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 PUBLIC LAW 99-570—OCT. 27, 1986

100 STAT. 3207-142

(2) In addition to other responsibilities which may be assigned to such Office, it shall be responsible for— (A) monitoring the performance and compliance of programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in meeting the goals and purposes of this subtitle and the Memorandum of Agreement entered into under section 4205, and (B) serving as a point of contact within the Bureau of Indian Affairs for Indian tribes and the Tribal Coordinating Committees regarding the implementation of this subtitle, the Memorandum of Agreement, and any Tribal Action Plan established under section 4206. (c) INDIAN YOUTH PROGRAMS OFFICER.—

(1) There is established in the Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse the position to be known as the Indian Youth Programs Officer. '' ^ (2) The position of Indian Youth Programs Officer shall be established on a permanent basis at no less than the grade of GS-14 of the General Schedule. 5 USC 5331. (3) In addition to other responsibilities which may be assigned ' to the Indian Youth Programs Officer relating to Indian Youth, such Officer shall be responsible for— (A) monitoring the performance and compliance of pro^ grams of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in meeting the goals and purposes of this subtitle and the Memorandum of Agreement entered into under section 4205 as they relate to Indian youth efforts, and (B) providing advice and recommendations, including recommendations submitted by Indian tribes and Tribal Coordinating Committees, to the Director of the Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse as they relate to Indian youth. SEC. 4208. CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.

It is the intent of Congress that— (1) specific Federal laws, and administrative regulations promulgated thereunder, establishing programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service, and other Federal agencies, and (2) general Federal laws, including laws limiting augmentation of Federal appropriations or encouraging joint or cooperative funding, shall be liberally construed and administered to achieve the purposes of this subtitle. SEC. 4209. FEDERAL FACILITIES, PROPERTY, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) FACILITY AVAILABILITY.—In the furtherance of the purposes

and goals of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make available for community use, to the extent permitted by law and as may be provided in a Tribal Action Plan, local Federal facilities, property, and equipment, including school facilities. Such facility availability shall include school facilities under the Secretary of the Interior's jurisdiction: Provided, That the use of any school facilities shall be conditioned upon approval of the local school board with jurisdiction over such school. OJ) COSTS.—Any additional cost associated with the use of Federal facilities, property, or equipment under subsection (a) may be borne

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