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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 210

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 17, 1997

Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee

on Banking and Financial Services, the Judiciary, International Relations, Government Reform and Oversight, and Agriculture, for a period

to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee

concerned

AN ACT

To amend the Organic Act of Guam, the Revised Organic

Act of the Virgin Islands, and the Compact of Free

Association Act, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. MARSHALL ISLANDS AGRICULTURAL AND

2 FOOD PROGRAMS.

3 Section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of Free Association

4 Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(h)(2) is amended by striking

5 ‘‘ten’’ and inserting ‘‘fifteen’’ and by adding at the end

6 of subparagraph (B) the following: ‘‘The President shall

7 ensure that the amount of commodities provided under

8 these programs reflects the changes in the population that

9 have occurred since the effective date of the Compact.’’.

10 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE ORGANIC ACT OF GUAM.

11 Section 8 of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C.

12 1422b), as amended, is further amended by adding at the

13 end thereof the following new subsection:

14 ‘‘(e) An absence from Guam of the Governor or the

15 Lieutenant Governor, while on official business, shall not

16 be a ‘temporary absence’ for the purposes of this section.’’.

17 SEC. 3. TERRITORIAL LAND GRANT COLLEGES.

18 (a) LAND GRANT STATUS.—Section 506(a) of the

19 Education Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92–318, as

20 amended; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the

21 College of Micronesia,’’ and inserting ‘‘the College of the

22 Marshall Islands, the College of Micronesia-FSM, the

23 Palau Community College,’’.

24 (b) ENDOWMENT.—The amount of the land grant

25 trust fund attributable to the $3,000,000 appropriation

26 for Micronesia authorized by the Education Amendments
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1 of 1972 (Public Law 92–318, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 301

2 note) shall, upon enactment of this Act, be divided equally

3 among the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Fed4 erated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau

5 for the benefit of the College of the Marshall Islands, the

6 College of Micronesia-FSM, and the Palau Community

7 College.

8 (c) TREATMENT.—Section 1361(c) of the Education

9 Amendments of 1980 (Public Law 96–374, as amended;

10 7 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by striking ‘‘and the Trust

11 Territory of the Pacific Islands (other than the Northern

12 Mariana Islands)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Republic of the

13 Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and

14 the Republic of Palau’’. The proportion of any allocation

15 of funds to the Trust Territory of the Pacific islands

16 under any Act in accordance with section 1361(c) of Pub17 lic Law 96–374 prior to the enactment of this Act shall

18 hereafter remain the same with the amount of such funds

19 divided as may be agreed among the Federated States of

20 Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the

21 Republic of Palau.
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1 SEC. 4. OPPORTUNITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM

2 TO ACQUIRE EXCESS REAL PROPERTY IN

3 GUAM.

4 (a) TRANSFER OF EXCESS REAL PROPERTY.—(1)

5 Except as provided in subsection (d), before screening ex6 cess real property located on Guam for further Federal

7 utilization under section 202 of the Federal Property and

8 Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471, et

9 seq.) (hereinafter the ‘‘Property Act’’), the Administrator

10 shall notify the Government of Guam that the property

11 is available for transfer pursuant to this section.

12 (2) If the Government of Guam, within 180 days

13 after receiving notification under paragraph (1), notifies

14 the Administrator that the Government of Guam intends

15 to acquire the property under this section, the Adminis16 trator shall transfer such property in accordance with sub17 section (b). Otherwise, the property shall be disposed of

18 in accordance with the Property Act.

19 (b) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.—(1) Any transfer of

20 excess real property to the Government of Guam for other

21 than a public purpose shall be for consideration equal to

22 the fair market value.

