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123STA T .7 13 PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11 , 2 0 0 9exp e nd ed

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d ,That p urs uant t oP u blicL a w97–365, the D epart m ent o f the I nterior is authori z edtouseupto 20 percent from the reco v er y of the delin q uent debt owed to the U nited S tates G overnment to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided fu r th er, That in fiscal year 2009 and hereafter, the State of M ary - land may set aside the g reater of $1 ,000,000 or 10 percent of the total of the grants made available to the State under title I V of the A ct, if the amount set aside is deposited in an acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund established under a State law, pursuant to which law the amount, together with all interest earned on the amount, is expended by the State to underta k e acid mine drainage abatement and treatment pro j ects, except that before any amounts greater than 10 percent of its title IV grants are deposited in an acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund, the State of Maryland must first complete all Surface Mining C ontrol and R eclamation Act priority one projects: Provided further, That of the unobligated balances avail- able under this heading, $ 8 ,500,000 are permanently rescinded: Provided further, That amounts provided under this heading may be used for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending O ffice of Surface Mining Reclamation and E nforcement sponsored training .ADMIN I STR ATI VEP R O VISION W ith funds available for the Technical Innovation and Profes- sional Services program in this Act, the Secretary may transfer title for computer hardware, software and other technical equipment to State and tribal regulatory and reclamation programs. BU REAU O F INDIAN AFFAIRS OPERATION OF INDIAN PRO G RAMS ( IN CL UDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS )F or expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of N ovember 2, 1921 ( 25 U.S.C. 13 ) , the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 4 50 et seq.), as amended, the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), as amended, $2,128,630,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010 except as otherwise provided herein

of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed $74,915,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments: Provided, That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary may exceed such cap, from the amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster; notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975, as amended, not to exceed $147,294,000 shall be available for payments for contract support costs associated with ongoing contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements entered into with the Bureau prior to or during fiscal year 2009, as authorized by such Act, except that tribes and tribal organiza- tions may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet contract support costs of ongoing contracts, grants, or compacts, or annual