An Act making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and for other purposes
PL 91-98 (H.R.12781), enacted 10/29/1969

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Public Law 91-98 
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A N A C T 
October 29, 1969 
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
[H.R. i278i] 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following th^lnteJii^^Ind^ 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- Related Agencies 
wise appropriated, for the Department of the Interior and related Appropriation Act, 
agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF T H E INTERIOR 
PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES 
For expenses necessary for protection, use, improvement, develop-
ment, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, and performance 
of other functions, as authorized by law, in the management of lands 
and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
Management, $52,573,000. 
CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 
For acquisition, construction and maintenance of buildings, appur-
tenant facilities, and other improvements, and maintenance of access 
roads, $2,899,000, to remain available until expended. 
PUBLIC LANDS DEVELOPMENT ROADS AND TRAILS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT 
AUTHORIZATION) 
76 Stat. 1147. 
For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority con-
tained in title 23, Ignited States Code, section 203, $3,500,000, to ^j2 stat. 906; 
remain available until expended. 
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA 
GRANT 
LANDS 
For expenses necessary for management, protection, and develop-
ment of resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance 
of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested 
Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands 
in the Oregon and California land-^rant counties of Oregon, and on 
adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of rights-of-way and of exist-
ing connecting roads on or adjacent to such lands; an amount equiva-
lent to 25 per centum of the aggregate of all receipts during the current 
fiscal year from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant 
lands, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount 
appropriated herein for the purposes of this appropriation on lands 
administered by the Forest Service shall be transferred to the For-
est Service, Department of Agriculture: Provided further, That the 
amount, appropriated herein for road construction on lands other 
than those administered bj^ the Forest Service shall be transferred to 
the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation: 
Provided further. 
That the amount appropriated herein is hereby 
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made a reimbursable charge against the Oregon and California land-
grant fund and shall be reimbursed to the general fund in the Treas-
ury in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of 
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subsection (b) of title I I of the Act of August 28,1937 (50 Stat. 876). 
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS 
For construction, purchase, and maintenance of range improvements 
pursuant to the provisions of sections 3 and 10 of the Act of June 28, 
«/l®I^'7on^^°' 
1934, as amended (43 U.S.C. 315), sums equal to the aggregate of all 
moneys received, durmg the current fiscal year, as range improvements 
fees under section 3 of said Act, 25 per centum of all moneys received, 
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duriug the current fiscal year, under section 15 of said Act, and the 
amount designated for range improvements from grazing fees from 
Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of the Interior 
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by Executive Order 10787, dated November 6,1958, to reniain available 
p. 424. 
until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS 
Appropriations for the Bureau of Land Management shall be avail-
able for purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; 
purchase of one aircraft; purchase, erection, and dismantlement of 
temporary structures; and alteration and maintenance of necessary 
buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United States has 
title: Provided, That of appropriations herein made for the Bureau of 
Land Management expenditures in connection with the revested Ore-
gon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road 
grant lands (other than expenditures made under the appropriation 
"Oregon and California grant lands") shall be reimbursed to the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury from the 25 per centum referred to in sub-
section (c) J title II, of the Act approved August 28,1937 (50 Stat. 876), 
of the special fund designated the "Oregon and California land-grant 
fund" and section 4 of the Act approved May 24, 1939 (53 Stat. 754), 
of the special fund designated the "Coos Bay Wa^on Road grant 
fund": Provided further, 
That appropriations herein made may be 
expended on a reimbursable basis for (1) surveys of lands other than 
those under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and 
(2) protection and leasing of lands and mineral resources for the State 
of Alaska. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
EDUCATION AND WELFARE SERVICES 
For expenses necessary to provide education and welfare services for 
Indians, either directly or in cooperation with States and other orga-
nizations, including payment (in advance or from date of admission), 
of care, tuition, assistance, and other expenses of Indians in boarding 
homes, institutions, or schools; grants and other assistance to needy 
Indians; maintenance of law and order, and payment of rewards for 
information or evidence concerning violations of law on Indian reser-
vations or lands; and operation of Indian arts and crafts shops; 
$176,703,000. 
RESOURCES 
MANAGEMENT 
For expenses necessary for management, development, improvement, 
and protection of resources and appurtenant facilities under the juris-
diction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including payment of irriga-
tion assessments and charges; acquisition of water rights; advances for 
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Indian industrial and business enterprises; operation of Indian arts 
and crafts shops and museums; and development of Indian arts and 
crafts, as authorized by law; $55,242,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, major repair, and improvement of irrigation and 
power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities; acquisition of 
lands and interests in lands; preparation of lands for farming; and 
architectural and engineering services by contract; $26,264,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided,, That no part of the sum 
herein appropriated shall be used for the acquisition of land within 
the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, South 
Dakota, and Utah outside of the boundaries of existing Indian reserva-
tions except lands authorized by law to be acquired for the Navajo 
Indian Irrigation Project: Provided further,, That no part of this 
appropriation shall be used for the acquisition of land or water rights 
within the States of Nevada, Oregon, and Washington either inside 
or outside the boundaries of existing reservations except such lands 
as may be required for replacement of the Wild Horse Dam in the 
State of Nevada: Provided further,, That such amounts as may be 
available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project 
may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation. 
ROAD CONSTRUCTION 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT 
AUTHORIZATION) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority con-
tained in title 23, United States Code, section 203, $20,000,000, to ^P^,l\^\^^^y^: 
remain available until expended. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the general administration of the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs, including such expenses in field offices, $5,013,000. 
