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 PUBLIC LAW 97-216—JULY 18, 1982 Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and each State (including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) for the fiscal year 1981 bears to the total amount appropriated pursuant to section 441 for that fiscal year: Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate sums to institutions in each jurisdiction notwithstanding the second sentence of section 446(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. SEC. 209. The Secretary of Education and the Director of the National Institute of Education shall not terminate any long-term special institutional agreement (or any other grant agreement or contract which incorporates by reference such long-term special institutional agreement) which— (1) was entered into under section 405(f) of the General Education Provisions Act, relating to laboratories and centers, and (2) is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, prior to the original completion date established by such long-term special institutional agreement (or any other grant agreement or contract which incorporates by reference such long-term special institutional agreement). SEC. 210. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall initiate construction on not less than fifteen new projects under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) during fiscal year 1982. (b) Any project proposed for construction pursuant to the Act referred to in subsection (a) and submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for review shall be deemed to be approved by the Director unless disapproved by him within ninety days after submission. SEC. 211. (a) Subsection (a) of section 112 of the Act of December 15, 1981 (95 Stat. 1194), is amended by inserting after "in connection with a qualified issue" the following: ", except to the extent such funds are used in connection with the consideration or granting of an exemption from the application of such revenue ruling or regulation under proposed income tax regulation section 1.103-7(b)(6)(ii) or any similar statute or regulation". (b) Subsection (d) of section 112 of the Act of December 15, 1981 (95 Stat. 1196), is amended to read as follows: "(d) It is the sense of the Congress that after August 23, 1981, the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate, in all cases, should enforce any revenue ruling or regulation described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) in a manner consistent with the provisions of this section. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall prevent the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate from granting or considering an exemption from the application of such a revenue ruling or regulation under proposed income tax regulation section 1.103-7(b)(6)(ii) or any similar statute or regulation.". SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any provision of this or any other Act, none of the funds appropriated for the Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, shall be used to classify a mine in the potash industry as gassy based upon air samples containing concentrations of methane gas, unless such classification standard has been adopted through formal rulemaking on or after November 5, 1981. SEC. 213. None of the funds provided in this or any other Act shall be used to implement an apportionment and staffing plan to specifically phase down the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

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42 USC 2751. 42 USC 2756. Grant agreement, termination. 20 USC 1221e note. 20 USC 1221e.

construction projects.

Project approval.

Restrictions.

Restrictions.

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