Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 2.djvu/551

 PUBLIC LAW 97-377—DEC. 21, 1982

96 STAT. 1913

SEC. 118. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, $770,000,000 shall be available for rental of space within the Federal Buildings Fund of the General Services Administration. SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, none of the funds made available by this Act shall be used to reduce the number of positions allocated to taxpayer service activities below fiscal year 1982 levels or to reduce the number of positions allocated to any other direct taxpayer assistance functions below fiscal year 1982 levels, including, but not limited to toll free telephone tax law assistance and Internal Revenue Service walk-in assistance available at Internal Revenue Service field offices. SEC. 120. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, none of the funds made available to the General Services Administration under this Act shall be obligated or expended after date of enactment of this Act for the procurement by contract of any service which, before such date, was performed by individuals in their capacity as employees of the General Services Administration in any position described in section 3310 of title 5, United States Code. SEC. 121. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, funds available to the Federal Building Fund within the General Services Administration may be used to initiate new construction, purchase, advance design, and repairs and alteration line-item projects which are included in the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriation Act, 1983, as passed by the House or as reported to the Senate. SEC. 122. Section 2 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1979 (93 Stat. 1382, 5 U.S.C. Appendix) is amended by adding thereto a new subsection (e) as follows: "(e) There shall be in the Department of Commerce a Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Services who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall receive compensation at the rate prescribed by law for level IV of the Executive Schedule." SEC. 123. Section 5314 of title V, United States Code is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: "Executive Director Property Review Board". SEC. 124. Section 305(b) of Public Law 97-253 is amended by inserting before the period the following: ", except for those individuals who serve three days or less in the month of retirement". SEC. 125. No funds appropriated by this joint resolution or any other Act may be used to enter into a restructured contract of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for tracking and data relay satellite services if the estimated impact on total program cost of such restructured contract exceeds $216,000,000, or if the estimated total cost of the restructured tracking and data relay satellite services program exceeds $2,704,000,000, unless the Committees on Appropriations, having been apprised of higher estimates by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, approve entering into such contract: Provided, That if at any time the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration estimates that the total cost of the tracking and data relay satellite services program will exceed $2,704,000,000, or that the impact on total cost of restructuring the contract for such services will exceed $216,000,000, he shall promptly notify the Committees on Appropriations and shall take no actions that would

19 USC 2171 note. Director General of United States and Foreign Commercial Services, Presidential appointment. 5 USC 5315. Ante, p. 795. 5 USC 8345 note.

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