TRIBAL FUNDS 
In addition to the tribal funds authorized to be expended by existing 
law, there is hereby appropriated $3,000,000 from tribal funds not 
otherwise available for expenditure for the benefit of Indians and 
Indian tribes, including pay and travel expenses of employees; care, 
tuition, and other assistance to Indian children attending public and 
private schools (which may be paid in advance or from date of 
admission) ; purchase of land and improvements on land, title to which 
shall be taken in the name of the United States in trust for the tribe for 
which purchased; lease of lands and water rights; compensation and 
expenses of attorneys and other persons employed by Indian tribes 
under approved contracts; pay, travel, and other expenses of tribal 
officers, councils, and committees thereof, or other tribal organizations, 
including mileage for use of privately owned automobiles and per 
diem in lieu of subsistence at rates established administratively but 
not to exceed those applicable to civilian employees of the Government; 
relief of Indians, without regard to section 7 of the Act of May 27, 
1930 (46 Stat. 391), including cash grants; and employment of a ^^j^^^T'^^^'^ 
curator for the Osage Museum, who shall be appointed with the 
approval of the Osage Tribal Council and without regard to the classi-
fication laws: Provided,, That in addition to the amount appropriated 
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herein, tribal funds may be advanced to Indian tribes during the cur-
rent fiscal year for such purposes as may be designated by the govern-
ing body of the particular tribe involved and approved oy the 
Secretary: Provided further^ That nothing contained in this paragraph 
or in any other provision of law shall be construed to authorize the 
expenditure of funds derived from appropriations in satisfaction of 
awards of the Indian Claims Commission and the Court of Claims, 
except for such amounts as may be necessary to pay attorney fees, 
expenses of litigation, and expenses of program planning, until after 
legislation has been enacted that sets forth the purposes for which 
said funds will be used: Provided further^ That the limitations con-
tained in the foregoing paragraph shall not apply to any judgment 
proceeds or other funds, revenues or receipts, due the Shoshone Indian 
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, and any such funds 
may be distributed to them under the provisions of the Act of May 19, 
72 Stat. 541. 
^947^ ^s amended (61 Stat. 102, 25 U.S.C. 611-613): Provided, how-
ever, That no part of this appropriation or other tribal funds shall be 
used for the acquisition of land or water rights within the States of 
Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, either inside or outside the bounda-
ries of existing Indian reservations, if such acquisition results in the 
property being exempted from local taxation, except as provided for 
by the Acts of July 24, 1956 (70 Stat. 627), June 10, 1968 (82 Stat. 
174), and September 28,1968 (82 Stat. 884). 
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25 u s e 610-
610e. 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS 
49 Stat. 1458. 
82 Stat. 4. 
25 u s e 309, 
Appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (except the revolv-
ing fund for loans) shall be available for expenses of exhibits; pur-
chase of not to exceed sixty-eight passenger motor vehicles for police-
type use which may exceed by $300 each the general purchase price 
limitation for the current year, of which twenty-three shall be for 
replacement only, which may be used for the transportation of Indians; 
advance payments for service (including sendees which may extend 
beyond the current fiscal year) under contracts executed pursuant to 
the Act of June 4,1936 (25 U.S.C. 452), the Act of August 3,1956 (70 
Stat. 986), and legislation terminating Federal supervision over certain 
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Indian tribes; and expenses required by continuing or permanent 
treaty provisions. 
BUREAU OF OUTDOOR RECREATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessarv expenses of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, not 
otherwise provided for, $3,750,000. 
LAND AND WATER 
CONSERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 as amended (82 Stat. 
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^^^)'> including $3,200,000 for administrative expenses of the Bureau 
note. 
of Outdoor Recreation during the current fiscal year, and acquisition 
of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with the statutory 
authority applicable to the State or Federal agency concerned, to be 
derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, established 
by section 2 of said Act as amended, and to remain available until 
expended, not to exceed $124,000,000, of which (1) not to exceed 
$62,000,000 shall be available for payments to the States to be matched 
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by the individual States with an equal amount; (2) not to exceed 
$28,572,000 shall be available to the National Park Service; (3) not to 
exceed $13,700,000 shall be available to the Forest Service; (4) not to 
exceed $1,000,000 shall be available to the Bureau of Sport Fisheries 
and Wildlife; and (5) $15,528,000 is for liquidation of obligations 
incurred pursuant to section 8 of said act. 
82 stat. 355. 
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O F F I C E OF TERRITORIES 
ADMINISTRATION OF TERRITORIES 
For expenses necessary for the administration of Territories and for 
the departmental administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands, under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, 
including not to exceed $514,400 for the Office of Territories; expenses 
of the offices of the Governors of Guam and American Samoa, as 
authorized by law (48 U.S.C., sees. 1422, 1661(c)); salaries of the 45^l^ll^\2%V.' 
Governor of the Virgin Islands, the Government Secretary, and the 
members of the immediate staffs as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1591, 
72 Stat. 1095) ; compensation and mileage of members of the legisla- 
82 stat. 837, 
ture in American Samoa as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. sec. 1661 
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(c)) ; compensation and expenses of the judiciary in American Samoa 
as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661 (c)); grants to American Samoa, 
in addition to current local revenues, for support of governmental 
functions: loans and grants to Guam, as authorized by law (Public 
Law 88-170, as amended, 82 Stat. 863); and personal services, house- 
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hold equipment and furnishings, and utilities necessary in the opera-
tion of the houses of the Governors of Guam and American Samoa; 
$14,921,400, together with $292,700 for expenses of the office of the 
Government Comptroller for the Virgin Islands to be derived by 
transfer from "Internal Eevenue Collections for Virgin Islands", as 
authorized by law (Public Law 90-496) and $239,400 for expenses of 
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the office of the Government Comptroller for Guam to be derived from 
duties and taxes which would otherwise be covered into the Treasury 
of Guam, as authorized by law (Public Law 90-497), to remain avail- 
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able until expended: Provided, That the Territorial and local govern-
ment herein provided for are authorized to make purchases through 
the General Services Administration: Provided further, That appro-
priations available for the administration of Territories may be 
expended for the purchase, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
aircraft and surface vessels for official purposes and for commercial 
transportation purposes found by the Secretary to be necessary. 
TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS 
For expenses necessary for the Department of the Interior in 
administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands pursuant 
to the Trusteeship Agreement approved by joint resolution of July 
18, 1947 (61 Stat. 397), and the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 Stat. 330), 
" stat. 3301. 
as amended (82 Stat. 1213), mcludmg the expenses of the High Com- and notes. 
missioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; compensation 
and expenses of the Judiciary of the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands; grants to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in addi-
tion to local revenues, for support of governmental 
functions; 
$40,612,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That all 
financial transactions of the Trust Territory, including such trans-
actions of all agencies or instrumentalities established or utilized by 
such Trust Territory, shall be audited by the General Accounting Office 
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in accordance with the provisions of the Budget and Accounting Act, 
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1^21 (42 Stat. 23), as amended, and the Accounting and Auditing 
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further, That the government 
of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands is authorized to make pur-
chases through the General Services Administration: Provided 
fur-
ther, That appropriations available for the administration of the 
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands may be expended for the pur-
chase, charter, maintenance, and operation of aircraft and surface 
vessels for official purposes and for commercial transportation pur-
poses found by the Secretary to be necessary in carrying out the pro-
visions of article 6(2) of the Trusteeship Agreement approved bv 
61 Stat. 3302. 
Cougress. 
MINEEAL RESOURCES 
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary for the Geological Survey to perform sur-
veys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, and 
the mineral and water resources of the United States, its Territories 
and possessions, and other areas as authorized by law (72 Stat. 837 
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g^jj(j ^g Stat. 427); classify lands as to mineral character and water 
and power resources; give engineering supervision to power permits 
and Federal Power Commission licenses; enforce departmental regu-
lations applicable to oil, gas, and other mining leases, permits, licenses, 
and operating contracts; control the interstate shipment of contraband 
oil as required by law (15 U.S.C. 715); administer the minerals explor-
ation program (30 U.S.C. 641); and publish and disseminate data 
relative to the foregoing activities; $95,755,000, of which $15,610,000 
shall be available only for cooperation with States or municipalities 
for water resources investigations, and $79,000 shall remain available 
until expended, to provide financial assistance to participants in 
minerals exploration projects, as authorized by law (30 U.S.C. 641-
646), including administration of contracts entered into prior to 
June 30, 1958, under section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 
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1950, as amended: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall 
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be used to pay more than one-half the cost of any topographic mapping 
or water resources investigations carried on in cooperation with any 
State or municipality. 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS 
The amount appropriated for the Geological Survey shall be avail-
able for purchase of not to exceed forty-three passenger motor vehicles, 
for replacement onlyj reimbursement of the General Services Ad-
ministration for security guard service for protection of confidential 
files; contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the 
making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is adminis-
tratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; 
construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant 
facilities; acquisition of lands for gaging stations and observation 
wells; expenses of the U.S. National Committee on Geology; and 
payment of compensation and expenses of persons on the rolls of 
49 Stat. 30. 
72 Stat. 700. 
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the Geological Survey appointed, as authorized by law, to represent 
the United States in the negotiation and administration of interstate 
compacts. 
BuBEAu OF M I N E S 
CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES 
For expenses necessary for promoting the conservation, exploration, 
development, production, and utilization of mineral resources, includ-
ing fuels, in the United States, its Territories, and possessions; and 
developing synthetics and substitutes; $39,331,000. 
HEALTH AND SAFETY 
For expenses necessary for promotion of health and safety in mines 
and in the minerals industries, and controlling fires in coal deposits, as 
authorized by law; $14,332,000. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau of 
Mines; $1,647,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations and funds available to the Bureau of Mines may be 
expended for purchase of not to exceed forty-eight passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement only; purchase and bestowal of certificates 
and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work: Pro-
vided^ That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, 
equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources 
and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies. Federal, 
State, or private: Provided 
further^ That the Bureau of Mines is 
authorized during the current fiscal year, to sell directly or through 
any Government agency, including corporations, any metal or mineral 
product that may be manufactured in pilot plants operated by the 
Bureau of Mines, and the proceeds of such sales shall be covered into 
the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
H E L I U M FUND 
The Secretary is authorized to borrow from the Treasury for pay-
ment to the helium production fund pursuant to section 12(a) of the 
Helium Act Amendments of 1960 to carry out the j)rovisions of the 
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Act and contractual obligations thereunder, including helium pur-
chases, to remain available without fiscal year limitation, $24,000,000, 
in addition to amounts heretofore authorized to be borrowed. 
OFFICE OF COAL RESEARCH 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to encourage and stimulate the production 
and conservation of coal in the United States through research and 
development, as authorized by law (74 Stat. 337), $15,300,000, to ^es" "^^ ^^^" 
remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $448,000 shall 
be available for administration and supervision. 
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OFFICE OF OIL AND GAS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary to discharge his 
responsibilities with respect to oil and gas, including cooperation with 
the petroleum industry and State authorities in the production, proc-
essing, and utilization of petroleum and its products, and natural 
gas, |994,000. 
BUREAU OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES 
MANAGEMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF RESOURCES 
For expenses necessary for scientific and economic studies, conser-
vation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of com-
mercial fishery resources, including whales, sea lions, and related 
aquatic plants and products; collection, compilation, and publication 
of information concerning such resources; promotion of education and 
training of fishery personnel; and the performance of other functions 
related thereto, as authorized by law; $26,600,000. 
MANAGEMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF RESOURCES (SPECIAL FOREIGN 
CURRENCY PROGRAM) 
For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department 
shall determine to be excess to the normal requirements of the United 
States, for necessary expenses of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, 
as authorized by law, $15,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided^ That this appropriation shall be available, in addition to 
other appropriations to such agency, for payments in the foregoing 
currencies. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction and acquisition of buildings and other facilities 
required for the conserva/tion, management, investigation, protection, 
and utilization of commercial fishery resources and the acquisition of 
lands and interests therein, $2,325,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
CONSTRUCTION OF F I S H I N G 
VESSELS 
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1413. 
note 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of June 
12,1960 (74 Stat. 212), as amended by the Act of August 30,1964 (78 
Stat. 614), to assist in the construction of fishing vessels, $3,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
FEDERAL AID FOR COMMERCIAL FISHERIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Commercial 
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Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 197), 
$4,590,000, of which not to exceed $227,000, shall be available for pro-
gram administration: Provided^ That the sum of $3,800,000 available 
for apportionment to the States pursuant to section 5(a) of the Act 
shall remain available until the close of the fiscal year following the 
year for which appropriated. 
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ANADROMOUS AND GREAT LAKES FISHERIES 
CONSERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of 
October 30,1965 (16 U.S.C. 757), $2,307,000. 
79 Stat. 1125. 
16 u s e 757a-
75 7f. 
FISHERMEN'S PROTECTIVE 
FUND 
For payment to the Fishermen's Protective Fund, established pur-
suant to the Act of August 12, 1968 (82 Stat. 729), $60,000, to remain J^^^^^"^ ^5'^" 
available until expended. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau 
of Commercial Fisheries, including such expenses in the regional 
offices, $765,000. 
ADMINISTRATION OF PRIBILOF 
ISLANDS 
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of November 2,1966 (80 
Stat. 1091-1099), there are appropriated amounts not to exceed 
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$2,654,000, to be derived from the Pribilof Islands fund. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FISHERIES LOAN 
F U N D 
During the current fiscal year not to exceed $360,000 of the Fisheries 
loan fund shall be available for administrative expenses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations and funds available to the Bureau of Commercial 
Fisheries shall be available for purchase of not to exceed seventeen 
passenger motor veihicles for replacement only (including one for 
police-type use which may exceed by $300 the general purchase price 
limitation for the current fiscal year); purchase of one aircraft; pub-
lication and distribution of bulletins as authorized by law (7 U.S.C. 
417); rations or commutation of rations for officers and crews of ves- 
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sels at rates not to exceed $6.50 per man per day; options for the 
purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; and maintenance 
and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the 
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries to which the 
United States has title, and which are utilized pursuant to law in con-
nection with management and investigations of fishery resources. 
BUREAU OF SPORT FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE 
MANAGEMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF RESOURCES 
For expenses necessary for scientific and economic studies, conserva-
tion, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of sport 
fishery and wildlife resources, except whales, seals, and sea lions, and 
for the performance of other authorized functions related to such 
resources; oj)eration of the industrial properties within the Crab 
Orchard National Wildlife Kefuge (61 Stat. 770); and maintenance 
of the herd of long-horned cattle on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife 
Refuge; $48,850,000. 
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CONSTRUCTION 
For construction and acquisition of buildings and other facilities 
required in the conservation, management, investigation, protection, 
and utilization of sport fishery and wildlife resources, and the acquisi-
tion of lands and interests therein, $1,959,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACCOUNT 
For an advance to the migratory bird conservation account, as 
authorized by the Act of Octol^r 4,1961, as amended (16 U.S.C. 715k-
3, 5; 81 Stat. 612), $5,800,000, to remain available until expended. 
ANADROMOUS AND GREAT LAKES FISHERIES 
CONSERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of 
79 Stat. 1125. 
Qctober 30, 1965 (16 U.S.C. 757a-r57f), $2,294,000. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau of 
Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, including such expenses in the regional 
offices, $1,699,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS 
Appropriations and funds available to the Bureau of Sport Fish-
eries and Wildlife shall be available for purchase of not to exceed 
one hundred and forty-five passenger motor vehicles, of which one 
hundred and twenty-six are for replacement only (including sixty-
five for police-type use which may exceed by $300 each the general 
purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year); purchase of not 
to exceed six aircraft, of which four are for replacement only; not 
to exceed $50,000 for payment, in the discretion of the Secretary, for 
information or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by 
the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife; publication and distribu-
34 Stat. 690. 
^lou of bulletins as authorized by law (7 U.S.C. 417) ; rations or 
commutation of rations for officers and crews of vessels at rates not 
to exceed $6.50 per man per day; insurance on official motor vehicles, 
aircraft and boats operated by the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and 
Wildlife in foreign countries; repair of damage to public roads within 
and adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations of the Bureau of 
Sport Fisheries and Wildlife; options for the purchase of land at 
not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident to such public 
recreational uses on conservation areas as are not inconsistent with 
their primary purposes; and the maintenance and improvement of 
aquaria, buildings and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife and to which the United 
States has title, and which are utilized pursuant to law in connection 
with management and investigation of fish and wildlife resources. 
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION 
For expenses necessary for the management and protection of the 
areas and facilities administered by the National Park Service, includ-
. ing protection of lands in process of condemnation; plans, investiga-
tions, and studies of the recreational resources (exclusive of prepara-
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tion of detail plans and working drawings) and archeological values 
in river basins of the United States (except the Missouri Eiver Basin); 
and not to exceed $88,000 for the Roosevelt Campobello International 
Park Commission, $49,100,000. 
MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION OF PHYSICAL 
FACILITIES 
For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and rehabili-
tation of roads (including furnishing special road maintenance service 
to trucking permittees on a reimbursable basis), trails, buildings, 
utilities, and other physical facilities essential to the operation of areas 
administered pursuant to law by the National Park 
Service, 
$40,000,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction and improvement, without regard to the Act of 
August 24, 1912, as amended (16 U.S.C. 451), of buildings, utilities, s/^talf'ie'l^"' 
and other physical facilities; the repair or replacement of roads, trails, 
buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or 
destroyed by fire, flood, or storm, or the construction of projects 
deferred by reason of the use of funds for such purposes; and the 
acquisition of water rights; $7,700,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
PARKWAY AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT 
AUTHORIZATION) 
76 Stat. 1147. 
For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority 
contained in title 23, United States Code, section 203, $21,500,000, to ^^72 stat. 906; 
remain available until expended: Provided^ That none of the funds 
herein provided shall be expended for planning or construction on the 
following: Fort Washington and Greenbelt Park, Maryland, and 
Great Falls Park, Virginia, except minor roads and trails; and Dain-
gerfield Island Marina, Virginia, and extension of the George Wash-
ington Memorial Parkway from vicinity of Brickyard Road to Great 
Falls, Maryland, or in Prince Georges County, Maryland. 
PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC 
PROPERTIES 
For expenses necessaiy in carrying out a progi'am for the preserva-
tion of additional historic properties throughout the Nation, as author-
ized by law (80 Stat. 915), $1,600,000, to remain available until ^^^^l^sc 470. 
expended. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration of the National 
Park Service, including such expenses in the regional offices, $3,317,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS 
Appropriations for the National Park Service shall be available for 
the purchase of not to exceed one hundred and forty-six passenger 
motor vehicles of which one hundred and twenty-eight shall be for 
replacement only, and including not to exceed ninety-seven for police 
type use, which may exceed the general purchase price limitation for 
the current fiscal year by the cost of air-conditioning and not to exceed 
$300 for police type equipment; purchase of two aircraft, one of which 
470m. 
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[83 STAT. 
shall be for replacement only, and acquisition from excess sources with-
out reimbursement of two additional aircraft; and to provide, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, at a cost not exceeding $50,000, 
transportation for children in nearby communities to and from any 
unit of the National Park System used in connection with organized 
recreation and interpretive programs of the National Park Service. 
OFFICE OF SALINE WATER 
SALINE W A T E R CONVERSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of 
s/statrVs?^' 
July 3,1952, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.), authorizing studies 
for the conversion of saline water for beneficial consumptive uses, 
including not to exceed $1,972,000 for administration and coordination 
expenses during the current fiscal year, $25,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
OFFICE OF WATER EESOURCES RESEARCH 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Water 
-78 Stat. 329; 
ResouTces Research Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1961-1961c-7), 
130. 
' 
$11,229,000, of which not to exceed $623,000 shall be available for 
administrative expenses. 
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the OiRce of the Solicitor, $5,530,000, and 
in addition, not to exceed $152,000 may be reimbursed or transferred to 
this appropriation from other accounts available to the Department of 
the Interior. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 
including teletype rentals and service, and not to exceed $2,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses, $9,912,700. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
eJL""'^^ ^°^ 
^^^" ^^^' Appropriations made in this title shall be available for 
reconstruction. 
expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the 
approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replace-
ment, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or 
equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoid-
able causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made available under 
this authority until funds specifically made available to the Depart-
ment of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted. 
SEC. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or trans-
fer of any appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts 
included in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the sup-
pression or emergency prevention of forest or range fires on or threat-
ening lands under jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior: 
Provided, That appropriations made in this title for fire suppression 
purposes shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred 
Forest or 
range fires. 
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159i 
during the preceding fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Fed-
eral agencies for destruction of vehicles, aircraft or other equipment 
in connection with their use for fire suppression purposes, such reim-
bursement to be credited to appropriations currently available at the 
time of receipt thereof. 
SEC. 103. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for 
operation of warehouses, garages, shops, and similar facilities, wher-
ever consolidation of activities will contribute to efficiency or economy, 
and said appropriations shall be reimbursed for services rendered to 
any other activity in the same manner as authorized by the Act of 
June 30, 1932 (31 U.S.C. 686) : Provided^ That reimbursements for 
costs of supplies, materials and equipment, and for services rendered 
may be credited to the appropriation current at the time such reim-
bursements are received. 
SEC. 104. Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior 
in this title or in the Public Works for Water and Power Resources 
Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriation Act, 
1970, shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
when authorized by the Secretary, in total amount not to exceed 
$300,000; hire, maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passen-
ger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service 
m private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations 
approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when authorized 
by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations 
which issue publications to members only or at a price to members 
lower than to subscribers who are not members. 
SEC. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of the Interior 
for salaries and expenses shall be available for uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902 and D.C. Code 
4-204). 
TITLE II—RELATED AGENCIES 
Operation of 
warehouses, ettc. 
47 Stat. 417. 
Employment of 
experts, etc. 
Post, p. 
80 Stat. 
323. 
416. 
Uniforms or 
allowances. 
