The Administration opposes this provision becmme it believes that the Department of the Interior should not be singled out in this wermar. The Department has only four programs that provide the type of grants to the territories that we believe Title V of P.L. 95-134 was intended to cover.: “The grants of two of these prograns have already been consolidated. ‘The Department has under consideration the possibility of consolidating the other two grant-in-aid progress. Further, the Department of the Interior has explored the implications of waiving local matching requirements for these grants before deciding to await the results of the angoing Interagency Policy Review on Territories. It also appears that the provisions of section 601 would apply to the various forms of financial assistance provided amually to the territories through appropriaticns to the Department's Office of Territorial Affairs. If so, it would be possible for a territory to utilize funds appropriated for the construction of health cure facilities for other purposes muthorized by grants provided by . . Department, such as historic preservation. ‘The Administr not believe that this type of Alexbility is in the best intestam oe the territories or the Federal Government. Section 602 Section 602 provides that moneys authorized by this Act but not appropriated would be authorized for succeeding years. ‘The has no objection to section 602. ‘ ‘Section 603 Section 603 provides that goverrments of the territories an‘ Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands may avail themselves of the services, facilities, and equipment of agencies and instrumentalities of the United States Gvernment on a reimbursable basis. Federal services, facilities, and equipment now extended to the territories om a non-reinbursable basis would contimue to ri e no reinbursement. The Administration has no abjectian to Section 604 603." . Section 604 would make authorizations for appropriations endcted under H.R. 3756 effective on October 1, 1979. The Administration no objection to sectian 604. Section 605 - : - a =: ; or paying, authority Section 605 would provide that newborrowing, oF to the extent and in. effecve onl provided in H.R. 3756 would be Acts. guch amounts as are provided in advancein section 605. Administration has no objection to — 5 ” ‘ Were - a ete oe wm: Me ree : b —_ -comwew > tees . . oe ase pt ./ oil Rie MIE. Sim." po teed . pe . ve . . mae ve . The Tots iad ems, me te : »