Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 93.djvu/995

 PUBLIC LAW 96-126—NOV. 27, 1979

93 STAT. 963

of Indian Affairs, including such expenses in field offices, $789,051,000 of which not to exceed $58,753,000 for higher education scholarships and assistance to public schools under the Act of April 16, 1934, shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 25 USC 452-457. 1981, and the funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Contracts. Education Assistance Act of 1975 (88 Stat. 2203; 25 U.S.C. 450) shall remain available until September 30, 1981: Provided, That this carryover authority does not extend to programs directly operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and includes expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 19(a) of Public Law 93-531, 25USe640d-l8 $5,485,000, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That none of these funds shall be expended as matching funds for programs funded under section 103(a)(l)(B)(iii) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 as amended by the Act of June 3, 1977 (Public Law 95-40): Provided further. That, notwithstanding the provisions of 20 USC 2303. section 6 of the Act of April 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 596), as added by section 202 of the Indian Education Assistance Act (88 Stat. 2213, 2214; 25 U.S.C. 457), funds appropriated pursuant to this or any other Act for fiscal years ending September 30 of 1979 and 1980 may be utilized to reimburse school districts for up to the full per capita cost of educating Indian students (1) who are normally residents of the State in which such school districts are located but do not normally reside in such districts, and (2) who are residing in Federal boarding facilities for the purpose of attending public schools within such districts. CONSTRUCTION

For construction, major repair and improvement of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities; acquisition of lands and interests in land; preparation of lands for farming; and architectural and engineering services by contract, including a $5,000,000 interest free loan to the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon to be repaid to the Revolving Fund for Loans established in the Bureau of Indian Affairs at the end of a 20year period after the effective date of this Act, $89,374,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as may be Transfer of available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project f**^^^ may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation. ROAD CONSTRUCTION

For construction of roads and bridges pursuant to authority contained in 23 U.S.C. 203, and 25 U.S.C. 13, 318a, $66,479,000, to remain available until expended. ALASKA NATIVE FUND

For transfer to the Alaska Native Fund, in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1980, to provide for settlement of certain land claims by Natives and Native groups of Alaska, and for other purposes, based on aboriginal land claims, as authorized by the Act of December 18, 1971 (Public Law 92-203), $30,000,000: Provided, That for purposes of 43 USC 1601 meeting its obligation under section 6(a)(3) and section 9 of the Alaska note. Native Claims Settlement Act in connection with the requirement 43 USC 1605, that $500,000,000 be paid into the Alaska Native Fund, any and all 1608. revenues paid into such fund by the State of Alaska from sources other than those specified in section 9 of such Act shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, be construed as payments by the

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