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funds, shall cooperate with the Administrator in order to
assist the Administrator in carrying out the functions of
the Administrator.
‘‘SEC. 606. CONSULTATION WITH OTHER PERSONS AND
AGENCIES.
‘‘(a) CONSULTATION ON PROBLEMS RELATING TO
EMPLOYMENT.—The Administrator is authorized from
time to time to call together and confer with any persons,
including representatives of labor, management, agri-
culture, and government, who can assist in meeting the
problems of area and regional unemployment or
underemployment.
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION ON ADMINISTRATION OF ACT.—
The Administrator may make provisions for such consulta-
tion with interested departments and agencies as the Ad-
ministrator may deem appropriate in the performance of
the functions vested in the Administrator by this Act.
‘‘SEC. 607. ADMINISTRATION, OPERATION, AND MAINTE-
NANCE.
‘‘No Federal assistance shall be approved under this
Act unless the Administrator is satisfied that the project
for which Federal assistance is granted will be properly
and efficiently administered, operated, and maintained.
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‘‘TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS
‘‘SEC. 701. POWERS OF ADMINISTRATOR.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In performing the Administra-
tor’s duties under this Act, the Administrator is author-
ized to—
‘‘(1) adopt, alter, and use a seal, which shall be
judicially noticed;
‘‘(2) subject to the civil-service and classifica-
tion laws, select, employ, appoint, and fix the com-
pensation of such personnel as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this Act;
‘‘(3) hold such hearings, sit and act at such
times and places, and take such testimony, as the
Administrator may deem advisable;
‘‘(4) request directly from any executive depart-
ment, bureau, agency, board, commission, office,
independent establishment, or instrumentality infor-
mation, suggestions, estimates, and statistics needed
to carry out the purposes of this Act; and each de-
partment, bureau, agency, board, commission, office,
establishment, or instrumentality is authorized to
furnish such information, suggestions, estimates,
and statistics directly to the Administrator;
‘‘(5) under regulations prescribed by the Ad-
ministrator, assign or sell at public or private sale,
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or otherwise dispose of for cash or credit, in the Ad-
ministrator’s discretion and upon such terms and
conditions and for such consideration as the Admin-
istrator determines to be reasonable, any evidence of
debt, contract, claim, personal property, or security
assigned to or held by the Administrator in connec-
tion with assistance extended under this Act, and
collect or compromise all obligations assigned to or
held by the Administrator in connection with such
assistance until such time as such obligations may
be referred to the Attorney General for suit or col-
lection;
‘‘(6) deal with, complete, renovate, improve,
modernize, insure, rent, or sell for cash or credit,
upon such terms and conditions and for such consid-
eration as the Administrator determines to be rea-
sonable, any real or personal property conveyed to,
or otherwise acquired by the Administrator in con-
nection with assistance extended under this Act;
‘‘(7) pursue to final collection, by way of com-
promise or other administrative action, prior to ref-
erence to the Attorney General, all claims against
third parties assigned to the Administrator in con-
nection with assistance extended this Act;
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‘‘(8) acquire, in any lawful manner and in ac-
cordance with the requirements of the Federal Prop-
erty and Administrative Services Act of 1949, any
property (real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intan-
gible), whenever necessary or appropriate to the con-
duct of the activities authorized under this Act;
‘‘(9) in addition to any powers, functions, privi-
leges, and immunities otherwise vested in the Ad-
ministrator, take any action, including the procure-
ment of the services of attorneys by contract, deter-
mined by the Administrator to be necessary or desir-
able in making, purchasing, servicing, compromising,
modifying, liquidating, or otherwise administratively
dealing with assets held in connection with financial
assistance extended under this Act;
‘‘(10) employ experts and consultants or organi-
zations as authorized by section 3109 of title 5,
United States Code, compensate individuals so em-
ployed at rates not in excess of $100 per diem, in-
cluding travel time, and allow them, while away from
their homes or regular places of business, travel ex-
penses (including per diem in lieu of subsistence) as
authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States
Code, for persons in the Government service em-
ployed intermittently, while so employed, except that
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contracts for such employment may be renewed an-
nually;
‘‘(11) sue and be sued in any court of record
of a State having general jurisdiction or in any Unit-
ed States district court, and jurisdiction is conferred
upon such district court to determine such con-
troversies without regard to the amount in con-
troversy; but no attachment, injunction, garnish-
ment, or other similar process, mesne or final, shall
be issued against the Administrator or the Adminis-
trator’s property;
‘‘(12) make discretionary grants, pursuant to
authorities otherwise available to the Administrator
under this Act and without regard to the require-
ments of section 504, to implement significant re-
gional initiatives, to take advantage of special devel-
opment opportunities, or to respond to emergency
economic distress in a region from the funds with-
held from distribution by the Administrator; except
that the aggregate amount of such discretionary
grants in any fiscal year may not exceed 10 percent
of the amounts appropriated under title VIII for
such fiscal year;
‘‘(13) allow a State to use not to exceed 5 per-
cent of the total of amounts received by the State
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in a fiscal year in grants under this Act for reason-
able expenses incurred by the State in administering
such amounts; and
‘‘(14) establish such rules, regulations, and pro-
cedures as the Administrator considers appropriate
in carrying out the provisions of this Act.
‘‘(b) 
DEFICIENCY
JUDGMENTS.—The 
authority
under subsection (a)(7) to pursue claims shall include the
authority to obtain deficiency judgments or otherwise in
the case of mortgages assigned to the Administrator.
