PUBLIC LAW 96-400—Oct. 9, 1980
94 STAT. 1699
SEC. 321. All unresolved audits currently pending within agencies Unresolved and departments, for which appropriations are made under this Act, audits. shall be resolved not later than September 30, 1981. Any new audits, involving questioned expenditures, arising after the enactment of this Act shall be resolved within 6 months of completing the initial audit report. SEC. 322. Each department and agency for which appropriations Overdue debts are made under this Act shall take immediate action (1) to improve owed U.S. the collection of overdue debts owed to the United States within the jurisdiction of that department or agency; (2) to bill interest on delinquent debts as required by the Federal Claims Collection Standards; and (3) to reduce amounts of such debts written off as uncollectible. SEC. 323. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Consultant amounts otherwise available to agencies under the Act for procure- services reduction. ment of consultant services shall be reduced by the following amounts: Department of Transportation, $3,894,000. OD) For fiscal year 1982 and thereafter, a department or establish- Estimate, ment—as defined in section 2 of the Budget and Accounting Act, submittal to congressional 1921—shall submit annually to the House and Senate Appropriations committees. Committees, as part of its budget justification, the estimated amount 31 USC 28. of funds requested for consulting services; the appropriation accounts 31 USC 2. in which such funds are located; and a brief description of the need for consulting services, including a list of major programs that require consulting services. (c) For fiscal year 1982 and thereafter, the Inspector General of Progress such department or establishment, or comparable official, or if there evaluation,to submittal is no Inspector General or comparable official, the agency head or the Congress. agency head's designee, shall submit to the Congress along with the 31 USC 28. budget justification, an evaluation of the agency's progress to institute effective management controls and improve the accuracy and completeness of the data provided to the Federal Procurement Data System regarding consultant service contractual arrangements. SEC. 324. None of the funds in this Act may be used for the planning Wheelchair lifts. or execution of programs to compel local transit authorities to purchase wheelchair lifts to comply with section 504 of the Rehabili29 USC 794. tation Act of 1973, except— (1) to the extent which would be required under the amendment contained in section 118 of S. 2720 (96th Congress, Federal Public Transportation Act of 1980), as passed by the Senate on June 25, 1980, or (2) where such authorities have elected to purchase such lifts. This section shall be effective only until modified by subsequent legislation. SEC. 325. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a resolution of disapproval duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United States. SEC. 326. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any Advertising or relations amount appropriated by this Act for the fiscal year ending September public reduction. funds, 30, 1981, for any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, which is available to pay for or conduct advertising or public relations activities is reduced by 10 percent. SEC. 327. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available Interstate for interstate highway 1-69 between Charlotte and Lansing, Michi- highway l-6i gan, for a period of 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 328. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to mandate any Washington reduction under the Washington National Airport Policy of the National Airport.
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