local government if the computed amount of the payment 
is less than $100. 
INSULAR AFFAIRS 
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES 
For expenses necessary for assistance to territories 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, 
$83,995,000, of which: (1) $74,715,000 shall remain 
available until expended for technical assistance, including 
maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, insular man-
agement controls, coral reef initiative activities, and brown 
tree snake control and research; grants to the judiciary 
in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as au-
thorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the Govern-
ment of American Samoa, in addition to current local rev-
enues, for construction and support of governmental func-
tions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands as 
authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, 
as authorized by law; and grants to the Government of 
the Northern Mariana Islands as authorized by law (Pub-
lic Law 94–241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $9,280,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2011 for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of Insular Affairs: Provided, That all 
financial transactions of the territorial and local govern-
ments herein provided for, including such transactions of 
all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by 
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such governments, may be audited by the Government Ac-
countability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with 
chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant 
funding shall be provided according to those terms of the 
Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future 
United States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mar-
iana Islands approved by Public Law 104–134: Provided 
further, That of the amounts provided for technical assist-
ance, sufficient funds shall be made available for a grant 
to the Pacific Basin Development Council: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amounts provided for technical assist-
ance, sufficient funding shall be made available for a grant 
to the Close Up Foundation: Provided further, That the 
funds for the program of operations and maintenance im-
provement are appropriated to institutionalize routine op-
erations and maintenance improvement of capital infra-
structure with territorial participation and cost sharing to 
be determined by the Secretary based on the grantee’s 
commitment to timely maintenance of its capital assets: 
Provided further, That any appropriation for disaster as-
sistance under this heading in this Act or previous appro-
priations Acts may be used as non-Federal matching 
funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided 
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pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c). 
COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 
For grants and necessary expenses, $5,318,000, to 
remain available until expended, as provided for in sec-
tions 221(a)(2), 221(b), and 233 of the Compact of Free 
Association for the Republic of Palau; and section 
221(a)(2) of the Compacts of Free Association for the 
Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and 
the Federated States of Micronesia, as authorized by Pub-
lic Law 99–658 and Public Law 108–188. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Sec-
retary may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory 
funds provided under section 104(e) of Public Law 108- 
188 and Public Law 104-134, that are allocated for 
Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost 
of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three per-
cent of the amount of the subsidy transferred for the cost 
of loan administration, for the purposes authorized by the 
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for 
construction and repair projects in Guam, and such funds 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
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costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974: Provided further, That such loans or loan guaran-
tees may be made without regard to the population of the 
area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on 
the types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrifica-
tion Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That 
any funds transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
be in addition to funds otherwise made available to make 
or guarantee loans under such authorities. 
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 
$65,076,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $48,590,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN 
INDIANS 
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the operation of trust programs for Indians by 
direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
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compacts, and grants, $185,984,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which not to exceed $56,536,000 from 
this or any other Act, shall be available for historical ac-
counting: Provided, That funds for trust management im-
provements and litigation support may, as needed, be 
transferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs, ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’ account; the Office 
of the Solicitor, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account; and the 
Office of the Secretary, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account: 
Provided further, That funds made available through con-
tracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2010, as au-
thorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 
U.S.C. 450 et seq.), shall remain available until expended 
by the contractor or grantee: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the statute of lim-
itations shall not commence to run on any claim, including 
any claim in litigation pending on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, concerning losses to or mismanagement 
of trust funds, until the affected tribe or individual Indian 
has been furnished with an accounting of such funds from 
which the beneficiary can determine whether there has 
been a loss: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required 
to provide a quarterly statement of performance for any 
Indian trust account that has not had activity for at least 
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