Sec. 3. Territorial sea. 
Sec. 4. Adjustment of scheduled wage increases in the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands. 
Sec. 5. Amendments to the Consolidated Natural Resources Act. 
Sec. 6. Empowering insular communities. 
Sec. 7. Chief financial officer of the Virgin Islands. 
Sec. 8. Low-income home energy assistance program. 
Sec. 9. Castle Nugent National Historic Site Establishment. 
Sec. 10. St. Croix National Heritage area. 
Sec. 11. Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act. 
Sec. 12. Improvements in HUD assisted programs. 
Sec. 13. Formula for projects in American Samoa. 
Sec. 14. Waiver of local matching requirements. 
Sec. 15. Fishery endorsements. 
Sec. 16. Effects of Minimum Wage differentials in American Samoa. 
Sec. 17. American Samoa Citizenship Plebiscite Act. 
Sec. 18. Use of certain expenditures as in-kind contributions. 
SEC. 3. TERRITORIAL SEA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first section and section 2 of 
Public Law 93–435 (48 U.S.C. 1705, 1706) are amended 
by inserting ‘‘the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’ each place it appears. 
(b) REFERENCES TO DATE OF ENACTMENT.—For 
the purposes of the amendment made by subsection (a), 
each reference in Public Law 93–435 to the ‘‘date of en-
actment’’ shall be considered to be a reference to the date 
of the enactment of this section. 
SEC. 4. ADJUSTMENT OF SCHEDULED WAGE INCREASES IN 
THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN 
MARIANA ISLANDS. 
Section 8103(b)(1)(B) of the U.S. Troop Readiness, 
Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability 
Appropriations Act, 2007 (as amended by section 2 of 
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Public Law 111–244) is amended by striking ‘‘2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2011, 2013, and 2015’’. 
SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSOLIDATED NATURAL 
RESOURCES ACT. 
Section 6 of the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘A Joint 
Resolution to approve the ‘Covenant To Establish a Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political 
Union with the United States of America’, and for other 
purposes’’, approved March 24, 1976 (Public Law 94– 
241; 90 Stat. 263), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 
‘‘subsections (b)’’ the following: ‘‘, (c),’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (6), and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(6) CERTAIN EDUCATION FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to fees 
charged pursuant to section 286(m) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356 
(m)) to recover the full costs of providing adju-
dication services, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall charge an annual supplemental 
fee of $150 per nonimmigrant worker to each 
prospective employer who is issued a permit 
under subsection (d) of this section during the 
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transition program. Such supplemental fee shall 
be paid into the Treasury of the Commonwealth 
government for the purpose of funding ongoing 
vocational educational curricula and program 
development by Commonwealth educational en-
tities. 
‘‘(B) PLAN
FOR
THE
EXPENDITURE
OF 
FUNDS.—At the beginning of each fiscal year, 
and prior to the payment of the supplemental 
fee into the Treasury of the Commonwealth 
government in that fiscal year, the Common-
wealth government must provide to the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, a plan for the ex-
penditure of funds and a projection of the effec-
tiveness of these expenditures in the placement 
of United States workers into jobs. 
‘‘(C) GAO 
REPORT.—The Comptroller 
General of the United States shall report to the 
Congress every 2 years on the effectiveness of 
meeting the goals set out by the Commonwealth 
government in its annual plan for the expendi-
ture of funds.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘during 
the transition period,’’; and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) DURATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, the Secretary may classify 
aliens pursuant to paragraph (1) until the date on 
which the transition program terminates. If the 
transition period is extended, the Secretary may con-
tinue to classify aliens pursuant to paragraph (1) 
until the date on which all extensions are termi-
nated.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
SEC. 6. EMPOWERING INSULAR COMMUNITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PLAN.—The term 
‘‘comprehensive energy plan’’ means a comprehen-
sive energy plan prepared and updated under sub-
sections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled 
‘‘An Act to authorize appropriations for certain in-
sular areas of the United States, and for other pur-
poses’’, approved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 
1492). 
(2) ENERGY ACTION PLAN.—The term ‘‘energy 
action plan’’ means the plan required by subsection 
(d). 
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(3) FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—The term 
‘‘Freely Associated States’’ means the Federated 
States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands, and the Republic of Palau. 
(4) INSULAR AREAS.—The term ‘‘insular areas’’ 
means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(6) TEAM.—The term ‘‘team’’ means the team 
established by the Secretary under subsection (b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts— 
(1) to develop an energy action plan addressing 
the energy needs of each of the insular areas and 
Freely Associated States; and 
(2) to assist each of the insular areas and Free-
ly Associated States in implementing such plan. 
(c) PARTICIPATION OF REGIONAL UTILITY ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—In establishing the team, the Secretary shall 
consider including regional utility organizations. 
(d) ENERGY ACTION PLAN.—In accordance with sub-
section (b), the energy action plan shall include— 
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