An Act making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and for other purposes
PL 90-28 (H.R.9029), enacted 06/24/1967

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PUBLIC LAW 90-28-JUNE 24, 1967 
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Public Law 90-28 
AN ACT 
June 24, 1967 
Making appropriations for the Department of tlie Interior and related agencies 
[H. R. 9029] 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That the following 
department of 
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 iiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and for other 
purposes, namely: 
1968. 
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, $49,253,000. 
CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 
For acquisition, construction and maintenance of buildings, appur-
tenant facilities, and other improvements, and maintenance of access 
roads, $3,900,000, to remain available until expended. 
PUBLIC LANDS DEVELOPMENT ROADS AND TRAILS (LIQUIDATION OF 
CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority con-
tained in title 23, United States Code, section 203, $2,600,000, to 
72 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 equiv-
alent to 25 per centum of the aggregate of all receipts during the 
current fiscal year from the revested Oregon and California Rail-
road grant lands, to remain available until expended: Provided^ That 
the amount appropriated herein for the purposes of this appropria-
tion on lands administered by the Forest Service shall be transferred 
to the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture: Provided 
further,, 
That the amount appropriated herein for road construction on lands 
other than those administered by the Forest Service shall be trans-
ferred to the Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Transportation: 
Provided 
further^ That the amount appropriated herein is hereby 
made a reimbursable charge against the Oregon and California land-
grant fund and shall be reimbursed to the general fund in the Treasury 
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in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of subsec-
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^joj^ (b) of ^itlg J 
J of ^i-^g ,^(^.j. of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 876). 
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS 
For construction, purchase, and maintenance of range improve-
ments pursuant to the provisions of sections 3 and 10 of the Act of 
48 Stat. 1270; 
j^j-^^ 28, 1934, as amended (43 U.S.C. 315), sums equal to the aggre-
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tat. 790. 
^ate of all moneys received, during the current fiscal year, as range 
improvements fees under section 3 of said Act, 25 per centum of all 
moneys received, during the current fiscal year, under section 15 of 
49 Stat. 1978. 
g^id Act, and the amount designated for range improvements from 
grazing fees from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Depart-
ment of the Interior by Executive Order 10787, dated November 6, 
3 CFR 1954- 
1958, to remain available until expended. 
1958 Comp., p. 
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424. 
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 two aircraft, of which one shall be for replacement 
only; purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary structures; 
and alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings and appur-
tenant 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 Oregon and California 
Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands (other 
than expenditures made under the appropriation "Oregon and Cali-
fornia grant lands'') shall be reimbursed from the 25 per centum 
referred to in subsection (c), 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 Wagon Road grant fund'': Provided further^ That appropria-
tions herein made may be expended on a reimbursable basis for (1) sur-
veys 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 
organizations, including payment (in advance or from date of admis-
sion), 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 
reservations or lands; and operation of Indian arts and crafts shops; 
$126,478,000. 
RESOURCES 
MANAGEMENT 
For expenses necessary for management, development, improve-
ment, and protection of resources and appurtenant facilities under the 
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including payment of 
irrigation assessments and charges; acquisition of water rights; 
advances for 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; $47,179,000. 
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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; $40,770,000, 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 reser-
vations 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; Provided further^ That 
$450,000 shall be for assistance to the Tularosa School District Num-
bered 4, New Mexico, for construction of a junior-senior high school 
facility. 
ROAD CONSTRUCTION (LIQUIDA'ITON OF CONTOACT AUTHORIZATION) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority con-
tained in title 23, United States Code, section 203, $18,000,000, to 
72 stat. 906. 
remain available until expended. 
REVOLVING FUND FOR LOANS 
F'or payment to the revolving fund for loans, for loans as authorized 
in section 1 of the Act of November 4, 1963, as amended (25 U.S.C. 
7 0 n - l ) , $450,000. 
