PUBLIC LAW 101-555—NOV. 15, 1990 104 STAT. 2759 ellite by early 1990 that will exhaust the funds previously appropriated; (10) additional funding will be necessary for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 to pay for the costs of operating the GOES-3 satellite, for installing the earth stations and training engineers to operate them, and for administering the program; and (11) additional but undetermined funding may also be necessary in fiscal year 1991 to begin acquiring replacement satellite capacity for the GOES-3 satellite after it goes out of service. (b) It is the purpose of this section to assist in the acquisition of satellite communications services until viable alternatives are available and to provide interim funding in order that the PEACESAT Program may again serve the educational, medical, and cultural needs of the Pacific Basin communities. (c)(1) The Secretary of Commerce shall expeditiously negotiate for and acquire satellite space segment capacity and related ground segment equipment to provide communications services for former users of the ATS-1 satellite of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (2)(A) The Secretary of Commerce shall provide to the manager of the PEACESAT Program such funds, from appropriations authorized under subsection (d) of this section, as the Secretary considers necessary to manage the operation of the satellite communications services provided with the capacity and equipment acquired under this subsection. (B) The recipient of funds under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall keep such records as may reasonably be necessary to enable the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an effective audit of such funds. (C) The Secretary of Commerce and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of such recipient that are pertinent to the funds received under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. (d) There are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1990 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1991 for use by the Secretary of Commerce in the negotiation for and acquisition of capacity and equipment under subsection (c)(1) of this section and the management of the operation of satellite communications services under subsection (c)(2) of this section. Sums appropriated pursuant to this subsection may be used by the Secretary of Commerce to cover administrative costs associated with the provisions of this section. (e) The Secretary of Commerce shall consult with appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal Government, representatives of the PEACESAT Program, and other affected parties regarding the development of a long-term solution to the communications needs of the Pacific Ocean region. Within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall report to the Congress regarding such consultation. Records. Records. Reports.
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