Pub. L. 100-685, tit. IV, sec. 402

Sec. 402. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out its public warning and forecast systems duties under law, $98,500,000 for fiscal year 1989. Moneys appropriated pursuant to this authorization shall be used to fund those duties relating to public warning and forecast systems specified by the Act of 1890, the Act of 1947, and any other law involving such duties. Such duties include the development, acquisition, and implementation of major public warning and forecast systems. (b) In procuring information processing and telecommunications services of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System, the Secretary of Commerce (hereafter in this title referred to as the “Secretary”) may provide, in the contract or contracts for such services, for the payment for contingent liability of the Federal Government which may accrue in the event that the Government decides to terminate the contract before the expiration of the multiyear contract period. Such contract or contracts for such services shall limit the payments which the Federal Government is allowed to make under such contract or contracts to amounts provided in advance in appropriation Acts.