Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 4.djvu/532

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110 STAT. 3009-369 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 of any department or agency is authorized to pay from appropriations made available to the department or agency a death gratuity to the personal representative (as that term is defined by applicable law) of a civilian employee of that department or agency whose death resulted from an injury sustained in the line of duty on or after August 2, 1990: Provided, That payments made pursuant to this section, in combination with the payments made pursuant to sections 8133(f) and 8134(a) of such title 5 and section 312 of Public Law 103-332 (108 Stat. 2537), may not exceed a total of $10,000 per employee. 18 USC 846 note. SEC. 653. (a) AUTHORIZATION. — The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to establish scientific certification standards for explosives detection canines, and shall provide, on a reimbursable basis, for the certification of explosives detection canines employed by Federal agencies, or other agencies providing explosives detection services at airports in the United States. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. SEC. 654. NATIONAL REPOSITORY FOR INFORMATION ON EXPLO- SIVES INCIDENTS AND ARSON. (a) Section 846 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by- (1) designating the existing section as subsection (a); and (2) by adding the following new subsection (b) to read as follows: "(b) The Secretary is authorized to establish a national repository of information on incidents involving arson and the suspected criminal misuse of explosives. All Federal agencies having information concerning such incidents shall report the information to the Secretary pursuant to such regulations as deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection. The repository shall also contain information on incidents voluntarily reported to the Secretary by State and local authorities.". 18 USC 846 note. (b) There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection. SEC. 655. Section 5(c)(1) of Public Law 102-259 (20 U.S.C. 5603(c)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking "and" after the semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding after subparagraph (B) the following: "(C) a Trustee may serve after the expiration of the Trustee's term until a successor has been chosen.". SEC. 656. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, may directly transfer to Indian tribes in North and South Dakota portable housing units at the Grand Forks Air Force base in North Dakota which have been declared excess by the Department of Defense and requested for transfer by the Department of the Interior. SEC. 657. Section 922(q) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(q)( 1) The Congress finds and declares that—