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ings and renovation of existing facilities; payments for tele-
phone service in private residences in the field, when au-
thorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and 
for uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 5901–5902; and for expenses of attendance at meet-
ings which are concerned with the functions or activities 
for which the appropriation is made or which will con-
tribute to improved conduct, supervision, or management 
of those functions or activities. 
In accordance with the provisions of the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients may be ex-
tended health care at all tribally administered or Indian 
Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and the pro-
ceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal Medical 
Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651–2653) shall be credited 
to the account of the facility providing the service and shall 
be available without fiscal year limitation. Notwith-
standing any other law or regulation, funds transferred 
from the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
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
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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 assessments or 
charges by the Department of Health and Human Services 
unless identified in the budget justification and provided 
in this Act, or approved by the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations through the reprogramming process. 
Personnel ceilings may not be imposed on the Indian 
Health Service nor may any action be taken to reduce the 
full time equivalent level of the Indian Health Service below 
the level in fiscal year 2002 adjusted upward for the staffing 
of new and expanded facilities, funding provided for staff-
ing at the Lawton, Oklahoma hospital in fiscal years 2003 
and 2004, critical positions not filled in fiscal year 2002, 
and staffing necessary to carry out the intent of Congress 
with regard to program increases. 
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 author-
ized by title I or title 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 con-
tract under title I, or a self-governance agreement under 
title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain available
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to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limi-
tation. 
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 Services, relating 
to the eligibility for the health care services of the Indian 
Health Service until the Indian Health Service has sub-
mitted a budget request reflecting the increased costs associ-
ated with the proposed final rule, and such request has been 
included in an appropriations Act and enacted 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 received 
from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determina-
tion Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent appro-
priation account which provided the funding. Such 
amounts shall remain available until expended. 
Reimbursements for training, technical assistance, or 
services provided by the Indian Health Service will contain 
total costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead
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associated with the provision of goods, services, or technical 
assistance. 
The appropriation structure for the Indian Health 
Service may not be altered without advance notification to 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
SCIENCES 
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities 
set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 
as amended, and section 126(g) of the Superfund Amend-
ments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, $80,289,000. 
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY 
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH 
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Sub-
stances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out ac-
tivities set forth in sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and 
111(c)(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as 
amended; section 118(f) of the Superfund Amendments and 
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended; and sec-
tion 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, 
$76,024,000, of which up to $1,500,000, to remain available
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until expended, is for Individual Learning Accounts for 
full-time equivalent employees of the Agency for Toxic Sub-
stances and Disease Registry: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, in lieu of performing 
a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, 
the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other appro-
priate health studies, evaluations, or activities, including, 
without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, 
medical monitoring, and referral to accredited health care 
providers: Provided further, That in performing any such 
health assessment or health study, evaluation, or activity, 
the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound by the 
deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds appropriated under this head-
ing shall be available for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 
toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA 
during fiscal year 2006, and existing profiles may be up-
dated as necessary. 
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned 
to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of En-
vironmental Quality pursuant to the National Environ-