(1) for agencies within the Department of the
Interior—
(A) provide for the internship of Bureau
and Indian agricultural resource employees in
the agricultural resource related programs of
other agencies of the Department of the Inte-
rior, and
(B) provide for the internship of agricul-
tural resource personnel from the other Depart-
ment of the Interior agencies within the Bu-
reau, and, with the consent of the tribe, within
tribal agricultural resource programs;
(2) for agencies not within the Department of
the Interior, provide, pursuant to an interagency
agreement, internships within the Bureau and, with
the consent of the tribe, within a tribal agricultural
resource program of other agricultural resource per-
sonnel of such agencies who are above their sixth
year of Federal service;
(3) provide for the continuation of salary and
benefits for participating Federal employees by their
originating agency;
(4) provide for salaries and benefits of partici-
pating Indian agricultural resource employees by the
host agency; and
(5) provide for a bonus pay incentive at the
conclusion of the internship for any participant.
(c) CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING.—The
Secretary shall maintain a program within the Trust Serv-
ices Division of the Bureau for Indian agricultural re-
source personnel which shall provide for—
(1) orientation training for Bureau agricultural
resource personnel in tribal-Federal relations and
responsibilities;
(2) continuing technical agricultural resource
education for Bureau and Indian agricultural re-
source personnel; and
(3) development training of Indian agricultural
resource personnel in agricultural resource based en-
terprises and marketing.
SEC. 203. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DE-
PARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND INDIAN
TRIBES.
(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—
(1)(A) To facilitate the administration of the
programs and activities of the Department of the In-
terior, the Secretary may negotiate and enter into
cooperative agreements with Indian tribes to—
(i) engage in cooperative manpower and
job training,
(ii) develop and publish cooperative agri-
cultural education and resource planning mate-
rials, and
(iii) perform land and facility improve-
ments and other activities related to land and
natural resource management and development.
(B) The Secretary may enter into these agree-
ments when the Secretary determines the interest of
Indians and Indian tribes will be benefited.
(2) In cooperative agreements entered into
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may advance or
reimburse funds to contractors from any appro-
priated funds available for similar kinds of work or
by furnishing or sharing materials, supplies, facili-
ties, or equipment without regard to the provisions
of section 3324 of title 31, United States Code, re-
lating to the advance of public moneys.
(b) SUPERVISION.—In any agreement authorized by
this section, Indian tribes and their employees may per-
form cooperative work under the supervision of the De-
partment of the Interior in emergencies or otherwise as
mutually agreed to, but shall not be deemed to be Federal
employees other than for the purposes of sections 2671
through 2680 of title 28, United States Code, and sections
8101 through 8193 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to limit the authority of the Secretary to enter
into cooperative agreements otherwise authorized by law.
SEC. 204. OBLIGATED SERVICE; BREACH OF CONTRACT.
(a) OBLIGATED SERVICE.—Where an individual en-
ters into an agreement for obligated service in return for
financial assistance under any provision of this title, the
Secretary shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to
provide for the offer of employment to the recipient of
such assistance as required by such provision. Where an
offer of employment is not reasonably made, the regula-
tions shall provide that such service shall no longer be
required.
(b) BREACH OF CONTRACT; REPAYMENT.—Where an
individual fails to accept a reasonable offer of employment
in fulfillment of such obligated service or unreasonably
terminates or fails to perform the duties of such employ-
ment, the Secretary shall require a repayment of the fi-
nancial assistance provided, prorated for the amount of
time of obligated service that was performed, together with
interest on such amount which would be payable if at the
time the amounts were paid they were loans bearing inter-
est at the maximum legal prevailing rate, as determined
by the Secretary of the Treasury.
TITLE III—GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. REGULATIONS.
Except as otherwise provided by this Act, the Sec-
retary shall promulgate final regulations for the imple-
mentation of this Act within 24 months after the date of
enactment of this Act. All regulations promulgated pursu-
ant to this Act shall be developed by the Secretary with
the participation of the affected Indian tribes.
SEC. 302. TRUST RESPONSIBILITY.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish
or expand the trust responsibility of the United States to-
ward Indian trust lands or natural resources, or any legal
obligation or remedy resulting therefrom.
SEC. 303. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act, or the application of any
provision of this Act to any person or circumstance, is held
invalid, the application of such provision or circumstance
and the remainder of this Act shall not be affected
thereby.
SEC. 304. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITY.
(a) DISCLAIMER.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued to supercede or limit the authority of Federal,
State or local agencies otherwise authorized by law to pro-
vide services to Indians.