(1) recommendations, based on the comprehen-
sive energy plan where applicable, to— 
(A) reduce reliance and expenditures on 
imported fossil fuels; 
(B) develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel en-
ergy sources; and 
(C) improve performance of energy infra-
structure and overall energy efficiency; 
(2) a schedule for implementation of such rec-
ommendations and identification and prioritization 
of specific projects; 
(3) a financial and engineering plan for imple-
menting and sustaining projects; and 
(4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward 
implementation. 
(e) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team 
and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Sec-
retary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its 
charge and in implementing the energy action plan. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORTS
TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary re-
ceives a report submitted by the team under subsection 
(e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a summary of the report of the team. 
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SEC. 7. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE VIRGIN IS-
LANDS. 
(a) REFERENDUM.—As part of the next regularly 
scheduled, islands-wide election in the Virgin Islands after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Board of Elections 
of the Virgin Islands shall hold a referendum to seek the 
approval of the people of the Virgin Islands regarding 
whether the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Gov-
ernment of the Virgin Islands shall be established as a 
part of the executive branch of the Government of the Vir-
gin Islands. The referendum shall be binding and con-
ducted according to the laws of the Virgin Islands, except 
that the results shall be determined by a majority of the 
ballots cast. 
(b) CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE VIRGIN IS-
LANDS.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFI-
CER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Governor of the 
Virgin Islands shall appoint a Chief Financial 
Officer, with the advice and consent of the Leg-
islature of the Virgin Islands, from the names 
on the list required under subsection (b)(4). If 
the Governor has nominated a person for Chief 
Financial Officer but the Legislature of the Vir-
gin Islands has not confirmed a nominee within 
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90 days after receiving the list pursuant to sub-
section (b)(4), the Governor shall appoint from 
such list a Chief Financial Officer on an acting 
basis until the Legislature consents to a Chief 
Financial Officer. 
(B) ACTING CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.— 
If a Chief Financial Officer has not been ap-
pointed under subparagraph (A) within 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer 
Search Commission, by majority vote, shall ap-
point from the names on the list submitted 
under subsection (b)(4), an Acting Chief Finan-
cial Officer to serve in that capacity until a 
Chief Financial Officer is appointed under the 
first sentence of subparagraph (A). In either 
case, if the Acting Chief Financial Officer 
serves in an acting capacity for 180 consecutive 
days, without further action the Acting Chief 
Financial Officer shall become the Chief Finan-
cial Officer. 
(2) DUTIES OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.— 
The duties of the Chief Financial Officer shall in-
clude the following: 
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(A) Develop and report on the financial 
status of the Government of the Virgin Islands 
not later than 6 months after appointment and 
quarterly thereafter. Such reports shall be 
available to the public. 
(B) Each year prepare and certify spend-
ing limits of the annual budget, including an-
nual estimates of all revenues of the territory 
without regard to sources, and whether or not 
the annual budget is balanced. 
(C) Revise and update standards for finan-
cial management, including inventory and con-
tracting, for the Government of the Virgin Is-
lands in general and for each agency in con-
junction with the agency head. 
(3) DOCUMENTS
PROVIDED.—The heads of 
each department of the Government of the Virgin Is-
lands, in particular the head of the Department of 
Finance of the Virgin Islands and the head of the 
Internal Revenue Bureau of the Virgin Islands shall 
provide all documents and information under the ju-
risdiction of that head that the Chief Financial Offi-
cer considers required to carry out his or her func-
tions to the Chief Financial Officer. 
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(4) CONDITIONS RELATED TO CHIEF FINANCIAL 
OFFICER.— 
(A) TERM.—The Chief Financial Officer 
shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. 
(B) REMOVAL.—The Chief Financial Offi-
cer shall not be removed except for cause. An 
Acting Chief Financial Officer may be removed 
for cause or by a Chief Financial Officer ap-
pointed with the advice and consent of the Leg-
islature of the Virgin Islands. 
(C) REPLACEMENT.—If the Chief Finan-
cial Officer is unable to continue acting in that 
capacity due to removal, illness, death, or other-
wise, another Chief Financial Officer shall be 
selected in accordance with paragraph (1). 
