103 STAT. 866 PUBLIC LAW 101-144 —NOV. 9, 1989 UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC PROGRAM ACTIVITIES For necessary expenses in carrying out the research and oper- ational support for the United States Antarctic Program pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875); maintenance and operation of aircraft and pur- chase of flight services for research and operations support; mainte- nance and operation of research ships and charter or lease of ships for research and operations support; hire of passenger motor ve- hicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; $74,000,000, to remain avsiilable until expended: Provided, That receipts for support services and materials provided for non- Federal activities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided further. That no funds in this account shall be used for the purchase of aircraft other than ones transferred from other Federal agencies: Provided further. That no funds in this or any other Act shall be used to acquire or lease a research vessel with ice-breaking capabil- ity built by a shipyard located in a foreign country if such a vessel of United States origin can be obtained at a cost no more than 50 per centum above that of the least expensive technically acceptable Maritime foreign vessel bid: Provided further. That, in determining the cost of affairs. g^ch a vessel, such cost be increased by the amount of any subsidies or financing provided by a foreign government (or instrumentality thereof) to such vessel's construction: Provided further. That if the vessel contracted for pursuant to the foregoing is not available for the 1989-1990 austral summer Antarctic season, a vessel of any origin may be leased for a period of not to exceed 120 days for that season and each sesison thereafter until delivery of the new vessel: Provided further. That the preceding three provisos shall not apply to appropriated funds used for the lease of the vessel POLAR DUKE, nor for procurements covered by the GATT Agreement on Government Procurement: Provided further. That the vessel con- tracted for pursuant to the foregoing shall be of United States registry. UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC LOGISTICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES For necessary expenses in reimbursing Federal agencies for logistical and other related activities for the United States Antarctic Program pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875); maintenance, and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research and operations support; maintenance and operation of research ships and charter or lease of ships for research and operations support; improvement of environmental practices and enhancement of safety; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $82,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds made available under this heading shall not become available for obligation until September 30, 1990, and pursuant to section 202(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987, this action is a necessary (but secondary) result of a significant policy change: Provided further. That receipts for support services and materials provided for non-Federal activities may be credited to this appropriation.
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