95 STAT. 1100
PUBLIC LAW 97-86—DEC. 1, 1981 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
For tracked combat vehicles and other weapons: for the Army National Guard, $50,000,000, which amount shall be in addition to any other funds authorized to be appropriated by this or any other Act. CONTRIBUTION TO AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM (AWACS) FOR NATO
SEC. 102. Of the funds authorized to be appropriated in this title for aircraft for the Air Force, the sum of $344,300,000 is available only for contribution by the United States as its share of the cost for fiscal year 1982 of acquisition by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). CERTAIN AUTHORITY PROVIDED SECRETARY OF DEFENSE IN CONNECTION WITH THE NATO AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM (AWACS) PROGRAM
Waiver.
Contract authority.
S E C 103. (a) During fiscal year 1982, the Secretary of Defense, in carrying out the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ministers of Defence on the NATO E-3A Cooperative Programme, signed by the Secretary of Defense on December 6, 1978, may— (1) waive reimbursement for the cost of the following functions performed by personnel other than personnel employed in the United States Air Force Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) program office: (A) auditing; (B) quality assurance; (C) codification; (D) inspection; (E) contract administration; (F) acceptance testing; (G) certification services; and (H) planning, programing, and management services; (2) waive any surcharge for administrative services otherwise chargeable; and (3) in connection with the NATO E-3A Cooperative Programme for fiscal year 1982, assume contingent liability for— (A) program losses resulting from the gross negligence of any contracting officer of the United States; (B) identifiable taxes, customs duties, and other charges levied within the United States on the program; and (C) the United States share of the unfunded termination liability. (b) Authority under this section to enter into contracts shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts.
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