\TOV. 22, 1983 

ch the Secretary notified 

h subsection (b); 

official consulted in 

received by the c, .... ,' ... "t·". 

md 

,nts or reports submitted 

:l paragraph (2). 

l s.uch regulations as may 

;hlS Act. 

and Insular Affairs). 

PUBLIC LAW 98-166-NOV. 28,1983 

public Law 98-166 

98th Congress An Act 

Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 

.Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and 

for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 

United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following 

sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not 

otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 

and State, the Judiciary, al1d related agencies for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 1984, and for other purposes, namely: 

TITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED 

AGENCIES 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

For expenses necessary for the general administration of the 

Department of Commerce, including not to exceed $2,000 for official 

entertainment, $32,868,000. 

SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM 

For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the 

United States, for necessary expenses for the promotion of foreign 

commerce and for scientific and technological research and development, as authorized by law, $693,000, to remain available until 

expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available, in 

addition to other appropriations to the Department of Commerce, 

for payments in the foregoing currencies. 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, analyzing, pre- paring, and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $77,507,000. 

PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 

For expenses necessary to collect and publish statistics for peri- odic censuses and programs provided for by law, $78,220,000, to 

remain available until expended. None of the funds made available 

to the Bureau of the Census under this Act may be expended for 

prosecution of any person for the failure to return 1978 Agricultural 

97 STAT. 1071 

Nov. 28, 1983 

[H.R. 3222] 

Departments of 

Commerce, 

JUstice, and 

State, the 

Judiciary, and 

Related 

Agencies 

Appropriations 

Act, 1984. 

Department of 

Commerce and 

Related 

Agencies 

Appropriation 

Act, 1984. 
97 STAT. 1072 PUBLIC LAW 98-166-NOV. 28, 1983 

42 USC 3121 

nQte. _~_ 

84 Stat. 375. 

Ante, p. 29. 

42 USC 6701 

note. l 

19 USC 2251. 

42 USC 5184 

note. 

Economic 

Development 

Representatives. 

Census forms 78-A40A or 78-A40B, or 78-A40C or 78-A40D, or fonn. 

79-A9A, or form 79-A9B, or for the preparation of similar forms for 

any future agricultural census. 

ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and 

statistical analysis programs, $38,337,000. 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 

For economic development assistance as provided by the Public 

Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended, and 

Public Law 91-304, and such laws that were in effect immedia~ly 

before September 30, 1982, $240,000,000: Provided, That durmg fiscal year· 1984 total commitments to guarantee loans shall not 

exceed· $150,000,000 of contingent liability for loan principal. Of the 

total amount appropriated under this heading, $40,000,000 shall be 

made available under the criteria and conditions of assistance described in section 101(a) of Public Law 98-8. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

For necessary expenses of administering the economic develop' 

ment assistance programs as provided for by law, $27,500,000: 1'1:0-

vided, That these funds may be used to monitor projects approved ..pursuant to title I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976, as 

amended, title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and the 

Community Emergency Drought ReHef Act of 1977. Notwithstan4~ 

ing any other provision of this Act or any other law, funds appropn- ated in this paragraph shall be used to fill and maintain forty-seven 

permanent positions designated as Economic Deve~opment Repr~ 

sentatives out of the total number of permanent posItlons funded ll'l 

the Salaries and Expenses account of the Economic Developmen~ 

Administration for fiscal year 1984, and such positions shall be 

maintained in the various States within the approved organization~l 

structure in place on June 1, 1981, and where possible, with those 

employees who filled those positions on that date. 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION 

OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 

For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the 

Department of Commerce, including trade promotional .. abroad without regard to the provisions of law set forth in 44 

3702 and 3703; full medical coverage for dependent members 

immediate families of employees stationed overseas; empl0YI(ent 

Americans and aliens by contract for services abroad; rental Of . abroad for periods not exceeding five years, and expenses 0 

ation, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of 

rary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; . h 

tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragrap 

PUBLIC LAW 

C 2672 when such clai 

U.S. d' $165200 for offrcial n 

excee , . . fi r' '. f compensatlOn to m .orme • 

of 1979, and as authorlz~d by 

o tor vehicles for officIal u 

IDrorcement use; $167,3~3!00 f:.ovided That the provIsIon 

d all ~f section 108(c) of 

Exchange Act of 1961. (~~ U. 

carrying out these aC~lvltIes: 

. resources and authorIty avaIl 

'mount of direct loan~ sha] 

a ear 1984, total c~mmltm~n l15,000,000 of contmgent hal: 

MINORITY BUSIN 

MINORITY B 

For necessary expenses o~ ing, promoting, and developl 

ing expenses of g~ant.s, cont~ or private orgamzatlO,ns, $, 

remain available until .ex{: 

742 000 shall be avallab , That none of the fur 

this title for the Depart~e reimburse the fund estabhsl 

performance of a program, • 

De available for the perforrr which had not been perforn 

U.S.C.1521 before Ju;y 1, 1\ 

tees of both Houses 01 CongJ 

of such action in accordanl 

procedures. 

