PUBLIC LAW 98-212 —DEC. 8, 1983 97 STAT. 1433 private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine Corps, including pur- chase of not to exceed two hundred and four passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands, and inter- ests therein, may be acquired and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; $1,741,306,000, to remain available for obiiga- 40 USC 255. tion until September 30, 1986. AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground han- dling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants. Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land without regard to section 9774 of title 10, United States Code, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things; $21,080,110,000, of which $5,626,800,000 shall be available only for the purchase of the B-IB bomber under a multiyear contract, of which $112,100,000 shall be available for contribution of the United States share of the cost of the acquisition by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of an Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) and, in addition, the Department of Defense may make a commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to assume the United States share of contingent liability in connection with the NATO E-3A Cooperative Programme; and in addition, $310,200,000, which shall be derived by transfer from "Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 1983/ 1985", of which $288,200,000 shall be from the A-10 program, $14,000,000 shall be from the C-135 modification program, and $8,000,000 shall be from the C-130H program to be available only for the purchase of C-130H aircraft; and in addition, $12,900,000, which shall be derived by transfer from "Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 1982/1984", from the Civilian Reserve Airlift Fleet modification program to be available only for the Civilian Reserve Airlift Fleet modification program: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act may be obligated under the four major fiscal year 1984 production contracts for the B-IB bomber if the current dollar costs of such production contracts would exceed the Air Forces original current dollar estimates for the four major fiscal year 1984 B-IB production contracts based on the production portion of the $20,500,000,000 estimate for the B-IB bomber baseline costs expressed in fiscal year 1981 constant dollars; to remain available for obligation until Sep- tember 30, 1986: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by Notification to this Act may be obligated for procurement of the alternate fighter congressional engine until the Secretary of Defense notifies the appropriations ^°"^TM^ ^^^ committees of both the House and the Senate of his approval of the decision made by the source selection authority: Provided further.
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