PUBLIC LAW 106-65 —OCT. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 975 SEC. 3504. OFFICE OF TRANSITION ADMINISTRATION. (a) EXPENDITURES FROM PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION DISSOLU- TION FUND.— Section 1305(c)(5) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3714a(c)(5)) is amended by inserting "(A)" after "(5)" and by adding at the end the following: "(B) The office established by subsection (b) is authorized to expend or obligate funds from the Fund for the purposes enumerated in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (2)(A) until October 1, 2004.". (b) OPERATION OF THE OFFICE OF TRANSITION ADMINISTRA- TION.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) shall continue to govern the Office of Transition Administration until October 1, 2004. (2) PROCUREMENT. —For purposes of exercising authority under the procurement laws of the United States, the director of the Office of Transition Administration shall have the status of the head of an agency. (3) OFFICES. —The Office of Transition Administration shall have offices in the Republic of Panama and in the District of Columbia. Section 1110(b)(1) of the Panama Canal Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 3620(b)(1)) does not apply to such office in the Republic of Panama. (4) OFFICE OF TRANSITION ADMINISTRATION DEFINED.— In this subsection the term "Office of Transition Administration" means the office established under section 1305 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3714a) to close out the affairs of the Panama Canal Commission. (5) EFFECTIVE DATE.— T h is subsection shall be effective on and after the termination of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977. (c) OVERSIGHT OF CLOSE-OUT ACTIVITIES.—The Panama Canal Commission shall enter into an agreement with the head of a department or agency of the Federal Government to supervise the close out of the affairs of the Commission under section 1305 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 and to certify the completion of that function. 22 USC 3714a note. 22 USC 3714a note. SEC. 3505. EXPENDITURES ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH TREATIES. Expenditures authorized under this title may be made only in accordance with the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 and any law of the United States implementing those treaties. TITLE XXXVI—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION Sec. 3601. Short title. Sec. 3602. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2000. Sec. 3603. Extension of war risk insurance authority. Sec. 3604. Ownership of the JEREMIAH O'BRIEN. SEC. 3601. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000". "Maritime Administration Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000. 46 USC app. 1245 note.
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