PUBLIC LAW 100-570—OCT. 31, 1988
102 STAT. 2867
(2) in allocating funds authorized under this section for planning grants for &ience and Technology Centers, the Director of the Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the "Director") shall give due consideration to the need to establish centers in geographic areas of the United States in which there is no nationally recognized research university. (h)(1) If the total amount appropriated for a program category specified in subsections (b) through (f) of this section is less than the total amount authorized to be appropriated for such c a t ^ o r y under this section, the portion of such appropriated amount that shall be available for spending for each subicat^ory of such category, and for each pix^ram of such category or subcat^ory for which a funding floor is specified, shall be determined as follows: (A) For each subcat^ory, the amount available for spending shall be equal to the amount specified in subsections Qa) through (f) for that subcat^ory, as multiplied by the funding availability percentage. (B) For each program of any category or subcategory for which a funding floor is specified, the amount available for spending shall be equal to the amount specified in this section as the floor for that p r c ^ a m, as multiplied by the funding availability percentage. (2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "funding availability percentage" means the percentage determined by dividing— (A) the total amount appropriated for a program category specified in subsection (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) of this section by (B) the total amount authorized under subsection (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) for that category. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 102. Appropriations made under authority provided in section 101 of this Act shall remain available for obligation for periods specified in the Acts making the appropriations. CONSULTATION AND REPRESENTATION EXPENSES
SEC. 103. From appropriations made under authorizations provided in this Act, not more than $7,500 may be used in each fiscal year for official consultation, representation, or other extraordinary expenses at the discretion of the Director, The determination of the Director will be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Government. TRANSFER OF FUNDS
SEC. 104. (a) In any given fiscal year, funds may be transferred among the cat^ories listed in section 101, and among subcategories listed in section 101, so long as the net funds transferred to or from any cat^ory, or to or from any subcategory, do not exceed 10 percent of the amount authorized for that c a t ^ o r y or subcategory. 0)) In addition, the Director may propose transfers to or from any category exceeding 10 percent of the amount authorized for that c a t ^ o r y in section 101, and to or from any subcategory in which the net funds transferred exceed 10 percent of the amount authorized for that subcategory. An explanation of any such proposed transfer must be transmitted in writing to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
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