PUBLIC LAW 97-86—DEC. 1, 1981
95 STAT. 1127
"(E) having g^eed in the contract that the main deck of the aircraft will not be used for cargo air service, the contractor uses, or permits the use of, the main deck of the aircraft for cargo air service. "(c) A contract made under subsection (a) with respect to any aircraft may include the following terms: "(1) If the contractor agrees that the main deck of the aircraft will not be used in cargo air service, the Secretary may agree to pay the contractor— "(A) an amount not to exceed 100 percent of the cost of modifying the aircraft to include or incorporate cargoconvertible features suitable for defense purposes in that aircraft, as described in subsection (a); "(B) an amount to compensate the contractor for the loss of use of the aircraft during the time required to make such modification, such amount to be determined by taking into consideration the fair market rental cost of a similar aircraft (not including crews, ground facilities, or other support costs) for that time, the estimated loss of revenue by the .contractor attributable to the aircraft being out of service during that time, and such other factors as the Secretary considers appropriate; and "(C) in the case of an existing aircraft, 100 percent of the cost of positioning the aircraft for modification, recertification of that aircraft after modification, returning that aircraft to service, and other costs directly associated with the modification. "(2) If the contractor does not agree that the main deck of the aircraft will not be used for cargo air service, the Secretary may agree to pay the contractor an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the cost of modifying the aircraft to include or incorporate cargoconvertible features suitable for defense purposes. "(3) The Secretary may under the contract be authorized to contract directly with a person chosen by the contractor to perform the modification of the aircraft to include or incorporate cargo-convertible features suitable for defense purposes in that aircraft and to pay to that person chosen by the contractor— "(A) if the contractor agrees that the main deck of that aircraft will not be used for cargo air service, an amount less than or equal to the amount to which the contractor would otherwise be entitled under paragraph (I)(A); or "(B) if the contractor does not agree that the main deck of that aircraft will not be used for cargo air service, an amount less than or equal to the amount to which the contractor would otherwise be entitled to under paragraph (2). "(d) In addition to any amount the Secretary may agree under subsection (c)(1) or (c)(3)(A) to pay under a contract made under subsection (a), the Secretary may agree under such a contract that, if the contractor agrees that the main deck of the aircraft will not be used in cargo air service, the Secretary shall make a lump sum or annual payments (or a combination thereof) to the contractor to cover any increased costs of operation or any loss of revenue attributable to the inclusion or incorporation of cargo-convertible features suitable for defense purposes in the aircraft. "(e)(l) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may agree, in any contract made under subsection (a), to pay the contractor an amount for any loss resulting from the subsequent sale of an aircraft modified under that contract if the sale of that aircraft is for a price less than
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