92 STAT. 1236
PUBLIC LAW 95-457—OCT. 13, 1978 CLAIMS, DEFENSE
For payment, not otherwise provided for, of claims authorized by law to be paid by the Department of Defense (except for civil functions), including claims for damages arising under training contracts with carriers, and repayment of amounts determined by the Secretary concerned, or officers designated by him, to have been erroneously collected from military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense, or from States, territories, or the District of Columbia, or members of the National Guard units thereof; $87,500,000. ,•,,-••,:-•:
CONTINGENCIES, D E F E N S E
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For emergency and extraordinary expenses arising in the Department of Defense, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; $2,500,000. COURT OF MILITARY APPEALS, D E F E N S E
For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of Military A p p e a l s; $1,750,000, and not to exceed $1,500 can be used for official representation purposes. .jr ..'; ,
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS, D E F E N S E
For transfer by the Secretary of Defense to or from appropriations available for military functions of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1979, or thereafter, for the expenses of military personnel or operation and maintenance, in order to maintain the budgeted level of operations for such appropriations and thereby eliminate substantial gains and losses to such appropriations caused by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates that vary substantially from those used in preparing budget submissions; $500,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds transferred from this appropriation shall be merged with and be available for the same purpose, and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred, and funds transferred to this appropriation shall be merged wuth, and be available for the purpose of this appropriation until expended: Provided jurtlier^ That transfers may be made from time to time from this appropriation to the extent the Secretary of Defense determines it may be necessary to do so to reflect downward fluctuations in the currency exchange rates from those used in p r e p a r i n g the budget submissions for such appropriations, but transfers shall be made from such appropriations to this appropriation to reflect u p w a r d fluctuations in currency exchange rates to prevent substantial net gains in such a p p r o p r i a t i o n s: Provided further, That restrictions contained within appropriations or other provisions of law limiting the amounts that may be obligated or expended for rentals, construction, or other services or supplies are hereby increased to the extent necessary to reflect downward fluctuations in currency exchange rates from those used in preparing the applicable budget submission: Provided further, That contracts or other obligations entered into payable in foreign currencies may be recorded as obligations based on the currency exchange rates used in p r e p a r i n g budget submissions, and adjustments to reflect fluctuations to currency exchange rates may be recorded as disbursements are m a d e: Provided
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