(D) SALARY.—The Chief Financial Officer 
shall be paid at a salary to be determined by 
the Governor of the Virgin Islands, except such 
rate may not be less than the highest rate of 
pay for a cabinet officer of the Government of 
the Virgin Islands or a Chief Financial Officer 
serving in any government or semiautonomous 
agency. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
commission to be known as the ‘‘Virgin Islands 
Chief Financial Officer Search Commission’’. 
(2) DUTY OF COMMISSION.—The Commission 
shall recommend to the Governor not less than 3 
candidates for nomination as Chief Financial Officer 
of the Virgin Islands. Each candidate must have 
demonstrated ability in general management of, 
knowledge of, and extensive practical experience at 
the highest levels of financial management in gov-
ernmental or business entities and must have experi-
ence in the development, implementation, and oper-
ation of financial management systems. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) NUMBER
AND
APPOINTMENT.—The 
Commission shall be composed of 8 members 
appointed not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. Persons appointed 
as members must have recognized business, 
government, or financial expertise and experi-
ence and shall be appointed as follows: 
(i) 1 individual appointed by the Gov-
ernor of the Virgin Islands. 
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(ii) 1 individual appointed by the 
President of the Legislature of the Virgin 
Islands. 
(iii) 1 individual, who is an employee 
of the Government of the Virgin Islands, 
appointed by the Central Labor Council of 
the Virgin Islands. 
(iv) 1 individual appointed by the 
Chamber of Commerce of St. Thomas-St. 
John. 
(v) 1 individual appointed by the 
Chamber of Commerce of St. Croix. 
(vi) 1 individual appointed by the 
President of the University of the Virgin 
Islands. 
(vii) 1 individual, who is a resident of 
St. John, appointed by the At-Large Mem-
ber of the Legislature of the Virgin Is-
lands. 
(viii) 1 individual appointed by the 
President of AARP Virgin islands. 
(B) TERMS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Each member shall 
be appointed for the life of the Commis-
sion. 
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(ii) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the 
Commission shall be filled in the manner 
in which the original appointment was 
made. Any member appointed to fill a va-
cancy shall be appointed for the remainder 
of that term. 
(C) BASIC
PAY.—Members shall serve 
without pay. 
(D) QUORUM.—Five members of the Com-
mission shall constitute a quorum. 
(E) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of 
the Commission shall be the Chief Justice of 
the Supreme Court of the United States Virgin 
Islands or the designee of the Chief Justice. 
The Chairperson shall serve as an ex officio 
member of the Commission and shall vote only 
in the case of a tie. 
(F) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall 
meet at the call of the Chairperson. The Com-
mission shall meet for the first time not later 
than 15 days after all members have been ap-
pointed under this subsection. 
(G) GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYMENT.—Mem-
bers may not be current government employees, 
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except for the member appointed under sub-
paragraph (A)(iii). 
(4) REPORT; RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Com-
mission shall transmit a report to the Governor, the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate not later than 60 
days after its first meeting. The report shall name 
the Commission’s recommendations for candidates 
for nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the Vir-
gin Islands. 
(5) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall ter-
minate upon the nomination and confirmation of the 
Chief Financial Officer. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 
the following definitions apply: 
(1) CHIEF
FINANCIAL
OFFICER.—In sub-
sections (a) and (b), the term ‘‘Chief Financial Offi-
cer’’ means a Chief Financial Officer or Acting 
Chief Financial Officer, as the case may be, ap-
pointed under subsection (a)(1). 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer 
Search Commission established pursuant to sub-
section (b). 
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(3) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means 
the Governor of the Virgin Islands. 
(4) REMOVAL FOR CAUSE.—The term ‘‘removal 
for cause’’ means removal based upon misconduct, 
failure to meet job requirements, or any grounds 
that a reasonable person would find grounds for dis-
charge. 
SEC. 8. LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services is authorized to make grants under sec-
tion 2602 of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance 
Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621) to the government of Virgin 
Islands in an amount equal to three times the FY 2013 
allotment for programs under this title. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—With respect to fiscal years 2013 
through 2017, the percentage described in section 
2605(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assist-
ance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)(B)(i)) shall be 
300 percent when applied to households located in the Vir-
gin Islands. 
SEC. 9. CASTLE NUGENT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE ESTAB-
LISHMENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘historic site’’ 
means the Castle Nugent National Historic Site es-
tablished in subsection (b). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) CASTLE NUGENT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established as 
a unit of the National Park System the Castle 
Nugent National Historic Site on the Island of St. 
Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, in order to preserve, pro-
tect, and interpret, for the benefit of present and fu-
ture generations, a Caribbean cultural landscape 
that spans more than 300 years of agricultural use, 
significant archeological resources, mangrove forests, 
endangered sea turtle nesting beaches, an extensive 
barrier coral reef system, and other outstanding nat-
ural features. 
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The historic site consists of 
the approximately 2,900 acres of land extending 
from Lowrys Hill and Laprey Valley to the Carib-
bean Sea and from Manchenil Bay to Great Pond, 
along with associated submerged lands to the three- 
mile territorial limit, as generally depicted on the 
map titled ‘‘Castle Nugent National Historic Site 
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Proposed Boundary Map’’, numbered T22/100,447, 
and dated October 2009. 
(3) MAP AVAILABILITY.—The map referred to 
in paragraph (2) shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior. 
(4) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary is authorized 
to acquire lands and interests in lands within 
the boundaries of the historic site by donation, 
purchase with donated funds, or exchange. 
(B) U.S. VIRGIN
ISLAND
LANDS.—The 
Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and in-
terests in lands owned by the U.S. Virgin Is-
lands or any political subdivision thereof only 
by donation or exchange. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the historic site in accordance with this Act 
and with laws generally applicable to units of the 
National Park System, including— 
(A) the National Park Service Organic Act 
(39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 
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(B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 
666; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). 
(2) SHARED RESOURCES.—To the greatest ex-
tent practicable, the Secretary shall use the re-
sources of other sites administered by the National 
Park Service on the Island of St. Croix or other 
Federal assets on the island of St. Croix to admin-
ister the historic site. 
(3) CONTINUED USE.—In order to maintain an 
important feature of the cultural landscape of the 
historic site, the Secretary may lease to the Univer-
sity of the Virgin Islands certain lands within the 
boundary of the historic site for the purpose of con-
tinuing the university’s operation breeding Senepol 
cattle, a breed developed on St. Croix. A lease under 
this subsection shall contain such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary considers appropriate, includ-
ing those necessary to protect the values of the his-
toric site. 
(4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than three 
years after funds are made available for this sub-
section, the Secretary shall prepare a general man-
agement plan for the historic site. 
SEC. 10. ST. CROIX NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) HERITAGE
AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 
Area’’ means the St. Croix National Heritage Area 
established by subsection (b)(1). 
(2) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘local coordinating entity’’ means the local coordi-
nating entity for the Heritage Area designated by 
subsection (b)(4). 
(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 
Heritage Area required under subsection (d). 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Proposed St. Croix National Heritage Area’’ 
and dated XXXXXXXX. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means St. 
Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. 
(b) ST. CROIX NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the State the St. Croix National Heritage Area. 
(2) CONCEPTUAL BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage 
Area shall consist of the entire island. 
(3) MAP.—A map of the Heritage Area shall 
be— 
(A) included in the management plan; and 
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(B) on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the National 
Park Service. 
(4) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The local coordinating 
entity for the Heritage Area shall be known as 
St. Croix United for Community, Culture, Envi-
ronment, and Economic Development (SUC-
CEED) Inc. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS.—Mem-
bership in SUCCEED, Inc. shall be open to a 
broad cross-section of public, private, and non- 
governmental sectors including businesses, indi-
viduals, agencies, and organizations that were 
involved in the planning and development of the 
Heritage Area prior to the enactment of this 
Act. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of carrying 
out the management plan, the Secretary, acting 
through the local coordinating entity, may use 
amounts made available under this section to— 
(A) make grants to the State or a political 
subdivision of the State, nonprofit organiza-
tions, and other persons; 
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(B) enter into cooperative agreements 
with, or provide technical assistance to, the 
State or a political subdivision of the State, 
nonprofit organizations, and other interested 
parties; 
(C) hire and compensate staff, which shall 
include individuals with expertise in natural, 
cultural, and historical resources protection, 
and heritage programming; 
(D) obtain money or services from any 
source including any that are provided under 
any other Federal law or program; 
(E) contract for goods or services; and 
(F) undertake to be a catalyst for any 
other activity that furthers the Heritage Area 
and is consistent with the approved manage-
ment plan. 
(2) DUTIES.—The local coordinating entity 
shall— 
(A) in accordance with subsection (d), pre-
pare and submit a management plan for the 
Heritage Area to the Secretary; 
(B) assist units of local government, re-
gional planning organizations, and nonprofit or-
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ganizations in carrying out the approved man-
agement plan by— 
(i) carrying out programs and projects 
that recognize, protect, and enhance im-
portant resource values in the Heritage 
Area; 
(ii) establishing and maintaining in-
terpretive exhibits and programs in the 
Heritage Area; 
(iii) developing recreational and edu-
cational opportunities in the Heritage 
Area; 
(iv) increasing public awareness of, 
and appreciation for, natural, historical, 
scenic, and cultural resources of the Herit-
age Area; 
(v) protecting and restoring historic 
sites and buildings in the Heritage Area 
that are consistent with Heritage Area 
themes; 
(vi) ensuring that clear, consistent, 
and appropriate signs identifying points of 
public access, and sites of interest are 
posted throughout the Heritage Area; and 
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(vii) promoting a wide range of part-
nerships among governments, organiza-
tions, and individuals to further the Herit-
age Area; 
(C) consider the interests of diverse units 
of government, businesses, organizations, and 
individuals in the Heritage Area in the prepara-
tion and implementation of the management 
plan; 
(D) conduct meetings open to the public at 
least semiannually regarding the development 
and implementation of the management plan; 
(E) for any year that Federal funds have 
been received under this section— 
(i) submit an annual report to the 
Secretary that describes the activities, ex-
penses, and income of the local coordi-
nating entity (including grants to any 
other entities during the year that the re-
port is made); 
(ii) make available to the Secretary 
for audit all records relating to the expend-
iture of the funds and any matching funds; 
and 
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(iii) require, with respect to all agree-
ments authorizing expenditure of Federal 
funds by other organizations, that the or-
ganizations receiving the funds make avail-
able to the Secretary for audit all records 
concerning the expenditure of the funds; 
and 
(F) encourage by appropriate means eco-
nomic viability that is consistent with the Herit-
age Area. 
(3) PROHIBITION
ON
THE
ACQUISITION
OF 
REAL
PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity 
shall not use Federal funds made available under 
this section to acquire real property or any interest 
in real property. 
(4) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The Fed-
eral share of the total cost of any activity under this 
Act shall be not more than 50 percent; the non-Fed-
eral contribution may be in the form of in-kind con-
tributions of goods or services fairly valued. 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordi-
nating entity shall submit to the Secretary for ap-
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proval a proposed management plan for the Heritage 
Area. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan 
shall— 
(A) incorporate an integrated and coopera-
tive approach for the protection, enhancement, 
and interpretation of the natural, cultural, his-
toric, scenic, and recreational resources of the 
Heritage Area; 
(B) take into consideration State and local 
plans; 
(C) include— 
(i) an inventory of— 
(I) the resources located in the 
core area described in subsection 
(b)(2); and 
(II) any other property in the 
core area that— 
(aa) is related to the themes 
of the Heritage Area; and 
(bb) should be preserved, re-
stored, managed, or maintained 
because of the significance of the 
property; 
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(ii) describe comprehensive policies, 
goals, strategies and recommendations for 
telling the story of the heritage of the area 
covered by the designation and encour-
aging long-term resource protection, en-
hancement, interpretation, funding, man-
agement, and development; 
(iii) a description of actions that gov-
ernments, private organizations, and indi-
viduals have agreed to take to protect the 
natural, historical and cultural resources of 
the Heritage Area; 
(iv) a program of implementation for 
the management plan by the local coordi-
nating entity that includes a description 
of— 
(I) actions to facilitate ongoing 
collaboration among partners to pro-
mote plans for resource protection, 
restoration, and construction; and 
(II) specific commitments for im-
plementation that have been made by 
the local coordinating entity or any 
government, organization, or indi-
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vidual for the first 5 years of oper-
ation; 
(v) the identification of sources of 
funding for carrying out the management 
plan; 
(vi) analysis and recommendations for 
means by which local, State, and Federal 
programs, may best be coordinated to 
carry out this section; and 
(vii) a business plan that describes the 
role, operation, financing, and functions of 
the local coordinating entity and of each of 
the major activities contained in the man-
agement plan and provides adequate assur-
ances that the local coordinating entity has 
the partnerships and financial and other 
resources necessary to implement the man-
agement plan for the National Heritage 
Area; and 
(D) recommend policies and strategies for 
resource management that consider and detail 
the application of appropriate land and water 
management techniques, including the develop-
ment of intergovernmental and interagency co-
operative agreements to protect the natural, 
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historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and rec-
reational resources of the Heritage Area. 
