126 STAT. 1144 PUBLIC LAW 112–149—JULY 26, 2012 

Public Law 112–149 

112th Congress 

An Act 

To improve the administration of programs in the insular areas, and for other 

purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Insular Areas Act of 2011’’. 

SEC. 2. CONTINUED MONITORING ON RUNIT ISLAND. 

Section 103(f)(1) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(f)(1)) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(B) CONTINUED MONITORING ON RUNIT ISLAND.— 

‘‘(i) CACTUS CRATER CONTAINMENT AND GROUNDWATER MONITORING.—Effective beginning January 1, 

2012, the Secretary of Energy shall, as a part of the 

Marshall Islands program conducted under subparagraph (A), periodically (but not less frequently than 

every 4 years) conduct— 

‘‘(I) a visual study of the concrete exterior 

of the Cactus Crater containment structure on 

Runit Island; and 

‘‘(II) a radiochemical analysis of the groundwater surrounding and in the Cactus Crater 

containment structure on Runit Island. 

‘‘(ii) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

Senate, and the Committee on Natural Resources of 

the House of Representatives, a report that contains— 

‘‘(I) a description of— 

‘‘(aa) the results of each visual survey conducted under clause (i)(I); and 

‘‘(bb) the results of the radiochemical analysis conducted under clause (i)(II); and 

‘‘(II) a determination on whether the surveys 

and analyses indicate any significant change in 

the health risks to the people of Enewetak from 

the contaminants within the Cactus Crater 

containment structure. 

‘‘(iii) FUNDING FOR GROUNDWATER MONITORING.— 

The Secretary of the Interior shall make available to 

Effective date. 

Time period. 

48 USC 1901 

note. 

Insular Areas Act 

of 2011. 

July 26, 2012 

[S. 2009] 


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PUBLIC LAW 112–149—JULY 26, 2012 126 STAT. 1145 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2009: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 

Vol. 157 (2011): Dec. 16, considered and passed Senate. 

Vol. 158 (2012): July 17, considered and passed House. 

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the Department of Energy, Marshall Islands Program, 

from funds available for the Technical Assistance Program of the Office of Insular Affairs, the amounts 

necessary to conduct the radiochemical analysis of 

groundwater under clause(i)(II).’’. 

SEC. 3. CLARIFYING THE TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES TO 

COURTS OF THE FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES. 

Section 297(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘circuit or district judge’’ and inserting ‘‘circuit, district, 

magistrate, or territorial judge of a court’’. 

SEC. 4. DELAY OF SCHEDULED MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE IN AMERICAN SAMOA. 

(a) DELAYED INCREASE PENDING GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY

OFFICE REPORT.—Section 8103(b)(2)(C) of the Fair Minimum Wage 

Act of 2007 (29 U.S.C. 206 note; Public Law 110–28) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘each year thereafter until’’ and inserting 

‘‘on September 30 of every third year thereafter until’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘except that’’ and all that follows through 

‘‘September 30’’ and inserting ‘‘except that there shall be no 

such increase in 2012, 2013, and 2014 pending the triennial 

report required under section 8104(a)’’. 

(b) TRIENNIAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT.— 

Section 8104(a) of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (29 U.S.C. 

206 note; Public Law 110–28) is amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 

2013, and every 2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2014, and every 

3 years’’. 

Approved July 26, 2012. 


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