23 (2) Any transfer of excess real property to the Gov24 ernment of Guam for a public purpose shall be without

25 further consideration.
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1 (3) All transfers of excess real property to the Gov2 ernment of Guam shall be subject to such restrictive cov3 enants as the Administrator, in consultation with the Sec4 retary of Defense, in the case of property reported excess

5 by a military department, determines in their sole discre6 tion to be necessary to ensure that (A) the use of the prop7 erty is compatible with continued military activities on

8 Guam, (B) the use of the property is consistent with the

9 environmental condition of the property; (C) access is

10 available to the United States to conduct any additional

11 environmental remediation or monitoring that may be re12 quired; (D) to the extent the property was transferred for

13 a public purpose, that the property is so utilized; and (E)

14 to the extent the property has been leased by another Fed15 eral agency for a minimum of two (2) years under a lease

16 entered into prior to May 1, 1997, that the transfer to

17 the Government of Guam be subject to the terms and con18 ditions of those leasehold interests.

19 (4) All transfers of excess real property to the Gov20 ernment of Guam are subject to all otherwise applicable

21 Federal laws.

22 (c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:

23 (1) The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means—

24 (A) the Administrator of General Services;

25 or
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1 (B) the head of any Federal agency with

2 the authority to dispose of excess real property

3 on Guam.

4 (2) The term ‘‘base closure law’’ means the De5 fense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure

6 and Realignment Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–

7 526), the Defense Base Closure and Realignment

8 Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–510), or similar base

9 closure authority.

10 (3) The term ‘‘excess real property’’ means ex11 cess property (as that term is defined in section 3

12 of the Property Act) that is real property and was

13 acquired by the United States prior to enactment of

14 this section.

15 (4) The term ‘‘Guam National Wildlife Refuge’’

16 includes those lands within the refuge overlay under

17 the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, iden18 tified as DoD lands in figure 3, on page 74, and as

19 submerged lands in figure 7, on page 78 of the

20 ‘‘Final Environmental Assessment for the Proposed

21 Guam National Wildlife Refuge, Territory of Guam,

22 July 1993’’ to the extent that the federal govern23 ment holds title to such lands.

24 (5) The term ‘‘public purpose’’ means those

25 public benefit purposes for which the United States
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1 may dispose of property pursuant to section 203 of

2 the Property Act, as implemented by the Federal

3 Property Management Regulations (41 CFR 101–

4 47) or other public benefit uses provided under the

5 Guam Excess Lands Act (Public Law 103–339. 108

6 Stat. 3116).

7 (d) EXEMPTIONS.—Notwithstanding that such prop8 erty may be excess real property, the provisions of this

9 section shall not apply—

10 (1) to real property on Guam that is declared

11 excess by the Department of Defense for the pur12 pose of transferring that property to the Coast

13 Guard;

14 (2) to real property on Guam that is declared

15 excess by the managing Federal agency for the pur16 pose of transferring that property to the Federal

17 Agency which has occupied the property for a mini18 mum of two (2) years at the time the property is de19 clared excess and which was occupying such prop20 erty prior to May 1, 1997;

21 (3) to real property on Guam that is located

22 within the Guam National Wildlife Refuge, which

23 shall be transferred according to the following proce24 dure:
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1 (A) The Administrator shall notify the

2 Government of Guam and the Fish and Wildlife

3 Service that such property has been declared

4 excess. The Government of Guam and the Fish

5 and Wildlife Service shall have 180 days to en6 gage in discussions toward an agreement pro7 viding for the future ownership and manage8 ment of such real property.

9 (B) If the parties reach an agreement

10 under paragraph (A) within 180 days after no11 tification of the declaration of excess, the real

12 property shall be transferred and managed in

13 accordance with such agreement: Provided,

14 That such agreement shall be transmitted to

15 the Committee on Energy and Natural Re16 sources of the United States Senate and the ap17 propriate committees of the United States

18 House of Representatives not less than 60 days

19 prior to such transfer and any such transfer

20 shall be subject to the other provisions of this

21 section.

22 (C) If the parties do not reach an agree23 ment under paragraph (A) within 180 days

24 after notification of the declaration of excess,

25 the Administrator shall provide a report to Con-
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1 gress on the status of the discussions, together

2 with his recommendations on the likelihood of

3 resolution of differences and the comments of

4 the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Govern5 ment of Guam. If the subject property is under

6 the jurisdiction of a military department, the

7 military department may transfer administra8 tive control over the property to the General

9 Services Administration.

10 (D) If the parties come to agreement prior

11 to congressional action, the real property shall

12 be transferred and managed in accordance with

13 such agreement: Provided, That such agreement

14 shall be transmitted to the Committee on En15 ergy and Natural Resources of the United

16 States Senate and the appropriate committees

17 of the United States House of Representatives

18 not less than 60 days prior to such transfer and

19 any such transfer shall be subject to the other

20 provisions of this section.

