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(2) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—
The President, upon request of the Commission,
may direct the head of any Federal agency or de-
partment to assist the Commission and if so directed
such head shall—
(A) furnish the Commission to the extent
permitted by law and within available appro-
priations such information as may be necessary
for carrying out the functions of the Commis-
sion and as may be available to or procurable
by such department or agency; and
(B) detail to temporary duty with the
Commission on a reimbursable basis such per-
sonnel within his administrative jurisdiction as
the Commission may need or believe to be use-
ful for carrying out its functions, each such de-
tail to be without loss of seniority, pay or other
employee status.
(f) POWERS OF COMMISSION.—
(1) HEARINGS.—(A) The Commission may, for
the purpose of carrying out this section, hold hear-
ings, sit and act at times and locations, take testi-
mony, and receive evidence as the Commission con-
siders appropriate.
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(B)(i) The Commission shall conduct at least 1
hearing at any location on each of—
(I) Tutuila;
(II) Ofu;
(III) Olosega; and
(IV) Tau.
(ii) The Commission may conduct at least three
separate hearings in the United States at locations
where significant numbers of American Samoans re-
side.
(C) The Commission shall provide notice to the
public of the hearings referred to in subparagraphs
(A) and (B), including information regarding the
date, topic and location of the meeting, and shall
take other actions as the Commission considers nec-
essary to obtain, to the maximum extent practicable,
public participation in the hearings.
(2) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—Any mem-
ber or agent of the Commission may, if authorized
by the Commission, take any action that the Com-
mission is authorized to take by this section.
(3) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—(A) The Com-
mission may secure directly from any Federal agen-
cy and the Library of Congress information nec-
essary to enable it to carry out this section. Upon
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the request of the Chairperson of the Commission,
the head of the Federal agency or Library of Con-
gress shall furnish the information to the Commis-
sion.
(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any
information that the Commission is prohibited to se-
cure or request by another law.
(4) MAIL.—The Commission may use the Unit-
ed States mail in the same manner and under the
same conditions as the other Federal agencies.
(g) REPORTS.—(1)(A) Not later than the expiration
of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Commission shall prepare and pub-
lish a draft report containing the findings, conclusions and
recommendations of the Commission.
(B) The Commission shall distribute such report to
appropriate Federal and American Samoan agencies and
shall make such report available to members of the public
upon request.
(C) The Commission shall solicit written comments
from the Federal and American Samoan agencies and
other persons to which copies of such report are distrib-
uted under subparagraph (B).
(2) Not later than the expiration of the 9-month pe-
riod beginning on the date of the publication of the report
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required by paragraph (1)(A), the Commission shall sub-
mit to the President and the Congress a final report,
which shall include—
(A) a detailed statement of the findings
and conclusions made by the Commission after
consideration of the comments received by the
Commission under paragraph (1)(C);
(B) the recommendations of the Commis-
sion for legislative and administrative actions
that the Commission determines to be appro-
priate; and
(C) copies of all written comments received
by the Commission under paragraph (1)(C).
(h) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
(1) The term ‘‘American Samoan’’ has the
meaning given the term ‘‘native American Samoan’’
in section 4 of Public Law 100–571 (16 U.S.C.
410qq–3).
(2) The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Amer-
ican Samoa Study Commission established in sub-
section (b).
(i) FUNDING.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Depart-
ment of the Interior is authorized to provide up to
$225,000 in each of the fiscal years 1997 and 1998 in
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technical assistance funding for the work of the Commis-
sion.
(2) Amounts provided pursuant to paragraph (1) may
not exceed 75 percent of the total amount provided for
the Commission and shall be provided on a matching
basis. The non-Federal share of such amount shall be pro-
vided in cash by the Government of American Samoa.
(j) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate
not later than the expiration of the 60-day period begin-
ning on the date on which the Commission submits its
final report under subsection (g).
SEC. 9. HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION.
That, as required by section 4 of the Act entitled ‘‘An
Act to provide for the admission of the State of Hawaii
into the Union’’, approved March 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 4),
the United States consents to the following amendments
to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, adopted
by the State of Hawaii in the manner required for State
legislation:
(1) Act 339 of the Session Laws of Hawaii,
1993.
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(2) Act 37 of the Session Laws of Hawaii,
1994.
Passed the House of Representatives September 28,
1996.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.