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adjacent non-Federal land for activities that benefit re-
sources on Federal land: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for 
wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to 
exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when such 
transfers would facilitate and expedite jointly funded 
wildland fire management programs and projects: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds provided for hazardous 
fuels reduction, not to exceed $5,000,000, may be used 
to make grants, using any authorities available to the For-
est Service under the State and Private Forestry appro-
priation, for the purpose of creating incentives for in-
creased use of biomass from national forest lands: Pro-
vided further, That funds designated for wildfire suppres-
sion shall be assessed for cost pools on the same basis 
as such assessments are calculated against other agency 
programs. 
WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTINGENCY RESERVE 
FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for transfer to ‘‘Wildland 
Fire Management’’ for emergency fire suppression on Na-
tional Forest System lands or adjacent lands or other 
lands under fire protection agreement, $282,000,000, to 
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remain available until expended: Provided, That amounts 
in this paragraph may be transferred and expended only 
if all funds appropriated for fire suppression under the 
heading ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ shall be fully obli-
gated within 30 days: Provided further, That amounts are 
available only to the extent the President has issued a 
finding that the amounts are necessary for emergency fire 
suppression. 
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 five days after the Secretary notifies 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that 
all fire suppression funds appropriated under the headings 
‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ and ‘‘Wildland Fire Sup-
pression Contingency Reserve Fund’’ shall be fully obli-
gated within 30 days: Provided, That all funds used pursu-
ant to this paragraph must be replenished by a supple-
mental appropriation which must be requested as prompt-
ly as possible. 
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 
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States and its territories and possessions, including tech-
nical assistance, education and training, and cooperation 
with United States and international organizations. 
None of the funds made available to the Forest Serv-
ice in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal 
year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of 
section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic 
Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 
106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public 
Law 107–107 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)). 
Not more than $78,350,000 of funds available to the 
Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than 
$19,825,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall 
be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for De-
partment Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to 
as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall 
prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements re-
quested by the Forest Service in order to obtain services 
from the Department of Agriculture’s National Informa-
tion Technology Center. 
Funds available to the Forest Service shall be avail-
able to conduct a program of up to $5,000,000 for priority 
projects within the scope of the approved budget, of which 
$2,500,000 shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation 
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Corps and $2,500,000 shall be carried out under the au-
thority of the Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Res-
toration Act of 2005, Public Law 109–154. 
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 
is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official 
reception and representation expenses. 
Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public 
Law 101–593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, 
$3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the Na-
tional Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership 
projects in support of the Forest Service mission, without 
regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for 
projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands 
or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That the 
Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of Fed-
eral financial assistance, private contributions to match on 
at least one-for-one basis funds made available by the For-
est Service: Provided further, That the Foundation may 
transfer Federal funds to Federal or a non-Federal recipi-
ent for a project at the same rate that the recipient has 
obtained the non-Federal matching funds: Provided fur-
ther, That authorized investments of Federal funds held 
by the Foundation may be made only in interest-bearing 
obligations of the United States or in obligations guaran-
teed as to both principal and interest by the United States. 
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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. 
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 
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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 
$55,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of per-
forming fire, administrative and other facilities mainte-
nance. 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-
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. 
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The 19th unnumbered paragraph under heading 
‘‘Administrative Provisions, Forest Service’’ in title III of 
the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, Public Law 109–54, 
is amended by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 
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, $3,657,618,000, 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 
tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: 
Provided further, That $16,251,000 is provided for Head-
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quarters operations and information technology activities 
and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
amount available under this proviso shall be allocated at 
the discretion of the Director of the Indian Health Service: 
Provided further, That $779,347,000 for contract medical 
care, including $48,000,000 for the Indian Catastrophic 
Health Emergency Fund, shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That no less than $43,139,000 
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 $10,000,000 is provided for the do-
mestic violence prevention initiative and, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the amounts available under 
this proviso shall be allocated at the discretion of the Di-
rector of the Indian Health Service and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That funds provided 
in this Act may be used for 1-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 
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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 
expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with the 
applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and 
XIX of the Social Security Act (exclusive of planning, de-
sign, or construction of new facilities): Provided further, 
That funding contained herein, and in any earlier appro-
priations Acts for scholarship programs under the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That 
amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations under 
title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall 
be reported and accounted for and available to the receiv-
ing tribes and tribal organizations until expended: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, of the amounts provided herein, not to exceed 
$398,490,000 shall be for payments to tribes and tribal 
organizations for contract or grant support costs associ-
ated with contracts, grants, self-governance compacts, or 
annual funding agreements between the Indian Health 
Service and a tribe or tribal organization pursuant to the 
Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975, as amended, prior 
to or during fiscal year 2010, of which not to exceed 
$5,000,000 may be used for contract support costs associ-
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ated with new or expanded self-determination contracts, 
grants, self-governance compacts, or annual funding 
agreements: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs may collect from the Indian Health Service, tribes 
and tribal organizations operating health facilities pursu-
ant to Public Law 93–638, such individually identifiable 
health information relating to disabled children as may be 
necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions 
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.): Provided further, That the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Fund may be used, as needed, 
to carry out activities typically funded under the Indian 
Health Facilities account. 
