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FY93 Department of Defense Appropriations Act

Public Law 102-396

October 6, 1992

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 9110. (a) The Secretary of Defense may transfer to appropriate appropriation accounts for the Department of Defense, out of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1993, up to $400,000,000 to be available for the purposes authorized in the Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992: Provided, That amounts so transferred shall be in addition to amounts transferred pursuant to the authority provided in section 108 of Public Law 102-229 (105 Stat. 1708). (b) Of the funds transferred pursuant to subsection (a):

(1) not less than $10,000,000 shall be available only for the study, assessment, and identification of nuclear waste disposal by the former Soviet Union in the Arctic region;

(2) not less than $25,000,000 shall be available only for Project PEACE;

(3) not more than $50,000,000 may be made available for the Multilateral Nuclear Safety Initiative announced in Lisbon, Portugal on May 23, 1992;

(4) not more than $40,000,000 may be made available for demilitarization of defense industries;

(5) not more than $15,000,000 may be made available for military-to-military contacts;

(6) not more than $25,000,000 may be made available for joint research and development programs; and

(7) not more than $10,000,000 may be made available for the Volunteers Investing in Peace and Security (VIPS) program.

(c) The Secretary of Defense may transfer from amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1993 or from balances in working capital funds not to exceed $15,000,000 to the appropriate accounts within the Department of Defense for the purposes authorized in section 109 of Public Law 102-229.

(d) The authority provided in sections 108 and 109 of Public Law 102-229 (105 Stat. 1708) to transfer amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1992 shall continue to be in effect during fiscal year 1993.

(e) The Secretary of Defense may transfer to appropriate appropriation accounts for the Department of Defense, out of funds available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1993, up to $40,000,000 to be available for international nonproliferation activities authorized in the Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act of 1992: Provided, That such transfer authority shall not be available for payments either to the "Contributions to International Organizations" account of the Department of State or to activities carried out by the International Atomic Energy Agency which have traditionally been the responsibilities of the Departments of State or Energy: Provided further, That up to $20,000,000 of the transfer authority provided in this section may be used for the activities of the On-Site Inspection Agency in support of the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq.

(f) The transfer authority provided in this section shall be in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act.

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