UNITED STATES TRAV 

SALAE 

For necessary expense~ 0: . as provlde, 

, by contract. for .serv 

periods not exceedmg fIVe y 

Or improvement; advance oj 

tort claims in the mann~ 

. 2672, when such clal 

exceed $5,000 for represents 

NATIONAL OCEANIC A 

OPERATIONS, 

(INCLUDI'lFor necessary expenses 

National Oceanic and Atm( 
if. 28, 1983 

.40C or 78-A40D, or form 

ltion of similar forms for 

ANALYSIS 

ES 

Iy law, of economic and 

NISTRATION 

reE PROGRAMS 

provided by the Public 

1965, as amended, and 

re in effect immediately 

Provided, That during 

arantee loans shall not 

Dr loan principal. Of the 

ing, $40,000,000 shall be 

ditions of assistance deI!:S 

: the economic develop-

,y law, $27,500,000: Prolnitor projects approved 

)loyment Act of 1976, as 

l, as amended, and the . of 1977. Notwithstandher law, funds appropri· 

nd maintain forty-seven 

lic Development Reprenent positions funded in 

Economic Development 

such positions shaH be 

approved organizational 

ere possible, with those 

, date. 

[STRATION 

:ATION 

trade activities of the 

promotional activities 

lW set forth in 44 U .S.C. 

dependent members of 

,verseas; employment of 

; abroad; rental of space I and expenses of alterconstruction of tempouse abroad; payment of 

Le first paragraph of 28 

PUBLIC LAW 98-166-NOV. 28, 1983 

u.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to 

exceed $165,200 for official representation expenses abroad; awards 

of compensation to informers under the Export Administration Act 

of 1979, and as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 401(b); purchase of passenger 

motor vehicles for official use abroad and motor vehicles for law 

enforcement use; $167,393,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(£) 

and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 

Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c» shall apply in 

carrying out these activities. During fiscal year 1984 and within the 

resources and authority available, gross obligations for the principal 

amount of direct loans shall not exceed $7,500,000. During fiscal 

year 1984, total commitments to guarantee loans shall not exceed 

$15,000,000 of contingent liability for loan principal. 

MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 

MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 

For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and other agreements with public 

or private organizations, $53,342,000, of which $39,600,000, shall 

remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 

$13,742,000 shall be available for program management: Provided 

further, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph or in 

this title for the Department of Commerce shall be available to 

reimburse the fund established by 15 U.S.C. 1521 on account of the 

perforI?ance of a program, project, or activity, nor shall such fund 

be aVaIlable for the performance of a program, project, or activity, 

which had not been performed as a central service pursuant to 15 

U.S.C: ;1521 before July 1, 1982, unless the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of Congress are notified fifteen days in advance 

of such action in accordance with the Committees' reprograming 

procedures. 

UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATION 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

For necessary expenses of the United States Travel and Tourism 

Administration, as provided for by law, including employment of ali~ns by contract. for .services abroad; rental of space abroad for pe~lOds not exceedmg fIve years, and expenses of alteration, repair, 

or Improvement; advance of funds under contracts abroad; payment 

of tort claims in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of 28 

U.S.C. 2672, when such claims arise in foreign countries; and not to 

exceed $5,000 for representation expenses abroad; $12,000,000. 

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 

For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including acqui97 STAT. 1073 

50 USC app. 2401 

note. 

Notification of 

congressional 

committees. 
97 STAT. 1074 PUBLIC LAW 98-166-NOV. 28,1983 

33 USC 851. 

16 USC 779b. 

National Data 

Buoy Center, , Miss. 

16 USC 1451 

note. 

33 USC 1442; 

16 USC 1431. 

22 USC 1980 and 

note. 

43 USC 1841. 

16 USC 971 note. 

94 Stat. 1069. 

16 USC 1801 

note. 