(3) DEADLINE.—If a proposed management 
plan is not submitted to the Secretary by the date 
that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the local coordinating entity shall be ineligible 
to receive additional funding under this section until 
the date that the Secretary receives and approves 
the management plan. 
(4) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGE-
MENT PLAN.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of receipt of the manage-
ment plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary, 
in consultation with the State, shall approve or 
disapprove the management plan. 
(B) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In deter-
mining whether to approve the management 
plan, the Secretary shall consider whether— 
(i) the local coordinating entity is rep-
resentative of the diverse interests of the 
Heritage Area, including governments, nat-
ural and historic resource protection orga-
nizations, educational institutions, busi-
nesses, and recreational organizations; 
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(ii) the local coordinating entity has 
afforded adequate opportunity, including 
public hearings, for public and govern-
mental involvement in the preparation of 
the management plan; and 
(iii) the resource protection and inter-
pretation strategies contained in the man-
agement plan, if implemented, would ade-
quately protect the natural, historical, and 
cultural resources of the Heritage Area. 
(C) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If 
the Secretary disapproves the management plan 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— 
(i) advise the local coordinating entity 
in writing of the reasons for the dis-
approval; 
(ii) make recommendations for revi-
sions to the management plan; and 
(iii) not later than 180 days after the 
receipt of any proposed revision of the 
management plan from the local coordi-
nating entity, approve or disapprove the 
proposed revision. 
(D) AMENDMENTS.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
approve or disapprove each amendment to 
the management plan that the Secretary 
determines make a substantial change to 
the management plan. 
(ii) USE
OF
FUNDS.—The local co-
ordinating entity shall not use Federal 
funds authorized by this section to carry 
out any amendments to the management 
plan until the Secretary has approved the 
amendments. 
(e) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the authority of a Federal agency to provide 
technical or financial assistance under any other law. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The 
head of any Federal agency planning to conduct ac-
tivities that may have an impact on the Heritage 
Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the ac-
tivities with the Secretary and the local coordinating 
entity to the maximum extent practicable. 
(3) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in 
this section— 
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(A) modifies, alters, or amends any law or 
regulation authorizing a Federal agency to 
manage Federal land under the jurisdiction of 
the Federal agency; 
(B) limits the discretion of a Federal land 
manager to implement an approved land use 
plan within the boundaries of the Heritage 
Area; or 
(C) modifies, alters, or amends any author-
ized use of Federal land under the jurisdiction 
of a Federal agency. 
(f) PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC-
TIONS.—Nothing in this section— 
(1) abridges the rights of any property owner 
(whether public or private), including the right to re-
frain from participating in any plan, project, pro-
gram, or activity conducted within the Heritage 
Area; 
(2) requires any property owner to permit pub-
lic access (including access by Federal, State, or 
local agencies) to the property of the property 
owner, or to modify public access or use of property 
of the property owner under any other Federal, 
State, or local law; 
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(3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, 
approved land use plan, or other regulatory author-
ity of any Federal, State, or local agency, or conveys 
any land use or other regulatory authority to the 
local coordinating entity; 
(4) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap-
propriation of water or water rights; 
(5) diminishes the authority of the State to 
manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 
fishing and hunting within the Heritage Area; or 
(6) creates any liability, or affects any liability 
under any other law, of any private property owner 
with respect to any person injured on the private 
property. 
(g) EVALUATION; REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years be-
fore the date on which authority for Federal funding 
terminates for the Heritage Area, the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) conduct an evaluation of the accom-
plishments of the Heritage Area; and 
(B) prepare a report in accordance with 
paragraph (3). 
(2) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted 
under paragraph (1)(A) shall— 
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(A) assess the progress of the local coordi-
nating entity with respect to— 
(i) accomplishing the purposes of this 
section for the Heritage Area; and 
(ii) achieving the goals and objectives 
of the approved management plan for the 
Heritage Area; 
(B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and 
private investments in the Heritage Area to de-
termine the leverage and impact of the invest-
ments; and 
(C) review the management structure, 
partnership relationships, and funding of the 
Heritage Area for purposes of identifying the 
critical components for sustainability of the 
Heritage Area. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Based on the evalua-
tion conducted under paragraph (1)(A), the 
Secretary shall prepare a report that includes 
recommendations for the future role of the Na-
tional Park Service, if any, with respect to the 
Heritage Area. 