21 (E) Absent an agreement on the future

22 ownership and use of the property, such prop23 erty may not be transferred to another federal

24 agency or out of federal ownership except pur-
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1 suant to an Act of Congress specifically identi2 fying such property;

3 (4) to real property described in the Guam Ex4 cess Lands Act (P.L. 103–339, 108 Stat. 3116)

5 which shall be disposed of in accordance with such

6 Act; or

7 (5) to real property on Guam that is declared

8 excess as a result of a base closure law, except that

9 with respect to property identified for disposal prior

10 to the date of enactment of this section, such lands

11 shall be subject to subsection (b) of this section.

12 (e) DUAL CLASSIFICATION PROPERTY.—If a parcel

13 of real property on Guam that is declared excess as a re14 sult of a base closure law also falls within the boundary

15 of the Guam National Wildlife Refuge, such parcel of

16 property shall be disposed of in accordance with the base

17 closure law.

18 (f) AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REGULATIONS.—The Ad19 ministrator of General Services, after consultation with

20 the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Interior,

21 may issue such regulations as he deems necessary to carry

22 out this section.
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1 SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF ALLOTMENT FOR TERRITORIES.

2 Section 901(a)(2) of the Omnibus Crime Control and

3 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791(a)(2)) is

4 amended to read as follows:

5 ‘‘(2) ‘State’ means any State of the United

6 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth

7 of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa,

8 Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar9 iana Islands;’’.

10 SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS TO THE REVISED ORGANIC ACT OF

11 THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

12 (a) TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF OFFICIALS.—Section

13 14 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (48

14 U.S.C. 1595) is amended by adding at the end the follow15 ing new subsection:

16 ‘‘(g) An absence from the Virgin Islands of the Gov17 ernor or the Lieutenant Governor, while on official busi18 ness, shall not be a ‘temporary absence’ for purposes of

19 this section.’’.

20 (b) PRIORITY OF BONDS.—Section 3 of Public Law

21 94–392 (90 Stat. 1193, 1195) is amended—

22 (1) by striking ‘‘priority for payment’’ and in23 serting ‘‘a parity lien with every other issue of bonds

24 or other obligations issued for payment’’; and

25 (2) by striking ‘‘in the order of the date of

26 issue’’.
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1 (c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub2 section (b) shall apply to obligations issued on or after

3 the date of enactment of this section.

4 (d) SHORT TERM BORROWING.—Section 1 of Public

5 Law 94–392 (90 Stat. 1193) is amended by adding the

6 following new subsection at the end thereof:

7 ‘‘(d) The legislature of the government of the Virgin

8 Islands may cause to be issued notes in anticipation of

9 the collection of the taxes and revenues for the current

10 fiscal year. Such notes shall mature and be paid within

11 one year from the date they are issued. No extension of

12 such notes shall be valid and no additional notes shall be

13 issued under this section until all notes issued during a

14 preceding year shall have been paid.’’.

15 SEC. 7. COMMISSION ON THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THE

16 VIRGIN ISLANDS.

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.—

18 (1) There is hereby established a Commission

19 on the Economic Future of the Virgin Islands (the

20 ‘‘Commission’’). The Commission shall consist of six

21 members appointed by the President, two of whom

22 shall be selected from nominations made by the Gov23 ernor of the Virgin Islands. The President shall des24 ignate one of the members of the Commission to be

25 Chairman.
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1 (2) In addition to the six members appointed

2 under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior

3 shall be an ex-officio member of the Commission.

4 (3) Members of the Commission appointed by

5 the President shall be persons who by virtue of their

6 background and experience are particularly suited to

7 contribute to achievement of the purposes of the

8 Commission.

9 (4) Members of the Commission shall serve

10 without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for

11 travel, subsistence and other necessary expenses in12 curred by them in the performance of their duties.