77 stat. 301; 
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80 Stat. 814. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the general administration of the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs, including such expenses in field offices, $4,627,000. 
TRIBAL FUNDS 
In addition to the tribal funds authorized to be expended by existing 
hiw, 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 admis-
sion) ; 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 organi-
zations, 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 Gov-
ernment; relief of Indians, without regard to section 7 of the Act of 
May 27, 1930 (46 Stat. 391), including cash grants; and employment ^ \l ^^^ ^^^4 and 
of a curator for the Osage Museum, who shall be appointed with the "° ^' 
approval of the Osage Tribal Council and without regard to the clas-
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sification huvs: Provided. That in addition to the amount appro-
priated herein, tribal funds may be advanced to Indian tribes during 
the current fiscal year for such purjDoses as may be designated by the 
governing body of the particular tribe involved and approved by the 
Secretary: Provided 
further, That nothing contained in this para-
graph 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, hoivever, That no part of this appropria-
tion or other tribal funds shall be used for the acquisition of land 
or water rights within the States of Nevada, Oregon, and Washing-
ton, either inside or outside the boundaries of existing Indian reserva-
tions, if such acquisition results in the property being exempted from 
local taxation, except as provided for by the Act of July 24, 1956 
(70 Stat. 627). 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (except the 
revolving fund for loans) shall be available for expenses of exhibits; 
purchase of not to exceed fifty-five passenger motor vehicles, of which 
fifty shall be for replacement only, which may be used for the trans-
portation of Indians; advance payments for service (including serv-
ices which may extend beyond the current fiscal year) under contracts 
49 Stat. 1458. 
executed pursuant to the Act of June 4, 1936 (25 TT.S.C. 452), the 
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Act of August 3, 1956 (70 Stat. 986), and legislation terminating 
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Federal supervision over certain Indian tribes; and expenses required 
by continuing or permanent treaty provisions. 
BUREAU or OUTDOOR RECREATION 
SALARIES A N D E X P E N S E S 
For necessary^ expenses of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, not 
otherwise provided for, $4,190,000. 
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Land and 
nole ^^^ "^^"^"^ 
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (78 Stat. 897), including 
$2,775,000 for administrative expenses of the Bureau of Outdoor 
Recreation during the current fiscal year, and acquisition of land or 
waters, or interests 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 
1
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2 of said Act, and to remain available until expended, not to exceed 
$119,191,000, of which (1) not to exceed $65,000,000 shall be available 
for payments to the States to be matched by the individual States 
with an equal amount; (2) not to exceed $32,269,000 shall be available 
to the National Park Service; (3) not to exceed $15,247,000 shall be 
available to the Forest Service; (4) not to exceed $1,900,000 shall be 
available to the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife; and (5) not 
to exceed $2,000,000 shall be available to the Bureau of Outdoor Recre-
ation for supplemental allocations to the above agencies: 
Provided, 
That in the event the receipts available in the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund are insufficient to provide the full amounts specified 
herein, the amounts available under clauses (1) through (4) shall 
be reduced proportionately. 
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For a repayable advance to the "Land and Water Conservation 
Fund," as authorized by section 4(b) of the Act of Sept. 3, 1964 (78 
Stat. 900), $9,191,000, to remain available until expended. 
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OFFICE or 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 In-
terior, including 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 Governor of the Virgin Islands, the Gov- 
64 stat. 386; 
ernment Secretary, the Government Comptroller, and the members of 
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the immediate staffs as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1591, 72 Stat. 
