SPECIAL AUTHORITIES REGARDING COAST GUARD.

SEC. 214. SPECIAL AUTHORITIES REGARDING COAST GUARD. (a) Reimbursement of Expenses for Mess Operations.— Section 1011 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) When the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish rates for meals sold at Coast Guard dining facilities, provide for reimbursement of operating expenses and food costs to the appropriations concerned, and reduce the rates for such meals when the Secretary determines that it is in the best interest of the United States to do so.”. (b) Severable Services Contracts Crossing Fiscal Years.— Section 2410a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “Funds” and inserting “(a) Funds”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 110 STAT. 3916 “(b) The Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, may enter into a contract for procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year if (without regard to any option to extend the period of the contract) the contract period does not exceed one year. Funds made available for a fiscal year may be obligated for the total amount of a contract entered into under the authority of this subsection.”.