13 (5) Any vacancy in the Commission shall be

14 filled in the same manner as the original appoint15 ment was made.

16 (b) PURPOSE AND REPORT.—

17 (1) The purpose of the Commission is to make

18 recommendations to the President and Congress on

19 the policies and actions necessary to provide for a

20 secure and self-sustaining future for the local econ21 omy of the Virgin Islands through 2020 and on the

22 role of the Federal Government. In developing rec23 ommendations, the Commission shall—

24 (A) solicit and analyze information on pro25 jected private sector development and shifting
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1 tourism trends based on alternative forecasts of

2 economic, political and social conditions in the

3 Caribbean;

4 (B) analyze capital infrastructure, edu5 cation, social, health, and environmental needs

6 in light of these alternative forecasts; and

7 (C) assemble relevant demographic, eco8 nomic, and revenue and expenditure data from

9 over the past twenty-five years.

10 (2) The recommendation of the Commission

11 shall be transmitted in a report to the President, the

12 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the

13 United States Senate and the Committee on Re14 sources of the United States House of Representa15 tives no later than June 30, 1999. The report shall

16 set forth the basis for the recommendations and in17 clude an analysis of the capability of the Virgin Is18 lands to meet projected needs based on reasonable

19 alternative economic, political and social conditions

20 in the Caribbean, including the possible effect of ex21 pansion in the near future of Cuba in trade, tourism

22 and development.

23 (c) POWERS.—

24 (1) The Commission may—
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1 (A) hold such hearings, sit and act at such

2 times and places, take such testimony and re3 ceive such evidence as it may deem advisable;

4 (B) use the United States mail in the same

5 manner and upon the same conditions as de6 partments and agencies of the United States;

7 and

8 (C) within available funds, incur such ex9 penses and enter into contracts or agreements

10 for studies and surveys with public and private

11 organizations and transfer funds to Federal

12 agencies to carry out the Commission’s func13 tions.

14 (2) Within funds available for the Commission,

15 the Secretary of the Interior shall provide such office

16 space, furnishings, equipment, staff, and fiscal and

17 administrative services as the Commission may re18 quire.

19 (3) The President, upon request of the Commis20 sion, may direct the head of any Federal agency or

21 department to assist the Commission and if so di22 rected such head shall—

23 (A) furnish the Commission to the extent

24 permitted by law and within available appro25 priations such information as may be necessary
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1 for carrying out the functions of the Commis2 sion and as may be available to or procurable

3 by such department or agency; and

4 (B) detail to temporary duty with the

5 Commission on a reimbursable basis such per6 sonnel within his administrative jurisdiction as

7 the Commission may need or believe to be use8 ful for carrying out its functions, each such de9 tail to be without loss of seniority, pay or other

10 employee status.

11 (d) CHAIRMAN.—Subject to general policies that the

12 Commission may adopt, the Chairman of the Commission

13 shall be the chief executive officer of the Commission and

14 shall exercise its executive and administrative powers. The

15 Chairman may make such provisions as he may deem ap16 propriate authorizing the performance of his executive and

17 administrative functions by the staff of the Commission.

18 (e) FUNDING.—There is hereby authorized to be ap19 propriated to the Secretary of the Interior such sums as

20 may be necessary, but not to exceed an average of

21 $300,000 per year, in fiscal years 1997, 1998 and 1999

22 for the work of the Commission.

23 (f) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate

24 three months after the transmission of the report and rec25 ommendations under subsection (b)(2).
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1 SEC. 8. COMPACT IMPACT REPORTS.