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1095); compensation and mileage of members of the legislature in 
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American Samoa as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. sec. 1661(c)) ; com-
pensation and expenses of the judiciary in American Samoa as au-
thorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)) ; grants to American Samoa, in 
addition to current local revenues, for support of governmental func-
tions; loans and grants to Guam, as authorized by law (Public Law 
88-170); and personal services, household equipment and furnishings, 
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and utilities necessary in the operation of the houses of the Governors 
of Guam and American Samoa; $15,613,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided^ That the Territorial and local governments 
herein provided for are authorized to make purchases through the 
General Services Administration: Provided further^ That appropria-
tions 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 T H E 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 
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18, 1947 (61 Stat. 397), and the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 Stat. 330), 
as amended (76 Stat. 171), including the expenses of the High Com- 
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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; 
$24,000,000, 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 in accordance with the provisions of the Budget and Account-
ing Act, 1921 (42 Stat. 23), as amended, and the Accounting and 
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Auditing Act of 1^50 (64 Stat. 834) : Provided further, 
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government of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands is authorized 
to make purchases through the General Services Administration: 
Provided further^ That appropriations available for the administra-
tion of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 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 in carrying out the 
provisions of article 6(2) of the Trusteeship Agreement approved by 
Congress. 
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61 Stat. 3302. 
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MINEKAL RESOURCES 
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary for the Geological Survey to perform 
surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, 
and the mineral and water resources of the United States, its Terri-
tories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by law (72 Stat, 
43 use 31. 
837 and 76 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 depart-
mental regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other mining leases, per-
mits, licenses, and operating contracts; control the interstate ship-
49 Stat. 30. 
ment of contraband oil as required by law (15 U.S.C. 715) ; adminis-
72 Stat. 700. 
^QJ. ^jjg minerals exploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); and publish 
and disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; $85,499,000, 
of which $14,460,000 shall be available only for cooperation with 
States or municipalities for water resources investigations, and 
$216,000 shall remain available until expended, to provide financial 
assistance to participants in minerals exploration projects, as author-
ized 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 
T us^c ^^^' 
Production Act of 1950, as amended: Provided, That no part of this 
2093. 
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appropriation shall 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-six passenger motor vehicles, 
for replacement only; reimbursement of the General Services Admin-
istration 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 admin-
istratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; 
construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant 
facilities; acquisition of lands for gating stations and observation 
wells; expenses of U.S. National Committee on Geology; and payment 
of compensation and expenses of persons on the rolls of the Geological 
Survey appointed, as authorized by law, to represent the United States 
in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts. 
BUREAU OF MINES 
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; $35,821,000, and in addition 
$400,000 to be derived by transfer from the appropriation "Appa-
lachian Region Mining Area Restoration", Bureau of Mines. 
HEALTH AND SAFE'l'Y 
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; $10,721,000. 
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SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL 
For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the Secretary 
of the Interior under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $3,367,000, to 
H stat- 997 
remain available until expended. 
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note. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau of 
Mines; $1,532,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations and funds available to the Bureau of Mines may be 
expended for purchase of not to exceed seventy passenger motor ve-
hicles for replacement only; purchase and bestowal of certificates and 
trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work: Provided^ 
That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, 
and other contributions from public and private sources and to pros-
ecute 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 Govern-
ment 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 F U N D 
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 provisions of the 
^^ ^^^ ^^^: 
Act and contractual obligations thereunder, including helium pur-
chases, to remain available without fiscal year limitation, $16,200,000, 
in addition to amounts heretofore authorized to be borrowed. 
OFFICE OF COAL KESEARCH 
SALARIES A N D 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), $10,980,000, to J^o use eei-
remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $380,000 shall 
be available for administration and supervision. 
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, 
processing, and utilization of petroleum and its products, and natural 
gas, $740,000. 
BUREAU OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES 
MANAGEMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF RESOURCES 
For expenses necessary for scientific and economic studies, conserva-
tion, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of com-
mercial fishery resources, including whales, sea lions, and related 
aquatic plants and products; collection, compilation, and publication 
668. 
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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; $23,809,650. 
