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States Government to pay for contracts to collect these 
debts: Provided further, That amounts provided under this 
heading may be used for the travel and per diem expenses 
of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training: 
Provided further, That funds made available under title 
IV of Public Law 95–87 may be used for any required 
non-Federal share of the cost of projects funded by the 
Federal Government for the purpose of environmental res-
toration related to treatment or abatement of acid mine 
drainage from abandoned mines: Provided further, That 
such projects must be consistent with the purposes and 
priorities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation 
Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
With funds available for the Technical Innovation 
and Professional Services program in this Act, the Sec-
retary may transfer title for computer hardware, software 
and other technical equipment to State and tribal regu-
latory and reclamation programs. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act 
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of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-De-
termination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
U.S.C. 450 et seq.), as amended, the Education Amend-
ments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and the Tribally 
Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), 
as amended, $2,300,099,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2011 except as otherwise provided herein; 
of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official reception 
and representation expenses; of which not to exceed 
$74,915,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments: 
Provided, That in cases of designated Federal disasters, 
the Secretary may exceed such cap, from the amounts pro-
vided herein, to provide for disaster relief to Indian com-
munities affected by the disaster; and of which, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, including but not lim-
ited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975, as 
amended, not to exceed $159,084,000 shall be available 
for payments for contract support costs associated with 
ongoing contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding 
agreements entered into with the Bureau prior to or dur-
ing fiscal year 2010, as authorized by such Act, except 
that federally recognized tribes, and tribal organizations 
of federally recognized tribes, may use their tribal priority 
allocations for unmet contract support costs of ongoing 
contracts, grants, or compacts, or annual funding agree-
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ments and for unmet welfare assistance costs; of which 
not to exceed $568,702,000 for school operations costs of 
Bureau-funded schools and other education programs 
shall become available on July 1, 2010, and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2011; and of which not to 
exceed $59,895,000 shall remain available until expended 
for housing improvement, road maintenance, attorney 
fees, litigation support, the Indian Self-Determination 
Fund, land records improvement, and the Navajo-Hopi 
Settlement Program: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, including but not lim-
ited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975, as 
amended, and 25 U.S.C. 2008, not to exceed $43,373,000 
within and only from such amounts made available for 
school operations shall be available for administrative cost 
grants associated with ongoing grants entered into with 
the Bureau prior to or during fiscal year 2009 for the 
operation of Bureau-funded schools, and up to $500,000 
within and only from such amounts made available for ad-
ministrative cost grants shall be available for the transi-
tional costs of initial administrative cost grants to grant-
ees that assume operation on or after July 1, 2009, of 
Bureau-funded schools: Provided further, That any for-
estry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe which 
remain unobligated as of September 30, 2011, may be 
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transferred during fiscal year 2012 to an Indian forest 
land assistance account established for the benefit of the 
holder of the funds within the holder’s trust fund account: 
Provided further, That any such unobligated balances not 
so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2012: Pro-
vided further, That in order to enhance the safety of Bu-
reau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to pur-
chase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for 
personnel. 
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For construction, repair, improvement, and mainte-
nance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, 
and other facilities, including architectural and engineer-
ing services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests 
in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for 
construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pur-
suant to Public Law 87–483, $200,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as 
may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian 
Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of 
Reclamation: Provided further, That not to exceed 6 per-
cent of contract authority available to the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs from the Federal Highway Trust Fund may 
be used to cover the road program management costs of 
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the Bureau: Provided further, That any funds provided for 
the Safety of Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 13 
shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis: Pro-
vided further, That for fiscal year 2010, in implementing 
new construction or facilities improvement and repair 
project grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to 
grant schools under Public Law 100–297, as amended, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall use the Administrative and 
Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance 
Programs contained in 43 CFR part 12 as the regulatory 
requirements: Provided further, That such grants shall not 
be subject to section 12.61 of 43 CFR; the Secretary and 
the grantee shall negotiate and determine a schedule of 
payments for the work to be performed: Provided further, 
That in considering grant applications, the Secretary shall 
consider whether such grantee would be deficient in assur-
ing that the construction projects conform to applicable 
building standards and codes and Federal, tribal, or State 
health and safety standards as required by 25 U.S.C. 
2005(b), with respect to organizational and financial man-
agement capabilities: Provided further, That if the Sec-
retary declines a grant application, the Secretary shall fol-
low the requirements contained in 25 U.S.C. 2504(f): Pro-
vided further, That any disputes between the Secretary 
and any grantee concerning a grant shall be subject to 
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