‘‘(c) INAPPLICABILITY
OF CERTAIN OTHER RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States shall not apply to any contract of haz-
ard insurance or to any purchase or contract for services
or supplies on account of property obtained by the Admin-
istrator as a result of assistance extended under this Act
if the premium for the insurance or the amount of the
insurance does not exceed $1,000.
‘‘(d) POWERS OF CONVEYANCE AND EXECUTION.—
The power to convey and to execute, in the name of the
Administrator, deeds of conveyance, deeds of release, as-
signments and satisfactions of mortgages, and any other
written instrument relating to real or personal property
or any interest therein acquired by the Administrator pur-
suant to the provisions of this Act may be exercised by
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the Administrator, or by any officer or agent appointed
by the Administrator for such purpose, without the execu-
tion of any express delegation of power or power of attor-
ney.
‘‘SEC. 702. ESTABLISHMENT OF CLEARINGHOUSE.
‘‘In carrying out the Administrator’s duties under
this Act, the Administrator shall ensure that the Small
Business Administration—
‘‘(1) serves as a central information clearing-
house on matters relating to economic development,
economic adjustment, disaster recovery, and defense
conversion programs and activities of the Federal
and State governments, including political subdivi-
sions of the States; and
‘‘(2) helps potential and actual applicants for
economic development, economic adjustment, disas-
ter recovery, and defense conversion assistance
under Federal, State, and local laws in locating and
applying for such assistance, including financial and
technical assistance.
‘‘SEC. 703. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
‘‘The Administrator shall establish performance
measures for grants and other assistance provided under
this Act. Such performance measures shall be used to
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evaluate project proposals and conduct evaluations of
projects receiving such assistance.
‘‘SEC. 704. MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS.
‘‘The Administrator shall continue to implement and
enforce the provisions of section 712 of this Act, as in
effect on the day before the effective date specified in sec-
tion 802.
‘‘SEC. 705. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.
‘‘The functions, powers, duties, and authorities and
the assets, funds, contracts, loans, liabilities, commit-
ments, authorizations, allocations, and records which are
vested in or authorized to be transferred to the Secretary
of the Treasury under section 29(b) of the Area Redevel-
opment Act, and all functions, powers, duties, and authori-
ties under section 29(c) of such Act are hereby vested in
the Administrator.
‘‘SEC. 706. DEFINITION OF STATE.
‘‘In this Act, the terms ‘State’, ‘States’, and ‘United
States’ include the several States, the District of Colum-
bia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa,
Guam, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and the North-
ern Mariana Islands.
‘‘SEC. 707. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.
‘‘The Administrator shall transmit to Congress a
comprehensive and detailed annual report of the Adminis-
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trator’s operations under this Act for each fiscal year be-
ginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996.
Such report shall be printed and shall be transmitted to
Congress not later than April 1 of the year following the
fiscal year with respect to which such report is made.
‘‘SEC. 708. USE OF OTHER FACILITIES.
‘‘(a) DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS TO OTHER FED-
ERAL DEPARTMENTS
AND AGENCIES.—The Adminis-
trator may delegate to the heads of other departments and
agencies of the Federal Government any of the Adminis-
trator’s functions, powers, and duties under this Act as
the Administrator may deem appropriate, and to authorize
the redelegation of such functions, powers, and duties by
the heads of such departments and agencies.
‘‘(b) DEPARTMENT
AND AGENCY EXECUTION
OF
DELEGATED AUTHORITY.—Departments and agencies of
the Federal Government shall exercise their powers, du-
ties, and functions in such manner as will assist in carry-
ing out the objectives of this Act.
‘‘(c) TRANSFER BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS.—Funds
authorized to be appropriated under this Act may be
transferred between departments and agencies of the Gov-
ernment, if such funds are used for the purposes for which
they are specifically authorized and appropriated.
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‘‘(d) FUNDS TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER DEPART-
MENTS AND AGENCIES.—In order to carry out the objec-
tives of this Act, the Administrator may accept transfers
of funds from other departments and agencies of the Fed-
eral Government if the funds are used for the purposes
for which (and in accordance with the terms under which)
the funds are specifically authorized and appropriated.
Such transferred funds shall remain available until ex-
pended, and may be transferred to and merged with the
appropriations under the heading ‘salaries and expenses’
by the Administrator to the extent necessary to administer
the program.
‘‘SEC. 709. EMPLOYMENT OF EXPEDITERS AND ADMINIS-
TRATIVE EMPLOYEES.
‘‘No financial assistance shall be extended by the Ad-
ministrator under this Act to any business enterprise un-
less the owners, partners, or officers of such business en-
terprise—
‘‘(1) certify to the Administrator the names of
any attorneys, agents, and other persons engaged by
or on behalf of such business enterprise for the pur-
pose of expediting applications made to the Adminis-
trator for assistance of any sort, under this Act, and
the fees paid or to be paid to any such person; and
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‘‘(2) execute an agreement binding such busi-
ness enterprise, for a period of 2 years after such
assistance is rendered by the Administrator to such
business enterprise, to refrain from employing, ten-
dering any office or employment to, or retaining for
professional services, any person who, on the date
such assistance or any part thereof was rendered, or
within the 1-year period ending on such date, shall
have served as an officer, attorney, agent, or em-
ployee, occupying a position or engaging in activities
which the Administrator determines involves discre-
tion with respect to the granting of assistance under
this Act.
‘‘SEC. 710. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS OF APPROVED AP-
PLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE;
PUBLIC INSPECTION.
‘‘(a) MAINTENANCE OF RECORD REQUIRED.—The
Administrator shall maintain as a permanent part of the
records of the Small Business Administration a list of ap-
plications approved for financial assistance under this Act,
which shall be kept available for public inspection during
the regular business hours of the Small Business Adminis-
tration.
