Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 80 per-
cent of the funds appropriated to the Forest Service in
the ‘‘National Forest System’’ and ‘‘Reconstruction and
Construction’’ accounts and planned to be allocated to ac-
tivities under the ‘‘Jobs in the Woods’’ program for
projects on National Forest land in the State of Wash-
ington may be granted directly to the Washington State
Department of Fish and Wildlife for accomplishment of
planned projects. 20 percent of said funds shall be re-
tained by the Forest Service for planning and admin-
istering projects. Project selection and prioritization shall
be accomplished by the Forest Service with such consulta-
tion with the State of Washington as the Forest Service
deems appropriate.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be
available for payments to counties within the Columbia
River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to sections
14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99–
663.
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to enter
into grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements as ap-
propriate with the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, as
well as with public and other private agencies, organiza-
tions, institutions, and individuals, to provide for the de-
velopment, administration, maintenance, or restoration of
land, facilities, or Forest Service programs, at the Grey
Towers National Historic Landmark: Provided, That, sub-
ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agri-
culture may prescribe, any such public or private agency,
organization, institution, or individual may solicit, accept,
and administer private gifts of money and real or personal
property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the ac-
tivities and services at the Grey Towers National Historic
Landmark: Provided further, That such gifts may be ac-
cepted notwithstanding the fact that a donor conducts
business with the Department of Agriculture in any capac-
ity.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be
available, as determined by the Secretary, for payments
to Del Norte County, California, pursuant to sections
13(e) and 14 of the Smith River National Recreation Area
Act (Public Law 101–612).
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any ap-
propriations or funds available to the Forest Service not
to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office
of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agri-
culture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a re-
sult of OGC assistance or participation requested by the
Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management
reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar non-litiga-
tion related matters. Future budget justifications for both
the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture
should clearly display the sums previously transferred and
the requested funding transfers.
No employee of the Department of Agriculture may
be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded
by this Act to any other agency or office of the Depart-
ment for more than 30 days unless the individual’s em-
ploying agency or office is fully reimbursed by the receiv-
ing agency or office for the salary and expenses of the
employee for the period of assignment.
The Forest Service shall fund overhead, national
commitments, indirect expenses, and any other category
for use of funds which are expended at any units, that
are not directly related to the accomplishment of specific
work on-the-ground (referred to as ‘‘indirect expendi-
tures’’), from funds available to the Forest Service, unless
otherwise prohibited by law: Provided, That the Forest
Service shall implement and adhere to the definitions of
indirect expenditures established pursuant to Public Law
105–277 on a nationwide basis without flexibility for
modification by any organizational level except the Wash-
ington Office, and when changed by the Washington Of-
fice, such changes in definition shall be reported in budget
requests submitted by the Forest Service: Provided fur-
ther, That the Forest Service shall provide in all future
budget justifications, planned indirect expenditures in ac-
cordance with the definitions, summarized and displayed
to the Regional, Station, Area, and detached unit office
level. The justification shall display the estimated source
and amount of indirect expenditures, by expanded budget
line item, of funds in the agency’s annual budget justifica-
tion. The display shall include appropriated funds and the
Knutson-Vandenberg, Brush Disposal, Cooperative Work-
Other, and Salvage Sale funds. Changes between esti-
mated and actual indirect expenditures shall be reported
in subsequent budget justifications: Provided further, That
during fiscal year 2001 the Secretary shall limit total an-
nual indirect obligations from the Brush Disposal, Cooper-
ative Work-Other, Knutson-Vandenberg, Reforestation,
Salvage Sale, and Roads and Trails funds to 20 percent
of the total obligations from each fund.
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest
Service may be used for necessary expenses in the event
of law enforcement emergencies as necessary to protect
natural resources and public or employee safety: Provided,
That such amounts shall not exceed $500,000.
Section 551 of the Land Between the Lakes Protec-
tion Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 460lll–61) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) TRANSITION.—Until September 30, 2002, the
Secretary of Agriculture may expend amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available to carry out this title
in a manner consistent with the authorities exercised by
the Tennessee Valley Authority, before the transfer of the
Recreation Area to the administrative jurisdiction of the
Secretary, regarding procurement of property, services,
supplies, and equipment.’’.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY
(DEFERRAL)
Of the funds made available under this heading for
obligation in prior years, $67,000,000 (increased by
$22,000,000) shall not be available until October 1, 2001:
Provided, That funds made available in previous appro-
priations Acts shall be available for any ongoing project
regardless of the separate request for proposal under
which the project was selected.
ENERGY RESOURCE, SUPPLY AND EFFICIENCY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses in carrying out energy con-
servation activities and for fossil energy research and de-
velopment activities, under the authority of the Depart-
ment of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95–91), in-
cluding the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and
equitable interests in any real property or any facility or
for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for con-
ducting inquiries, technological investigations and re-
search concerning the extraction, processing, use, and dis-
posal of mineral substances without objectionable social
and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 1603),
performed under the minerals and materials science pro-
grams at the Albany Research Center in Oregon,
$1,139,611,000 (reduced by $126,500,000) (reduced by
$45,000,000) (increased by $20,000,000) (increased by
$3,500,000) (increased by $9,500,000) (increased by
$5,000,000) (increased by $7,000,000), to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $2,000,000 shall be derived
by transfer from unobligated balances in the Biomass En-
ergy Development account: Provided, That $153,500,000
(increased by $23,500,000) shall be for use in energy con-
servation programs as defined in section 3008(3) of Public
Law 99–509 (15 U.S.C. 4507): Provided further, That
notwithstanding section 3003(d)(2) of Public Law 99–
509, such sums shall be allocated to the eligible programs
as follows: $120,000,000 (increased by $20,000,000) for
weatherization assistance grants and $33,500,000 (in-
creased by $3,500,000) for State energy conservation
grants: Provided further, That no part of the sum herein
made available shall be used for the field testing of nuclear
explosives in the recovery of oil and gas.