2 Paragraph 104(e)(2) of Public Law 99–239 (99 Stat.

3 1770, 1788) is amended by deleting ‘‘President shall re4 port to the Congress with respect to the impact of the

5 Compact on the United States territories and common6 wealths and on the State of Hawaii.’’ and inserting in lieu

7 thereof, ‘‘Governor of any of the United States territories

8 or commonwealths or the State of Hawaii may report to

9 the Secretary of the Interior by February 1 of each year

10 with respect to the impacts of the compacts of free asso11 ciation on the Governor’s respective jurisdiction. The Sec12 retary of the Interior shall review and forward any such

13 reports to the Congress with the comments of the Admin14 istration. The Secretary of the Interior shall, either di15 rectly or, subject to available technical assistance funds,

16 through a grant to the affected jurisdiction, provide for

17 a census of Micronesians at intervals no greater than five

18 years from each decenial United States census using gen19 erally acceptable statistical methodologies for each of the

20 impact jurisdictions where the Governor requests such as21 sistance, except that the total expenditures to carry out

22 this sentence may not exceed $300,000 in any year.’’.

23 SEC. 9. ELIGIBILITY FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

24 (a) Section 214(a) of the Housing Community Devel25 opment Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(a)) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph

2 (5);

3 (2) by striking the period at the end of para4 graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and

5 (3) by adding at the end the following new

6 paragraph:

7 ‘‘(7) an alien who is lawfully resident in the

8 United States and its territories and possessions

9 under section 141 of the Compacts of Free Associa10 tion between the Government of the United States

11 and the Governments of the Marshall Islands, the

12 Federated States of Micronesia (48 U.S.C. 1901

13 note) and Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) while the ap14 plicable section is in effect: Provided, That, within

15 Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mari16 ana Islands any such alien shall not be entitled to

17 a preference in receiving assistance under this Act

18 over any United States citizen or national resident

19 therein who is otherwise eligible for such assist20 ance.’’.

21 SEC. 10. AMERICAN SAMOA STUDY COMMISSION.

22 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as

23 ‘‘The American Samoa Development Act of 1997’’.

24 (b) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.—
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1 (1) There is hereby established a Commission

2 on the Economic Future of American Samoa (the

3 ‘‘Commission’’). The Commission shall consist of six

4 members appointed by the President, three of whom

5 shall be selected from nominations made by the Gov6 ernor of American Samoa, and the Secretary of the

7 Interior ex officio. The President shall designate one

8 of the appointed members of the Commission to be

9 Chairman.

10 (2) Members of the Commission appointed by

11 the President shall be persons who by virtue of their

12 background and experience are particularly suited to

13 contribute to achievement of the purposes of the

14 Commission.

15 (3) Members of the Commission shall serve

16 without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for

17 travel, subsistence and other necessary expenses in18 curred by them in the performance of their duties.

19 (4) Any vacancy in the Commission shall be

20 filled in the same manner as the original appoint21 ment was made.

22 (c) PURPOSE AND REPORT.—

23 (1) The purpose of the Commission is to make

24 recommendations to the President and Congress on

25 the policies and actions necessary to provide for a
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1 secure and self-sustaining future for the local econ2 omy of American Samoa through 2020 and on the

3 role of the Federal Government. In developing rec4 ommendations, the Commission shall—

5 (A) solicit and analyze information on pro6 jected private sector development, including, but

7 not limited to, tourism, manufacturing and in8 dustry, agriculture, and transportation and

9 shifting trends based on alternative forecasts of

10 economic, political and social conditions in the

11 Pacific;

12 (B) analyze capital infrastructure, edu13 cation, social, health, and environmental needs

14 in light of these alternative forecasts;

15 (C) assemble relevant demographic, eco16 nomic, and revenue and expenditure data from

17 over the past twenty-five years;

18 (D) review the application of federal laws

19 and programs and the effects of such laws and

20 programs on the local economy and make such

21 recommendations for changes in the application

22 as the Commission deems advisable;

23 (E) consider the impact of federal trade

24 and other international agreements, including,

25 but not limited to those related to marine re-
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1 sources, on American Samoa and make such

2 recommendations as may be necessary to mini3 mize or eliminate any adverse effects on the

4 local economy.

