97 STAT. 1452 PUBLIC LAW 98-212—DEC. 8, 1983 Transfer of funds. 96 Stat. 1864. Foreign currency exchange rates. 10 USC 138 note. Nicaraguan military or paramilitary operations. Indian labor and products. Aircraft or vehicle leasing. Funding prohibited to influence Congress. Small business bids or offers. SEC. 772. Appropriations or funds available to the Department ol Defense during the current fiscal year may be transferred to appro- priations provided in this Act for research, development, test, and evaluation to the extent necessary to meet increased pay costs authorized by or pursuant to law, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred. SEC. 773. The proviso contained in section 790 of the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1983, as enacted in Public Law 97-377 is hereby repealed. SEC. 774. During the current fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years, for the purposes of the appropriation "Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense" the foreign currency exchange rates used in preparing budget submissions shall be the foreign currency ex- change rates as adjusted or modified, as reflected in applicable Committee reports on this Act. SEC. 775. During fiscal year 1984, not more than $24,000,000 of the funds available to the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, or any other agency or entity of the United States involved in intelligence activities may be obligated or expended for the purpose or which would have the effect of supporting, directly or indirectly, military or paramilitary operations in Nicaragua by any nation, group, organization, movement, or individual. SEC. 775A. SO far as may be practicable, Indian labor shall be employed, and purchases of the products of Indian industry may be made in open market in the discretion of the Secretary of Defense: Provided, That the products must meet pre-set contract specifica- tions. SEC. 776. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way for the leasing to non-Federal agencies in the United States aircraft or vehicles owned or operated by the Depart- ment of Defense when suitable aircraft or vehicles are commercially available in the private sector: Provided, That nothing in this section shall affect authorized and established procedures for the sale of surplus aircraft or vehicles: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall prohibit such leasing when specifically authorized in a subsequent Act of Congress. SEC. 777. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the Congress. SEC. 778. No funds available to the Department of Defense during the current fiscal year may be used to enter into any contract with a term of three years or more, inclusive of any option for contract extension or renewal, for any vessels, aircraft or vehicles, through a lease, charter, or similar agreement, that imposes an estimated termination liability (excluding the estimated value of the leased item at the time of termination) on the Government exceeding 50 per centum of the original purchase value of the vessel, aircraft, or vehicle involved for which the Congress has not specifically provided authority in an appropriation Act for the obligation of 10 per centum of such termination liability. SEC. 779. None of the funds appropriated by tnis Act may be obligated or expended to formulate or to carry out any requirement that, in order to be eligible to submit a bid or an offer on a Department of Defense contract to be let for the supply of commer- cial or commercial-type products, a small business concern (as
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