OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Immediate Office of the Secretary For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the Secretary, $1,090,000. Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary, $470,000. Office of the General Counsel For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, $6,120,000. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, $8,250,000. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs, $2,325,000, including not to exceed $40,000 for allocation within the Department of official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, $2,300,000. 103 STAT. 1070 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, $24,700,000. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, $1,350,000. Executive Secretariat For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat, $835,000. Contract Appeals Board For necessary expenses of the Contract Appeals Board, $488,000. Office of Civil Rights For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $1,315,000. Office of Commercial Space Transportation For necessary expenses of the Office of Commercial Space Transportation, $725,000. Office of Essential Air Service For necessary expenses of the Office of Essential Air Service, $1,727,000. Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, $3,500,000, of which $2,600,000 shall remain available until expended and shall be available for the purposes of the Minority Business Resource Center as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds available for the purposes of the Minority Business Resource Center in this or any other Act may be used for business opportunities related to any mode of transportation. Transportation Planning, Research, and Development For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, research, and development activities, including the collection of national transportation statistics, and university research and internships, to remain available until expended, $6,850,000. Working Capital Fund Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the Department of Transportation Working Capital Fund not to exceed $137,700,000 shall be paid, in accordance with law, from appropriations made available by this Act and prior appropriations Acts to the Department of Transportation, together with advances and reimbursements received by the Department of Transportation; and including, for necessary expenses associated with the development 103 STAT. 1071of the Departmental Accounting and Financial Information System, $4,500,000, to remain available until expended. Payments to Air Carriers For payments to air carriers of so much of the compensation fixed and determined under section 419 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1389), as is payable by the Department of Transportation, $30,735,000, to remain available until expended.