112 STAT. 2326 PUBLIC LAW 105-262—OCT. 17, 1998 another country on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 232Ij) pursuant to authority provided by subsection (a) shall not be counted for the purposes of subsection (g) of that section in the aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred to countries under that section in any fiscal year. (h) COSTS OF TRANSFERS. — Any expense incurred by the United States in connection with a transfer authorized by this section shall be charged to the recipient (notwithstanding section 516(e)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)(l)) in the case of a transfer authorized to be made on a grant basis under subsection (a)). (i) REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT IN UNITED STATES SHIP- YARDS.— -To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of the Navy shall require, as a condition of the transfer of a vessel under this section, that the country to which the vessel is transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval forces of that country, performed at a shipyard located in the United States, including a United States Navy shipyard. (j) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY. —The authority to transfer a vessel under this section shall expire at the end of the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, SEC. 8111. None of the funds in this Act may be used to compensate an employee of the Department of Defense who initiates a new start program without notification to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees, as required by Department of Defense financial management regulations. SEC. 8112. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used by the Army to reduce civilian personnel workforce levels at United States Army, Pacific (USARPAC) bases and at Major Range and Test Facility Bases (MRTFBs) in the United States in fiscal year 1999 below levels assumed in this Act unless the Secretary of the Army notifies the Congressional defense committees not less than 30 days prior to implementation of any civilian personnel workforce reductions. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) SEC. 8113. Of the funds made available under title II of this Act, the following amounts shall be transferred to the Defense Working Capital Funds for the purpose of funding operations of the Defense Commissary Agency: "Operation and Maintenance, Army", $338,400,000; "Operation and Maintenance, Nav/', $255,000,000; "Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps", $86,600,000; and "Operation and Maintenance, Air Force", $302,071,000: Provided, That the transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act. SEC. 8114. Of the amounts made available in title II of this Act under the heading "Operation and Maintenance, Navjr", $20,000,000 is available only for emergency and extraordinary expenses associated with the accident involving a United States Marine Corps A-6 aircraft on February 3, 1998, near Cavalese, Italy: Provided, That these funds shall remain available until
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