123STA T . 2 945PUBLIC LA W 111 –8 8 —O CT. 3 0, 2009 Fundsap p ro pr i a te dtot h e Forest S er v i c e sha l l b e available f or interactions w ith and providin g technical assistance to rural co m munities and natural resource - based businesses for sustainable rural development purposes . Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for pa y ments to counties within the C olumbia R iver G orge N ational Scenic A rea , pursuant to section 14( c ) (1) and ( 2 ), and section 1 6 (a)(2) of P ublic L aw 9 9 – 66 3 . An eligible individual who is employed in any pro j ect funded under title V of the O lder American Act of 196 5 (42 U .S.C. 3 0 56 et se q .) and administered by the Forest Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of chapter 1 7 1oftitle2 8 , United States Code. Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of the Older American Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)). Funds available to the Forest Service, not to e x ceed $ 55,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of performing fire, administrative and other facilities maintenance. Such assessments shall occur using a square foot rate charged on the same basis the agency uses to assess programs for payment of rent, utilities, and other support services. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), D epartment of Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar non-litigation related mat- ters. Future budget justifications for both the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums previously transferred and the requested funding transfers. T he 19th unnumbered paragraph under heading ‘ ‘Administra- tive Provisions, Forest Service ’ ’ in title I II of the Department of the Interior, E nvironment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, Public Law 109–54, is amended by stri k ing ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. DEPART M ENT OF H EALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES I NDIA NH E A LTH SE RV I C E INDIAN HEALTH S ERVICES For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Service, $3,657,618,000, together with payments received during the fiscal year pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b for services furnished by the Indian Health Service
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d, That funds made available to tribes and tribal organi z ations through contracts, grant agree- ments, or any other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: 1 1 9Sta t .538 . As s e ss m e n ts.
