116 STAT. 1564 PUBLIC LAW 107-248—OCT. 23, 2002 Grants. 10 USC 2401a note. SEC. 8112. The amount appropriated in title II of this Act is hereby reduced by $120,000,000, to reflect Working Capital Fund cash balance and rate stabilization adjustments, to be derived as follows: "Operation and Maintenance, Navy", $120,000,000. SEC. 8113. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by $48,000,000, to reduce excess funded carryover, to be derived as follows: "Operation and Maintenance, Army", $48,000,000. SEC. 8114. Of the amounts appropriated in title II of this Act, not less than $1,000,000,000 is available for operations of the Department of Defense to prosecute the war on terrorism. SEC. 8115. (a) In addition to the amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, the amount of $3,400,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense for "Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard". Such amount shall be made available to the Secretary of the Army only to make a grant in the amount of $3,400,000 to the entity specified in subsection (b) to facilitate access by veterans to opportunities for skilled employment in the construction industry. (b) The entity referred to in subsection (a) is the Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment and Veterans Employment, a nonprofit labor-management co-operation committee provided for by section 302(c)(9) of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 186(c)(9)), for the purposes set forth in section 6(b) of the Labor Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a note). SEC. 8116. (a) During the current fiscal year, funds available to the Secretary of a military department for Operation and Maintenance may be used for the purposes stated in subsection (b) to support chaplain-led programs to assist members of the Armed Forces and their immediate family members in building and maintaining a strong family structure. (b) The purposes referred to in subsection (a) are costs of transportation, food, lodging, supplies, fees, and training materials for members of the Armed Forces and their family members while participating in such programs, including participation at retreats and conferences. SEC. 8117, Section 8159 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2002 (division A of Public Law 107-117; 115 Stat. 2284), is revised as follows: (1) in subsection (c) by inserting at the end of paragraph (1) the following new sentence: "Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3324 of Title 31, United States Code, payment for the acquisition of leasehold interests under this section may be made for each annual term up to one year in advance.". (2) by adding the following paragraph (g): "(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any payments required for a lease entered into under this Section, or any pay- ments made pursuant to subsection (c)(3) above, may be made from appropriations available for operation and maintenance or for lease or procurement of aircraft at the time that the lease takes effect; appropriations available for operation and maintenance or for lease or procurement of aircraft at the time that the payment is due; or funds appropriated for those payments.".
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