Public Law 94–438

Joint Resolution

Making supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the repair and replacement of facilities on Guam damaged or destroyed by Typhoon Pamela, and for other purposes.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY Restoration of Facilities on Guam, Defense For replacement, repair, and restoration of supplies, equipment, and facilities on Guam, for the period ending September 30, 1976, $122,033,000, and in addition, $30,900,000, of which $20,861,000 shall be derived by transfer from “Military Personnel, Navy, 1976”, $3,700,000 shall lie derived by transfer from “Military Personnel, Army, 1976” and $6,339,000 shall be derived by transfer from “Military Personnel, Air Force, 1976”, to be immediately available, to be transferred as follows: “Operation and maintenance, Navy,” $19,960,000; “Operation and maintenance, Air Force,” $10,940,000; “Military construction, Navy,” $65,699,000; “Military construction, Air Force,” $25,843,000; “Family housing, Defense,” $30,491,000, to be obligated and expended in the Family Housing Management Account established pursuant to section 501(a) of Public Law 87–554, in not to exceed the following amounts: For the Navy and Marine Corps: Construction, $12,250,000; For the Air Force: Construction. $18,241,000: Provided, That amounts provided for construction shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That amounts provided for operation and maintenance shall be transferred, in whole or in part, to the designated appropriations which are available for obligation through September 30, 1976, or, to the extent obligations cannot, be incurred as of September 30, 1976, for the purpose of this resolution, to fiscal year 1977 successor appropriations, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation construction and rehabilitation For an additional amount for “Construction and Rehabilitation,” for the fiscal year 197 7, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this additional amount may be made available without, reimbursement: Provided further, That this appropriation is for the payment of claims for damages to or loss of property, personal injury, or death proximately resulting from the failure on June 5, 1976, of the Teton River Dam, in accordance with Public Law 94–400 and such rules and regulations of the Secretary of the Interior as may be necessary and proper for the purpose of administering such claims and of determining the amounts to be allowed pursuant to this appropriation and the persons entitled to receive the same: Provided further, That nothing herein shall be construed to impose any liability on the United States or to allow for payment of claims that are paid or payable from any other source, public or private.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Claims and Judgments For payment of claims settled and determined by departments and agencies in accord with law and judgments rendered against the United States by the United States Court of Claims and United States district courts, as set forth in House Document Numbered 94–603, Ninety-fourth Congress, $46,951,838, together with such amounts as may be necessary to pay interest (as and when specified in such judgments or provided by law) and such additional sums due to increases in rates of exchange as may be necessary to pay claims in foreign currency: Provided, That no judgment herein appropriated for shall be paid until it shall become final and conclusive against the United States by failure of the parties to appeal or otherwise: Provided further, That, unless otherwise specifically required by law or by judgment, payment of interest wherever appropriated for herein shall not continue for more than thirty days after the date of approval of the Act.

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE Payment to the Postal Service Fund For an additional amount for “Payment to the Postal Service Fund” for fiscal year 1976 and for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $500,000,000, to remain available until expended.

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Refunds Under Renegotiation Act For necessary expenses to carry out Section 201(f) of the Renegotiation Act of 1951 (50 U.S.C. App. 1231(f)), for the fiscal year 1977, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. Expenses, Presidential Transition For an additional amount to carry out the provisions of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102, Note), $2,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 1977.

Approved September 30, 1976.