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97 STAT. 280 PUBLIC LAW 98-51—JULY 14, 1983 96 Stat. 1914. Law 97-377 shall be applied without regard to subsection (c) of such section. Consulting SEC. 305. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for service. ^j^y consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi- tures are a matter of public record and available for public inspec- tion, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. Approved July 14, 1988. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3135: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 98-227 (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 98 -271 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORT No. 98 -161 (Comm. on Appropriations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): June 2, 3, considered and passed House. June 23, considered and passed Senate, amended. June 29, House agreed to conference report; receded from its disagreement and concurred in certain Senate amendments and in others with amendments. Senate agreed to conference report and concurred in House amendments.