ALTERNATIVE FUELS PRODUCTION
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances under this heading,
$1,000,000 are rescinded.
NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES
The requirements of 10 U.S.C. 7430(b)(2)(B) shall
not apply to fiscal year 2001 and any fiscal year there-
after: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall
be available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve
activities.
ELK HILLS SCHOOL LANDS FUND
For necessary expenses in fulfilling the third install-
ment payment under the Settlement Agreement entered
into by the United States and the State of California on
October 11, 1996, as authorized by section 3415 of Public
Law 104–106, $36,000,000, to become available on Octo-
ber 1, 2001 for payment to the State of California for
the State Teachers’ Retirement Fund from the Elk Hills
School Lands Fund.
ECONOMIC REGULATION
For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities
of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, $1,992,000, to re-
main available until expended.
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE
For necessary expenses for Strategic Petroleum Re-
serve facility development and operations and program
management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6201
et seq.), $157,000,000, to remain available until expended.
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities
of the Energy Information Administration, $72,368,000
(reduced by $2,000,000), to remain available until ex-
pended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Appropriations under this Act for the current fiscal
year shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles;
hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase, re-
pair, and cleaning of uniforms; and reimbursement to the
General Services Administration for security guard serv-
ices.
From appropriations under this Act, transfers of
sums may be made to other agencies of the Government
for the performance of work for which the appropriation
is made.
None of the funds made available to the Department
of Energy under this Act shall be used to implement or
finance authorized price support or loan guarantee pro-
grams unless specific provision is made for such programs
in an appropriations Act.
The Secretary is authorized to accept lands, build-
ings, equipment, and other contributions from public and
private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation
with other agencies, Federal, State, private or foreign:
Provided, That revenues and other moneys received by or
for the account of the Department of Energy or otherwise
generated by sale of products in connection with projects
of the Department appropriated under this Act may be
retained by the Secretary of Energy, to be available until
expended, and used only for plant construction, operation,
costs, and payments to cost-sharing entities as provided
in appropriate cost-sharing contracts or agreements: Pro-
vided further, That the remainder of revenues after the
making of such payments shall be covered into the Treas-
ury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That any
contract, agreement, or provision thereof entered into by
the Secretary pursuant to this authority shall not be exe-
cuted prior to the expiration of 30 calendar days (not in-
cluding any day in which either House of Congress is not
in session because of adjournment of more than three cal-
endar days to a day certain) from the receipt by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Presi-
dent of the Senate of a full comprehensive report on such
project, including the facts and circumstances relied upon
in support of the proposed project.
No funds provided in this Act may be expended by
the Department of Energy to prepare, issue, or process
procurement documents for programs or projects for
which appropriations have not been made.
In addition to other authorities set forth in this Act,
the Secretary may accept fees and contributions from pub-
lic and private sources, to be deposited in a contributed
funds account, and prosecute projects using such fees and
contributions in cooperation with other Federal, State or
private agencies or concerns.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES
For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of Au-
gust 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determina-
tion Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and
titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with re-
spect to the Indian Health Service, $2,084,178,000, (in-
creased by $22,000,000) together with payments received
during the fiscal year pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) for
services furnished by the Indian Health Service: Provided,
That funds made available to tribes and tribal organiza-
tions through contracts, grant agreements, or any other
agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian Self-De-
termination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25
U.S.C. 450), shall be deemed to be obligated at the time
of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall remain
available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal
year limitation: Provided further, That $12,000,000 shall
remain available until expended, for the Indian Cata-
strophic Health Emergency Fund: Provided further, That
$394,756,000 for contract medical care shall remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2002: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds provided, up to $17,000,000 shall
be used to carry out the loan repayment program under
section 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act:
Provided further, That funds provided in this Act may be
used for 1–year contracts and grants which are to be per-
formed in 2 fiscal years, so long as the total obligation
is recorded in the year for which the funds are appro-
priated: Provided further, That the amounts collected by
the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the
authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act shall remain available until expended for the
purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable condi-
tions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the So-
cial Security Act (exclusive of planning, design, or con-
struction of new facilities): Provided further, That funding
contained herein, and in any earlier appropriations Acts
for scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available
for obligation until September 30, 2002: Provided further,
That amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations
under title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
shall be reported and accounted for and available to the
receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, of the amounts provided herein, not to exceed
$228,781,000 shall be for payments to tribes and tribal
organizations for contract or grant support costs associ-
ated with contracts, grants, self-governance compacts or
annual funding agreements between the Indian Health
Service and a tribe or tribal organization pursuant to the
Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975, as amended, prior
to or during fiscal year 2001: Provided further, That funds
available for the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund