97 STAT. 1440 PUBLIC LAW 98-212—DEC. 8, 1983 Monthly report to Congress. Commissary stores. Proficiency flying. Household goods. this Act, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to provide for the cost of such increased mihtary personnel, as an excepted expense in accordance with the provisions of section 3732 of the Revised Stat- utes (41 U.S.C. 11). (d) The Secretary of Defense shall immediately advise Congress of the exercise of any authority granted in this section, and shall report monthly on the estimated obligations incurred pursuant to subsections (b) and (c). SEC. 713. No appropriation contained in this Act shall be available in connection with the operation of commissary stores of the agen- cies of the Department of Defense for the cost of purchase (including commercial transportation in the United States to the place of sale but excluding all transportation outside the United States) and maintenance of operating equipment and supplies, and for the actual or estimated cost of utilities as may be furnished by the Government and of shrinkage, spoilage, and pilferage of merchan- dise under the control of such commissary stores, except as authorized under regulations promulgated by the Secretaries of the military departments concerned with the approval of the Secretary of Defense, which regulations shall provide for reimbursement therefor to the appropriations concerned and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall provide for the adjustment of the sales prices in such commissary stores to the extent necessary to furnish sufficient gross revenues from sales of commissary stores to make such reimbursement: Provided, That under such regulations as may be issued pursuant to this section all utilities may be furnished without cost to the commissary stores outside the continental United States and in Alaska: Provided further, That no appropri- ation contained in this Act shall be available to pay any costs incurred by any commissary store or other entity acting on behalf of any commissary store in connection with obtaining the face value amount of manufacturer or vendor cents-off discount coupons unless all fees or moneys received for handling or processing such coupons are reimbursed to the appropriation charged with the incurred costs: Provided further, That no appropriation contained in this Act shall be available in connection with the operation of commissary stores within the continental United States unless the Secretary of Defense has certified that items normally procured from commis- sary stores are not otherwise available at a reasonable distance and a reasonable price in satisfactory quality and quantity to the mili- tary and civilian employees of the Department of Defense. SEC. 714. No part of the appropriations in this Act shall be available for any expense of operating aircraft under the jurisdic- tion of the armed forces for the purpose of proficiency flying, as defined in Department of Defense Directive 1340.4, except in accord- ance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. Such regulations (1) may not require such flying except that required to maintain proficiency in anticipation of a member's assignment to combat operations and (2) such flying may not be permitted in cases of members who have been assigned to a course of instruction of ninety days or more. SEC. 715. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for expense of transportation, packing, crating, tempo- rary storage, drayage, and unpacking of household goods and per- sonal effects in any one shipment having a net weight in excess of thirteen thousand five hundred pounds.
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