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105TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 210 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 2 S 210 ES SECTION 1. MARSHALL ISLANDS AGRICULTURAL AND 1 FOOD PROGRAMS. 2 Section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of Free Association 3 Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(h)(2) is amended by striking 4 ‘‘ten’’ and inserting ‘‘fifteen’’ and by adding at the end 5 of subparagraph (B) the following: ‘‘The President shall 6 ensure that the amount of commodities provided under 7 these programs reflects the changes in the population that 8 have occurred since the effective date of the Compact.’’. 9 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE ORGANIC ACT OF GUAM. 10 Section 8 of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 11 1422b), as amended, is further amended by adding at the 12 end thereof the following new subsection: 13 ‘‘(e) An absence from Guam of the Governor or the 14 Lieutenant Governor, while on official business, shall not 15 be a ‘temporary absence’ for the purposes of this section.’’. 16 SEC. 3. TERRITORIAL LAND GRANT COLLEGES. 17 (a) LAND GRANT STATUS.—Section 506(a) of the 18 Education Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92–318, as 19 amended; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the 20 College of Micronesia,’’ and inserting ‘‘the College of the 21 Marshall Islands, the College of Micronesia-FSM, the 22 Palau Community College,’’. 23 (b) ENDOWMENT.—The amount of the land grant 24 trust fund attributable to the $3,000,000 appropriation 25 for Micronesia authorized by the Education Amendments 26 3 S 210 ES of 1972 (Public Law 92–318, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 301 1 note) shall, upon enactment of this Act, be divided equally 2 among the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Fed- 3 erated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau 4 for the benefit of the College of the Marshall Islands, the 5 College of Micronesia-FSM, and the Palau Community 6 College. 7 (c) TREATMENT.—Section 1361(c) of the Education 8 Amendments of 1980 (Public Law 96–374, as amended; 9 7 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by striking ‘‘and the Trust 10 Territory of the Pacific Islands (other than the Northern 11 Mariana Islands)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Republic of the 12 Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and 13 the Republic of Palau’’. The proportion of any allocation 14 of funds to the Trust Territory of the Pacific islands 15 under any Act in accordance with section 1361(c) of Pub- 16 lic Law 96–374 prior to the enactment of this Act shall 17 hereafter remain the same with the amount of such funds 18 divided as may be agreed among the Federated States of 19 Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the 20 Republic of Palau. 21 4 S 210 ES SEC. 4. OPPORTUNITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM 1 TO ACQUIRE EXCESS REAL PROPERTY IN 2 GUAM. 3 (a) TRANSFER OF EXCESS REAL PROPERTY.—(1) 4 Except as provided in subsection (d), before screening ex- 5 cess real property located on Guam for further Federal 6 utilization under section 202 of the Federal Property and 7 Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471, et 8 seq.) (hereinafter the ‘‘Property Act’’), the Administrator 9 shall notify the Government of Guam that the property 10 is available for transfer pursuant to this section. 11 (2) If the Government of Guam, within 180 days 12 after receiving notification under paragraph (1), notifies 13 the Administrator that the Government of Guam intends 14 to acquire the property under this section, the Adminis- 15 trator shall transfer such property in accordance with sub- 16 section (b). Otherwise, the property shall be disposed of 17 in accordance with the Property Act. 18 (b) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.—(1) Any transfer of 19 excess real property to the Government of Guam for other 20 than a public purpose shall be for consideration equal to 21 the fair market value. 22 (2) Any transfer of excess real property to the Gov- 23 ernment of Guam for a public purpose shall be without 24 further consideration. 25 5 S 210 ES (3) All transfers of excess real property to the Gov- 1 ernment of Guam shall be subject to such restrictive cov- 2 enants as the Administrator, in consultation with the Sec- 3 retary of Defense, in the case of property reported excess 4 by a military department, determines in their sole discre- 5 tion to be necessary to ensure that (A) the use of the prop- 6 erty is compatible with continued military activities on 7 Guam, (B) the use of the property is consistent with the 8 environmental condition of the property; (C) access is 9 available to the United States to conduct any additional 10 environmental remediation or monitoring that may be re- 11 quired; (D) to the extent the property was transferred for 12 a public purpose, that the property is so utilized; and (E) 13 to the extent the property has been leased by another Fed- 14 eral agency for a minimum of two (2) years under a lease 15 entered into prior to May 1, 1997, that the transfer to 16 the Government of Guam be subject to the terms and con- 17 ditions of those leasehold interests. 