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passed without revision of the plan for a unit of the Na-
tional Forest System. Nothing in this section exempts the
Secretary from any other requirement of the Forest and
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (16 U.S.C.
1600 et seq.) or any other law: Provided, That if the Sec-
retary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within
the funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the
National Forest System, this section shall be void with re-
spect to such plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may
order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis.
SEC. 319. Until September 30, 2004, the authority
of the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a cooperative
agreement under the first section of Public Law 94–148
(16 U.S.C. 565a–1) for a purpose described in such sec-
tion includes the authority to use that legal instrument
when the principal purpose of the resulting relationship
is to the mutually significant benefit of the Forest Service
and the other party or parties to the agreement, including
nonprofit entities.
SEC. 320. No funds provided in this Act may be ex-
pended to conduct preleasing, leasing, and related activi-
ties under either the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181
et seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National
Monument established pursuant to the Act of June 8,
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1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary existed
on January 20, 2001, except where such activities are al-
lowed under the Presidential proclamation establishing
such monument.
SEC. 321. Section 347(a) of the Department of the
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999,
as included in Public Law 105–277 as amended, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2005’’. The author-
ity to enter into stewardship and end result contracts pro-
vided to the Forest Service in accordance with section 347
of title III of section 101(e) of division A of Public Law
105–277 is hereby expanded to authorize the Forest Serv-
ice to enter into an additional 12 contracts subject to the
same terms and conditions as provided in that section.
SEC. 322. TECHNICAL CORRECTION RELATED TO
CABIN USER FEES.—Section 608(b)(2) of the Cabin User
Fee Fairness Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6207(b)(2); Public
Law 106–291) is amended by striking ‘‘value influences’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘criteria’’ and striking ‘‘sec-
tion 606(b)(3)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section
606(b)(2)’’.
SEC. 323. EXTENSION OF FOREST SERVICE CONVEY-
ANCES PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 329 of the Department
of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
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2002 (16 U.S.C. 580d note; Public Law 107–63) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘10’’ and in-
serting ‘‘20’’; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2005’’ and
inserting ‘‘2006’’.
SEC. 324. A grazing permit or lease issued by the
Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture
where National Forest System lands are involved that ex-
pires (or is transferred or waived) during fiscal year 2003
shall be renewed under section 402 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (43
U.S.C. 1752), section 19 of the Granger-Thye Act, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 5801), or if applicable, section 510
of the California Desert Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
410aaa–50). The terms and conditions contained in the
expiring permit or lease shall continue in effect under the
new permit or lease until such time as the Secretary of
the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture completes
processing of such permit or lease in compliance with all
applicable laws and regulations, at which time such permit
or lease may be canceled, suspended, or modified, in whole
or in part, to meet the requirements of such applicable
laws and regulations. Nothing in this section shall be
deemed to alter the statutory authority of the Secretary
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of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture. Any Fed-
eral lands included within the boundary of Lake Roosevelt
National Recreation Area, as designated by the Secretary
of the Interior on April 5, 1990 (Lake Roosevelt Coopera-
tive Management Agreement), that were utilized as of
March 31, 1997, for grazing purposes pursuant to a per-
mit issued by the National Park Service, the person or
persons so utilizing such lands as of March 31, 1997, shall
be entitled to renew said permit under such terms and
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, for the lifetime
of the permittee or 20 years, whichever is less.
SEC. 325. Notwithstanding any other provision of law
or regulation, employees of foundations established by
Acts of Congress to solicit private sector funds on behalf
of Federal land management agencies shall qualify for
General Services Administration contract airfare rates and
Federal Government hotel accommodation rates when
such employees are traveling on official foundation busi-
ness.
SEC. 326. Notwithstanding any other provision of law
or regulation, to promote the more efficient use of the
health care funding allocation for fiscal year 2003, the
Eagle Butte Service Unit of the Indian Health Service,
at the request of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, may
pay base salary rates to health professionals up to the
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highest grade and step available to a physician, phar-
macist, or other health professional and may pay a recruit-
ment or retention bonus of up to 25 percent above the
base pay rate.
SEC. 327. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government except
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
SEC. 328. In entering into agreements with foreign
countries pursuant to the Wildfire Suppression Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 1856m) the Secretary of Agriculture and
the Secretary of the Interior are authorized to enter into
reciprocal agreements in which the individuals furnished
under said agreements to provide wildfire services are con-
sidered, for purposes of tort liability, employees of the
country receiving said services when the individuals are
fighting fires. The Secretary of Agriculture or the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall not enter into any agreement
under this provision unless the foreign country (either di-
rectly or through its fire organization) agrees to assume
any and all liability for the acts or omissions of American
firefighters engaged in firefighting in a foreign country.
When an agreement is reached for furnishing fire fighting
services, the only remedies for acts or omissions com-