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Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a project at the 
same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal 
matching funds: Provided further, That authorized invest-
ments of Federal funds held by the Foundation may be 
made only in interest-bearing obligations of the United 
States or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal 
and interest by the United States. 
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, 
$3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service 
shall be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foun-
dation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation 
projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, 
on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related 
to Forest Service programs: Provided, That such funds 
shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the 
Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further, That 
the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal 
or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate 
that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching 
funds. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for interactions with and providing technical as-
sistance to rural communities and natural resource-based 
businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. 
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Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for payments to counties within the Columbia 
River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 
14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99– 
663. 
An eligible individual who is employed in any project 
funded under title V of the Older American Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest 
Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for 
purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. 
Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may 
be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in sec-
tion 502(c) of the Older American Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3056(c)(2)). 
Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed 
$50,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of per-
forming facilities maintenance. Such assessments shall 
occur using a square foot rate charged on the same basis 
the agency uses to assess programs for payment of rent, 
utilities, and other support services. 
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-
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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. 
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, $3,190,956,000, to-
gether with payments received during the fiscal year pur-
suant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b for services furnished 
by the Indian Health Service: Provided, That funds made 
available to tribes and tribal organizations through con-
tracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or com-
pacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall 
be deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or con-
tract award and thereafter shall remain available to the 
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tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: 
Provided further, That $634,477,000 for contract medical 
care, including $31,000,000 for the Indian Catastrophic 
Health Emergency Fund, shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That no less than $36,189,000 
is provided for maintaining operations of the urban Indian 
health program: Provided further, That of the funds pro-
vided, up to $32,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for implementation of the loan repayment program 
under section 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act: Provided further, That $16,391,000 is provided for 
the methamphetamine and suicide prevention and treat-
ment initiative and $7,500,000 is provided for the domes-
tic violence prevention initiative and, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the amounts available under this 
proviso shall be allocated at the discretion of the Director 
of the Indian Health Service and shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That funds provided in 
this Act may be used for one-year contracts and grants 
which are to be performed in two fiscal years, so long as 
the total obligation is recorded in the year for which the 
funds are appropriated: 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 Improvement Act shall remain available until 
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