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 95 STAT. 1190

PUBLIC LAW 97-92—DEC. 15, 1981

explanatory statement of the committee of conference (H. Rept. No. 97-315) as approved by the House of Representatives on November 12, 1981, as if such Act had been enacted into law. (f) Such amounts as may be necessary for projects or activities provided for in the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982, at a rate for operations and to the extent and in the manner provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference (H. Rept. No. 97-313) filed in the House of Representatives on November 4, 1981, as if such Act had been enacted into law. 5 USC 5318 note. (g) The provisions of section 305(a), 0)), and (d) of H.R. 4120, entitled the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1982, shall apply to any appropriation, fund, or authority made available for the period October 1, 1981, through September 30, 1982, by this or any other Act. (h) Notwithstanding section 15(a) of the State Department Basic 22 USC 2680. Authorities Act of 1956 and section 701 of the United States Informa22 USC 1476. tion and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended, such amounts as may be necessary for projects or activities provided for in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982, at the rate provided in H.R. 4169 as passed the House of Representatives on September 9, 1981, and under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriation Act for fiscal year 1981, except that for the following items funding shall be at the rate specified herein; TITLE I DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census: "Salaries and Expenses", $57,200,000; "Periodic Censuses and Programs", $87,898,000; Economic Development Administration, "Economic Development Assistance Programs", $198,500,000; International Trade Administration, "Operations and Administration", $151,700,000: Provided, That during fiscal year 1982 and within the resources and authority available, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans shall not exceed $20,000,000. During fiscal year 1982, total commitments to guarantee loans shall not exceed $38,250,000 of contingent liability for loan principal; United States Travel and Tourism Administration, "Salaries and Expenses", $7,600,000; Funds, transfer. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: "Operations, Research and Facilities", $830,455,000, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived by transfer from the fund entitled "Promote and develop fishery products and research pertaining to American fisheries"; "Coastal Zone Management", $7,415,000; "Fisheries Loan Fund", $0; "Foreign Fishing Observer Fund", $4,000,000; "Fishermen's Guaranty Fund", $1,800,000; Science and Technical Research: "Scientific and Technical Research and Services", $125,528,000, of which $2,042,000 shall be available for necessary expenses to enable the Department of Commerce to enter into an agreement with the Smithsonian Institution to close out the Smithsonian Science Information Exchange (SSIE), to transfer the assets of the SSIE to the Department of Commerce, and to pay the outstanding net liabilities of SSIE, including severance pay to SSIE employees;

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