80 Stat. 508; 
81 Stat. 206. 
43 Stat. 175. 
DEPARTMENT or 
AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST P R O T E C T I O N AND UTILIZATION 
For expenses necessary for forest protection and utilization, as 
follows: 
Forest land management: For necessary expenses of the Forest 
Service, not otherwise provided for, including the administration, 
improvement, development, and management of lands under Forest 
Service administration, fighting and preventing forest fires on or 
threatening such lands and for liquidation of obligations incurred 
in the preceding fiscal year for such purposes, control of white pine 
blister rust and other forest diseases and insects on Federal and non-
Federal lands; $192,810,000, of which $4,275,000 for fighting and pre-
venting forest fires and $1,910,000 for insect and disease control shall 
be apportioned for use, pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Stat-
utes, as amended, to the extent necessary under the then existing 
conditions: Provided, That not more than $1,300,000 of this appro-
priation may be used for acquisition of land under the Act of March 
1, 1911, as amended (16 U.S.C. 513-519) : Provided 
further, 
That 
funds appropriated for "Cooperative range improvements", pursuant 
to section 12 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 580h), may be 
advanced to this appropriation. 
31 u s e 665. 
36 Stat. 962. 
64 Stat. 85. 
37 Stat. 843. 
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[83 STAT. 
Forest research: For forest research at forest and range experiment 
stations, the Forest Products Laboratory, or elsewhere, as authorized 
by law; $42,137,000. 
State and private forestry cooperation: For cooperation with States 
in forest-fire prevention and suppression, in forest tree planting on 
non-Federal public and private lands, and in forest management and 
processing, and for advising timberland owners, associations, wood-
using industries, and others in the application of forest management 
principles and processing of forest products, as authorized by law; 
$22,729,000. 
FOREST ROADS AND TRAILS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of title 23, 
76^statrVi47!' 
United States Code, sections 203 and 205, relating to the construction 
and maintenance of forest development roads and trails, $100,570,000, 
to remain available until expended, for liquidation of obligations 
incurred pursuant to authority contained in title 23, United States 
Code, section 203: Provided^ That funds available under the Act of 
March 4,1913 (16 U.S.C. 501), shall be merged with and made a part 
of this appropriation: Provided further, That not less than the amount 
made available under the provisions of the Act of March 4, 1913, 
shall be expended under the provisions of such Act. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS 
SPECIAL 
A C T S 
For acquisition of land to facilitate the control of soil erosion and 
flood damage originating within the exterior boundaries of the follow-
ing national forests, in accordance with the provisions of the following 
Acts, authorizing annual appropriations of foresit receipts for such 
purposes, and in not to exceed the following amounts from such 
receipts. Cache National Forest, Utah, Act of May 11, 1938 (52 Stat. 
347), as amended, $20,000; Uinta and Wasatch National Forests, Utah, 
Act of August 26, 1935 (49 Stat. 866), as amended, $20,000; Toiyabe 
National Forest, Nevada, Act of June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1205), as 
amended, $8,000; Cleveland National Forest, California, Act of June 
11,1940 (54 Stat. 297), $32,000; in all, $80,000 -.Provided, That no part 
of this appropriation shall be used for acquisition of any land which is 
not within the boundaries of the national forests and/or for the acqui-
sition of any land without the approval of the local government 
concerned. 
COOPERATIVE RANGE 
IMPROVEMENTS 
For iartificial revegetation, construction, and maintenance of range 
improvements, control of rodents, and eradication of poisonous and 
noxious plants on national forests in accordance with section 12 of the 
64 Stat. 85. 
^^t of April 24, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 580h), to be derived from grazing 
fees as authorized by said section, $700,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR TREE PLANTING 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 401 of the Agricultural 
70 Stat. 207. 
Act of 1956, approvcd May 28, 1956 (16 U.S.C. 568e), $1,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
58 Stat. 227. 
70 Stat. 1034. 
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l61 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE 
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year 
shall be available for: (a) purchase of not to exceed two hundred and 
twelve passenger motor vehicles of which one hundred and eighty 
shall be for replacement only, and hire of such vehicles; operation and 
maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed two for re-
placement only; (b) employment pursuant to the second sentence of 
section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to 
^^ stat. 742. 
exceed $25,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (c) uniforms, 
^° s*^*- ^^^• 
or allowances therefor, as authorized bv law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); 8i^statr*206?^' 
(d) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other public im-
provements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (e) expenses or the National Forest 
Reservation Commission as authorized by section 14 of the Act of 
March 1,1911 (16 U.S.C. 514); and (f) acquisition of land and inter- 
^e stat. 963. 
ests therein for sites for administrative purposes, pursuant to the Act 
of August 3,1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a). 
Except to provide materials required in or incident to research 
or experimental work where no suitable domestic product is available, 
no part of the funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
expended in the purchase of twine manufactured from commodities or 
materials produced outside of the United States. 
Funds appropriated under this Act shall not be used for acquisition 
of forest lands under the provisions of the Act approved March 1, 
1911, as amended (16 U.S.C. 513-519, 521), where such land is not 
within the boundaries of an established national forest or purchase 
unit. 
FEDERAL COAL MINE SAFETY BOARD OF REVIEW 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Coal Mine Safety Board of. 
Review, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $148,000. 
COMMISSION OF F I N E 
ARTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
36 Stat. 962. 
36 Stat. 371. 
For expenses made necessary by the Act establishing a Commission 
of Fine Arts (40 U.S.C. 104), including payment of actual traveling 
expenses of the members and secretary of the Commission in attending 
meetings and Committee meetings of the Commission either within or 
outside the District of Columbia, to be disbursed on vouchers approved 
by the Commission, $115,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE HEALTH SERVICES 
AND MENTAL H E A L T H 
ADMINISTRATION 
INDIAN H E A L T H SERVICES 
For expenses necessary to enable the Surgeon General to carry out 
the purposes of the Act of August 5,1954 (68 Stat. 674), as amended; 2oo4a"^^ ^°°^" 
purchase of not to exceed six passenger motor vehicles, for replacement 
only; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of 
reprints; payment for telephone service in private residences in the 
field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; 
and the purposes set forth in sections 301 (with respect to research 
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[83 STAT. 
conducted at facilities financed by this appropriation), 311, 321, 322 
si'itar'sa^/'' 
(d), 324, 328, and 509 of the Public Health Service Act; $99,481,000, 
42 use 24*1, 
of which $350,000 shall be available for payments on account of the 
243,248,249, 
Mcnomiuee Indian people as authorized by section 1 of the Act of 
251.2S4a, 
Qctober 14, 1966 (80 Stat. 903). 