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, $100,000, 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 conservation, management, investigation, protection, 
and utilization of commercial fishery resources and the acquisition of 
lands and interests therein, $1,730,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
CONSTRUCnON 
OF F I S H I N G 
VESSELS 
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, 
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1^964 (78 Stat. 614), to assist in the construction of fishing vessels, 
$6,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
note 
note 
FEDERAL AID FOR COMMERCIAL FISHERIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Com-
mercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 
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197) ^ $4,714,000, of which not to exceed $214,000 shall be available for 
program 
administration 
and $400,000 shall be available 
until 
expended pursuant to the provisions of section 4(b) of the Act: 
Provided^ That the sum of $4,100,000 available for apportionment 
to the States pursuant to section 5(a) of the Act shall remain avail-
able until the close of the fiscal year following the year for which 
appropriated. 
ANADROMOUS AND GREAT LAKES FISHERIES CONSERVA'HON 
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757f. 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of 
October 30, 1965 (79 Stat. 1125), $2,428,000. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau 
of Commercial Fisheries, including such expenses in the regional 
offices, $693,000. 
ADMINISITJATION OF PRIBILOF ISLANDS 
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of November 2, 1966 (80 
1
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Stat. 1091-1099), there are appropriated amounts not to exceed 
$2,496,000, to be derived from the Pribilof Islands fund. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FISHERIES LOAN FUND 
During the current fiscal year not to exceed $336,000 of the Fisheries 
loan fund shall be available for administrative expenses. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS 
Appropriations and fnnds available to the Bureau of Commercial 
Fisheries shall be available for purchase of not to exceed seventeen 
passenger motor vehicles, of which sixteen shall be for replacement 
only (including one for police-type use which may exceed by $300 the 
general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year) ; publica-
tion and distribution of bulletins as authorized by law (7 U.S.C. 417); 
^^ stat. 69o. 
rations or commutation of rations for officers and crews of vessels 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 improve-
ment 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 connection 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, conser-
vation, 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; operation of the industrial properties within the Crab 
Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (61 Stat. 770); and maintenance 
of the herd of long-horned cattle on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife 
Refuge; $44,148,800. 
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 acqui-
sition of lands and interests therein, $4,475,600, and in addition 
$400,000 to be derived by transfer from the appropriation "Appa-
lachian Region Fish and Wildlife Restoration Projects", Bureau of 
Sports Fisheries and Wildlife, to remain available until expended. 
MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACCOUNT 
For an advance to the migratory bird conservation account, as au-
thorized by the Act of October 4,1961 (16U.S.C. 715k-3,5), $7,500,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
ANADROMOUS AND GREAT LAKES FISHERIES CONSERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of 
October 30, 1965 (79 Stat. 1125), $2,425,000. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau 
of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, including such expenses in the re-
gional offices, $1,572,000. 
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 thirty-three passenger motor vehicles, of which one 
hundred and twenty-five are for replacement only (including sixty-
seven for police-type use which may exceed by $300 each the general 
75 Stat. 813. 
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purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year) ; purchase of not 
to exceed one aircraft, 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 distribution of 
34 Stat. 690. 
buUetins as authorized by law (7 U.S.C. 417); rations or commuta-
tion 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 adja-
cent 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 recrea-
tional 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 man-
agement and investigation of fish and wildlife resources. 
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, investi-
gations, and studies of the recreational resources (exclusive of prepa-
ration of detail plans and working drawings) and archeological values 
in river basins of the United States (except the Missouri River 
Basin); and not to exceed $88,000 for the Roosevelt Campobello 
International Park Commission, $40,672,000. 
MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION OF PHYSICAL 
FACILITIES 
For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and reha-
bilitation of roads (including furnishing special road maintenance 
service to trucking permittees on a reimbursable basis), trails, build-
ings, utilities, and other physical facilities essential to the operation 
of areas administered pursuant to law by the National Park Service, 
$29,821,800. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction and improvement, without regard to the A.ct of 
37 Stat. 460; 
August 24, 1912, as amended (16 U.S.C. 451), of buildings, utilities, 
54 tat. 36. 