(B) REQUIRED ANALYSIS.—If the report 
prepared under subparagraph (A) recommends 
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that Federal funding for the Heritage Area be 
reauthorized, the report shall include an anal-
ysis of— 
(i) ways in which Federal funding for 
the Heritage Area may be reduced or 
eliminated; and 
(ii) the appropriate time period nec-
essary to achieve the recommended reduc-
tion or elimination. 
(C) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com-
pletion of the report, the Secretary shall submit 
the report to— 
(i) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be 
made available for any fiscal year. 
(i) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of 
the Secretary to provide assistance under this section ter-
minates on the date that is 15 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
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SEC. 11. GUAM WORLD WAR II LOYALTY RECOGNITION ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act’’. 
(b) RECOGNITION OF THE SUFFERING AND LOYALTY 
OF THE RESIDENTS OF GUAM.— 
(1) RECOGNITION OF THE SUFFERING OF THE 
RESIDENTS
OF
GUAM.—The United States recog-
nizes that, as described by the Guam War Claims 
Review Commission, the residents of Guam, on ac-
count of their United States nationality, suffered un-
speakable harm as a result of the occupation of 
Guam by Imperial Japanese military forces during 
World War II, by being subjected to death, rape, se-
vere personal injury, personal injury, forced labor, 
forced march, or internment. 
(2) RECOGNITION OF THE LOYALTY OF THE 
RESIDENTS OF GUAM.—The United States forever 
will be grateful to the residents of Guam for their 
steadfast loyalty to the United States, as dem-
onstrated by the countless acts of courage they per-
formed despite the threat of death or great bodily 
harm they faced at the hands of the Imperial Japa-
nese military forces that occupied Guam during 
World War II. 
(c) GUAM WORLD WAR II CLAIMS FUND.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall establish in the Treasury of 
the United States a special fund (in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Claims Fund’’) for the payment of 
claims submitted by compensable Guam victims and 
survivors of compensable Guam decedents in accord-
ance with subsections (d) and (e). 
(2) COMPOSITION OF FUND.—The Claims Fund 
established under paragraph (1) shall be composed 
of amounts deposited into the Claims Fund under 
paragraph (3) and any other amounts made avail-
able for the payment of claims under this Act. 
(3) PAYMENT OF CERTAIN DUTIES, TAXES, AND 
FEES
COLLECTED
FROM
GUAM
DEPOSITED
INTO 
FUND.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 30 of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 
1421h), the excess of— 
(i) any amount of duties, taxes, and 
fees collected under such section after fis-
cal year 2012; over 
(ii) the amount of duties, taxes, and 
fees collected under such section during 
fiscal year 2012, 
shall be deposited into the Claims Fund. 
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(B) 
APPLICATION.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
shall not apply after the date for which the Sec-
retary of the Treasury determines that all pay-
ments required to be made under subsection (d) 
have been made. 
(4) LIMITATION
ON
PAYMENTS
MADE
FROM 
FUND.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—No payment may be 
made in a fiscal year under subsection (d) until 
funds are deposited into the Claims Fund in 
such fiscal year under paragraph (3). 
(B) AMOUNTS.—For each fiscal year in 
which funds are deposited into the Claims Fund 
under paragraph (3), the total amount of pay-
ments made in a fiscal year under subsection 
(d) may not exceed the amount of funds avail-
able in the Claims Fund for such fiscal year. 
(5) DEDUCTIONS
FROM
FUND
FOR
ADMINIS-
TRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall deduct from any amounts deposited into the 
Claims Fund an amount equal to 5 percent of such 
amounts as reimbursement to the Federal Govern-
ment for expenses incurred by the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission and by the Department of 
the Treasury in the administration of this Act. The 
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amounts so deducted shall be covered into the 
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
(d) PAYMENTS FOR GUAM WORLD WAR II CLAIMS.— 
(1) PAYMENTS FOR DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, 
FORCED
LABOR, FORCED
MARCH, AND
INTERN-
MENT.—After the Secretary of the Treasury receives 
the certification from the Chairman of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission as required under 
subsection (e)(2)(H), the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall make payments to compensable Guam victims 
and survivors of compensable Guam decedents as 
follows: 
(A) COMPENSABLE GUAM VICTIM.—Before 
making any payments under subparagraph (B), 
the Secretary shall make payments to compen-
sable Guam victims as follows: 
(i) In the case of a victim who has 
suffered an injury described in paragraph 
(3)(B)(i), $15,000. 
