Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 1.djvu/834

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105 STAT. 806 PUBLIC LAW 102-140—OCT. 28, 1991 Development Act of 1965, as amended, funds obligated or otherwise made available for Economic Development Administration Project Number 05-22 -00014 shall remain available to complete the project. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUARANTEED LOANS For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of guaranteed loans authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended, $800,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $1,614,000 which may be transferred to and merged with the Salaries and Expenses account of the Economic Development Administration. GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SEC. 201. During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations and funds made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by said Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification of officials designated by the Secretary that such pay- ments are in the public interest. SEC. 202. During the current fiscal year, appropriations made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902). SEC. 203. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to support the hurricane reconnaissance aircraft and activities that are under the control of the United States Air Force or the United States Air Force Reserve. 13 USC 23 note. SEC. 204. None of the funds provided in this or any previous Act shall be available to reimburse the Unemployment Trust Fund or any other fund or account of the Treasury to pay for any expenses authorized by section 8501 of title 5, United States Code, for services performed after April 20, 1990, by individuals appointed to temporary positions within the Bureau of the Census for purposes relating to the 1990 decennial census of population. SEC. 205. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act to the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the Department of Commerce for the Advanced Technology Program shall be available for award to companies or to joint ventures under the terms and conditions set forth in subsection 0^) of this section, in addition to any terms and conditions established by rules issued by the Secretary of Commerce. 03)(1) A company shall be eligible to receive financial assistance from the Secretary of Commerce only if— (A) the Secretary of Commerce finds that the company's participation in the Advanced Technology Program would be in the economic interest of the United States, as evidenced by investments in the United States in research, development, and manufacturing (including, for example, the manufacture of major components or subassemblies in the United States); significant contributions to employment in the United States;