108 STAT. 4776 PUBLIC LAW 103-451—NOV. 2, 1994 (B) a Vice Chairman who may act in place of the Chairman during the absence or disability of the Chairman or when the office of Chairman is vacant (g) COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.— An individual shall not receive any pay by reason of membership on the Committee. While away from home or regular place of business in the performance of service for the Committee, a member of the Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as a person employed intermittently in the Government service is allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. (h) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES. — Upon request of the Committee, the Secretary may detail, on a reimbiu*sable basis, any of the personnel of the Department of the Interior to the Committee to assist it in carrying out its duties under this Act (i) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.— Upon the request of the Committee, the National Trust shall provide to the Committee the support services necessary for the Committee to carry out its duties under this Act. (j) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW. —The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Committee, except that meetings of the Committee may be closed to the public by majority vote and section 14G)) of that Act does not apply to the Committee. (k) TERMINATION.—The Committee shall terminate on September 30, 2000. 16 USC 5405. SEC. 6. FUNDING. (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FROM SALE AND SCRAPPING OF OBSOLETE VESSELS.— (1) IN GENERAL. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount of funds credited in a fiscal year to the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund established by the Act of June 2, 1951 (46 App. U.S.C. 1241a), that is attributable to the sale of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet that are scrapped or sold under section 508 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1158) shall be available \mtil expended ELS follows: (A) 50 percent shall be available to the Administrator of the Maritime Administration for such acquisition, maintenance, repair, reconditioning, or improvement of vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet as is authorized under other Federal law. (B) 25 percent shall be available to the Administrator of the Maritime Administration for the payment or reimbiirsement of expenses incurred by or on behsOf of State maritime academies or the United States Merchant Marine Academy for facUity and training ship maintenance, repair, and modernization, and for the purchase of simulators and fuel. (C) The remainder shall be available to the Secretary to carry out the Program, as provided in subsection (b). (2) APPLICATION. — Paragraph (1) does not apply to amounts credited to the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund before July 1, 1994. (b) USE OF AMOUNTS FOR PROGRAM.—
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