Public Law 111–5 111th Congress An Act - Loan Programs Office

PUBLIC LAW 111–5—FEB. 17, 2009
123 STAT. 171
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forest health and ecosystem improvement activities on State and
private lands using all authorities available to the Forest Service:
Provided, That up to $50,000,000 of the total funding may be
used to make wood-to-energy grants to promote increased utilization
of biomass from Federal, State and private lands: Provided further,
That funds provided for activities on State and private lands shall
not be subject to matching or cost share requirements.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Indian Health Services’’, for
health information technology activities, $85,000,000: Provided,
That such funds may be used for both telehealth services development
and related infrastructure requirements that are typically
funded through the ‘‘Indian Health Facilities’’ account: Provided
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, health
information technology funds provided within this title shall be
allocated at the discretion of the Director of the Indian Health
Service.
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Indian Health Facilities’’, for
facilities construction projects, deferred maintenance and improvement
projects, the backlog of sanitation projects and the purchase
of equipment, $415,000,000, of which $227,000,000 is provided
within the health facilities construction activity for the completion
of up to two facilities from the current priority list for which
work has already been initiated: Provided, That for the purposes
of this Act, spending caps included within the annual appropriation
for ‘‘Indian Health Facilities’’ for the purchase of medical equipment
shall not apply: Provided further, That section 1606 of this Act
shall not apply to tribal contracts entered into by the Service
with this appropriation.
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
FACILITIES CAPITAL
For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities Capital’’, for repair
and revitalization of existing facilities, $25,000,000.
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants and Administration’’,
$50,000,000, to be distributed in direct grants to fund arts projects
and activities which preserve jobs in the non-profit arts sector
threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during
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