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 PUBLIC LAW 97-12—JUNE 5, 1981

95 STAT. 95

TITLE III GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 301. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. SEC. 302. Except where specifically increased or decreased elsewhere in this Act, the restrictions contained within appropriations, or provisions affecting appropriations or other funds, available during the fiscal year 1981, limiting the amounts which may be expended for personal services, or for purposes involving personal services, or amounts which may be transferred between appropriations or authorizations available for or involving such services, are hereby increased to the extent necessary to meet increased pay costs authorized by or pursuant to law. SEC. 303. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act for departments and agencies funded in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1981, for personnel compensation and benefits shall be available for other object classifications set forth in the budget estimates submitted for the appropriations without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations. SEC. 304. The Social Security system is vital to the well-being of the Nation's elderly and disabled citizens and currently provides benefits to about 35 million Americans. The Social Security system faces serious short-term and long-term financing problems that jeopardize the payment of benefits. It is essential that Congress act forthrightly to address the Social Security financing problem and to restore the American people's confidence in the system. Any resolution to this problem will have come as a result of a bipartisan effort. It is the sense of the Congress that Congress should carefully study all options in order to find the most equitable solution to insuring the fiscal integrity of the system. That Congress shall not precipitously and unfairly reduce early retirees' benefits. That Congress will enact reforms necessary to ensure the shortterm and long-term solvency of the Social Security system but will not support reductions in benefits which exceed those necessary to achieve a financially sound system and the well being of all retired Americans. SEC. 305. None of the funds in the Act shall be used to prevent or interfere with the right and obligation of the Commodity Credit Corporation to sell surplus agricultural commodities in World Trade at competitive prices as authorized by law.

Increased pay costs.

94 Stat. 3044.

Surplus agricultural commodities, sale.

TITLE IV FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 401. Clause (c) of section 101 and clause (c) of section 102 of the joint resolution of December 16, 1980 (Public Law 96-536), are hereby amended by striking out "June 5, 1981" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1981". SEC. 402. Section 109 of such joint resolution is amended to read as follows:

5 USC 5318 note. 94 Stat. 3166, 3169. Abortions. 94 Stat. 3170.

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