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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1979

93 STAT. 926

Alaska Railroad, restriction on use of Federal funds.

Abortions, restriction on use of Federal funds.

Iran, military or economic aid, prohibition.

PUBLIC LAW 96-123—NOV. 20, 1979 SEC. 105. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into law. SEC. 106. No appropriation or fund made available or authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be used to initiate or resume any project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during the fiscal year 1979. SEC. 107. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used for the reorganization of the Alaska Railroad Office of the Chief Counsel, Office of Real Estate or Office of Financial Planning, or for the consolidation of those Offices into the Office of the Alaska Railroad General Manager. SEC. 108. All obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations and authority provided in this joint resolution are hereby ratified and confirmed if otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this joint resolution. SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution except section 102, none of the funds provided by this joint resolution shall be used to perform abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term; or except for such medical procedures necessary for the victims of rape or incest when such rape or incest has been reported promptly to a law enforcement agency or public health service; Nor are payments prohibited for drugs or devices to prevent implantation of the fertilized ovum, or for medical procedures necessary for the termination of an ectopic pregnancy. SEC. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, except section 102, none of the funds provided by this joint resolution shall be used for military or economic aid for Iran. SEC. 111. For an additional amount for "Executive Office of the President, Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, Salaries and Expenses", $3,800,000, of which not to exceed $15,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. SEC. 112. For an additional amount for "Public Law 480", $24,000,000. The amount for titles I and IE shall be reduced by $34,528,000 and the amount for title II shall be increased by $58,528,000. The authorized program level for title II is increased by $50,362,000, Funds provided in this section shall remain available until expended. Approved November 20, 1979.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-609 (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 96-646 (Comm. of Conference). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): Nov. 13, considered and peissed House. Nov. 15, considered and passed Senate, amended. Nov. 16, House a ^ e e d to conference report; receded from its disagreement and concurred in Senate amendment No. 6; receded from its disagreement and concurred with an amendment to Senate £unendment No. 5. Senate agreed to conference report and House amendment.