5 (2) the recommendations of the Commission

6 shall be transmitted in a report to the President, the

7 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the

8 United States Senate and the Committee on Re9 sources of the United States House of Representa10 tives no later than June 30, 1999. The report shall

11 set forth the basis for the recommendations and in12 clude an analysis of the capability of American

13 Samoa to meet projected needs based on reasonable

14 alternative economic, political and social conditions

15 in the Pacific Basin. The report shall also include

16 projections of the need for direct or indirect Federal

17 assistance for operations and infrastructure over the

18 next decade and what additional assistance will be

19 necessary to develop the local economy to a level suf20 ficient to minimize or eliminate the need for direct

21 Federal operational assistance. As part of the re22 port, the Commission shall also include an overview

23 of the history of American Samoa and its relation24 ship to the United States from 1872 with emphasis

25 on those events or actions that affect future eco-
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1 nomic development and shall include, as an appendix

2 to its report, copies of the relevant historical docu3 ments, including, but not limited to, the Convention

4 of 1899 (commonly referred to as the Tripartite

5 Treaty) and the documents of cession of 1900 and

6 1904.

7 (d) POWERS.—

8 (1) The Commission may—

9 (A) hold such hearings, sit and act at such

10 times and places, take such testimony and re11 ceive such evidence as it may deem advisable:

12 Provided, That the Commission shall conduct

13 public meetings in Tutuila, Ofu, Olosega, and

14 Tau;

15 (B) use the United States mail in the same

16 manner and upon the same conditions as de17 partments and agencies of the United States;

18 and

19 (C) within available funds, incur such ex20 penses and enter into contracts or agreements

21 for studies and surveys with public and private

22 organizations and transfer funds to Federal

23 agencies to carry out the Commission’s func24 tions.
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1 (2) Within funds available for the Commission,

2 the Secretary of the Interior shall provide such office

3 space, furnishings, equipment, staff, and fiscal and

4 administrative services as the Commission may re5 quire.

6 (3) The President, upon request of the Commis7 sion, may direct the head of any Federal agency or

8 department to assist the Commission and if so di9 rected such head shall—

10 (A) furnish the Commission to the extent

11 permitted by law and within available appro12 priations such information as may be necessary

13 for carrying out the functions of the Commis14 sion and as may be available to or procurable

15 by such department or agency; and

16 (B) detail to temporary duty with the

17 Commission on a reimbursable basis such per18 sonnel within his administrative jurisdiction as

19 the Commission may need or believe to be use20 ful for carrying out its functions, each such de21 tail to be without loss of seniority, pay or other

22 employee status.

23 (e) CHAIRMAN.—Subject to general policies that the

24 Commission may adopt, the Chairman of the Commission

25 shall be the chief executive officer of the Commission and
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1 shall exercise its executive and administrative powers. The

2 Chairman may make such provisions as he may deem ap3 propriate authorizing the performance of his executive and

4 administrative functions by the staff of the Commission.

5 (f) FUNDING.—There are hereby authorized to be ap6 propriated to the Secretary of the Interior such sums as

7 may be necessary, but not to exceed an average of

8 $300,000 per year, in fiscal years 1997, 1998 and 1999

9 for the work of the Commission.

10 (g) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate

11 three months after the transmission of the report and rec12 ommendations under subsection (c)(2).

13 SEC. 11. FEDERAL PROGRAMS COORDINATION IN THE

14 FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES AND PROVI15 SIONS FOR BIKINI.

16 (a) Section 108 of Public Law 101–219 (103 Stat.

17 1870, 1872) is amended by deleting ‘‘shall station’’ and

18 inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘shall, subject to appropriations,

19 station’’.

20 (b) Section 501 of Public Law 95–134 is amended

21 by deleting ‘‘the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,’’

22 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the Republic of the Marshall

23 Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic

24 of Palau,’’.
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1 (c) Under the heading ‘‘COMPACT OF FREE AS2 SOCIATION’’ in TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE

3 INTERIOR of Public Law 100–446 (102 Stat. 1774,

4 1798) delete ‘‘$2,000,000 in any year from income for

5 projects on Kili or Ejit:’’ and insert in lieu thereof

6 ‘‘$2,500,000 in any year from income for projects on Kili

7 or Ejit: Provided further, That commencing on October

8 1, 1998 and every year thereafter, this dollar amount shall

9 be changed to reflect any fluctuation occurring during the

10 previous twelve months in the Consumer Price Index, as

11 determined by the Secretary of Labor:’’.

Passed the Senate June 12, 1997.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.