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‘‘(b) POSTING TO LIST.—The following information
shall be posted in such list as soon as each application
is approved:
‘‘(1) The name of the applicant and, in the case
of corporate applications, the names of the officers
and directors thereof.
‘‘(2) The amount and duration of the financial
assistance for which application is made.
‘‘(3) The purposes for which the proceeds of the
financial assistance are to be used.
‘‘SEC. 711. RECORDS AND AUDIT.
‘‘(a) RECORDKEEPING AND DISCLOSURE REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Each recipient of assistance under this Act shall
keep such records as the Administrator shall prescribe, in-
cluding records which fully disclose the amount and the
disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such assist-
ance, the total cost of the project or undertaking in con-
nection with which such assistance is given or used, and
the amount and nature of that portion of the cost of the
project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such
other records as will facilitate an effective audit.
‘‘(b) ACCESS
TO BOOKS
FOR EXAMINATION
AND
AUDIT.—The Administrator and the Comptroller General
of the United States, or any of their duly authorized rep-
resentatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and
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examination to any books, documents, papers, and records
of the recipient that are pertinent to assistance received
under this Act.
‘‘SEC. 712. PROHIBITION AGAINST A STATUTORY CON-
STRUCTION WHICH MIGHT CAUSE DIMINU-
TION IN OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.
‘‘All financial and technical assistance authorized
under this Act shall be in addition to any Federal assist-
ance previously authorized, and no provision of this Act
shall be construed as authorizing or permitting any reduc-
tion or diminution in the proportional amount of Federal
assistance to which any State or other entity eligible under
this Act would otherwise be entitled under the provisions
of any other Act.
‘‘SEC. 713. ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICANTS’ CERTIFICATIONS.
‘‘The Administrator may accept, when deemed appro-
priate, the applicants’ certifications to meet the require-
ments of this Act.
‘‘TITLE VIII—FUNDING;
EFFECTIVE DATE
‘‘SEC. 801. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act $340,000,000 per fiscal year for each of fiscal
years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. Such sums shall
remain available until expended.
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‘‘SEC. 802. EFFECTIVE DATE.
‘‘The effective date specified in this section is the
abolishment date specified in section 17101(c) of the De-
partment of Commerce Dismantling Act.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5.—Sec-
tion 5316 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Associate Administrators of the
Small Business Administration (4)’’ and inserting
‘‘Associate Administrators of the Small Business
Administration (5)’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘Administrator for Economic
Development.’’.
(c) GAO STUDY.—On or before December 30, 1996,
the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a plan
or plans for consolidating economic development programs
throughout the Federal Government. The plan or plans
shall focus on, but not be limited to, consolidating pro-
grams included in the Catalogue of Federal Domestic As-
sistance with similar purposes and target populations. The
plan or plans shall detail how consolidation can lead to
improved grant or program management, improvements in
achieving program goals, and reduced costs.
SEC. 17202. TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION.
(a) TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION.—
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(1) GENERAL RULE.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this section, the Technology Administration
is terminated.
(2) OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY POLICY.—The Of-
fice of Technology Policy is terminated.
(b) NATIONAL
INSTITUTE
OF
STANDARDS
AND
TECHNOLOGY.—
(1) REDESIGNATION.—The National Institute
of Standards and Technology is hereby redesignated
as the National Bureau of Standards, and all ref-
erences to the National Institute of Standards and
Technology in Federal law or regulations are deemed
to be references to the National Bureau of Stand-
ards.
(2) GENERAL RULE.—The National Bureau of
Standards (in this subsection referred to as the
‘‘Bureau’’) is transferred to the National Institute
for Science and Technology, established under sec-
tion 17207.
(3) FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR.—Except as oth-
erwise provided in this section or section 17208,
upon the transfer under paragraph (2), the Director
of the Bureau shall perform all functions relating to
the Bureau that, immediately before the effective
date specified in section 17209(a), were functions of
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the Secretary of Commerce or the Under Secretary
of Commerce for Technology.
(c) NATIONAL
TECHNICAL
INFORMATION
SERV-
ICE.—
(1) PRIVATIZATION.—All functions of the Na-
tional Technical Information Service are transferred
to the Director of Office of Management and Budget
for privatization in accordance with section 17109
before the end of the 18-month period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) TRANSFER TO NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.—If an appropriate ar-
rangement for the privatization of functions of the
National Technical Information Service under para-
graph (1) has not been made before the end of the
period described in that paragraph, the National
Technical Information Service shall be transferred
as of the end of such period to the National Insti-
tute for Science and Technology established by sec-
tion 17207.
(3) GOVERNMENT CORPORATION.—If an appro-
priate arrangement for the privatization of functions
of the National Technical Information Service under
paragraph (1) has not been made before the end of
the period described in that paragraph, the Director
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of the Office of Management and Budget shall, with-
in 6 months after the end of such period, submit to
Congress a proposal for legislation to establish the
National Technical Information Service as a wholly
owned Government corporation. The proposal should
provide for the corporation to perform substantially
the same functions that, as of the date of enactment
of this Act, are performed by the National Technical
Information Service.
(4) FUNDING.—No funds are authorized to be
appropriated for the National Technical Information
Service or any successor corporation established pur-
suant to a proposal under paragraph (3).
(d) AMENDMENTS.—
(1) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND
TECHNOLOGY
ACT.—The National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 271 et
seq.) is amended—
(A) in section 2(b), by striking paragraph
(1) and redesignating paragraphs (2) through
(11) as paragraphs (1) through (10), respec-
tively;
(B) in section 2(d), by striking ‘‘, including
the programs established under sections 25, 26,
and 28 of this Act’’;
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(C) in section 10, by striking ‘‘Advanced’’
in both the section heading and subsection (a),
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Standards and’’;
and
(D) by striking sections 24, 25, 26, and
28.