16 USC 1801 

note. 

sition, maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft; 399 commissioned officers on the active list; construction of facilities, including 

initial equipment; alteration, modernization, and relocation of facilities; and acquisition of land for facilities; $988,212,000, to remain 

available until expended, of which $27,000,000 shall be derived from 

the Airport and Airways Trust Fund; and of which $2,500,000 shall 

be available for payments under section 4(b) of the Commercial 

Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964 for commercial 

fishery failures and disruptions; and in addition, $23,600,000 shall be 

transferred to this appropriation from the fund entitled "Promote 

and develop fishery products and research pertaining to American 

fisheries": Provided, That of the funds appropriated in this paragraph, necessary funds shall be used to fill and maintain a staff of 

three persons, as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

personnel, to work on contracts and purchase orders at the National 

Data Buoy Center in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and report to the 

Director of the National Data Buoy Center in the same manner and 

extent that such procurement functions were performed at Bay St. 

Louis prior to June 26, 1983, except that they may provide procurement assistance to other Department of Commerce activities pursuant to ordinary interagency agreements. Where practicable, these 

positions shall be filled by the employees who performed such 

functions prior to June 26, 1983. 

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 

For carrying out the provisions of Public Law 92-583, as amended, 

and section 202 of title II and title III of Public Law 92-532, as 

amended, $13,356,000, to remain available until expended; and in 

addition, $16,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

available by transfer from repayments of principal and interest on ' 

outstanding loans in the fund entitled "Coastal Energy Impact 

Fund". 

FISHING VESSEL AND GEAR DAMAGE COMPENSATION FUND 

For carrying out the provisions of section 3 of Public Law 95-376, 

not to exceed $1,732,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until expended. 

FISHERMEN'S CONTINGENCY FUND 

For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 95-372, 

not to exceed $294,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until expended. 

FOREIGN FISHING OBSERVER FUND 

For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Atlan~c Tunas Convention Act of 1975, as amended (Public Law 96-339)6 t e 

Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 197 , as 

amended (Public Law 94-265), and the American Fisheries Promotion Act (Public Law 96-561), there are appropriated froD;l t~e Ie~; imposed under the foreign fishery observer program autliorIze 

i 

PUBLIC LJ 

these Acts, not to excee 

expended. 

FISHEE 

For expenses necessary 

men's Protective Act of 1 

from the receipts collectec 

until expended. 

FI 

For expenses J.leces~ary 

the American Flshenes F 

Law 96-561), there are ~ 

$3,000,000, from receipts I 

That during fiscal year. 1 

Loan Fund shall be avallE 

PATENT 

SAl 

For necessary expen~c 

including defense of SUll 

Patents and Trademarks 

shall be collected pursua 

376, to remain available, 

NATION 

SCIENTIFIC AND 1 

For necessary exp~nsc 

$115,718,000, to remam 

exceed $3,807,000 may 

Fund". 

NATIONAL TELEC 

SA 

For necessary expenSE 

Telecommunications an< 

to remain available until 

PUBLIC TELECOMM'l 

For grants authorized 

of 1934, as amended, 

expended. 

GENERAL PROVI 

During the current j 

funds available to the r 
~OV. 28, 1983 

re of aircraft; 399 commis_ 

lction of facilities, including 

tion, and relocation of facili_ 

ies; $988,212,000, to remain 

00,000 shall be derived from 

ad of which $2,500,000 shall 

on 4(b) of the Commercial ~ct of 1964 for commercial 

,ddition, $23,600,000 shall be 

the fund entitled "Promote 

rch pertaining to American 

appropriated in this parafill and maintain a staff of ~tmospheric Administration ~hase orders at the National 

lssissippi, and report to the ~er in the same manner and . were performed at Bay St. 

c they may provide procureCommerce activities pursus. Where practicable, these 

)yees who performed such 

GEMENT 

)F FUNDS) 

lic Law 92-583, as amended, 

[ of Public Law 92-532, as 

ble until expended; and in 

Ie until expended, shall be 

)f principal and interest on . i "Coastal Energy Impact 

COMPENSATION FUND 

ion 3 of Public Law 95-376, 

)m receipts collected pursu· 

expended. 

~CY FUND 

e IV of Public Law 95-372, 

m receipts collected pursuexpended. 

VER FUND 

e provisions of the Atlantic 

ed (Public Law 96-339), the 

anagement Act of 1976, as ~merican Fisheries Promoappropriated from the fees ~er program autHorized by 

PUBLIC LAW 98-166-NOV. 28, 1983 97 STAT. 1075 

these Acts, not to exceed $11,880,000, to remain available until 

expended. 

FISHERMEN'S GUARANTY FUND 

For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967, as amended, $2,079,000, to be derived 

from the receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available 

until expended. 

