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12 2 STA T . 2 048PUBLIC LA W 110 – 24 6—J U NE 18 , 2008 ‘ ‘ (b)ELIG I B ILI TY.—Notwi t hs t and in g th e e l igibilit y li m itations c ontained in this A ct , any S tate o r local go v ernment, I ndian tribe, land - grant college or u niversity, or p rivate entity shall be eligible to compete f or funds to be competitively allocated under subsection (a). ‘‘(c) COS T-S HARER E QU IRE M E N T.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall not cover more than 50 percent of the total cost of a pro j ect under such subsection. In calculating the total cost of a project and contributions made with regard to the project, the Secretary shall include in- k ind contributions. ’ ’. Subti t leB—C ultu ra la ndH erita g e C o o p eration A ut h orit ySEC.810 1. PUR P O SES. T he purposes of this subtitle are— ( 1 ) to authori z e the reburial of human remains and cultural items on National F orest System land, including human remains and cultural items repatriated under the Native Amer- ican G raves P rotection and Repatriation Act ( 2 5 U .S.C. 3 001 et se q .)

(2) to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of information regarding reburial sites, including the quantity and identity of human remains and cultural items on sites and the location of sites; (3) to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to ensure access to National Forest System land, to the ma x imum extent practicable, by Indians and Indian tribes for traditional and cultural purposes; ( 4 ) to authorize the Secretary to provide forest products, without consideration, to Indian tribes for traditional and cul- tural purposes; (5) to authorize the Secretary to protect the confidentiality of certain information, including information that is culturally sensitive to Indian tribes; ( 6 ) to increase the availability of Forest Service programs and resources to Indian tribes in support of the policy of the United States to promote tribal sovereignty and self-determina- tion; and ( 7 ) to strengthen support for the policy of the United States of protecting and preserving the traditional, cultural, and ceremonial rites and practices of Indian tribes, in accordance with Public L aw 9 5 – 341 (commonly known as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act; 42 U.S.C. 1996). SEC. 810 2 . D E FIN I T IONS. In this subtitle

(1) A DJ A C ENT SITE.—The term ‘‘adjacent site’’ means a site that borders a boundary line of National Forest System land. (2) CULTURAL ITEMS.—The term ‘‘cultural items’’ has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001), except that the term does not include human remains. (3) H UMAN REMAINS.—The term ‘‘human remains’’ means the physical remains of the body of a person of Indian ancestry. 25USC30 52 . 25 USC 305 1 . NativeAm e r i c a ns .