(2) STEVENSON-WYDLER TECHNOLOGY INNOVA-
TION
ACT
OF
1980.—The Stevenson-Wydler Tech-
nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et
seq.) is amended—
(A) in section 3, by striking paragraph (2)
and redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5)
as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively;
(B) in section 4, by striking paragraphs
(1), (4), and (13) and redesignating paragraphs
(2), (3), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), and
(12) as paragraphs (1) through (10), respec-
tively;
(C) by striking sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and
10;
(D) in section 11—
(i) by striking ‘‘, the Federal Labora-
tory Consortium for Technology Transfer,’’
in subsection (c)(3);
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(ii) by striking ‘‘and the Federal Lab-
oratory Consortium for Technology Trans-
fer’’ in subsection (d)(2);
(iii) by striking ‘‘, and refer such re-
quests’’ and all that follows through ‘‘avail-
able to the Service’’ in subsection (d)(3);
and
(iv) by striking subsection (e); and
(E) in section 17—
(i) by striking ‘‘Subject to paragraph
(2), separate’’ in subsection (c)(1) and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘Separate’’;
(ii) by striking paragraph (2) of sub-
section (c) and redesignating paragraph
(3) as paragraph (2);
(iii) by striking ‘‘funds to carry out’’
in subsection (f), and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘funds only to pay the salary of
the Director of the Office of Quality Pro-
grams, who shall be responsible for carry-
ing out’’; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(h) VOLUNTARY
AND
UNCOMPENSATED
SERV-
ICES.—The Director of the Office of Quality Programs
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may accept voluntary and uncompensated services not-
withstanding the provisions of section 1342 of title 31,
United States Code.’’.
(3) MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS.—Section 3
of Public Law 94–168 (15 U.S.C. 205b) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking paragraph (2);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
(C) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated
by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by
striking ‘‘in nonbusiness activities’’.
SEC. 17203. REORGANIZATION OF THE BUREAU OF THE
CENSUS.
(a) PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTERIM PERIOD.—
(1) FUNCTIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF COM-
MERCE.—During the 6-month period beginning on
the abolishment date specified in section 17101(c),
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et shall perform all functions that, immediately be-
fore such effective date, were functions of the Sec-
retary of Commerce under title 13, United States
Code.
(2) REORGANIZATION AUTHORITY UNDER SEC-
TION
17104(f) NOT
TO
APPLY.—Section 17104(f)
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shall not apply with respect to the Bureau of the
Census or any function to be performed by the ap-
propriate official pursuant to paragraph (1).
(b) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of section 17209, effective as of the first day
following the end of the 6-month period referred to
in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) the Bureau of the Census shall be
transferred to the Department of Labor; and
(B) all functions that, immediately before
such first day, were functions of the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget by rea-
son of subsection (a)(1) shall be transferred to
the Secretary of Labor.
(2) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE OF THE DIREC-
TOR OF THE CENSUS.—The individual serving as the
Director of the Census at the end of the 6-month pe-
riod referred to in subsection (a)(1) may continue
serving in that capacity, after the end of such pe-
riod, until a successor has taken office.
(c) AMENDMENTS.—Effective as of the first day fol-
lowing the end of the 6-month period referred to in sub-
section (a)(1)—
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(1) TRANSFER OF THE BUREAU OF THE CEN-
SUS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.—(A) Section
2 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘is continued as’’ through the period and
inserting ‘‘is an agency within, and under the juris-
diction of, the Department of Labor.’’.
(B) Subsection (e) of section 12 of the Act of
February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1511(e)) is repealed.
(2) DEFINITION
OF
SECRETARY.—Title 13,
United States Code, is amended in section 1(2) by
striking ‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’ and inserting
‘‘Secretary of Labor’’.
(3) REFERENCES
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
COMMERCE.—Title 13, United States Code, is
amended in sections 4, 9(a), 23(b), 24(e), 44, 103,
132, 211, 213(b)(2), 221, 222, 223, 224, 225(a),
and 241 by striking ‘‘Department of Commerce’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Department of
Labor’’.
(4) REFERENCES TO THE SECRETARY OF COM-
MERCE.—(A) Section 304(a) of title 13, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of
Commerce’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Labor’’.
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(B)(i) Section 401(a) of title 13, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of Com-
merce’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
(ii) Section 8(e) of the Foreign Direct Invest-
ment and International Financial Data Improve-
ments Act of 1990 (22 U.S.C. 3144(e)) is amended
by striking ‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’ and inserting
‘‘Secretary of Labor’’.
(iii) Section 401(a) of title 13, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Department of Com-
merce’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Reserve System’’.
(5) COMPENSATION FOR THE POSITION OF DI-
RECTOR OF THE CENSUS.—Section 5315 of title 5,
United States Code, as amended by section
17108(e)(7), is further amended by striking ‘‘Cen-
sus.’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Census, 
Department 
of
Labor.’’.
(6) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Section 9 of title 13,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(c)(1) Nothing in subsection (a)(3) shall be consid-
ered to permit the disclosure of any matter or information
to an officer or employee of the Department of Labor who
is not referred to in subchapter II if, immediately before
the start of the 6-month period referred to in section
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17203(a)(1) of the Department of Commerce Dismantling
Act, such disclosure (if then made by an officer or em-
ployee of the Department of Commerce) would have been
impermissible under this section (as then in effect).
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to
any disclosure made to the Secretary.’’.
