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fuels reduction activities in the urban-wildland interface, 
support to Federal emergency response, and wildfire sup-
pression activities of the Forest Service: Provided further, 
That of the funds provided, $328,086,000 is for hazardous 
fuels reduction activities, $11,500,000 is for rehabilitation 
and restoration, $23,917,000 is for research activities and 
to make competitive research grants pursuant to the For-
est and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.), $55,000,000 is for 
State fire assistance, $9,000,000 is for volunteer fire as-
sistance, $17,252,000 is for forest health activities on 
Federal lands and $9,928,000 is for forest health activities 
on State and private lands: Provided further, That 
amounts in this paragraph may be transferred to the 
‘‘State and Private Forestry’’, ‘‘National Forest System’’, 
and ‘‘Forest and Rangeland Research’’ accounts to fund 
State fire assistance, volunteer fire assistance, forest 
health management, forest and rangeland research, the 
Joint Fire Science Program, vegetation and watershed 
management, heritage site rehabilitation, and wildlife and 
fish habitat management and restoration: Provided fur-
ther, That up to $15,000,000 of the funds provided under 
this heading for hazardous fuels treatments may be trans-
ferred to and made a part of the ‘‘National Forest Sys-
tem’’ account at the sole discretion of the Chief of the 
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Forest Service 30 days after notifying the House and the 
Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement 
between the Federal Government and any non-Federal en-
tity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected 
parties: Provided further, That in addition to funds pro-
vided for State Fire Assistance programs, and subject to 
all authorities available to the Forest Service under the 
State and Private Forestry Appropriation, up to 
$15,000,000 may be used on adjacent non-Federal lands 
for the purpose of protecting communities when hazard 
reduction activities are planned on national forest lands 
that have the potential to place such communities at risk: 
Provided further, That funds made available to implement 
the Community Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 106– 
393, title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal 
lands in accordance with authorities available to the For-
est Service under the State and Private Forestry Appro-
priation: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Inte-
rior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the 
transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire manage-
ment, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000, 
between the Departments when such transfers would fa-
cilitate and expedite jointly funded wildland fire manage-
ment programs and projects: Provided further, That of the 
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funds provided for hazardous fuels reduction, not to ex-
ceed $5,000,000, may be used to make grants, using any 
authorities available to the Forest Service under the State 
and Private Forestry appropriation, for the purpose of 
creating incentives for increased use of biomass from na-
tional forest lands: Provided further, That funds des-
ignated for wildfire suppression shall be assessed for cost 
pools on the same basis as such assessments are calculated 
against other agency programs. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE 
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current 
fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles 
from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, 
lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft 
from excess sources to maintain the operable fleet for use 
in Forest Service wildland fire programs and other Forest 
Service programs; notwithstanding other provisions of law, 
existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds 
derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price 
for the replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 
U.S.C. 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment 
under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alter-
ation of buildings and other public improvements (7 
U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of land, waters, and inter-
ests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses 
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pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 
1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost 
of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and 
(7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with 31 
U.S.C. 3718(c). 
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest 
Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Manage-
ment appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency re-
habilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters 
under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe 
burning conditions upon notification of the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations and if and only if 
all previously appropriated emergency contingent funds 
under the heading ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ have 
been released by the President and apportioned and all 
wildfire suppression funds under the heading ‘‘Wildland 
Fire Management’’ are obligated. 
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
available for assistance to or through the Agency for Inter-
national Development in connection with forest and range-
land research, technical information, and assistance in for-
eign countries, and shall be available to support forestry 
and related natural resource activities outside the United 
States and its territories and possessions, including tech-
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