104 STAT. 1846 PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 SEC. 3502. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES (a) IN GENERAL. —The Panama Canal Commission is authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to it in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as may be necessary under the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of the Panama Canal for fiscal year 1991, except that not more than $52,000 for such fiscal year may be made available for official reception and representation expenses, of which— (1) not more than $12,000 may be made available for such expenses of the supervisory board of the Commission; (2) not more than $6,000 may be made available for such expenses of the Secretary of the Commission; and (3) not more than $34,000 may be made available for such expenses of the Administrator of the Commission. (b) PURCHASE OF PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES.— Funds available to the Panama Canal Commission for fiscal year 1991 shall be available for the purchase of passenger motor vehicles (including large heavy-duty vehicles) used to transport personnel of the Commission across the Isthmus of Panama. Such vehicles may be purchased without regard to price limitations prescribed by law or regulation. SEC. 3503. GENERAL PROVISIONS (a) PAY INCREASES.— Funds for the Panama Canal Commission may be obligated for fiscal year 1991, notwithstanding section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, to the extent necessary to permit payment of such pay increases for officers or employees as may be authorized by administrative action pursuant to law which are not in excess of statutory increases granted for the same period in corresponding rates of compensation for other employees of the United States in comparable positions. (b) EXPENSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. —Expenditures authorized under this title may be made only in accordance with the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 and any law of the United States implementing those treaties. SEC. 3504. COMPENSATION FOR BOARD MEMBERS Section 1102(b) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3612(b)) is amended by striking "grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332" in the last sentence and inserting "level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316". SEC. 3505. COMPENSATION FOR DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF ENGINEER Section 11040)) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3614(b)) is amended by inserting before the period ", and, if eligible, shall each be paid the overseas recruitment or retention differential provided for in section 1217 of this Act". SEC. 3506. RETIREMENT (a) ELIGIBILITY. — Section 8336(i) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: "(3) An employee of the Panama Canal Commission employed by that body after September 30, 1979, who is separated from the
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