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 PUBLIC LAW 98-473—OCT. 12, 1984

98 STAT. 1907

polar icebreaker program: Provided, That of the total amount of this appropriation made available for the alteration, overhaul, and repair of naval vessels, not more than $3,700,000,000 shall be available for the performance of such work in Navy shipyards: Provided further, That from the amounts of this appropriation for the alteration, overhaul and repair of naval vessels, funds shall be available for a test program to acquire the overhaul of two or more vessels by competition between public and private shipyards. The Secretary of the Navy shall certify, prior to award of a contract under this test, that the successful bid includes comparable estimates of all direct and indirect costs for both public and private shipyards. Competition under such test program shall not be subject to section 502 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, as amended, or Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76: Provided further, That funds herein provided shall be available for payments in support of the LEASAT program in accordance with the terms of the Aide Memoire, dated January 5, 1981: Provided further. That obligations incurred or to be incurred hereafter for termination liability and charter hire in connection with the TAKX and T-5 programs, for which the Navy has already entered into agreement for charter and time charters including conversion or construction related to such agreements or charters shall, for the purposes of title 31, United States Code, (1) in regard to and so long as the Government remains liable for termination costs, be considered as obligations in the current Operation and Maintenance, Navy, appropriation account, to be held in reserve in the event such termination liability is incurred, in an amount equal to 10 per centum of the outstanding termination liability, and (2) in regard to charter hire, be considered obligations in the Navy Industrial Fund with an amount equal to the estimated charter hire for the then current fiscal year recorded as an obligation against such fund. Obligations of the Navy under such time charters are general obligations of the United States secured by its full faith and credit. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law; $1,640,294,000, of which not less than $220,000,000 shall be available only for the maintenance of real property facilities. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law, including the lease and associated maintenance of replacement aircraft for the CT-39 aircraft to the same extent and manner as authorized for service contracts by section 2306(g), title 10, United States Code; and not to exceed $4,682,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; $19,093,265,000, of which not less than $1,250,000,000 shall be available only for the maintenance of real property facilities.

20 USC 3489 note.

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