner passenger vessels authorized by Public Law 85-521. Ig^^usc^ris 2 note. S H I P CONSTRUCTION (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

The amount available in the appropriation "Ship construction (liquidation of contract authorization), maritime activities" is hereby reduced by $6,361,541, such sum to be covered into the Treasury immediately upon approval of this Act. OPERATING-DIFFERENTIAL SUBSIDIES

For the payment of obligations incurred for operating-differential subsidies granted on or after January 1, 1947, as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, and in appropriations here- ^^ ^u^srTi * i? tofore made to the United States Maritime Commission, $128,750,000, 1182. to remain available until expended: Provided, That no contracts shall be executed during the current fiscal year by the Federal Maritime Board which will obligate the Government to pay operatingdifferential subsidy on more than two thousand four hundred voyages in any one calendar year, including voyages covered by contracts in effect at the beginning of the current fiscal year, of which one hundred and fifty shall ^ for companies which have not held contracts prior to July 1, 1959, and seventy-five shall be for companies operating into or out of the Great Lakes. SALARIES A N D EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for carrying into effect the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, and other laws a d m i n i s t e r ^ by the Federal Maritime Board and the Maritime Administration, $14,014,400, within limitations as follows: Administrative expenses, including not to exceed $1,125 for entertainment of officials of other countries when specifically authorized by the Maritime Administrator, and not to exceed $1,250 for representation allowances, $7,714,400; Maintenance of shipyard and reserve training facilities and operation of warehouses, $1,400,000; Reserve fleet expenses, $4,9(X),000. 32716 O-6O—16

^^ Stat. 1985. '* "^^ ^^^^*