(d) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
the Congress that the Bureau of the Census should—
(1) make appropriate use of any authority af-
forded to it by the Census Address List Improve-
ment Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–430; 108 Stat.
4393), and take measures to ensure the timely im-
plementation of such Act; and
(2) streamline census questionnaires to promote
savings in the collection and tabulation of data.
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of sub-
title E, the reorganization of the Bureau of the Census
pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) shall be treated as
if it involved a transfer of functions.
SEC. 17204. BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The functions of the Bureau
of Economic Analysis are transferred to the Secretary of
Labor.
(2) All functions which, immediately before such date,
are functions of the Secretary of Commerce with respect
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to the Bureau of Economic Analysis are transferred to the
Secretary of Labor.
(b) CONSOLIDATION WITH THE BUREAU OF LABOR
STATISTICS.—The Secretary of Labor shall consolidate
the functions transferred under subsection (a) with the
Bureau of Labor Statistics within the Department of
Labor.
(c) REPORTS.—Not later than 18 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor,
after consultation with the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, shall submit to the Congress a writ-
ten report on—
(1) the availability of any private sector re-
sources that may be capable of performing any or all
of the functions of the Bureau of Economic Analy-
sis, and the feasibility of having any such functions
so performed; and
(2) the feasibility of implementing a system
under which fees may be assessed by the Bureau of
Economic Analysis in order to defray the costs of
any services performed by the Bureau of Economic
Analysis, when such services are performed other
than on behalf of the Federal Government or an
agency or instrumentality thereof.
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(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of sub-
title E, the reorganization of the Bureau of Economic
Analysis under this section shall be treated as if it involved
a transfer of functions.
(e) LIMITATION ON ANNUAL OBLIGATIONS AND EX-
PENDITURES FOR CONTINUED FUNCTIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), for each fiscal year that begins on or
after the effective date of this section, the total of
amounts obligated or expended by the United States
each fiscal year for performance of functions which
immediately before the date of the enactment of this
Act were authorized to be performed by the Sec-
retary of Commerce with respect to the Bureau of
Economic Analysis, or by or an agency, officer, or
employee of the Department of Commerce with re-
spect to that bureau, may not exceed 75 percent of
the total of amounts obligated or expended by the
United States for performance of such functions for
fiscal year 1995.
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply to obligations or expenditures incurred as a di-
rect consequence of the termination, transfer, or
other disposition of funtions pursuant to this sec-
tion.
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(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This subsection
shall take precedence over any other provision of law
unless such provision explicitly refers to this section
and makes an exception to it.
(4) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF
THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.—The
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall—
(A) ensure compliance with the require-
ments of this subsection; and
(B) include in each report under sections
17106(a) and (b) a description of actions taken
to comply with such requirements.
SEC. 17205. TERMINATED FUNCTIONS OF NTIA.
(a) REPEALS.—The following provisions of law are
repealed:
(1) Subpart A of part IV of title III of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 390 et
seq.), relating to assistance for public telecommuni-
cations facilities.
(2) Subpart B of part IV of title III of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 394 et
seq.), relating to the Endowment for Children’s
Educational Television.
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(3) Subpart C of part IV of title III of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 395 et
seq.), relating to Telecommunications Demonstration
grants.
(b) DISPOSAL OF NTIA LABORATORIES.—
(1) PRIVATIZATION.—All laboratories of the
National Telecommunications and Information Ad-
ministration are transferred to the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget for privatization
in accordance with section 17109.
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—The functions
of the National Telecommunications and Informa-
tion Administration concerning research and analy-
sis of the electromagnetic spectrum described in sec-
tion 5112(b) of the Omnibus Trade and Competi-
tiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 1532) are trans-
ferred to the Director of the National Bureau of
Standards.
(c) TRANSFER OF NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION FUNCTIONS.—
(1) TRANSFER TO USTR.—Except as provided
in subsection (b)(2), the functions of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administra-
tion, and of the Secretary of Commerce and the As-
sistant Secretary for Communications and Informa-
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tion of the Department of Commerce with respect to
the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, are transferred to the United States
Trade Representative.
(2) REFERENCES.—References in any provision
of law (including the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration Organization Act)
to the Secretary of Commerce or the Assistant Sec-
retary for Communications and Information of the
Department of Commerce—
(A) with respect to a function vested pur-
suant to this section in the United States Trade
Representative shall be deemed to refer to the
United States Trade Representative; and
(B) with respect to a function vested pur-
suant to this section in the Director of the Na-
tional Bureau of Standards shall be deemed to
refer to the Director of the National Bureau of
Standards.
(3) TERMINATION OF NTIA.—Effective on the
abolishment date specified in section 17101(c), the
National Telecommunications and Information Ad-
ministration is abolished.
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SEC. 17206. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD-
MINISTRATION.
(a) TERMINATION OF MISCELLANEOUS RESEARCH
PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—No funds may be appro-
priated in any fiscal year for the following programs
and accounts of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration:
(A) The National Undersea Research Pro-
gram.
(B) The Fleet Modernization Program.
(C) The Charleston, South Carolina, Spe-
cial Management Plan.
(D) Chesapeake Bay Observation Buoys
(as of September 30, 1996).
(E) Federal/State Weather Modification
Grants.
(F) The Southeast Storm Research Ac-
count.
(G) The Southeast United States Carib-
bean Fisheries Oceanographic Coordinated In-
vestigations Program.
(H) National Institute for Environmental
Renewal.
(I) The Lake Champlain Study.
(J) The Maine Marine Research Center.
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(K) The South Carolina Cooperative Geo-
detic Survey Account.
(L) Pacific Island Technical Assistance.
(M) Sea Grant Oyster Disease Account.