^^^ 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; land for 
East Glacier Airport, Montana; and the acquisition of water rights; 
$11,627,000, to remain available until expended. 
PARKWAY AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORI-
ZATION ) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority con-
72 Stat. 906. 
taiued in title 23, United States Code, section 203, $38,000,000, to 
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 
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69 
Great Falls Park, Virginia, except minor roads and trails; and Daing-
erfield Island Marina, Virginia, and extension of the George Wash-
ington Memorial Parkway from vicinity of Brickyard Eoad to Great 
Falls, Maryland, or in Prince Georges County, Maryland. 
PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES 
16 u s e 470-
470m. 
For expenses necessary in carrying out a program for the preser-
vation of additional historic properties throughout the Nation, as 
authorized by law (80 Stat. 915), $770,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration of the National 
Park Service, including such expenses in the regional offices, 
$2,569,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS 
Appropriations for the National Park Service shall be available 
for the purchase of not to exceed one hundred and thirty-five passenger 
motor vehicles of which one hundred and eleven shall be for replace-
ment only, including not to exceed seventy-nine for police-type use 
which may exceed by $300 each the general purchase price limitation 
for the current fiscal year. 
OFFICE 
OF SALINE 
WATER 
SALARIES AND 
EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out provisions of the Act of July 3, 
1952, as amended.(42 U.S.C. 1951-1958), authorizing studies of the 
^s stat. 628. 
conversion of saline water for beneficial consumptive uses, to remain 
available until expended, $7,500,000, of which not to exceed $1,550,000, 
shall be available for administration and coordination during the cur-
rent fiscal year. 
OPERATION 
AND 
MAINTENANCE 
For operation and maintenance of demonstration plants for the 
production of water suitable for agricultural, industrial, municipal, 
and other beneficial consumptive uses, as authorized by the Act of 
September 2, 1958, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 1958a-1958g), $2,300,000, 
^2 stat. i706. 
of which not to exceed $212,000 shall be available for administration. 
OFFICE OF WATER RESOURCES RBSEAR(;H 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Water 
Resources Research Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 329), $11,130,000, of which ^ ^o stat. 129, 
not to exceed $530,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. 
42 use 1961 
note. 
O F F I C E OF T H E SOLICITOR 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $5,100,000, 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: Provided^ That hereafter hearing officers appointed 
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[81 STAT. 
5 u s e 551 et 
seq. 
for Indian probate work need not be appointed pursuant to the Ad-
ministrative Procedures Act (60 Stat. 237), as amended. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
Emergency re-
construction. 
Forest or 
range fires. 
Operation of 
warehouses, etc. 
47 Stat. 417. 
Employment of 
experts, etc. 
80 Stat. 416. 
Uniforms or al-
lowances. 
80 Stat. 508. 
43 Stat. 175. 
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, $6,881,500. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
SEC. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for 
expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the ap-
proval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replace-
ment, or repair of aircaft, 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 transfer 
(within each bureau or office) of any appropriation in this title, in 
addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the 
several agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of forest 
or range fires on or threatening lands under jurisdiction of the De-
partment of the Interior: Provided, That appropriations made in this 
title for fire suppression purposes shall be available for the payment 
of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and for reim-
bursement to other Federal agencies for destruction of vehicles, air-
craft or other equipment in connection with their use for fire sup-
pression purposes, such reimbursement to be credited to appropria-
tions 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, 
wherever 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 reimburse-
ments for costs of supplies, materials and equipment, and for services 
rendered may be credited to the appropriation current at the time 
such reimbursements are received. 
SEC. 104. Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior 
in this title or in the Public Works Appropriations Act, 1968, shall 
be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, w'hen au-
thorized by the Secretary, in total amount not to exceed $300,000; hire, 
maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor ve-
liicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service in 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; 80 Stat. 299 
and D.C. Code 4-204). 
