A bill to amend section 2 of the act of June 30, 1954, as amended, providing for the continuance of civil government for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
PL 93-111 (S.1385), enacted 09/21/1973

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PUBLIC LAW 93-111-SEPT. 21, 1973 
[87 
STAT. 
September21,1973 
[S.1385] 
Public Law 93-111 
AN A C T 
To amend section 2 of the Act of June 30, 1954. as amended, providing for the 
continuance of civil government for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 
Trust Territory 
of the Pacific Is-
lands, 
Civil govern-
ment, continuance. 
Appropriation, 
84 Stat. 1559. 
48 u s e 1681 
note. 
Government 
comptroller of 
Guam, additional 
duties. 
82 Stat. 845. 
48 u s e 1422d. 
Audit. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of 
the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 Stat. 330), as amended, is amended by 
debting "for each of the fiscal years 1971,1972, and 1973, $€0,000,000 \ 
and inserting in lieu thereof: "and for each of the fiscal years 1974 
and 1975, $60,000,000 plus such sums as are necessary, but not to 
exceed $10,000,000, for each of such fiscal years, to offset reductions in, 
or the termination of, Federal grant-in-aid programs or other funds 
made available to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands by other 
Federal agencies". 
SEC. 2. The Act of June 30, 1954, as amended, is further amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
"SEC. 4. (a) The government comptroller for Guam appointed pur-
suant to the provisions of section 9-A of the Organic Act of Guam 
shall, in addition to the duties imposed on him by such Act, carry out, 
on and after the date of the enactment of this section, the duties set 
forth in this section with respect to the government of the Trust Terri-
tory of the Pacific Islands. In carrying out such duties, the comptroller 
shall be under the general supervision of the Secretary of the Interior 
and shall not be a part of any executive department in the government 
of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, The salary and expenses 
of the comptroller's office shall, notwithstanding the provisions of sub-
section (a) of section 9-A of the Organic Act of Guam, be apportioned 
equitably by the Secretary of the Interior between Guam and the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands from funds available to Guam and the 
trust territory. 
"(b) The government comptroller shall audit all accounts and 
review and recommend adjudication of claims pertaining to the rev-
enue and receipts of the government of the Trust Territory of the 
Pacific Islands and of funds derived from bond issues; and he shall 
audit, in accordance with law and administrative regulations, all 
expenditures of funds and property pertaining to the government 
of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands including those pertaining 
to trust funds held by such government. 
"(c) It shall be the duty of the government comptroller to bring 
to the attention of the Secretary of the Interior and the High 
Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands all 
failures to collect amounts due the government, and the expenditures 
of funds or uses of property which are irregular or not pursuant to 
law. The audit activities of the government comptroller shall be 
directed so as to (1) improve the efficiency and economy of programs 
of the government of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and 
(2) discharge the responsibility incumbent upon the Congress to 
insure that the substantial Federal revenues which are covered into 
the treasury of such government are properly accounted for and 
audited. 
"(d) The decisions of the government comptroller shall be final 
except that appeal therefrom may, with the concurrence of the High 
Commissioner, be taken by the party aggrieved or the head of the 
department concerned, within one year from the date of the decision, 
to the Secretary of the Interior, which appeal shall be in writing 
and shall specifically set forth the particular action of the govern-
ment comptroller to which exception is taken, with the reasons and 
the authorities relied upon for reversing such decision. 
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"(e) If the High Commissioner does not concur in the taking of 
an appeal to the Secretary, the party aggrieved may seek relief by 
suit in the District Court of Guam, if the claim is otherwise within 
its jurisdiction. No later than thirty days following the date of the 
decision of the Secretary of the Interior, the party aggrieved or the 
High Commissioner, on behalf of the head of the department con-
cerned, may seek relief by suit in the District Court of Guam, if 
the claim is otherwise within its jurisdiction. 
"(f) The government comptroller is authorized to communicate 
directly wnth any person or with any department officer or person 
having official relation with his office. He may summon witnesses and 
administer oaths. 
" (g) As soon after the close of each fiscal year as the accounts of said co^^mi'slio°n"/l^d 
fiscal year may be examined and adjusted, the government compt^roller secretary o
f the 
shall submit to the High Commissioner and the Secretary ^f the ^"*^"°''-
Interior an annual report of the fiscal condition of the government, 
showing the receipts and disbursements of the various departments 
and agencies of the government. The Secretary of the Interior shall ^ent ^7the sl^nate 
submit such report along with his comments and recommendations and speaker o" the 
to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of House. 
Representatives. 
"(h) The government comptroller shall make such other reports 
as may be required by the High Commissioner, the Comptroller 
General of the United States, or the Secretary of the Interior. 
"(i) The office and activities of the government comptroller pur-
suant to this section shall be subject to review by the Comptroller 
General of the United States, and reports thereon shall be made by 
him to the High Commissioner, the Secretary of the Interior, the 
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives. 
"(j) All departments, agencies, and establishments shall furnish a^^^^ia™^*t°_"' 
to the government comptroller such information regarding the 
powers, duties, activities, organization, financial transactions, and 
methods of business of their respective offices as he may from time 
to time require of them; and the government comptroller, or any of 
his assistants or employees, when duly authorized by him, shall, for 
the purpose of securing such information, have access to and the 
right to examine any books, documents, papers, or records of any 
such department, agency, or establishment." 
Approved September 21, 1973. 
Public Law 93-112 
A N A C T 
September 26, 1973 
fH R 80701 
To replace the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, to extend and revise the authoriza- 
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tion of grants to States for vocational rehabilitation services, with special 
emphasis on services to those with the most severe handicaps, to expand special 
Federal responsibilities and research and training programs with respect to 
handicapped individuals, to establish special responsibilities in the Secretary 
of Health, Education, and Welfare for coordination of all programs with 
respect to handicapped individuals within the Department of Health, Educa-
tion, and Welfare, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act, with A^^<^/^97'3^*'°" 
the following table of contents, may be cited as the "Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973":