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PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 119-MAY 10, 1939 the unexpended balances of funds available under this head in the 52 Stat. 302 1130. Interior Department Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1939, and the Second Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1938, are hereby continued available during the fiscal year 1940 for the purposes for which PrdvaetoIndian. they were appropriated: Provided, That advances may be made to youths foreducational worthy Indian youths to enable them to take educational courses, mntS.S; reimburse- including courses in nursing, home economics, forestry, and other industrial subjects in colleges, universities, or other institutions, and advances so made shall be reimbursed in not to exceed eight years under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior Credits and avai- may prescribe: Provided further, That all moneys reimbursed dur- abity. ing the fiscal year 1940 shall be credited to the respective appropria- tions and be available for the purposes of this paragraph: Provided Establishment, etc., further, That funds available under this paragraph may be used for the establishment and operation of tribal enterprises when pro- posed by Indian tribes and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, and revenues derived therefrom shall be covered into the Treasury to Loans from revolv- the credit of the respective tribes: Provided further, That the unex- pended balances of prior appropriations under this head for any tribe, including reimbursements to such appropriations and the appro- priations made herein, may be advanced to such tribe, if incor- porated, for making loans to members of the tribal corporation under rules and regulations established for the making of loans from the 4258tt. 47O. revolving loan fund authorized by the Act ofJune 18, 1934 (25 Regulation of bene- U. S. C . 470): Provided further, That the aforesaid $100,000 for Trib,Wi enonee advances to individual members of the Menominee Tribe of Wiscon- sin shall be advanced under rules and regulations approved by the advisory council of the Menominee Indians and the Commissioner of Menominee 5 Per Indian Affairs: Provided further, That in no event shall the centun log fund not to be used. "Menominee 5 per centum log fund" be used for this purpose. Revolving loan For an additional amount to be added to the appropriations here- fund, additional amount. tofore made, for the establishment of a revolving fund for the pur- pose of making and administering loans to Indian chartered cor- 48Stat. 98 . porations in accordance with the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. Loans to individual 986), and of making and administering loans to individual Indians Indians etc. and to associations or corporate groups of Indians of Oklahoma in 49Stat. 1967. accordance with the Act of June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1967), $400,000, I, 5oS. C. pp 1 of which amount not to exceed $22,500 shall be available for per- ervices in the Dis- sonal services in the District of Columbia, and $100,000 shall be available for personal services in the field, for traveling expenses of employees, for purchase of equipment and supplies, and for other necessary expenses of administering such loans, including not more Poaio. than $3,500 for printing and binding: Provided, That hereafter no Individuals of less than onelarter individual ofthan onhan onerter ter degree of Indian blood shall be degreeofIndianblood. eligible for a loan from funds made available in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 986), and the Act of June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1967). Indian arts and For the development, under the direction of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, of Indian arts and crafts, as authorized by the Act 25 U. 89, supp. of August 27, 1935 (49 Stat. 891), including personal services, pur- rv. §05 . chase and transportation of equipment and supplies, purchase of periodicals, directories, and books of reference, purchase and opera- Vehiles. tion of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, telegraph and telephone services, cost of packing, crating, drayage, and transporta- tion of personal effects of employees upon permanent change of sta- tion, expenses of exhibits and of attendance at meetings concerned with the development of Indian arts and crafts, traveling expenses, Printng and bind- including payment of actual transportation expenses, not to exceed $2,500 for printing and binding, and other necessary expenses, [53 STAT.