assistance to 1980 olympic winter games

assistance to 1980 olympic winter games Sec. 816. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized— (1) to provide logistical support and personnel services to the XIII Olympic winter games; (2) to lend and provide equipment to officials of the Lake. Placid Olympic Organizing Committee; and (3) to provide such other services as the Lake Placid Olympic Organizing Committee may consider necessary and the Secretary may consider advisable. (b) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal year 1979 an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out subsection (a). No funds may be obligated or expended for such purpose unless specifically appropriated for such purpose.