FISHERIES LOAN FUND 

For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 221 of 

the American Fisheries Promotion Act of December 22, 1980 (Public 

Law 96-561), there are appropriated to the Fisheries Loan Fund, 

$3000,000 from receipts collected pursuant to that Act: Provided, 

That during fiscal year 1984 not to exceed $300,000 of the Fisheries 

Loan Fund shall be available for administrative expenses. 

PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

For necessary expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office, 

including defense of suits instituted against the Commissioner of 

Patents and Trademarks, $80,444,000, and, in addition, such fees as 

shall be collected pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 

376, to remain available until expended. 

NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS 

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 

For necessary expenses of the National Bureau of Standards, 

$115,718,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to 

exceed $3,807,000 may be transferred to the "Working Capital Fund". 

NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 

ADMINISTRATION 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National 

Telecommunications and Information Administration, $12,771,000, 

to remain available until expended. 

PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING AND 

CONSTRUCTION 

22 USC 1971 

note. 

16 USC 1801 

note. 

For grants authorized by section 392 of the Communications Act 

of 1934, as amended, :ji11,880,000, to remain available until 47 USC 392. 

expended. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS-DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations and 

funds available to the Department of Commerce shall be available 
97 STAT. 1076 PUBLIC LAW 98-166-NOV. 28,1983 

42 USC 3121 

note. 

19 USC 2344. 

Lists of names and addresses. 

Report to 

President and 

congressional 

committees. 

Meteorological 

satellites, 

prohibited sale or lease. 

15 USC 1517 

note. 

for the activities specified in the Act of Octob~r 26, 1949 (15 U.s.C. 

1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by said Act. 

During the current fiscal year, appropriations to the Department 

of Commerce which are available for salaries and expenses shall be 

available for hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized 

by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 

by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902). 

No fUIl:ds in this title shall be used to sell to private interests, 

except wIth the consent of the borrower, or contract with private 

interests to sell or administer, any loans made under the Public 

Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 or any loans made 

under section 254 of the Trade Act of 1974. 

During the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, the United ~tates Postal Service may furnish to the Secretary of Commerce any 

hst of names and addresses requested under section 6(a) of title 13 

United States Code. The Secretary shall prepare and submit to th~ President and the appropriate committees of Congress, not later 

than August 31, 1984, a report relating to-

(1) the purpose for which any list furnished by the Postal 

Service under the preceding sentence was used, particularly 

with regard to any progress made by the Bureau of the Census 

in the development of an improved list methodology; 

(2) categories of sources (other than the Postal Service) from 

which any list of names and addresses was acquired by the 

Bureau of the Census during the period covered by the report; 

and the relative advantages and disadvantages of acquiring and 

using lists from those other categories of sources as compared 

with acquiring and using lists furnished by the Postal Service; 

(3) measures taken to ensure the confidentiality of any information furnished by the Postal Service under the preceding 

sentence; and 

(4) such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

The Secretary is encouraged to acquire lists of names and addresses from a representative sample of sources other than the 

Postal Service in order to ensure that meaningful comparisons under paragraph (2) may be made. 

No funds made available by this Act, or any other Act, may be 

used-

(1) by the Source Evaluation Board for Civil Space Remote 

Sensing as established by the Secretary of Commerce to develop 

or issue a request for proposal to transfer the ownership or lease 

the use of any meteorological satellite (METSAT) or associated 

ground system to any private entity; or 

(2) by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

to transfer the ownership of any meteorological satellite 

(METSAT) or associated ground system to any private entity. 

PUBLIC LA 

REL 

DEPARTMEtMARIT 

OPERATING-DIFFERENTIAl 

For the payment of oblig 

subsidies as authorized b 

amended, $401,294,000, to r 

RESEARt 

For necessary expenses 

as authorized by law, ~ 

expended. 

OPERA 

For necessary expenses 

thorized by law, $73,283,0 

Provided, That reimbursen 

from receipts to the "Fede 

tive expenses in support of 

GENERAL PROVISI( 

Notwithstanding any ot 

Administration is authori: 

make necessary repairs in 

occupancy involving GOVE 

Maritime Administration 

Administration for utilitiE 

made shall be credited to 

thereof: Provided, That r 

contract, or occupancy on I 

services, or repairs shall l:: 

neous receipts. 

No obligations shall be 

from the construction fund 

1936, or otherwise, in exel 

contained in this Act, or 

receipts which otherwise 

fund shall be covered inte 

None of the funds provic 

tration shall be used for er 

repayment of constructior 

lease of vessels from the n 

Marine Act, 1936, as amel1t