these contract support costs are absolutely crucial for self determination and for the tribes to be able to move forward with the things they believe are important to them.

I think as we look at the authorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, potentially putting that together with PILT is an appropriate way of looking at a longer-term, permanent source of funding for both programs.

This is the largest environmental settlement in history. And $1 billion of that will go towards clean up of abandoned uranium mines and mills on the Navajo Nation.

And I really want to thank you for directing the ONRR to reverse its position and not sequester the funds.

I am very concerned there might be a lapse. We have been able to work in the appropriations process to get a 1-year extension.

I think it has brought a comfort level in terms of health and safety to the community that we have the EPA being an independent monitor of these radiation releases.

Thank you very much for your visit to southern New Mexico.

It has been absolutely devastating, the long terms effects sequestration has had on Indian Country.

I am going to take something the chairman said, and I hope he doesn't mind, and use it out of context. So all means all. I am going to go back to none means none.

Under Federal statute, charities cannot engage in any political activity, correct?

And political campaign activities are not a (c)(4) social welfare, not part of their mission, correct?

I disagree that there ought to, still, be any effort not to hold them accountable based on what the Federal law says.

Tele-health and tele-medicine is really a great opportunity for us to move out into these rural areas.

We are committed, as I know you are, to getting mental health services into these rural areas.

I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio. Amendment No. 2827

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