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private lenders, including loans guaranteed by the Secretary pursuant to section 201 of this Act,"; and

(2) by inserting immediately before the period at the end of the third sentence a comma and the following: "or, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, as a contribution to the Indian Loan Guaranty and Insurance Fund authorized by section 217 of this Act, or for the payment of interest subsidies authorized by section 301 of this Act".

(b) Section 204 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1484) is amended

(1) by deleting in the first sentence the word "prior"; and (2) by deleting in the second sentence "shall review" and inserting in lieu thereof "may review".

TITLE IV—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT

SEC. 401. AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.

Section 338J(a) of subpart III of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254s) is amended to read as follows: "(a) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated under the authority of subsection (d), the Secretary shall provide funds to Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate for the purpose of providing scholarship assistance to students who

"(1) meet the requirements of section 338A(b), and
"(2) are Native Hawaiians.".

TITLE V-BOARD OF INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 501. GENERAL POWERS OF BOARD OF INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN
INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOP-
MENT.

(a) INTEREST AND INVESTMENT INCOME.-Section 1507 of the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act (20 U.S.C. 4414) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

"(c) INTEREST AND INVESTMENTS.-Interest and earnings on amounts received by the Institute pursuant to section 1531 invested under subsection (a)(12) shall be the property of the Institute and may be expended to carry out this title. The Board shall be held to a reasonable and prudent standard of care, given such information and circumstances as existed when the decision is made, in decisions involving investment of funds under subsection (a)(12).".

(b) INSURANCE.-Section 1507(a)(11) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 4414(a)(11)) is amended to read as follows:

"(11) to the extent not already provided by law, to obtain insurance to cover all activities of the Institute, including coverage relating to property and liability, or make other provisions against losses.".

SEC. 502. ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN THE INSTITUTE.

Section 1510(b) of the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act (20 U.S.C. 4417(b)) is amended

(1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (I) as subparagraphs (A) through (H), respectively;

(2) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (1);

(3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting "; and"; and

(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:

"(3) a Museum of American Indian and Alaska Native Arts, which shall be under the direction of the President of the Institute.".

SEC. 503. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

Section 1514 of the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act (20 U.S.C. 4421) is amended

(1) by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f); and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection (d): "(d) FORGIVENESS OF AMOUNTS OWED; HOLD HARMLESS.-(1) Subject to paragraph (2)—

"(A) the Institute shall be responsible for all obligations of the Institute incurred after June 2, 1988, and

"(B) the Secretary shall be responsible for all obligations of the Institute incurred on or before June 2, 1988, including those which accrued by reason of any statutory, contractual, or other reason prior to June 2, 1988, which became payable within two years of June 2, 1988.

"(2) With respect to all programs of the Federal Government, in Reports. whatever form or from whatever source derived, the Institute shall only be held responsible for actions and requirements, either administrative, regulatory, or statutory in nature, for events which occurred after July 1, 1988, including the submission of reports, audits, and other required information. The United States may not seek any monetary damage or repayment for the commission of events, or omission to comply with either administrative or regulatory requirements, for any action which occurred prior to June 2, 1988.".

SEC. 504. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER ACTS.

Section 1517 of the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act (20 U.S.C. 4424) is amended by adding at the end the following:

"(c) OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.-Funds received by the institute pursuant to this Act shall not be regarded as Federal money for purposes of meeting any matching requirements for any Federal grant, contract or cooperative agreement.".

SEC. 505. ENDOWMENT PROGRAMS.

Section 1518 of the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act (20 U.S.C. 4425) is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 1518. ENDOWMENT PROGRAMS.

"(a) PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT ENDOWMENT.

“(1)(A) From the total amount appropriated for this subsection pursuant to section 1531(a), funds may be deposited into a trust fund maintained by the Institute at a federally insured banking or savings institution.

"(B) The President of the Institute shall provide

"(i) for the deposit into the trust fund referred to in subparagraph (A)—

"(I) of a capital contribution by the Institute in an amount equal to the amount of each Federal contribution; and

"(II) any earnings on the funds deposited under this paragraph; or

"(ii) for the reservation for the sole use of the Institute of any noncash, in-kind contributions of real or personal property, which property may at any time be converted to cash, which shall be deposited as a capital contribution into the trust fund referred to in subparagraph (A).

"(C) If at any time the Institute withdraws any capital contribution (as described in subparagraph (B)(i)) made by the Institute to the trust fund referred to in subparagraph (A) or puts any property (as described in subparagraph (B)(ii)) to a use which is not for the sole benefit of the Institute, an amount equal to the value of the Federal contribution shall be withdrawn from such trust fund and returned to the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

"(2) Interest deposited into the trust fund pursuant to paragraph (1)(B)(ii) may be periodically withdrawn and used, at the direction of the Board or its designee, to defray any expense associated with the operation of the Institute, including the expense of operations and maintenance, administration, academic and support personnel, community and student services programs, and technical assistance.