(N) Sea Grant Zebra Mussel Account.
(O) VENTS program.
(P) National Weather Service non-Federal,
non-wildfire Weather Service.
(Q) National Weather Service Regional
Climate Centers.
(R) National Weather Service Samoa
Weather Forecast Office Repair and Upgrade
Account.
(S) Dissemination of Weather Charts (Ma-
rine Facsimile Service).
(T) The Climate and Global Change Ac-
count.
(U) The Global Learning and Observations
to Benefit the Environment Program.
(V) Great Lakes nearshore research.
(W) Mussel watch.
(2) REPEALS.—The following provisions of law
are repealed:
(A) The Ocean Thermal Conversion Act of
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.).
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(B) Title IV of the Marine Protection, Re-
search, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1447 et seq.).
(C) Title V of the Marine Protection, Re-
search, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C.
2801 et seq.).
(D) The Great Lakes Shoreline Mapping
Act of 1987 (33 U.S.C. 883a note).
(E) The Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife
Tissue Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 943 et seq.).
(F) The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance
Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C.
4701 et seq.), except for those provisions affect-
ing the Assistant Secretary of the Army (civil
works) and the Secretary of the department in
which the Coast Guard is operating.
(G) Section 3 of the Sea Grant Program
Improvement Act of 1976 (33 U.S.C. 1124a).
(H) Section 208(c) of the National Sea
Grant 
College 
Program 
Act 
(33 
U.S.C.
1127(c)).
(I) Section 305 of the Coastal Zone Man-
agement Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1454) is re-
pealed effective October 1, 1998.
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(J) The NOAA Fleet Modernization Act
(33 U.S.C. 891 et seq.).
(K) Public Law 85–342 (72 Stat. 35; 16
U.S.C. 778 et seq.), relating to fish research
and experimentation.
(L) The first section of the Act of August
8, 1956 (70 Stat. 1126; 16 U.S.C. 760d), relat-
ing to grants for commercial fishing education.
(M) Public Law 86–359 (16 U.S.C. 760e
et seq.), relating to the study of migratory ma-
rine gamefish.
(N) The Act of August 15, 1914 (Chapter
253; 38 Stat. 692; 16 U.S.C. 781 et seq.), pro-
hibiting the taking of sponges in the Gulf of
Mexico and the Straits of Florida.
(b) AERONAUTICAL MAPPING AND CHARTING.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The aeronautical mapping
and charting functions of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration are transferred to the
Defense Mapping Agency.
(2) TERMINATION OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS.—
The Defense Mapping Agency shall terminate any
functions transferred under paragraph (1) that are
performed by the private sector.
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(3) FUNCTIONS REQUESTED BY FEDERAL AVIA-
TION ADMINISTRATION.—(A) Notwithstanding para-
graph (2), the Director of the Defense Mapping
Agency shall carry out such aeronautical charting
functions as may be requested by the Administrator
of the Federal Aviation Administration.
(B) In carrying out aeronautical mapping func-
tions requested by the Administrator under subpara-
graph (A), the Director shall—
(i) publish and distribute to the public and
to the Administrator any aeronautical charts re-
quested by the Administrator; and
(ii) provide to the Administrator such
other air traffic control products and services as
may be requested by the Administrator,
in such manner and including such information as
the Administrator determines is necessary for, or
will promote, the safe and efficient movement of air-
craft in air commerce.
(4) CONTINUING APPLICABILITY.—The require-
ments of section 1307 of title 44, United States
Code, shall continue to apply with respect to all
aeronautical products created or published by the
Director of the Defense Mapping Agency in carrying
out the functions transferred to the Director under
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this paragraph; except that the prices for such prod-
ucts shall be established jointly by the Director and
the Secretary of Transportation on an annual basis.
(c) TRANSFER OF MAPPING, CHARTING, AND GEOD-
ESY FUNCTIONS TO THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), there are hereby transferred to the Di-
rector of the United States Geological Survey the
functions relating to mapping, charting, and geodesy
authorized under the Act of August 7, 1947 (61
Stat. 787; 33 U.S.C. 883a).
(2) TERMINATION OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS.—
The Director of the United States Geological Survey
shall terminate any functions transferred under
paragraph (1) that are performed by the private sec-
tor.
(d) NESDIS.—There are transferred to the National
Institute for Science and Technology all functions and as-
sets of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion that on the date immediately before the effective date
of this section were authorized to be performed by the Na-
tional Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information
System.
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(e) OAR.—There are transferred to the National In-
stitute for Science and Technology all functions and assets
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(including global programs) that on the date immediately
before the effective date of this section were authorized
to be performed by the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research.
(f) NWS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are transferred to the
National Institute for Science and Technology all
functions and assets of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration that on the date imme-
diately before the effective date of this section were
authorized to be performed by the National Weather
Service.
(2) DUTIES.—To protect life and property and
enhance the national economy, the Administrator of
Science and Technology, through the National
Weather Service, except as outlined in paragraph
(3), shall be responsible for the following:
(A) Forecasts. The Administrator of
Science and Technology, through the National
Weather Service, shall serve as the sole official
source of severe weather warnings.
(B) Issuance of storm warnings.
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(C) The collection, exchange, and distribu-
tion of meteorological, hydrological, climatic,
and oceanographic data and information.
(D) The preparation of hydro-meteorologi-
cal guidance and core forecast information.
(3) LIMITATIONS ON COMPETITION.—The Na-
tional Weather Service may not compete, or assist
other entities to compete, with the private sector to
provide a service when that service is currently pro-
vided or can be provided by a commercial enterprise
unless—
(A) the Administrator of Science and
Technology finds that the private sector is un-
willing or unable to provide the service; or
(B) the Administrator of Science and
Technology finds that the service provides vital
weather warnings and forecasts for the protec-
tion of lives and property of the general public.