(ii) In the case of a victim who is not 
described in subparagraph (A), but who 
has suffered an injury described in para-
graph (3)(B)(ii), $12,000. 
(iii) In the case of a victim who is not 
described in subparagraph (A) or (B), but 
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who has suffered an injury described in 
paragraph (3)(B)(iii), $10,000. 
(B) SURVIVORS OF COMPENSABLE GUAM 
DECEDENTS.—In the case of a compensable 
Guam decedent, the Secretary shall pay 
$25,000 for distribution to survivors of the de-
cedent in accordance with paragraph (2). The 
Secretary shall make payments under this sub-
paragraph only after all payments are made 
under subparagraph (A). 
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF SURVIVOR PAYMENTS.— 
A payment made under paragraph (1)(B) to the sur-
vivors of a compensable Guam decedent shall be dis-
tributed as follows: 
(A) In the case of a decedent whose spouse 
is living as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, but who had no living children as of such 
date, the payment shall be made to such 
spouse. 
(B) In the case of a decedent whose spouse 
is living as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act and who had one or more living children as 
of such date, 50 percent of the payment shall 
be made to the spouse and 50 percent shall be 
made to such children, to be divided among 
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such children to the greatest extent possible 
into equal shares. 
(C) In the case of a decedent whose spouse 
is not living as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act and who had one or more living chil-
dren as of such date, the payment shall be 
made to such children, to be divided among 
such children to the greatest extent possible 
into equal shares. 
(D) In the case of a decedent whose spouse 
is not living as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act and who had no living children as of 
such date, but who— 
(i) had a parent who is living as of 
such date, the payment shall be made to 
the parent; or 
(ii) had two parents who are living as 
of such date, the payment shall be divided 
equally between the parents. 
(E) In the case of a decedent whose spouse 
is not living as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act, who had no living children as of such 
date, and who had no parents who are living as 
of such date, no payment shall be made. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this Act: 
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(A) COMPENSABLE
GUAM
DECEDENT.— 
The term ‘‘compensable Guam decedent’’ means 
an individual determined under subsection (e) 
to have been a resident of Guam who died as 
a result of the attack and occupation of Guam 
by Imperial Japanese military forces during 
World War II, or incident to the liberation of 
Guam by United States military forces, and 
whose death would have been compensable 
under the Guam Meritorious Claims Act of 
1945 (Public Law 79–224) if a timely claim 
had been filed under the terms of such Act. 
(B) COMPENSABLE
GUAM
VICTIM.—The 
term ‘‘compensable Guam victim’’ means an in-
dividual who is not deceased as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act and who is deter-
mined under subsection (e) to have suffered, as 
a result of the attack and occupation of Guam 
by Imperial Japanese military forces during 
World War II, or incident to the liberation of 
Guam by United States military forces, any of 
the following: 
(i) Rape or severe personal injury 
(such as loss of a limb, dismemberment, or 
paralysis). 
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(ii) Forced labor or a personal injury 
not under clause (i) (such as disfigure-
ment, scarring, or burns). 
(iii) Forced march, internment, or 
hiding to evade internment. 
(C) DEFINITIONS
OF
SEVERE
PERSONAL 
INJURIES AND PERSONAL INJURIES.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Foreign Claims Settlement 
Commission shall promulgate regulations to 
specify the injuries that constitute a severe per-
sonal injury or a personal injury for purposes of 
clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, of subpara-
graph (B). 
(e) ADJUDICATION.— 
(1) AUTHORITY OF FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLE-
MENT COMMISSION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission shall adjudicate claims 
and determine the eligibility of individuals for 
payments under subsection (d). 
(B) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Chairman of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission shall publish in 
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the Federal Register such rules and regulations 
as may be necessary to enable the Commission 
to carry out the functions of the Commission 
under this Act. 
(2) CLAIMS SUBMITTED FOR PAYMENTS.— 
(A) SUBMITTAL OF CLAIM.—For purposes 
of paragraph (1)(A) and subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Foreign Claims Settlement Com-
mission may not determine an individual is eli-
gible for a payment under subsection (d) unless 
the individual submits to the Commission a 
claim in such manner and form and containing 
such information as the Commission specifies. 