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TITLE II—RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
FDREST P R O T E C ' J T O N AND UTILIZATION 
For expenses necessary for forest protection and utilization, as 
follows: 
Forest land nianaoement: 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; $185,618,000, of which $5,000,000 for fighting and 
preventing forest fires and $1,910,000 for insect and disease control 
shall be apportioned for use, pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised 
Statutes, as amended, to the extent necessary under the then existing 
^^ "^^ ^^^• 
conditions: Provided^ That not more than $2,480,000 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 
36 stat. 962. 
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. 
Forest research: For forest research at forest and range experiment 
stations, the Forest Products Laboratory, or elsewhere, as authorized 
by law; $41,257,000, and in addition $400,000 to be derived by transfer 
from the appropriation "Timber Development Organization Loans 
and Technical Assistance", Forest Service. 
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^; 
$19,751,000. 
FOREST ROADS AND TRAILS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of title 23, 
United States Code, sections 203 and 205, relating to the construction 
72 stat. 9oe. 
and maintenance of forest development roads and trails, $110,000,000, 
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 
^^ stat. 843. 
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 ACTS 
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 follow-
ing Acts, authorizing annual appropriations of forest receipts for 
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fel 
STAT. 
such purposes, and in not to exceed the following amounts from such 
receipts, Cache National Forest. Utah, Act of May 11, 1938 (52 Stat. 
58 Stat. 227. 
347)^ ^s amended, $20,000; Umta 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; Angeles National Forest, California, Act 
of June 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 299), $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 acquisition of any land without the approval of the 
local government concerned. 
COOPERATIVE RANGE IMPROVEMENTS 
For artificial 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. 
Act 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. 
^ct of 1956, approvcd May 28, 1956 (16 U.S.C. 568e), $1,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
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 
fifty-nine passenger motor vehicles of which one hundred and sixty-
five shall be for replacement only, and hire of such vehicles; operation 
and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four for 
replacement only; (b) employment pursuant to the second sentence 
7 use 2225. 
(jf section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 742), and not 
80 Stat. 416. 
fo excced $25,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (c) uniforms, 
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901; 80 Stat. 
^°T,o*^^*^?.°^* 
'^^^); 
(d) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other 
public improvements (58 Stat. 742); (e) expenses of 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 interests therein for sites for administrative purposes, pursuant 
70 Stat. 1034. 
^^ ^^^ ^^t 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 
m 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, 
36 Stat. 962. 
j,^^;^^ ^ amended (16 U.S.C. 513-519, 521), where such land is not 
within the boundaries of an established national forest or purchase 
unit. 
7 u s e 2250. 
36 Stat. 963. 
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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, $162,000. 
8° ^*^*- ^i^-
COMMISSION OF F I N E ARTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses made necessary by the Act establishing a Commission 
of Fine Arts (40 U.S.C. 104), including payment of actual traveling 
^^ ^*^*- 37i. 
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 
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
INDIAN H E A L T H ACTIVITIES 
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; 2oo^4a^^ ^°°^" 
purchase of not to exceed seventeen passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; 
purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service in private resi-
dences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by 
the Secretary; and the purposes set forth in sections 301 (with respect 
to research conducted at facilities financed by this appropriation), 
321, 322(d), 324, and 509 of the Public Health Service Act; 2/2 use 241, 248, 
$82,005,000, of which $350,000 shall be available for payments on ac- 
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count of the Menominee Indian people as authorized by section 1 of 
the Act of October 14, 1966 (80 Stat. 903). 
25 use 391 
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note. 
CONSTRUCTION OF INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES 
For construction, major repair, improvement, and equipment of 
health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters for per-
sonnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisi-
tion 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 
(42 U.S.C. 2004a); $16,848,000, to remain available until expended. 
^^ stat. 267. 
OFFICE OF EDUCATION 
ARTS AND H U M A N I T I E S EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES 
For carrying out sections 12 and 13 of the National Foundation on 
the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $1,000,000. 
