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123STA T .6 66 PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11 , 2 0 0 9Secr e ta r y,in c lud in g re q ue s ts fo rt h e issuance at p ar of special o b ligations e x clusi v ely to the fund as provided for in section 10( b ) , w hich the Secretary shall i m plement without regard to the deter - mination related to the public interest required by the last sentence of that section .MERIT S YS TE M S P R O TE C TIO NB O A R D SA L ARIES AND E XP ENSES ( INCL U DIN G TRANS F ER OF FUNDS )F or necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to R eorgani z ation Plan N um- bered 2 of1 978 , the C ivil Service Reform A ct of 1978, and the W histleblower Protection Act of 1989 ( 5U .S.C. 5509 note), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3 109, rental of conference rooms in the D istrict of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and not to exceed $ 2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $38,811,000 together with not to exceed $2,579,000 for administra- tive expenses to ad j udicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit Systems Protection Board. MORRIS K . UDALL SC H OLARSHIP AND E XCELLENCE IN NATIONAL EN V IRONMENTAL POLICY FOUNDATION MORRIS K . UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TRUST FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For payment to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy T rust Fund, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environ- mental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5 6 01 et seq.), $3,750,000, to remain available until expended, of which up to $50,000 shall be used to conduct financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public L aw 107 – 289) notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of Public Law 102–259

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d, That up to 60 percent of such funds may be transferred by the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for the necessary expenses of the Native Nations I nstitute. ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $2,100,000, to remain available until expended.