25 u s e 891 
note. 
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES 
For construction, m a p r repair, improvement, and equipment of 
health and related auxiliary facilities, mcluding quarters for person-
nel ; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of 
sites; purchase and erection of portable buildings; purchase of 
trailers; and provision of domestic and community sanitation facilities 
for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 
73 Stat. 267. 
(42 U.S.C. 2004a); $19,000,000 to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, HEALTH SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 1001. Appropriations contained in this Act, available for sal-
aries and expenses, shall be available for services as authorized by 5 
80 Stat. 416. 
U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 1002. Appropriations contained in this Act available for sal-
aries and expenses shall be available for uniforms or allowances there-
5i^star*206°^' 
for as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902). 
SEC. 1003. Appropriations contained in this Act available for sal-
aries and expenses shall be available for expenses of attendance at 
meetings which are concerned with the functions or activities for which 
the appropriation is made or which will contribute to improved con-
duct, supervision, or management of those functions or activities. 
INDIAN CLAIMS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act of 
60 Stat. 1049. 
Au^ust 13,1946 (25 U.S.C. 70), as amended (81 Stat. 11), creating an 
Indian Claims Commission, $850,000, of which not to exceed $40,000 
shall be available for expenses of travel. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by the National Capital Plan-
66 Stat. 781. 
niug Act of 1952 (40 U.S.C. 71-7li), including services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); $222,700, and in addition $770,000 of 
the unobligated balance of the appropriation granted under "Land 
Acquisition, National Capital Park, Parkway, and Playground Sys-
tem" are transferred to and shall be available for salaries and expenses: 
Provided, That none of the funds provided herein shall be used for 
the Temporary Pennsylvania Avenue Commission: Provided 
further^ 
That none of the funds provided herein shall be used for foreign 
travel. 
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163 
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the National Foundation on 
the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, $13,790,000, of 
H sta^ 845. 
which $4,250,000 shall be available until expended to the National note. 
Endowment for the Arts for the support of projects and productions 
in the arts through assistance to groups and individuals pursuant to 
section 5(c) of the Act and for support of the functions of the 
National Council on the Arts set forth in Public Law 88-579; $2,000,000 
H st^^- ^^^ 
shall be available until expended to the National Endowment for the note. 
Arts for assistance pursuant to Section 5(h) of the Act; $6,050,000 
shall be available until expended to the National Endowment for the 
Humanities for support of activities in the humanities pursuant to 
section 7(c) of the Act; and $1,490,000 shall be available for admin-
istering the provisions of the Act: Provided^ That in addition, there 
is appropriated in accordance with the authorization contained in 
section 11(b) of the Act, to remain available until expended, amounts 
equal to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, and devises of money, 
and other property received by each Endowment during the current 
and preceding fiscal years, under the provisions of section 10(a) (2) 
of the Act, for which equal amounts have not previously been appro-
priated, but not to exceed a total of $2,000,000: Provided 
further^ 
That not to exceed 3 percent of the funds appropriated to the National 
Endowment for the Arts for the purposes of sections 5(c), 5(h) and 
functions under Public Law 88-579 and not to exceed 3 percent of the 
funds appropriated to the National Endowment for the Humanities 
for the purposes of section 7(c) shall be available for program 
. development and evaluation. 
PUBLIC LAND LAW REVIEW COMMISSION 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Public Land Law Eeview Commis-
sion, established by Public Law 88-606, approved September 19,1964, 
\l stau 9
8
2
^
.
_ 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed MOO. 
$750 for official reception and representation expenses, $922,000, to 
^o stat. 4i6. 
remain available until expended. 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, including 
research; preservation, exhibition, and increase of collections from 
Government and other sources; international exchanges; anthropologi-
cal research; maintenance of the Astrophysical Observatory and mak-
ing necessary observations in high altitudes; administration of the 
National Collection of Fine Arts and the National Portrait Gallery; 
not to exceed $200,000 for necessary expenses of the Woodrow Wilson 
International Center for Scholars; including not to exceed $100,000 
for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; purchase or rental of two 
passenger motor vehicles; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms 
80 Stat. 1529. 
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[83 STAT. 
for guards and elevator operators, and uniforms or allowances there-
8i^star*206°^' 
^^^' ^^ authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902), for other employees; 
repairs and alterations of buildings and approaches; and preparation 
of 
manuscripts, 
drawings, 
and 
illustrations 
for 
publications; 
$28,134,000. 
MUSEUM PROGRAMS AND RELATED RESEARCH 
(SPECIAL FOREIGN 
CURRENCY PROGRAM) 
For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department 
shall determine to be excess to the normal requirements of the United 
States, for necessary expenses for carrying out museum programs and 
related research in the natural sciences and cultural history under the 
provisions of section 104(b) (3) of the Agricultural Trade Develop-
ment and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704(b) (3)), 
$2,316,000, to remain available until expended and to be available only 
to United States institutions: Provided^ That this appropriation shall 
be available, in addition to other appropriations to the Smithsonian 
Institution, for payments in the foregoing currencies. 
CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS, NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK 
For necessary expenses of planning, construction, remodeling, and 
equipping of buildings and facilities at the National Zoological Park, 
$600,000, to remain available until expended. 