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, 
and equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, 
including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, 
specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase 
and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trail-
ers; and for provision of domestic and community sanita-
tion facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of 
the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian 
Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out 
such Acts and titles II and III of the Public Health Serv-
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ice Act with respect to environmental health and facilities 
support 
activities 
of 
the 
Indian 
Health 
Service, 
$394,757,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated for the planning, design, construction 
or renovation of health facilities for the benefit of a feder-
ally recognized Indian tribe or tribes may be used to pur-
chase land for sites to construct, improve, or enlarge 
health or related facilities: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $500,000 shall be used by the Indian Health Serv-
ice to purchase TRANSAM equipment from the Depart-
ment of Defense for distribution to the Indian Health 
Service and tribal facilities: Provided further, That none 
of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service 
may be used for sanitation facilities construction for new 
homes funded with grants by the housing programs of the 
United States Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,700,000 
from this account and the ‘‘Indian Health Services’’ ac-
count shall be used by the Indian Health Service to obtain 
ambulances for the Indian Health Service and tribal facili-
ties in conjunction with an existing interagency agreement 
between the Indian Health Service and the General Serv-
ices Administration: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$500,000 shall be placed in a Demolition Fund, available 
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until expended, to be used by the Indian Health Service 
for demolition of Federal buildings. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
Appropriations in this Act to the Indian Health Serv-
ice shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109 but at rates not to exceed the per diem rate equiva-
lent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level positions 
under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase of re-
prints; purchase, renovation and erection of modular 
buildings and renovation of existing facilities; payments 
for telephone service in private residences in the field, 
when authorized under regulations approved by the Sec-
retary; and for uniforms or allowances therefor as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and for expenses of attend-
ance at meetings that relate to the functions or activities 
for which the appropriation is made or otherwise con-
tribute to the improved conduct, supervision, or manage-
ment of those functions or activities. 
In accordance with the provisions of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients may 
be extended health care at all tribally administered or In-
dian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and the 
proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal 
Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651–2653) shall 
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be credited to the account of the facility providing the 
service and shall be available without fiscal year limitation. 
Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, funds trans-
ferred from the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment to the Indian Health Service shall be administered 
under Public Law 86–121, the Indian Sanitation Facilities 
Act and Public Law 93–638, as amended. 
Funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service in 
this Act, except those used for administrative and program 
direction purposes, shall not be subject to limitations di-
rected at curtailing Federal travel and transportation. 
None of the funds made available to the Indian 
Health Service in this Act shall be used for any assess-
ments or charges by the Department of Health and 
Human Services unless identified in the budget justifica-
tion and provided in this Act, or approved by the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations through the re-
programming process. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
previously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal or-
ganization through a contract, grant, or agreement au-
thorized by title I or V of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), 
may be deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination 
contract under title I, or a self-governance agreement 
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under title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain avail-
able to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year 
limitation. 
None of the funds made available to the Indian 
Health Service in this Act shall be used to implement the 
final rule published in the Federal Register on September 
16, 1987, by the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices, relating to the eligibility for the health care services 
of the Indian Health Service until the Indian Health Serv-
ice has submitted a budget request reflecting the increased 
costs associated with the proposed final rule, and such re-
quest has been included in an appropriations Act and en-
acted into law. 
With respect to functions transferred by the Indian 
Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian 
Health Service is authorized to provide goods and services 
to those entities, on a reimbursable basis, including pay-
ment in advance with subsequent adjustment. The reim-
bursements received therefrom, along with the funds re-
ceived from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-De-
termination Act, may be credited to the same or subse-
quent appropriation account that provided the funding, 
with such amounts to remain available until expended. 
Reimbursements for training, technical assistance, or 
services provided by the Indian Health Service will contain 
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