^ ?sc 9?f 962 
80 Stat. 508. 
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[81 STAT. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
Appropriations contained in this Act, available for salaries and ex-
penses, shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
80 Stat. 416. 
3109. 
SEC. 1002. Appropriations contained in this Act available for sal-
aries and expenses shall be available for uniforms or allowances 
therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901, 80 Stat. 299). 
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. 
August 13,1946 (25 U.S.C. 70), as amended (81 Stat. 11), creating an 
Indian Claims Commission, $500,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 
shall be available for expenses of travel. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by the National Capital 
66 Stat. 781. 
Planning Act of 1952 (40 U.S.C. 7l-7li), including services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901; 80 Stat. 299) ; $995,000: Pwm<?e6?, 
That none of the funds provided herein shall be used for foreign 
travel. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $250,000 of the unobligated balance of the appro-
priation granted under "Construction, Rail Rapid Transit System" 
shall be available during the current fiscal year for salaries and 
expenses. 
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the National Foundation on the 
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n te ^^^^ ^^d ^^^ Humauities Act of 1965, to remain available until 
* expended, $11,200,000, of which $4,500,000 shall be available for carry-
20 ulc 7^8?note ^^S ^ut scctlou 5 (c) and functions under Public Law 88-579; $3,500,000 
for carrying out section 7(c); and $2,000,000 for carrying out section 
5(h) of the Act: Provided, That, in addition, there is appropriated 
for the purposes of section 11(b) of the Act, amounts equal to the total 
amounts of gifts, bequests and devises of money, and other property 
received by each Endowment, during the current fiscal year, under the 
provisions of section 10(a) (2) of the Act, but not to exceed a total of 
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75 
80 Stat. 508. 
$1,000,000: Provided further, That not to exceed three percent of the 
funds appropriated for the purposes of Section 5 (c) and not to exceed 
'[^ ^^^ s'je. 
three percent of the funds appropriated for the purposes of Section 
7(c) shall be available for program development and evaluation. 
^o use gse. 
PUBLIC LAND LAW REVIEW COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Public Land Law Review Commis-
sion, established by Public Law 88-606, approved September 19, 19(34, 
78 stat. 982. 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed 1400^^^ ^^^^ 
$750 for official reception and representation expenses, $860,000, to 
so'stat. 4i6. 
remain available until expended. 
SMITHSONIAN 
INSTITUTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, including 
research; preservation, exhibition, and increase of collections from 
Government and other sources; international exchanges; anthropolog-
ical research; maintenance of the Astrophysical Observatory and 
making necessary observations in high altitudes; administration of 
the National Collection of Fine Arts and the National Portrait Gal-
lery; including not to exceed $35,000 for services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards 
and elevator operators, and uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
ized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901, 80 Stat. 299), for other employees; repairs 
and alterations of buildings and approaches; and preparation of manu-
scripts, drawings, and illustrations for publications; $23,913,000. 
M U S E U M 
PROGRAMS AND RELATED RESEARCH 
(SPECIAL 
FOREIGN 
CURRENCY 
PROGRAM) 
For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Depart-
ment shall determine to be excess to the normal requirements of the 
United States, for necessary expenses for carrying out museum pro-
grams and related research in the natural sciences and cultural history 
under the provisions of section 104(k) of the Agricultural Trade 
Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704k), 
^o stat. 1528. 
$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 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, 
$400,000, to remain available until expended. 
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 
20 use 53a. 
to exceed $10,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,125,-
000, to remain available until expended. 
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STAT. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses of the preparation of plans and specifications 
for the construction of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculp-
ture Garden, $803,000, to remain available until expended: Provided^ 
That such sums as are necessary may be transferred to the General 
Services Administration for execution of the work. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, NAITONAL GALLERY OF ART 
For the upkeep and operation of the National Gallery of Art, the 
l)rotection 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 
^^usc* ^^^ 
(Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as 
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authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in advance when authorized by 
80 Stat. 416. 
the treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and 
art associations or societies whose publications or services are avail-
able to members only, or to members at a price lower than to the gen-
eral public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards and 
elevator operators and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other 
80 Stat. 508. 
employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901, 80 Stat. 299); pur-
chase, or 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 indi-
viduals, firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under such 
terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper; $3,054,000. 
