Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 59 Part 1.djvu/345

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59 STAT.] 79TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 262-JULY 3, 1945 exceed eight years under such regulations as the Secretary may pre- scribe: Providedfurther, That all moneys reimbursed during the fiscal M one sa;re l mait- year 1946 shall be credited to the respective appropriations and be available for the purposes of this paragraph: Provided further, That Tribal enterprises. funds available under this paragraph may be used for the establish- ment and operation of tribal enterprises when proposed by Indian tribes and approved under regulations prescribed by the Secretary: Provided further, That enterprises operated under the authority con- tained in the foregoing proviso shall be governed by the regulations established for the making of loans from the revolving loan fund 48 tat. 986. authorized by the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U. S . C . 470) : Provided IV, § 470a. further, That the unexpended balances of prior appropriations under Advances. this head for any tribe, including reimbursements to such appropria- tions and the appropriations made herein, may be advanced to such tribe, if incorporated, for use under regulations established for the, making of loans from the revolving loan fund authorized by the Act of June 18,1934 (25 U. S. C. 470). To increase the revolving fund established for the purpose of mak- Revolving loan ing and administering loans to Indian chartered corporations in accordance with section 10 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U. S . C . 4 Stat, upp. 470), and of making and administering loans to Indians and Indian iv, §470a. organizations in accordance with the Acts of June 26, 1936 (25 49 Stat 1967,1250. U. S. C. 506), May 1, 1936 (25 U. S. C. 473a), and July 12, 1943 (57 Stat. 459), $250,000, and not to exceed $125,000 of the revolving fund Administrative ex- established pursuant to said Acts, shall be available for all neces- sary expenses of administering loans to Indians from said fund and other funds, including not to exceed $3,000 for printing and binding; Increase of authori- and the authorization of $600,000 in the Interior Department Appro- zIation. priation Act, 1944, for loans from said revolving fund to individual 6 7 tat.- 46 9. Indians and Indian organizations otherwise ineligible to participate therein is hereby increased to $750,000. For the development, under the direction of the Commissioner of cn an ar ts a nd Indian Affairs, of Indian arts and crafts, as authorized by the Act of August 27, 1935 (49 Stat. 891), including expenses of exhibits, not 35 U..'c. §1 305 to exceed $2,500 for printing and binding, and other necessary expenses, $31,740, of which not to exceed $13,000 shall be available Salaryli for personal services in the District of Columbia: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay any salary at a rate exceeding $6,500 per annum. The appropriation "Suppressing contagious diseases of livestock Reapproprato. on Indian reservations" contained in the Third Supplemental 5 Stat. 86. National Defense Appropriation Act, 1942, is hereby continued avail- able until June 30, 1946, for the same purposes, and for suppressing contagious diseases among livestock of Indians under the jurisdiction of the Pima Agency, Arizona. DEVELOPMENT OF WATER SUPPLY For the development, rehabilitation, repair, maintenance, and oper- ation of domestic and stock water facilities on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, the Papago Reservation in Arizona, and the several Pueblos in New Mexico, including the purchase and installation of pumping and other equipment, $95,000. IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE For the construction, repair, and maintenance of irrigation systems, and for purchase or rental of irrigation tools and appliances water rights, ditches, and lands necessary for irrigation purposes for Indian 327