(4) ORGANIC ACT AMENDMENTS.—
(A) AMENDMENTS.—The Act of 1890 is
amended—
(i) by striking section 3 (15 U.S.C.
313); and
(ii) in section 9 (15 U.S.C. 317), by
striking ‘‘Department of’’ and all that fol-
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lows thereafter and inserting ‘‘National In-
stitute for Science and Technology.’’.
(B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this
paragraph, the term ‘‘Act of 1890’’ means the
Act entitled ‘‘An Act to increase the efficiency
and reduce the expenses of the Signal Corps of
the Army, and to transfer the Weather Bureau
to the Department of Agriculture’’, approved
October 1, 1890 (26 Stat. 653).
(5) REPEAL.—Sections 706 and 707 of the
Weather Service Modernization Act (15 U.S.C. 313
note) are repealed.
(6) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Weather
Service Modernization Act (15 U.S.C. 313 note) is
amended—
(A) in section 702, by striking paragraph
(3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) through
(10) as paragraphs (3) through (9), respec-
tively; and
(B) in section 703—
(i) by striking ‘‘(a) NATIONAL IMPLE-
MENTATION PLAN.—’’;
(ii) by striking paragraph (3) and re-
designating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as
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paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
and
(iii) by striking subsections (b) and
(c).
(g) TERMINATION OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND
ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION
CORPS
OF
COMMIS-
SIONED OFFICERS.—
(1) NUMBER
OF
OFFICERS.—Notwithstanding
section 8 of the Act of June 3, 1948 (33 U.S.C.
853g), the total number of commissioned officers on
the active list of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration shall not exceed 358 for fiscal
year 1996. No commissioned officers are authorized
for any fiscal year after fiscal year 1996.
(2) SEPARATION PAY.—(A) Commissioned offi-
cers may be separated from the active list of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Any
officer so separated because of paragraph (1) shall,
subject to subparagraph (B) and the availability of
appropriations, be eligible for separation pay under
section 9 of the Act of June 3, 1948 (33 U.S.C.
853h) to the same extent as if such officer had been
separated under section 8 of such Act (33 U.S.C.
853g).
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(B) Any officer who, under paragraph (4),
transfers to another of the uniformed services or be-
comes employed in a civil service position shall not
be eligible for separation pay under this paragraph.
(C)(i) Any officer who receives separation pay
under this paragraph shall be required to repay the
amount received if, within 1 year after the date of
the separation on which the payment is based, such
officer is reemployed in a civil service position in the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
the duties of which position would formerly have
been performed by a commissioned officer, as deter-
mined by the Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration.
(ii) A repayment under this subparagraph shall
be made in a lump sum or in such installments as
the Administrator may specify.
(D) In the case of any officer who makes a re-
payment under subparagraph (C)—
(i) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration shall pay into the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund, on such offi-
cer’s behalf, any deposit required under section
8422(e)(1) of title 5, United States Code, with
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respect to any prior service performed by that
individual as such an officer; and
(ii) if the amount paid under clause (i) is
less than the amount of the repayment under
subparagraph (C), the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration shall pay into the
Government Securities Investment Fund (estab-
lished under section 8438(b)(1)(A) of title 5,
United States Code), on such individual’s be-
half, an amount equal to the difference.
The provisions of paragraph (5)(C)(iv) shall apply
with respect to any contribution to the Thrift Sav-
ings Plan made under clause (ii).
(3) PRIORITY PLACEMENT PROGRAM.—A prior-
ity placement program similar to the programs de-
scribed in section 3329b of title 5, United States
Code, as amended by section 17110, shall be estab-
lished by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration to assist commissioned officers who are
separated from the active list of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration because of
paragraph (1).
(4) TRANSFER.—(A) Subject to the approval of
the Secretary of Defense and under terms and con-
ditions specified by the Secretary, commissioned offi-
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cers subject to paragraph (1) may transfer to the
Armed Forces under section 716 of title 10, United
States Code.
(B) Subject to the approval of the Secretary of
Transportation and under terms and conditions
specified by the Secretary, commissioned officers
subject to paragraph (1) may transfer to the United
States Coast Guard under section 716 of title 10,
United States Code.
(C) Subject to the approval of the Adminis-
trator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration and under terms and conditions speci-
fied by that Administrator, commissioned officers
subject to paragraph (1) may be employed by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
as members of the civil service.
(5) RETIREMENT PROVISIONS.—(A) For com-
missioned officers who transfer under paragraph
(4)(A) to the Armed Forces, the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration shall pay into the
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund
an amount, to be calculated by the Secretary of De-
fense in consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury, equal to the actuarial present value of any
retired or retainer pay they will draw upon retire-
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ment, including full credit for service in the NOAA
Corps. Any payment under this subparagraph shall,
for purposes of paragraph (2) of section 17207(g),
be considered to be an expenditure described in such
paragraph.
(B) For commissioned officers who transfer
under paragraph (4)(B) to the United States Coast
Guard, full credit for service in the NOAA Corps
shall be given for purposes of any annuity or other
similar benefit under the retirement system for
members of the United States Coast Guard, entitle-
ment to which is based on the separation of such of-
ficer.
(C)(i) For a commissioned officer who becomes
employed in a civil service position pursuant to para-
graph (4)(C) and thereupon becomes subject to the
Federal Employees’ Retirement System, the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall
pay, on such officer’s behalf—
(I) into the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund, the amounts required under
clause (ii); and
(II) into the Government Securities Invest-
ment Fund, the amount required under clause
(iii).