"(3) For the purpose of complying with the contribution requirement of paragraph (1)(B), the Institute may use funds or in-kind contributions of real or personal property fairly valued which are made available from any private or tribal source, including interest earned by the funds invested under this subsection. In-kind contributions shall be other than fully depreciable property or property which is designated for addition to the permanent collection of the Museum and shall be valued according to the procedures established for such purpose by the Secretary of the Treasury. For purposes of this paragraph, all contributions, including in-kind and real estate, which are on-hand as of the date of enactment of this Act and which have been received after June 2, 1988, but which have not been included in computations under this provision shall be eligible for matching with Federal funds appropriated in any fiscal year.

"(4) Amounts appropriated under section 1531(a) for use under this subsection shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Institute as a Federal capital contribution equal to the amount of funds or the value of the in-kind contributions which the Institute demonstrates have been placed within the control of, or irrevocably committed to the use of, the Institute as a capital contribution of the Institute in accordance with this subsection.

"(b) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ENDOWMENT.

"(1) In addition to the trust fund established under subsection (a), funds may be deposited into a trust fund maintained by the Institute at a federally insured banking or savings institution from the amount reserved for this subsection pursuant to sec

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tion 1531(a) for the purpose of establishing a separate special endowment for capital improvement (hereafter in this subsection referred to as the 'capital endowment fund') to pay expenses associated with site selection and preparation, site planning and architectural design and planning, new construction, materials and equipment procurement, renovation, alteration, repair, and other building and expansion costs of the Institute. "(2) The President of the Institute shall provide for the deposit into the capital endowment fund of a capital contribution by the Institute in an amount equal to the amount of each Federal contribution and any earnings on amounts in the capital endowment fund.

"(3) Funds deposited by the Institute as a match for Federal contributions under paragraph (5) shall remain in the capital endowment fund for a period of not less than two years. If at any time the Institute withdraws any capital contribution to the capital endowment fund before the funds have been deposited for this two-year period, an equal amount of the Federal contribution shall be withdrawn from the capital endowment fund and returned to the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. At the end of the two-year period, the entire principal and interest of the funds deposited for this period, including the Federal matching portion, shall accrue, without reservation, to the Institute and may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, to defray expenses associated with capital acquisition and improvement of the Institute referred to in paragraph (1).

"(4) For the purpose of complying with the contribution requirement of paragraph (2), the Institute may use funds which are available from any private or tribal source.

"(5) Subject to paragraph (3), amounts appropriated under section 1531(a) for use under this subsection shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Institute as a Federal capital contribution equal to the amount which the Institute demonstrates has been placed within the control of, or irrevocably committed to the use of, the Institute and is available for deposit as a capital contribution of the Institute in accordance with this subsection.

"(c) GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.-(1) Funds in the trust Investments. funds described in subsections (a) and (b) shall be invested at a rate not less than that generally available for similar funds deposited at the same banking institution for the same period or periods of time. "(2) No part of the net earnings of the trust funds established under this section shall inure to the benefit of any private person. "(3) The President of the Institute shall provide for such other provisions governing the trust funds established under this section as may be necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States and to promote the purpose of this title as agreed to by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board or its designee, including recordkeeping procedures for the investment of funds received under the trust fund established under subsection (b) and such other recordkeeping procedures for the expenditure of accumulated interest for the trust fund under subsection (a) as will allow the Secretary of the Treasury to audit and monitor activities under this section.".

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SEC. 506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 1531(a) of the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act (20 U.S.C. 4451(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

"(4) Funds appropriated under this subsection for the fiscal year 1992 and for each succeeding fiscal year shall be transferred by the Secretary of the Treasury through the most expeditious method available with the Institute being designated as its own certifying agency.

"(5) Funds are authorized to be appropriated for programs for more than one fiscal year. For the purpose of affording adequate notice of funding available under this Act, amounts appropriated in an appropriations Act for any fiscal year to carry out this Act may, subject to the appropriation, become available for obligations on July 1 of that fiscal year.".

TITLE VI-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 601. COCHITI DAM LICENSE.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Federal law, no license shall be issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the development of hydroelectric power at the Army Corps of Engineers' Cochiti Dam located on the Pueblo de Cochiti Indian Reservation in the State of New Mexico.

SEC. 602. DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 487(c)(2)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Secretary of Education shall reassess the amount owed by the Dakota Wesleyan University, located in Mitchell, South Dakota, in the amount of $159,260, plus any accrued interest thereon to $16,113.

Approved November 29, 1990.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY-H.R 2006:

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-400, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs) and
Pt. 2 (Comm. on the Judiciary).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 136 (1990):

Sept. 27, considered and passed House.

Oct. 25, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Oct. 27, House concurred in Senate amendment with amendments. Senate
concurred in House amendments.

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