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 96 STAT. 1204

PUBLIC LAW 97-276—OCT. 2, 1982

1983: Provided, That none of the amounts available for obligation in accordance with the foregoing shall be subject to the provisions of section 5(c)(2) and (3) and the fourth sentence of section 5(c)(l) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437c), and section 213(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1439). SEC. 160. All obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations and authority provided in this joint resolution for the purposes of maintaining the minimum level of essential activities necessary to protect life and property and bringing about orderly termination of other functions are hereby ratified and confirmed if otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this joint resolution. SEC. 161. Section 2 of the International Coffee Agreement Act of 1980 (19 U.S.C. 1356k) is amended by striking out "October 1, 1982" and inserting in lieu thereof "the expiration of this joint resolution". SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this joint resolution, except section 102, amounts which are available by section 101 for continuing activities conducted in 1982 under the Compre29 USC 801 note. hensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, as amended, are hereby also made available to continue those activities under the provisions of S. 2036 as reported by the Committee of Conference. Restrictions. SEC. 163. None of the funds provided in this joint resolution shall be used to implement an apportionment and staffing plan to specifically phase down the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. SEC. 164, Notwithstanding section 1804 of the Public Health Serv42 USC 300V-3. ice Act, funds provided for the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research by the Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1982 Ante, p. 182. (Public Law 97-216) shall remain available until December 31, 1982. Telephone SEC. 165. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective for service, the calendar year ending December 31, 1982, the Sergeant at Arms payment. and Doorkeeper of the Senate is authorized to pay, from funds available to him in the account (within the contingent fund of the Senate) for "Miscellaneous Items", the increase in the mileage tariff rates imposed, effective October 1981, by the Gteneral Services Administration for telephone service provided through its Federal Telecommunications System during such calendar year to Senators in the States they represent. If and to the extent that there has been paid, from the OfRcial Office Expense Account of any Senator, an amount which is authorized to be paid under the preceding sentence, then the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall reimburse such Expense Account of such Senator by a sum equal to such amount, upon certification and documentation (consisting of appropriate data supplied by the Gteneral Services Administration) by such Senator. Pajnnents made under this section shall be made upon vouchers approved by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. Restrictions. SEC. 166. None of the funds appropriated under this joint resolution or any other provisions of law shall be used for the purposes of conducting any studies relating or leading to the possibility of changing from the currently required "at cost" to a "market rate" method for the pricing of hydroelectric power by the six Federal public power authorities, or other agencies or authorities of the Federal Government. Ante, p. 681. SEC. 167. Section 508 of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act 49 USC 2207. of 1982 is amended by addir^ at the end thereof the following new subsection:

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