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APPROPRIATIONS 153 PUBLIC LAW 111–118—DEC. 19, 2009 123 STAT. 3453
transfer by the Director of National Intelligence to other depart- ments and agencies for purposes of Government-wide information sharing activities: Provided, That funds transferred under this provision are to be merged with and available for the same purposes and time period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That the Office of Management and Budget must approve any transfers made under this provision.
SEC. 8111. Funds appropriated by this Act for operation and maintenance may be available for the purpose of making remit- tances to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund in accordance with the requirements of section 1705 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 8112. (a) HIGH PRIORITY NATIONAL GUARD COUNTERDRUG PROGRAMS.—Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made avail- able by title VI under the heading ‘‘Drug Interdiction and Counter- Drug Activities, Defense’’, up to $15,000,000 shall be available for the purpose of High Priority National Guard Counterdrug Pro- grams.
(b) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The amount made available by subsection (a) for the purpose specified in that subsection is in addition to any other amounts made available by this Act for that purpose.
APOLOGY TO NATIVE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED STATES
SEC. 8113. (a) ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND APOLOGY.—The United States, acting through Congress—
(1) recognizes the special legal and political relationship Indian tribes have with the United States and the solemn covenant with the land we share;
(2) commends and honors Native Peoples for the thousands of years that they have stewarded and protected this land; (3) recognizes that there have been years of official depreda- tions, ill-conceived policies, and the breaking of covenants by
the Federal Government regarding Indian tribes;
(4) apologizes on behalf of the people of the United States
to all Native Peoples for the many instances of violence, mal- treatment, and neglect inflicted on Native Peoples by citizens of the United States;
(5) expresses its regret for the ramifications of former wrongs and its commitment to build on the positive relation- ships of the past and present to move toward a brighter future where all the people of this land live reconciled as brothers and sisters, and harmoniously steward and protect this land together;
(6) urges the President to acknowledge the wrongs of the United States against Indian tribes in the history of the United States in order to bring healing to this land; and
(7) commends the State governments that have begun rec- onciliation efforts with recognized Indian tribes located in their boundaries and encourages all State governments similarly to work toward reconciling relationships with Indian tribes within their boundaries.
(b) DISCLAIMER.—Nothing in this section—
(1) authorizes or supports any claim against the United
States; or