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON MARINE RESOURCES AND ENGINEERING DEVEL-
OPMENT, AND COMMISSION ON MARINE SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND 
RESOURCES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Marine 
Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 (Public Law 
80 Stat. 203. 
89-454, approved June 17, 1966), including services as authorized by 
J3USC 1101 
^j^^ ^^^ ^^ August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 3109), and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, $1,300,000. 
FEDERAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING COMMITTEES FOR ALASKA 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Development Planning Com-
mittees for Alaska, established by Executive Order 11182 of October 2, 
3 CFR 1964 
1964, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as 
upp., p. 194. 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $240,000. 
L E W I S AND CLARK TRAIL 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
78 Stat. 1005. 
For necessary expenses of the Lewis and Clark Trail Commission, 
established by Public Law 88-630, approved October 6, 1964, includ-
ing services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $25,000. 
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77 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, RELATED AGENCIES 
SEC, 202. The per diem rate paid from appropriations made avail-
able under this title for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 or ^° ^*^*- '^^^• 
other law, shall not exceed $88. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
This Act may be cited as the "Department of the Interior and Re- ^^°^ "*!«, 
lated Agencies Appropriation Act, 1968." 
Approved June 24, 1967. 
Public Law 90-29 
AN ACT 
June 24, 1967 
To authorize adjustments in the amount of outstanding silver certificates, and 
[S. 1352] 
for other i)urposes. 
Be it eruicted by the Senate and House of Re'presentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
Siiver certifi-
of the Treasury is authorized to determine from time to time the "^A^c^counting ad-
amount of silver certificates (not exceeding $200,000,000 in aggregate justment. 
face value), issued after June 30, 1929, which in his judgment have 
been destroyed or irretrievably lost, or are held in collections, and will 
never be presented for redemption. In the case of each determination 
he shall credit the appropriate receipt account with an equivalent 
amount, and shall reduce accordingly the amount of silver certificates 
outstanding on the books of the Treasury. 
SEC. 2. Silver certificates shall be exchangeable for silver bullion for ,^f.^''^^"^^ ^^"' 
one year following the enactment of this Act. Thereafter they shall 
no longer be redeemable in silver but shall be redeemable from any 
moneys in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. 
SEC. 3. Effective upon the expiration of one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, section 2 of the Act of June 4, 1963, as amend-
ed (31 U.S.C. 405a-l), is amended to read as follows: 
7? stat. 54; 
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"SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to use for 
coinage, or to sell on such terms and conditions as he may deem ap-
propriate, any silver of the United States (other than silver trans-
ferred to the stockpiles established pursuant to the Strategic and 
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act) at a price not less than the ^° f
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monetary value of $1.292929292 per fine troy ounce." 
SEC. 4. From and after the date of enactment of this Act, and until 
transferred to the stockpiles established pursuant to the Strategic and 
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act in accordance with this Act, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall hold as a reserve for purposes of the 
common defense not less than one hundred and sixty-five million fine 
troy ounces of silver. Upon the expiration of one year after the date „ 
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of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer 
not less than one hundred and sixty-five million fine troy ounces of 
silver to the stockpiles established pursuant to the Strategic and 
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. For the purposes of that Act, the 
silver shall be deemed to have been transferred pursuant to that Act. 
SEC. 5. The last sentence of section 3517 of the Revised Statutes (31 
Repeal 
U.S.C. 324) is repealed. 
Approved June 24, 1967. 
tation. 
79 Stat. 257. 
50 u s e 98-98h. 
Silver held in 
reserve. 
stockpiles.