PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION Panama Canal Revolving Fund For administrative expenses of the Panama Canal Commission, including not to exceed $11,000 for official reception and representation expenses of the Board; not to exceed $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses of the Secretary; and not to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation expenses of the Administrator, $51,150,000, to be derived from the Panama Canal Revolving Fund: Provided, That none of these funds may be used for the planning or execution of nonadministrative and capital programs the obligations for which are in excess of $530,000,000 in fiscal year 1993: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State shall communicate to the Government of Panama, within three months of the enactment of this section, the dissatisfaction of the Government of the United States concerning inadequate compliance by Panama with the enforcement provisions of Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78), and the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall further provide no later than March 15, 1993, a written report to the Congress describing and assessing (1) the actions taken by the Government of Panama since August 1, 1992, to investigate and, where appropriate, penalize Panamanian flag ships which have been reported by other nations to have violated the provisions of Annex V of MARPOL 73/78, (2) any efforts taken by the Government of Panama to ensure improved compliance with the provisions of Annex V of MARPOL 73/78 on the part of Panamanian flag ships, and (3) the actions by the Government of the United States in the implementation of its new enforcement policy for Annex V of MARPOL 73/78, including penalty actions taken against foreign flag vessels by the Coast Guard for violations by those vessels occuring within the exclusive economic zone of the United States: Provided further, That funds available to the Panama Canal Commission shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed thirty-five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only (including large heavy-duty vehicles used to transport Commission personnel across the Isthmus of Panama), the purchase price of which shall not exceed $18,000 per vehicle.