PUBLIC LAW 102-395—OCT. 6, 1992 106 STAT. 1853 UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the United States Travel and Tourism Administration including travel and tourism promotional activities abroad for travel to the United States and its possessions without regard to 44 U.S.C. 501, 3702 and 3703; and including employment of American citizens and aliens by contract for services abroad; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding five years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; pvirchase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; advance of funds under contracts abroad; payment of tort claims in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672, when such claims arise in foreign countries; and not to exceed $15,000 for official representation expenses abroad; $15,608,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That in addition to fees currently being assessed and collected, the Administration shall charge users of its services, products, and information, fees sufficient to result in an additional $3,000,000, to be deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted against the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks; $86,672,000, to be derived from deposits in the Patent and Trademark Office Fee Surcharge Fund as authorized by law: Provided, That the amounts made available under the Fund shall not exceed amounts deposited; and such fees as shall be collected pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376, to remain available until expended. TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Technology Administration, $4,450,000. NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE NTIS REVOLVING FUND For establishment of a National Technical Information Service 15 USC 3704b Revolving Fund, $8,000,000 without fiscal year limitation: Provided, ^°^- That unexpended balances in Information Products and Services shall be transferred to and merged with this account, to remain available until expended. Notwithstanding 15 U.S.C. 1525 and 1526, all payments collected by the National Technical Information Service in performing its activities authorized by chapters 23 and 63 of title 15 of the United States Code shall be credited to this Revolving Fund. Without further appropriations action, all expenses incurred in performing the activities of the National Technical Information Service, including modernization, capital equipment and inventory, shall be paid from the fund. A business-type budget
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