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123STA T . 2 956PUBLIC LA W 111 –8 8 —O CT. 3 0, 2009 OBLIGAT IO N O F A P P R OPRIATION SSEC.403 . Nopart o f a ny appropr i ation c ontain ed int h i sA ct sha l lre m ain a v aila b le for obli g ation beyond the c u rrent fiscal year unless e x pressly so provided herein. PRO H IBITION ON U SE OF FUN D S FOR PERSONAL SER V ICES SEC. 404. None of the funds provided in this Act to any depart - ment or agency shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal coo k, chauffeur, or other personal servants to any officer or employee of such department or agency except as other w ise provided by law. DISCLOSURE OF AD M INISTRATIVE E X PENSES SEC. 40 5 . E stimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks from programs, pro j ects, activities and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, agency or bureau administrative functions or head q uarters, regional or central oper- ations shall be presented in annual budget justifications and subject to approval by the C ommittees on Appropriations. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations for approval. GIANT SE Q UOIA SEC. 40 6 . None of the funds in this Act may be used to plan, prepare, or offer for sale timber from trees classified as giant sequoia ( Sequoiadendron giganteum ) which are located on National F orest System or B ureau of L and M anagement lands in a manner different than such sales were conducted in fiscal year 2 00 9 . TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORIT Y SEC. 40 7 . None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the U nited States G overnment except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer provided in, this Act or any other Act. MINING APPLICATIONS SEC. 40 8 . (a) LIMITATION OF FUNDS. — None of the funds appro- priated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining laws. (b) EXCEPTIONS.— T he provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the I nterior determines that, for the claim concerned

( 1 ) a patent application was filed with the Sec- retary on or before September 30, 1994

and (2) all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the R evised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims and sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by the applicant by that date. Det e rmina ti o n .P atent s . Budg et estimates.