(B) FILING PERIOD FOR CLAIMS AND NO-
TICE.— 
(i) FILING PERIOD.—An individual fil-
ing a claim for a payment under subsection 
(d) shall file such claim not later than one 
year after the date on which the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission publishes 
the notice described in clause (ii). 
(ii) NOTICE OF FILING PERIOD.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission shall publish a no-
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tice of the deadline for filing a claim de-
scribed in clause (i)— 
(I) in the Federal Register; and 
(II) in newspaper, radio, and tel-
evision media in Guam. 
(C) ADJUDICATORY DECISIONS.—The deci-
sion of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commis-
sion on each claim filed under this Act shall— 
(i) be by majority vote; 
(ii) be in writing; 
(iii) state the reasons for the approval 
or denial of the claim; and 
(iv) if approved, state the amount of 
the payment awarded and the distribution, 
if any, to be made of the payment. 
(D) DEDUCTIONS IN PAYMENT.—The For-
eign Claims Settlement Commission shall de-
duct, from a payment made to a compensable 
Guam victim or survivors of a compensable 
Guam decedent under this subsection, amounts 
paid to such victim or survivors under the 
Guam Meritorious Claims Act of 1945 (Public 
Law 79–224) before the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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(E) INTEREST.—No interest shall be paid 
on payments made by the Foreign Claims Set-
tlement Commission under subsection (d). 
(F) LIMITED COMPENSATION FOR PROVI-
SION OF REPRESENTATIONAL SERVICES.— 
(i) LIMIT
ON
COMPENSATION.—Any 
agreement under which an individual who 
provided representational services to an in-
dividual who filed a claim for a payment 
under this Act that provides for compensa-
tion to the individual who provided such 
services in an amount that is more than 
one percent of the total amount of such 
payment shall be unlawful and void. 
(ii) PENALTIES.—Whoever demands 
or receives any compensation in excess of 
the amount allowed under clause (i) shall 
be fined not more than $5,000 or impris-
oned not more than one year, or both. 
(G) APPEALS AND FINALITY.—Objections 
and appeals of decisions of the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission shall be to the Commis-
sion, and upon rehearing, the decision in each 
claim shall be final, and not subject to further 
review by any court or agency. 
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(H) CERTIFICATIONS
FOR
PAYMENT.— 
After a decision approving a claim becomes 
final, the Chairman of the Foreign Claims Set-
tlement Commission shall certify such decision 
to the Secretary of the Treasury for authoriza-
tion of a payment under subsection (d). 
(I) TREATMENT
OF
AFFIDAVITS.—For 
purposes of subsection (d) and subject to sub-
paragraph (B), the Foreign Claims Settlement 
Commission shall treat a claim that is accom-
panied by an affidavit of an individual that at-
tests to all of the material facts required for es-
tablishing the eligibility of such individual for 
payment under such subsection as establishing 
a prima facie case of the eligibility of the indi-
vidual for such payment without the need for 
further documentation, except as the Commis-
sion may otherwise require. Such material facts 
shall include, with respect to a claim for a pay-
ment made under subsection (d)(1), a detailed 
description of the injury or other circumstance 
supporting the claim involved, including the 
level of payment sought. 
(J) RELEASE OF RELATED CLAIMS.—Ac-
ceptance of a payment under subsection (d) by 
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an individual for a claim related to a compen-
sable Guam decedent or a compensable Guam 
victim shall be in full satisfaction of all claims 
related to such decedent or victim, respectively, 
arising under the Guam Meritorious Claims Act 
of 1945 (Public Law 79–224), the imple-
menting regulations issued by the United States 
Navy pursuant to such Act (Public Law 79– 
224), or this Act. 
SEC. 12. IMPROVEMENTS IN HUD ASSISTED PROGRAMS. 
Section 214(a)(7) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(a)(7)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘such alien’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘any citizen 
or national of the United States shall be entitled to a pref-
erence or priority in receiving financial assistance before 
any such alien who is otherwise eligible for such assist-
ance.’’. 
SEC. 13. FORMULA FOR PROJECTS IN AMERICAN SAMOA. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study regarding the use of benefit- 
to-cost ratio formulas by Federal departments and agen-
cies for purposes of evaluating projects in American 
Samoa. 
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