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 302 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 187-MAY 9, 1938 [52 STAT. Navajo sheep a supply of suitable plants or seed for issue to Indians, and not to eeding staton exceed $30,000 may be used for the operation and maintenance of a sheep-breeding station on the Navajo Reservation. Loans to encourage For the purpose of encouraging industry and self-support among ndustry, etc. the Indians and to aid them in the culture of fruits, grains, and other crops, $240,000, which sum may be advanced to Indians for the pur- chase of seeds, animals, machinery, tools, implements, and other equip- ment necessary, and for advances to Indians having irrigable allot- ments to assist them in the development and cultivation thereof, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, to enable Indians to become c tons for self-supporting: Provided, That hereafter the expenditures for the Conditions for re- payment. purposes above set forth shall be under conditions to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior for repayment to the United States on Loans on irrigable or before the expiration of five years, except in the case of loans la. on irrigable lands for permanent improvement of said lands, in which the period for repayment may run for not exceeding twenty years, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further, Limitation; exep- That except for the Navaio Indians in Arizona and New Mexico ion. not to exceed $25,000 of the amount herein appropriated shall be expended on any one reservation or for the benefit of any one tribe Advances to old' of Indians: Provided further, That hereafter the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion and under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to make advances to old, disabled, or indigent Indian allottees, for their support, to remain a charge and lien against their land until paid; such advances for the fiscal year 1939 to be made from the appropriation in this paragraph and those for fiscal years thereafter to be made from appropriations Advancesto Indian specifically available for such purposes: Provided further, That not ioen purposes. to exceed $15,000 may be advanced to worthy Indian youths to enable them to take educational courses, including courses in nursing, home economics, forestry, and other industrial subjects in colleges, univer- Reimbunrement. sities, or other institutions, and advances so made shall be reimbursed in not to exceed eight years, under such rules and regulations as the tnpurchase, patos- Secretary of the Interior may prescribe: Provided further, That livestock. not to exceed $75,000 of the amount herein appropriated, together 50stat.74. with $50,000 made available for this purpose under this head in the Interior Department Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1938, and hereby continued available for the same purpose for the fiscal year 1939, may be advanced to the Navajo Tribe of Indians for the pur- chase, feeding, sale, or other disposition of sheep, goats, and other live- stock belonging to the Navajo Indians. Industrial assist- Industrial assistance (tribal funds) : For the construction of homes construction of for individual members of the tribes; for advances to them for the hsees, purenhaetc purchase of seed, animals, machinery, tools, implements, building Advances to old, etc.ndians to d material, and other equipment and supplies; and for advances to old ost, p. 130. disabled, or indigent Indians for their support and burial, and Indians having irrigable allotments to assist them in the develop- ment and cultivation thereof, to be immediately available, $28,000, payable from tribal funds as follows: Rocky Boy, Montana $3,000; Truxton Canyon, Arizona, $25,000; and the unexpended balances of funds available under this head in the Interior Department 5 Stat. 575; 47tat. Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1938, and the Act of June 27, 1932 (47 Stat. 335), are hereby continued available during the fiscal onLs or. year 1939: Provided, That the expenditures for the purposes above payment. set forth shall be under conditions to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior for repayment to the United States on or before Is on irriable June 30, 1944, except in the case of loans on irrigable lands for per- manent improvement of said lands in which the period for repay- ment may run for not exceeding twenty years, in the discretion of

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