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(ii)(I) 
The 
amount 
required 
under 
this
subclause is the amount of any deposit required
under section 8422(e)(1) of such title 5 with respect
to any prior service performed by the individual as
a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
(II) To determine the amount required under
this subclause, first determine, for each year of serv-
ice with respect to which the deposit under subclause
(I) relates, the product of the normal-cost percent-
age for such year (as determined under the last sen-
tence of this subclause) multiplied by basic pay re-
ceived by the individual for any such service per-
formed in such year. Second, take the sum of the
amounts determined for the respective years under
the first sentence. Finally, subtract from such sum
the amount of the deposit under subclause (I). For
purposes of the first sentence, the normal-cost per-
centage for any year shall be as determined for such
year under the provisions of section 8423(a)(1) of
title 5, United States Code, except that, in the case
of any year before the first year for which any nor-
mal-cost percentage was determined under such pro-
visions, the normal-cost percentage for such first
year shall be used.
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(iii) The amount required under this clause is
the amount by which the separation pay to which
the officer would have been entitled under the sec-
ond sentence of paragraph (2)(A) (assuming the
conditions for receiving such separation pay have
been met) exceeds the amount of the deposit under
clause (ii)(I), if at all.
(iv)(I) Any contribution made under this sub-
paragraph to the Thrift Savings Plan shall not be
subject to any otherwise applicable limitation on con-
tributions contained in the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, and shall not be taken into account in apply-
ing any such limitation to other contributions or
benefits under the Thrift Savings Plan, with respect
to the year in which the contribution is made.
(II) Such plan shall not be treated as failing to
meet any nondiscrimination requirement by reason
of the making of such contribution.
(6) REPEALS.—(A) The following provisions of
law are repealed:
(i) The Coast and Geodetic Survey Com-
missioned Officers’ Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C.
853a–853o, 853p–853u).
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(ii) The Act of February 16, 1929 (Chap-
ter 221, section 5; 45 Stat. 1187; 33 U.S.C.
852a).
(iii) The Act of January 19, 1942 (Chap-
ter 6; 56 Stat. 6).
(iv) Section 9 of Public Law 87–649 (76
Stat. 495).
(v) The Act of May 22, 1917 (Chapter 20,
section 16; 40 Stat. 87; 33 U.S.C. 854 et seq.).
(vi) The Act of December 3, 1942 (Chap-
ter 670; 56 Stat. 1038.
(vii) Sections 1 through 5 of Public Law
91–621 (84 Stat. 1863; 33 U.S.C. 857–1 et
seq.).
(viii) The Act of August 10, 1956 (Chapter
1041, section 3; 70A Stat. 619; 33 U.S.C.
857a).
(ix) The Act of May 18, 1920 (Chapter
190, section 11; 41 Stat. 603; 33 U.S.C. 864).
(x) The Act of July 22, 1947 (Chapter
286; 61 Stat. 400; 33 U.S.C. 873, 874).
(xi) The Act of August 3, 1956 (Chapter
932; 70 Stat. 988; 33 U.S.C. 875, 876).
(xii) All other Acts inconsistent with this
subsection.
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No repeal under this subparagraph shall affect any
annuity or other similar benefit payable, under any
provision of law so repealed, based on the separation
of any individual from the NOAA Corps on or before
September 30, 1996. Any authority exercised by the
Secretary of Commerce or his designee with respect
to any such benefits shall be exercised by the Ad-
ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration, and any authorization of ap-
propriations relating to those benefits, which is in
effect as of September 30, 1996, shall be considered
to have remained in effect.
(B) The effective date of the repeals under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be October 1, 1996.
(7) CREDITABILITY
OF
NOAA
SERVICE
FOR
PURPOSES RELATING TO REDUCTIONS IN FORCE.—
A commissioned officer who is separated from the
active list of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration because of paragraph (1) shall, for
purposes of any subsequent reduction in force, re-
ceive credit for any period of service performed as
such an officer before separation from such list to
the same extent and in the same manner as if it had
been a period of active service in the Armed Forces.
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(8) ABOLITION.—The Office of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Corps of
Operations and the Commissioned Personnel Center
are abolished effective September 30, 1996.
(h) NOAA FLEET.—
(1) 
SERVICE
CONTRACTS.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law and subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Administrator of the
National Institute for Science and Technology shall
enter into contracts, including multiyear contracts,
subject to paragraph (3), for the use of vessels to
conduct oceanographic research and fisheries re-
search, monitoring, enforcement, and management,
and to acquire other data necessary to carry out the
missions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. The Administrator of the National
Institute for Science and Technology shall enter into
these contracts unless—
(A) the cost of the contract is more than
the cost (including the cost of vessel operation,
maintenance, and all personnel) to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of ob-
taining those services on vessels of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
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(B) the contract is for more than 7 years;
or
(C) the data is acquired through a vessel
agreement pursuant to paragraph (4).
(2) VESSELS.—The Administrator of the Na-
tional Institute for Science and Technology may not
enter into any contract for the construction, lease-
purchase, upgrade, or service life extension of any
vessel.
(3) MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), and notwithstanding sec-
tion 1341 of title 31, United States Code, and
section 11 of title 41, United States Code, the
Administrator of the National Institute for
Science and Technology may acquire data
under multiyear contracts.
(B) REQUIRED FINDINGS.—The Adminis-
trator of the National Institute for Science and
Technology may not enter into a contract pur-
suant to this paragraph unless such Adminis-
trator finds with respect to that contract that
there is a reasonable expectation that through-
out the contemplated contract period the Ad-
ministrator will request from Congress funding