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amount of unfunded needs to meet such priorities, and 
$15,000,000 shall be for grants to federally recognized In-
dian Tribes without regard to their status as certified or 
uncertified under the Surface Mining Control and Rec-
lamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)), for reclama-
tion of abandoned mine lands and other related activities 
and shall be used for economic and community develop-
ment in conjunction with the priorities in section 403(a) 
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977: Provided further, That such additional amount shall 
be allocated to States and Indian Tribes within 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
INDIAN AFFAIRS 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act 
of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13) and the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), $1,924,089,000 (increased by 
$1,200,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2023, except as otherwise provided herein; of which not 
to exceed $8,500 may be for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; of which not to exceed $78,494,000 
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shall be for welfare assistance payments: Provided, That 
in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary of 
the Interior may exceed such cap for welfare payments 
from the amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster 
relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster: Pro-
vided further, That federally recognized Indian tribes and 
tribal organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes 
may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare 
assistance costs: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$60,182,000 shall remain available until expended for 
housing improvement, road maintenance, attorney fees, 
litigation support, land records improvement, and the 
Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: Provided further, That 
any forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe 
which remain unobligated as of September 30, 2023, may 
be transferred during fiscal year 2024 to an Indian forest 
land assistance account established for the benefit of the 
holder of the funds within the holder’s trust fund account: 
Provided further, That any such unobligated balances not 
so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2024: Pro-
vided further, That in order to enhance the safety of Bu-
reau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to pur-
chase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for 
personnel: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs may accept transfers of funds from United States 
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Customs and Border Protection to supplement any other 
funding available for reconstruction or repair of roads 
owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as identified on 
the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory, 23 
U.S.C. 202(b)(1): Provided further, That section 5 of the 
Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 
5108) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$2,500,000’’ for 
‘‘$2,000,000’’. 
INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION 
For the acquisition of fractional interests to further 
land consolidation as authorized under the Indian Land 
Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106– 
462), and the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 
2004 (Public Law 108–374), $75,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That any provision of 
the Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000 
(Public Law 106–462) that requires or otherwise relates 
to application of a lien shall not apply to the acquisitions 
funded herein. 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian 
Education for fiscal year 2022, such sums as may be nec-
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essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30, 2023: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account. 
PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES 
For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5324(l)) for fiscal year 2022, such sums as may be nec-
essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30, 2023: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account. 
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For construction, repair, improvement, and mainte-
nance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, 
and other facilities, including architectural and engineer-
ing services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests 
in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for 
construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pur-
suant to Public Law 87–483; $187,992,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as 
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may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian 
Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of 
Reclamation: Provided further, That any funds provided 
for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to the Act of 
November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), shall be made available 
on a nonreimbursable basis: Provided further, That this 
appropriation may be reimbursed from the Office of the 
Special Trustee for American Indians appropriation for 
the appropriate share of construction costs for space ex-
pansion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform im-
plementation: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be derived 
from the Indian Irrigation Fund established by section 
3211 of the WIIN Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 
1749). 
INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND 
MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO INDIANS 
For payments and necessary administrative expenses 
for implementation of Indian land and water claim settle-
ments pursuant to Public Laws 99–264, 114–322, and 
116–260 and for implementation of other land and water 
rights settlements, $75,844,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which up to $25,000,000 shall be available 
for deposit into the Se´lisˇ-Qlispe´ Ksanka Settlement Trust 
Fund established by Public Law 116–260. 
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