106 STAT. 2488 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 of, or funding responsibilities for, any vessel of the National Defense Reserve Fleet, or assigned to the liteady Reserve Force component of the National Defense Reserve Fleet, as established by section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1744).
- Cj) AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN USE OF FUNDS.— Upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action serves the
national defense interest and after consultation with the Committees on Armed Services and on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Secretary may use funds available for obligation or expenditure for a purpose specified under subsection (c)(1)(A), (B), (C), and (D) for any purpose under subsection (c)(l). "(k) DEFINITIONS. —In this section: "(1) The term 'Fund' means the National Defense Sealift Fund established by subsection (a). "(2) The term Department of Defense sealift vessel' means any ship owned, operated, controlled, or chartered by the Department of Defense that is— "(A) a fast sealift ship, including any vessel in the Fast Sealift Program established under section 1424 of Public Law 101-510 (104 Stat. 1683); (B) a maritime propositioning ship; "(C) an afloat propositioning snip; "(D) an aviation maintenance support ship; or "(E) a hospital ship. "(3) The term national defense sealift vessel' means— "(A) a Department of Defense sealift vessel; and "(B) a national defense reserve fleet vessel, including a vessel in the Ready Reserve Force maintained under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1744).". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "2218. National Defense Sealift Fund.". (b) TRANSFER AUTHORITY. —(1) Subject to paragraph (2), and to the extent provided in appropriations Acts, the Secretary of Defense may transfer to the National Defense Sealift Fiind for construction (including design of vessels), purchase, alteration, and conversion of Department of Defense sealift vessels not to exceed $1,875,100,000 from imobligated balances of appropriations made to the Navy for fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 1992 for shipbuilding and conversion. Navy, for sealift. (2) Funds transferred to the National Defense Sealift Fund pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available for the same period for which the transferred funds were originally appropriated. (c) AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993.— There is authorized to be appropriated to the National Defense Sealift Fund for fiscal year 1993 $613,200,000 for construction (including design of vessels), purchase, alteration, and conversion of nationm defense sealift vessels or for installation and maintenance of defense features necessary for the national defense for national defense purposes on privately owned and operated vessels that are constructed in the United States and documented under the laws of the United States. (d) FISCAL YEAR 1993 LIMITATION. —Not more than $10,000,000 in the National Defense Sealift Fund may be obligated during fiscal year 1993 until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary
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