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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 259-JUNE 28, 1941 appropriated for any one of said hospitals or for any particular item within any hospital, and any interchange of appropriations hereunder shall be reported to Congress in the annual Budget: Providedfurther, That nonreservation boarding schools receiving specific appropriations shall contribute on a per diem basis for the hospitalization of pupils in hospitals located at such schools and supported from this appro- priation: Provided further, That in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior and under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by him, fees may be collected from Indians for medical, hospital, and dental service and any fees so collected shall be covered into the Treas- ury of the United States. Medical relief in Alaska: To enable the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion and under his direction through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, with the advice and cooperation of the Public Health Service, to provide for the medical and sanitary relief of the Eskimos, Aleuts, Indians, and other natives of Alaska; purchase, repair, rental, and equipment of hospital buildings; books and surgical apparatus; pay and necessary traveling expenses of physicians, nurses, and other em- ployees, and all other necessary miscellaneous expenses which are not included under the above special heads, $519,810, to be available imme- diately and to remain available until June 30, 1943. GENIRAL SUPPORT AND ADMINISTRATION For general administration of Indian property, including pay of employees authorized by continuing or permanent treaty provisions, $2,615,720: Provided, That in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, and under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by him, fees may be collected from individual Indians for services per- formed for them, and any fees so collected shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States. For general support and rehabilitation of needy Indians in the United States, $1,150,000, of which amount not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for expenses of Indians participating in folk festivals, and not to exceed $57,500 shall be available for administrative expenses incident thereto, including personal services in the District of Columbia (not to exceed $42,500) and elsewhere, and printing and binding (not to exceed $250). Reindeer service: For supervision of reindeer in Alaska and instruction in the care and management thereof, including salaries and travel expenses of employees, purchase, rental, erection, and repair of range cabins, purchase and maintenance of communication and other equipment, and all other necessary miscellaneous expenses, $90,740, to be immediately available, and to remain available until June 30, 1943. For general support of Indians and administration of Indian prop- erty under the jurisdiction of the following agencies, to be paid from the funds held by the United States in trust for the respective tribes, in not to exceed the following sums, respectively: Arizona: Fort Apache, $60,000; Navajo, $14,900, including all necessary expenses of holding a tribal fair, erection of structures, awards for exhibits and events, feeding of livestock, and labor and materials; Pima (Camp McDowell), $300; San Carlos, $60,000; Trux- ton Cafion, $10,000; in all, $145,200; California: Mission, $39,900, of which amount $4,000 shall be available for payment of the salary and expenses of an agent employed under a contract approved by the Secretary of the Interior; Colorado: Consolidated Ute (Southern Ute) $20,000, together with the unexpended balance of the appropriations under this head for 325 Contributions by nonreservation board- ing schools. Collection of fees. Medical relief Alaska. Post, p. 826. in Post, p. 833. Proviso. Collection of fees. Support, etc., of needy Indians. Support of Indians etc., under specifie agencies. 4 stat. 428.

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