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 PUBLIC LAW 97-51—OCT. 1, 1981 SEC. 132. Effective September 23, 1981, the appropriation "Operations, research, and facilities" of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for Fiscal Year 1981 is amended by adding purchase (one)," before the words "maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft". SEC. 133. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, such sums as may be necessary shall be available during fiscal year 1982 for close-out expenses of the Community Services Administration. SEC. 134. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, none of the appropriations and funds made available and none of the authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available for payments under section 5(b)(2) of Public Law 81-874. SEC. 135. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, for the acquisition and transportation of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve such amount as provided in section 101 of this joint resolution shall be pursuant to and in accordance with section 167 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-163), as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-35). SEC. 136. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, the Department of Defense is authorized to obligate and expend not more than $600,000 of the funds provided by this joint resolution to support the Yorktown Bicentennial Celebration and to participate in and support such celebration as would be authorized by the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1982, as passed by the Senate on May 14, 1981. SEC. 137. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or this joint resolution, $250,000,000 shall be available for loans to be guaranteed under the Rural Pevelopment Insurance Fund for alcohol production facilities to applicants that the Secretary of Agriculture determines are qualified to receive such guarantees, and $93,200,000 shall be available for the Elderly Feeding Program authorized by section 311 of the Older Americans Act. SEC. 138. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, $125,000,000 shall be available for expenses necessary for the participation of the United States in a Multinational Force and Observers to implement the Treaty of Peace between Egypt and Israel: Provided, That the facilities constructed by use of these funds shall not be available for participation of United States troops in the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai without prior authorization by Congress for the participation of United States troops. SEC. 139. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that the dollar limits on tax deductions for living expenses of Members of Congress while away from home shall be the same as such limits for businessmen and other private citizens. ObXl) The last sentence of section 162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended by striking out all after "home" and inserting in lieu thereof a period. (2) Public Law 471, Eighty-second Congress, approved July 9, 1952 (66 Stat. 464), is amended by striking out the proviso in the second aragraph of the matter under the heading '^HOUSE OF REPREENTATIVES, SALARIES, MILEAGE, AND EXPENSES OF MEMBERS" (66 Stat. 467;2 U.S.C.31c). (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, lySl. SEC. 140. None of the funds appropriated in this joint resolution shall be used to fund in excess of 8,037 full-time officers and

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Community Services Administration close-out expenses.

20 USC 240.

Ante, p. 619.

42 USC 3030a. Multinational force implementing EgyptianIsraeli peace treaty.

Living expenses of Members of Congress. 26 USC 162 note. 26 USC 162.

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Effective date. 26 USC 162 note. Senate employees, funding limitations.

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