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‘‘(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
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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
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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.
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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
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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-
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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-
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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
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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
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may be used, as needed, to carry out activities typically
funded under the Indian Health Facilities account.
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES
For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement,
and equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities,
including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans,
specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase
and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trail-
ers; and for provision of domestic and community sanita-
tion facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of
the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian
Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out
such Acts and titles II and III of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act with respect to environmental health and facilities
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$336,423,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
funds appropriated for the planning, design, construction
or renovation of health facilities for the benefit of an In-
dian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land for sites
to construct, improve, or enlarge health or related facili-
ties: Provided further, That notwithstanding any provision
of law governing Federal construction, $240,000 of the
funds provided herein shall be provided to the Hopi Tribe
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to reduce the debt incurred by the Tribe in providing staff
quarters to meet the housing needs associated with the
new Hopi Health Center: Provided further, That not to
exceed $500,000 shall be used by the Indian Health Serv-
ice to purchase TRANSAM equipment from the Depart-
ment of Defense for distribution to the Indian Health
Service and tribal facilities: Provided further, That not to
exceed $500,000 shall be used by the Indian Health Serv-
ice to obtain ambulances for the Indian Health Service
and tribal facilities in conjunction with an existing inter-
agency agreement between the Indian Health Service and
the General Services Administration: Provided further,
That not to exceed $500,000 shall be placed in a Demoli-
tion Fund, available until expended, to be used by the In-
dian Health Service for demolition of Federal buildings.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
Appropriations in this Act to the Indian Health Serv-
ice shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109 but at rates not to exceed the per diem rate equiva-
lent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level positions
under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehicles and
aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase of re-
prints; purchase, renovation and erection of modular
buildings and renovation of existing facilities; payments
for telephone service in private residences in the field,
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when authorized under regulations approved by the Sec-
retary; and for uniforms or allowances therefore as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and for expenses of at-
tendance at meetings which are concerned with the func-
tions or activities for which the appropriation is made or
which will contribute to improved conduct, supervision, or
management of those functions or activities: Provided,
That in accordance with the provisions of the Indian
Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients may
be extended health care at all tribally administered or In-
dian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and the
proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal
Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651–2653) shall
be credited to the account of the facility providing the
service and shall be available without fiscal year limitation:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other law or
regulation, funds transferred from the Department of
Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health
Service shall be administered under Public Law 86–121
(the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act) and Public Law 93–
638, as amended: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated to the Indian Health Service in this Act, except
those used for administrative and program direction pur-
poses, shall not be subject to limitations directed at cur-
tailing Federal travel and transportation: Provided further,
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That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
previously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal or-
ganization through a contract, grant, or agreement au-
thorized by title I or III of the Indian Self-Determination
and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450),
may be deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination
contract under title I, or a self-governance agreement
under title III of such Act and thereafter shall remain
available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal
year limitation: Provided further, That none of the funds
made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act
shall be used to implement the final rule published in the
Federal Register on September 16, 1987, by the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, relating to the eligi-
bility for the health care services of the Indian Health
Service until the Indian Health Service has submitted a
budget request reflecting the increased costs associated
with the proposed final rule, and such request has been
included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law:
Provided further, That funds made available in this Act
are to be apportioned to the Indian Health Service as ap-
propriated in this Act, and accounted for in the appropria-
tion structure set forth in this Act: Provided further, That
with respect to functions transferred by the Indian Health
Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian Health