99 STAT. 1494
31 USC 3101 et s«9-
Ante, p. 1491.
PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985
obligations of the Secretary of Transportation issued under this subsection and, for the purpose of purchasing such obligations, the Secretary of the Treasury may use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, after the date of the enactment of this Act and the purposes for which securities may be issued under such chapter are extended to include any purchases of the obligations of the Secretary of Transportation under this subsection. All redemptions and purchases by the Secretary of the Treasury of the obligations of the Secretary of Transportation shall be treated as publicdebt transactions of the United States. "(d) There is authorized to be appropriated annually for each fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1986, an amount sufficient to reimburse the Secretary of Transportation for the costs, including administrative expenses and the principal and interest due on the obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury incurred under this section. Reimbursement of any such costs shall be made with appropriated funds, as provided in this section, rather than through cancellation of notes. "(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, in the event that the Secretary of Transportation is unable to obtain the funds necessary to finance the increased ocean freight charges resulting from the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) and section 901b(a), the Secretary of Transportation shall so notify the Congress within 10 working days of the discovery of such insufficiency. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
46 USC app. 12411. Ante, pp. 14901494; post, pp. 1495, 1496.
"SEC. 901e. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 901a through 901k.
46 USC app. 1241J. Ante, p. 1498.
"SEC. 901f. The operation of sections 901a through 901k shall terminate 90 days after the date on which a notification is made pursuant to section 901d(e), except with respect to shipments of agricultural commodities and products subject to contracts entered into before the expiration of such 90-day period, unless within such 90-day period the Secretary of Transportation proclaims that funds are available to finance increased freight charges resulting from the requirements of sections 901b(a) and 901d(a) and (b). In the event of termination under this section, nothing in sections 901a through 901d shall be construed as exempting export activities from or subjecting export activities to the cargo preference laws except to the extent those activities are exempt under section 4(b) of Public Law 95-501 (7 U.S.C. 1707a(b)). In the event of termination under this section, the 50 percent requirement in section 901(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 shall be in full effect.
Ante, pp. 1491, 1493. Ante, pp. 14901493.
46 USC 1241.
" TERMINATION O F SECTIONS 901A THROUGH 901K
NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON AGRICULTURAL EXPORT TRANSPORTATION POLICY 46 USC app. 1241k. Post, pp. 1495, 1496.
"SEC. 901g. (a) There is hereby established an advisory commission to be known as the National Advisory Commission on Agricultural Export Transportation Policy (hereafter in this section through section 901j referred to as the 'Commission'). "(b)(1) The Commission shall be composed of 16 members.
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