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a majority of the adult members of the tribe who would

be eligible to relocate from exchanged lands contract

with the Commission to relocate within 12 months of

the agreement or such later time as the Commission

determines and to pay these additional benefits only to

those who actually relocate within such period.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 640d–10 of this

title.

§ 640d–23. Separability

If any provision of this subchapter, or the application of any provision to any person, entity

or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder

of this subchapter shall not be affected thereby.

(Pub. L. 93–531, §24, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1722.)

§ 640d–24. Authorization of appropriations

(a) Purposes; amounts

(1) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of section 640d–14 of this title, there is

hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $31,500,000.

(2) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of section 640d–18(a) of this title, there is

hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $10,000,000.

(3) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of section 640d–18(b) of this title, there is

hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $500,000.

(4) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of section 640d–13(b) of this title, there is

hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $13,000,000.

(5) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually not to exceed $4,000,000 for the

expenses of the Commissioner.

(6) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $500,000 for the services

and expenses of the Mediator and the assistants

and consultants retained by him: Provided, That,

any contrary provision of law notwithstanding,

until such time as funds are appropriated and

made available pursuant to this authorization,

the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized to provide for the

services and expenses of the Mediator from any

other appropriated funds available to him and to

reimburse such appropriations when funds are

appropriated pursuant to this authorization,

such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently available at the time of receipt

thereof.

(7) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of subsection (i) of section 640d–28 of this

title, there is authorized to be appropriated, effective in fiscal year 1981, not to exceed

$1,000,000 annually.

(8) For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of section 640d–14 of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed

$30,000,000 annually for fiscal years 1995, 1996,

1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.

(b) Availability of sums

The funds appropriated pursuant to the authorizations provided in this subchapter shall

remain available until expended.

(Pub. L. 93–531, §25, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1722;

Pub. L. 96–40, July 30, 1979, 93 Stat. 318; Pub. L.

96–305, §10, July 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 933; Pub. L.

98–48, July 13, 1983, 97 Stat. 244; Pub. L. 100–666,

§§2, 4(b), Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3929, 3930; Pub.

L. 102–180, §2, Dec. 2, 1991, 105 Stat. 1230; Pub. L.

104–15, §1, June 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 189; Pub. L.

104–301, §10, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3652.)

AMENDMENTS

1996—Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 104–301 substituted ‘‘1996,

1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000’’ for ‘‘1996, and 1997’’.

1995—Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 104–15 substituted ‘‘1995,

1996, and 1997’’ for ‘‘1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and

1995’’.

1991—Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 102–180 substituted ‘‘1991,

1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995’’ for ‘‘and 1991’’.

1988—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 100–666, §2(1), substituted

‘‘$13,000,000’’ for ‘‘$7,700,000’’.

Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 100–666, §4(b), substituted

‘‘Commissioner’’ for ‘‘Commission’’.

Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 100–666, §2(2), substituted

‘‘$30,000,000 annually for fiscal years 1989, 1990, and

1991’’ for ‘‘$15,000,000 annually for fiscal years 1983

through 1987’’.

1983—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 98–48, §1, substituted

‘‘$7,700,000’’ for ‘‘$5,500,000’’.

Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 98–48, §2, added par. (8).

1980—Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 96–305, §10(a), substituted

‘‘$4,000,000’’ for ‘‘$1,000,000’’.

Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 96–305, §10(b), added par. (7).

1979—Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 96–40 substituted

‘‘$1,000,000’’ for ‘‘$500,000’’.

§ 640d–25. Discretionary fund to expedite relocation efforts

(a) Authorization of appropriations

To facilitate and expedite the relocation efforts of the Commissioner, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually, effective

in fiscal year 1981, not to exceed $6,000,000 as a

discretionary fund.

(b) Authorized uses

Funds appropriated under the authority of

subsection (a) of this section may be used by the

Commissioner for grants, contracts, or expenditures which significantly assist the Commissioner or assist the Navajo Tribe or Hopi Tribe

in meeting the burdens imposed by this subchapter.

(c) Funding and construction of Hopi high school

and medical center

The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as appropriate, shall assign the highest priority, in the

next fiscal year after July 8, 1980, to the funding

and construction of the Hopi high school and

Hopi medical center consistent with any plans

already completed and approved by appropriate

agencies of the respective departments.

(Pub. L. 93–531, §27, as added Pub. L. 96–305, §11,

July 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 933; amended Pub. L.

100–666, §§3, 4(b), Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3929,

3930.)

AMENDMENTS

1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–666, §4(b), substituted

‘‘Commissioner’’ for ‘‘Commission’’.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–666, §3, amended subsec. (b)

generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: ‘‘Such funds may only be used by the Commission

to—

‘‘(1) match or pay not to exceed 30 per centum of

any grant, contract, or other expenditure of the Fed-