97 STAT. 472 PUBLIC LAW 98-78 —AUG. 15, 1983 Washington National Airport, annual psissenger ceiling. Vessels, construction differential subsidies. 46 USC app. 1156. Consulting service contracts. Air travel, limitation. range 7 east, thence run south along the east line of section 19 a distance of 1,495.93 feet more or less to a point; thence deflect 90 degrees 04 minutes right and run in a westerly direction a distance of 1,038.85 feet more or less to a point, said point being the point of beginning; thence deflect 90 degrees 03 minutes right and run in a northerly direction a distance of 1,152.45 feet to a point, thence deflect 90 degrees 00 minutes right and run in an easterly direction a distance of 38.1 feet to a point; thence deflect 90 degrees 00 minutes left and run in a northerly direction a distance of 62.0 feet to a point; thence deflect 90 degrees 00 minutes right and run in an eeisterly direction a distance of 329.7 feet to a point; thence deflect 90 degrees 00 minutes left and run in a northerly direction a distance of 298.47 feet to a point on the south right-of-way line of Rabbit Town Road; thence deflect 80 degrees 43 minutes left and run in a westerly direction along the south right-of-way line of Rabbit Town Road a distance of 738.2 feet to a point; thence deflect 99 degrees 15 minutes left and run in a southerly direction a distance of 1,448.75 feet to a point; thence deflect 91 degrees 07 minutes left and run in easterly direction a distance of 81.0 feet to a point; thence deflect 91 degrees 30 minutes right and run in a southerly direction a distance of 185.2 feet to a point; thence deflect 89 degrees 28 minutes left and run in an easterly direction a distance of 279.08 feet to the point of beginning. Being a portion of the northeast quarter of section 19, and a portion of section 18, township 12 south, range 7 east, lying south of the Cherokee Indian boundary line in Etowah County, Alabama. SEC. 314. The Congress intends and directs that the proposed rulemaking to adjust the annual passenger ceiling at Washington National Airport be held in abeyance for at least 60 days from the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 315. None of the funds provided in this Act for the Depart- ment of Transportation shall be used for the the enforcement of any rule with respect to the repayment of construction differential subsidy for the permanent release of vessels from the restrictions in section 506 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, until 60 days follow- ing the promulgation of any such rule. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the enforcement of any rule regarding the repayment of construction differential sub- sidy for the permanent release of vessels from the restrictions in section 506 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, shall be held in abeyance for at least 60 days from the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 316. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi- tures are a matter of public record and available for public inspec- tion, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. SEC. 317. No funds appropriated under this Act shall be expended to pay for any travel by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration as passenger or crew member aboard any Depart- ment of Transportation aircraft to any destination served by a regularly scheduled air carrier: Provided, That this limitation shall not apply if no regularly scheduled carriers' flight arrives at the destination of the Administrator within 6 hours local time of the desired time of arrival: Provided further. That this limitation shall not apply to costs incurred by any flight which is essentially for the purpose of inspecting, investigating, or testing the operations of any
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