A bill to authorize amendment of contracts relating to the exchange of certain vessels for conversion and operation in unsubsidized service between the west coast of the United States and the territory of Guam.
PL 93-306 (H.R.11223), enacted 06/08/1974

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PUBLIC LAW 93-306-JUNE 8, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
Retroactive pay 
increases. 
North Vietnam 
reconstruction 
funds, prohibition. 
U.S. combat 
activities in 
Southeast Asia, 
funds, prohibition. 
visions affecting appropriations or other funds, available during the 
fiscal year 1974, limiting the amounts which may be expended for per-
sonal services, or for purposes involving personal services, or amounts 
which may be transferred between appropriations or authorizations 
available for or involving such services, are hereby increased to the 
extent necessary to meet increased pay costs authorized by or pursuant 
to law. 
SEC. 403. Applicable appropriations or funds available for the fiscal 
year 1974 shall also be available for payment of prior fiscal year obli-
gations for retroactive pay increases granted pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
5341. 
SEC. 404. No funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended to 
aid or assist in the reconstruction of the Democratic Republic of Viet-
nam (North Vietnam). 
SEC. 405. None of the funds herein appropriated may be obligated 
or expended to finance directly or indirectly combat activities by 
United States military forces in or over or from off the shores of North 
Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia. 
SEC. 406. Appropriations and authority provided in this Act shall be 
available from June 1, 1974, and all obligations incurred in anticipa-
tion of the appropriations and authority provided in this Act are 
hereby ratified and confirmed if otherwise in accordance with the 
provisions of this Act. 
Approved June 8, 1974. 
June 8, 1974 
[H. R.11223] 
Public Law 93-306 
AN ACT 
To authorize amendment of contracts relating to the exchange of certain vessels 
for conversion and operation in unsubsidized service between the west coast 
of the United States and the territory of Guam. 
Vessels. 
Exchange con-
tracts, amend-
ment. 
81 Stat. 581. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary"), acting by 
and through the Maritime Administration, is authorized to remove 
from any and all contracts made under authority of the Act of Decem-
ber 14, 1967 (Public Law 90-195) or otherwise affecting the two 
C^-type vessels traded out under authority of that Act, the terms 
and conditions which were deemed necessary to insure that if the 
person who acc[uired the two C-4-type vessels discontinues his opera-
tion of unsubsidized service between the west coast of the United 
States and the territory of Guam, the vessels will be sold to his suc-
cessor in such service at their fair and reasonable value as determined 
by the Secretary, and any other requirements the Secretary deter-
mined were necessary to insure continued operation of the two C-^-
type vessels in such unsubsidized service. At the request of the other 
party to any such contract, the Secretary shall amend such contract 
in accordance with the provisions of this Act. 
Approved June 8, 1974.