Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 89.djvu/1048

 89 STAT. 988

PUBLIC LAW 94-165—DEC. 23, 1975

48 USC 1470a.

vided, That the said period shall be treated as a fiscal year for purposes of calculating taxes to be transferred to the Government of the Virgin Islands as authorized by law (26 U.S.C. 7652(b)) and the amount so calculated and certified shall be transferred to the Government of the Virgin Islands in fiscal year 1977: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balance of the Federal contribution to the Government of the Virgin Islands made pursuant to law (26 U.S.C. 7652(b)) remaining at the end of the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, shall remain available for expenditure in fiscal year 1977. TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

For expenses necessary for the Department of the Interior in administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands pursuant to the Trusteeship Agreement approved by joint resolution of July 18, 22 use287 note. 1947, (61 Stat. 397), and the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 Stat. 330), as 48 USC 1681 amended (84 Stat. 1559), including the expenses of the High Commisnote. sioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; compensation and expenses of the Judiciary of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; grants to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in addition to local revenues, for support of governmental functions, and payment to the Trust Territory Economic Development Loan Fund pursuant to Pub48 USC 1688. lie Law 92-257; $77,196,000, to remain available until expended: Pro48 USC 1683. vided, That all financial transactions of the Trust Territory, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities established or utilized by such Trust Territory, shall be audited by the General Accounting Office in accordance with the provisions of the Budget and 31 USC 1. Accounting Act, 1921 (42 Stat. 23), as amended, and the Accounting ifi iisr?6fi2°*** ^"^ Auditing Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 834): Provided further, That the 48 Tisr 1687 government of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands is authorized to make purchases through the General Services Administration: Provided further, That appropriations available for the administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands may be expended for the purchase, charter, maintenance, and operation of surface vessels for official purposes and for commercial transportation purposes found by the Secretary to be necessary in carrying out the provisions of article 6(2) of the Trusteeship Agreement approved by Congress. For "Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $15,100,000, to remain available until expended. MICRONE8IAN CLAIMS F U N D, TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

50 USC app. 2020.

For payment to the Micronesian Claims Fund for settlement of claims of Micronesian inhabitants of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands as may be determined by the Micronesian Claims Commission pursuant to the provisions of Title II of Public Law 92-39, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. For "Micronesian Claims Fund" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $8,600,000, to remain available until expended. EX GRATIA P A Y M E N T, B I K I N I ATOLL

Ante, p. 212.

As authorized by Public Law 94r-34, $3,000,000 for an ex gratia payment to the people of Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

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