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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1982

PUBLIC LAW 97-377—DEC. 21, 1982 development and bid and proposal costs allocated to procurement contracts as items of indirect expense. SEC. 791. No later than the end of the second fiscal year following the fiscal year for which appropriations for Operation and Maintenance have been made available to the Department of Defense, unobligated balances of such appropriations provided for fiscal year 1982 and thereafter may be transferred into the appropriation "Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense" to be merged with and available for the same time period and the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided, That any transfer made pursuant to any use of the authority provided by this provision shall be limited so that the amount in the appropriation "Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense" does not exceed $970,000,000 at the time such a transfer is made. SEC. 792. During the current fiscal year, for the purposes of the appropriation "Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense' the foreign currency exchange rates used in preparing budget submissions shall be the foreign currency exchange rates as adjusted or modified, as reflected in applicable Committee reports on this Act. SEC. 793. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used by the Central Intelligence Agency or the Department of Defense to furnish military equipment, military training or advice, or other support for military activities, to any group or individual, not part of a country's armed forces, for the purpose of overthrowing the Government of Nicaragua or provoking a military exchange between Nicaragua and Honduras. SEC. 794, None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way for the leasing to non-Federal agencies in the United States aircraft or vehicles owned or operated by the Department of Defense when suitable aircraft or vehicles are commercially available in the private sector: Provided, That nothing in this section shall affect authorized and established procedures for the sale of surplus aircraft or vehicles: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall prohibit such leasing when specifically authorized in a subsequent Act of Congress. SEC. 795. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for any competition between the currently approved LANTIRN system and any other system under provisions of section 203 of Public Law 97-252. SEC. 796. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the Congress. SEC. 797. None of the funds made available in the Act or any subsequent Act shall be available for the purchase of the alternate or new model fighter aircraft engine that does not have a written warranty or guarantee attesting that it will perform not less than 3,000 tactical cycles. The warranty will provide that the manufacturer must perform the necessary improvements or replace any parts to achieve the required performance at no cost to the Government. SEC. 798. Section 308(g) and 308a(c) of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking "December 17, 1982" and inserting in lieu thereof "March 31, 1983^'. SEC. 799. Funds available under this Act may be used by the Department of Defense to enter into purchases of or commitments to purchase metals, minerals or other materials under section 303 of

96 STAT. 1865

Transfer of funds.

Nicaragua and Honduras.

Ante, p. 723.

Ante, p. 1197.