., > 7 0 
* 
RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS 
For necessary expenses of restoration and renovation of buildings 
owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, as authorized by 
section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), including not 
to exceed $10,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $525,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for necessary expenses of the preparation 
of plans and specifications and for the construction of the Joseph H. 
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, including expenses of 
relocating the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in order to clear 
the construction site, to remain available until expended, $3,500,000, of 
which $3,300,000 is for liquidation of obligations incurred under the 
contract authorization granted under this head in the Department of 
the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1969: Provided^ 
That such sums as are necessary may be transferred to the General 
Services Administration for execution of the work. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
For the upkeep and operation of the National Gallery of Art, the 
protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative 
expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 
(50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 
20 usc'?!^' 
(Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as 
74,75. 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in advance when authorized by 
the treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and 
art associations or societies whose publications or services are available 
to members only, or to members at a price lower than to the general 
public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards and 
20 u s e 53a. 
80 Stat. 416. 
82 Stat. 443. 
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165 
elevator operators and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other 
employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ; purchase, or si^stftf^ioe*!^' 
rental of devices and services for protecting buildings and contents 
thereof, and maintenance, alteration, improvement, and repair of 
buildings, approaches, and grounds; and not to exceed $20,000 for 
restoration and repair of works of art for the National Gallery of 
Art by contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, 
or organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms and 
conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $3,390,000. 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF T H E PRESIDENT 
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON MARINE RESOURCES AND 
ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Marine 
Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 (Public Law 
89-545j approved June 17, 1966), as amended, including services as Antl^^pho?"^' 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
33 use 1101 
$700,000. 
"°8o'stat. 416. 
FEDERAL FIELD COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IN ALASKA 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Field Committee for Develop-
ment Planning in Alaska, established by Executive Order 11182 of 
October 2,1964, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and serv- ig\P^^' ^^^*" 
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $192,500. 
P. 252.°'"''" 
LEWIS AND CLARK TRAIL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Lewis and Clark Trail Commission, 
established by Public Law 88-630, approved October 6,1964, including J^ stat. loos; 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,000. 
80 Stat. 229. 
AMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of 
July 4,1966 (Public Law 89-491), as amended, establishing the Ameri- ^ so stat. 259; 
can Revolution Bicentennial Commission, $175,000. 
"'^' ^" ^^^* 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. NO part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain availaible for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 302. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to finance 
interdepartmental boards, commissions, councils, committees, or sim-
ilar groups under section 214 of the Independent Offices Appropriation 
Act, 1946 (31 U.S.C. 691) which do not have prior and specific con- 5? stat. 134. 
gressional approval of such method of financial support. 
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[83 STAT. 
Payment to 
convicted rioters, 
prohibition. 
Short title. 
SEC. 303. No part of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
used to pay the salary of any Federal employee who is convicted in 
any Federal, State, or local court of competent jurisdiction, of inciting, 
promoting, or carrying on a riot, or any group activity resulting in 
material damage to property or injury to persons, found to be in viola-
tion of Federal, State, or local laws designed to protect persons or 
property in the community concerned. 
This Act may be cited as the "Department of the Interior and 
Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1970." 
Approved October 29, 1969. 
October 29, 1969 
[H.R. 11039] 
Public Law 91-99 
AN ACT 
To amend further the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), as amended. 
Peace Corps 
Act, amend-
ment. 
82 Stat. 250. 
22 u s e 2502. 
75 Stat. 527. 
Volunteers. 
U.S. claims, 
waiver pro-
visions. 
22 u s e 2504. 
82 Stat. 1212. 
Voluntary 
service pro-
grams. 
77 Stat. 361. 
22 u s e 2501a. 
Development of 
international 
registers. 
Use of funds, 
prohibition. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Re'presentatlves of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 3(b) 
of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, which authorizes appropriations 
to carry out the purposes of that Act, is amended (1) by striking out 
"1969" and "$112,800,000"' and substituting "1970" and "$98,450,000", 
respectively, and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
sentence: "None of the funds authorized to carry out the purposes of 
this Act shall be used to carry out the Volunteers to America Program 
conducted under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 
of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), or any similar program 
involving the service or training of foreign nationals in the United 
States." 
SEC. 2. Section 5(h) of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, which 
relates to Peace Corps volunteers, is amended by inserting after "(31 
U.S.C. 492a)," the following: "section 5584 of title 5, United States 
Code (and readjustment allowances paid under this Act shall be con-
sidered as pay for purposes of such section),". 
SEC. 3. Section 301 of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, which relates 
to the encouragement of voluntary service programs, is amended as 
follows: 
(1) Subsection (a) is amended— 
(A) by inserting immediately after "of this Act" the designation 
"(1)"; 
(B) by striking out the comma and the word "and" following 
"trained manpower" and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and 
the designation "(2)"; and 
(C) by striking out the period at the end thereof and substi-
tuting a semicolon and the following: "and (3) to encourage the 
development of, and participation in, any international register 
which seeks to provide volunteers to serve in less developed coun-
tries or areas, training, or other assistance in order to help such 
countries or areas to meet their needs for trained manpower." 
(2) Subsection (b) is amended to rer.d as follows: 
"(b)(1) Activities carried out by the President in furtherance of 
the purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section 
shall be limited to the furnishing of knowledge and skills relating to 
the selection, training, and programing of volunteer manpower. None 
of the funds available for use in the furtherance of such purposes may 
be contributed to any international organization or to any foreign 
government or agency thereof; nor may such funds be used to pay the 
costs of developing or operating volunteer programs of such organi-
zation, government, or agency, or to pay any other costs of such 
organization, government, or agency.