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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1979

93 STAT. 662

Issuance of certificates. 45 USC 662.

49 USC 1654.

Funds, prohibition.

Abortions. Funds, prohibition.

PUBLIC LAW 9 6 - 8 6 ~ O C T. 12, 1979 SEC. 114. Notwithstanding the provisions of the paragraph entitled "Capital Outlay" in title II of the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1978, providing for the expiration of certain authorizations and the lapse of certain funds for capital outlay projects, the authorization for the capital outlay project involving the construction of phase I of the downtown permanent campus of the University of the District of Columbia located north of Mount Vernon Square and the funds appropriated in connection therewith by the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1978, shall, subject to the last proviso of such paragraph, expire on September 30, 1980, unless funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such date. SEC. 115. (a) Section 3(e) of Public Law 91-663 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "With respect to a railroad which filed a petition for reorganization during fiscal year 1978, during the period October 1, 1979, through November 30, 1979, certificates shall be issued without regard to the limitations of subsection (a) and with such priority in payment as the Secretary deems appropriate to secure repayment, for the purpose of continuing service on the railroad system at the level in effect on October 1, 1979." (b) Section 5(h)(2)(A) of Public Law 89-670, as amended, is further amended by striking "but has not yet" and inserting in lieu thereof "or has". SEC. 116. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used for the reorganization of the Alaska Railroad Office of the Chief Counsel, Office of Real Estate or Office of Financial Planning, or for the consolidation of those Offices into the Office of the Alaska Railroad General Manager. SEC. 117. All obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations and authority provided in this joint resolution are hereby ratified and confirmed if otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this joint resolution. SEC. 118. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution except section 102, none of the Federal funds provided by this joint resolution for the District of Columbia, Foreign Assistance and Related Programs, the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare, or the Department of Defense shall be used to perform abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term; or except for such medical procedures necessary for the victims of rape or incest, when such rape or incest has been reported promptly to a law enforcement agency or public health service;