18 (4) All transfers of excess real property to the Gov- 19 ernment of Guam are subject to all otherwise applicable 20 Federal laws. 21 (c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 22 (1) The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means— 23 (A) the Administrator of General Services; 24 or 25 6 S 210 ES (B) the head of any Federal agency with 1 the authority to dispose of excess real property 2 on Guam. 3 (2) The term ‘‘base closure law’’ means the De- 4 fense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure 5 and Realignment Act of 1988 (Public Law 100– 6 526), the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 7 Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–510), or similar base 8 closure authority. 9 (3) The term ‘‘excess real property’’ means ex- 10 cess property (as that term is defined in section 3 11 of the Property Act) that is real property and was 12 acquired by the United States prior to enactment of 13 this section. 14 (4) The term ‘‘Guam National Wildlife Refuge’’ 15 includes those lands within the refuge overlay under 16 the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, iden- 17 tified as DoD lands in figure 3, on page 74, and as 18 submerged lands in figure 7, on page 78 of the 19 ‘‘Final Environmental Assessment for the Proposed 20 Guam National Wildlife Refuge, Territory of Guam, 21 July 1993’’ to the extent that the federal govern- 22 ment holds title to such lands. 23 (5) The term ‘‘public purpose’’ means those 24 public benefit purposes for which the United States 25 7 S 210 ES may dispose of property pursuant to section 203 of 1 the Property Act, as implemented by the Federal 2 Property Management Regulations (41 CFR 101– 3 47) or other public benefit uses provided under the 4 Guam Excess Lands Act (Public Law 103–339. 108 5 Stat. 3116). 6 (d) EXEMPTIONS.—Notwithstanding that such prop- 7 erty may be excess real property, the provisions of this 8 section shall not apply— 9 (1) to real property on Guam that is declared 10 excess by the Department of Defense for the pur- 11 pose of transferring that property to the Coast 12 Guard; 13 (2) to real property on Guam that is declared 14 excess by the managing Federal agency for the pur- 15 pose of transferring that property to the Federal 16 Agency which has occupied the property for a mini- 17 mum of two (2) years at the time the property is de- 18 clared excess and which was occupying such prop- 19 erty prior to May 1, 1997; 20 (3) to real property on Guam that is located 21 within the Guam National Wildlife Refuge, which 22 shall be transferred according to the following proce- 23 dure: 24 8 S 210 ES (A) The Administrator shall notify the 1 Government of Guam and the Fish and Wildlife 2 Service that such property has been declared 3 excess. The Government of Guam and the Fish 4 and Wildlife Service shall have 180 days to en- 5 gage in discussions toward an agreement pro- 6 viding for the future ownership and manage- 7 ment of such real property. 8 (B) If the parties reach an agreement 9 under paragraph (A) within 180 days after no- 10 tification of the declaration of excess, the real 11 property shall be transferred and managed in 12 accordance with such agreement: Provided, 13 That such agreement shall be transmitted to 14 the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- 15 sources of the United States Senate and the ap- 16 propriate committees of the United States 17 House of Representatives not less than 60 days 18 prior to such transfer and any such transfer 19 shall be subject to the other provisions of this 20 section. 21 (C) If the parties do not reach an agree- 22 ment under paragraph (A) within 180 days 23 after notification of the declaration of excess, 24 the Administrator shall provide a report to Con- 25 9 S 210 ES gress on the status of the discussions, together 1 with his recommendations on the likelihood of 2 resolution of differences and the comments of 3 the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Govern- 4 ment of Guam. If the subject property is under 5 the jurisdiction of a military department, the 6 military department may transfer administra- 7 tive control over the property to the General 8 Services Administration. 9 (D) If the parties come to agreement prior 10 to congressional action, the real property shall 11 be transferred and managed in accordance with 12 such agreement: Provided, That such agreement 13 shall be transmitted to the Committee on En- 14 ergy and Natural Resources of the United 15 States Senate and the appropriate committees 16 of the United States House of Representatives 17 not less than 60 days prior to such transfer and 18 any such transfer shall be subject to the other 19 provisions of this section. 20 (E) Absent an agreement on the future 21 ownership and use of the property, such prop- 22 erty may not be transferred to another federal 23 agency or out of federal ownership except pur- 24 10 S 210 ES suant to an Act of Congress specifically identi- 1 fying such property; 2 (4) to real property described in the Guam Ex- 3 cess Lands Act (P.L. 103–339, 108 Stat. 3116) 4 which shall be disposed of in accordance with such 5 Act; or 6 (5) to real property on Guam that is declared 7 excess as a result of a base closure law, except that 8 with respect to property identified for disposal prior 9 to the date of enactment of this section, such lands 10 shall be subject to subsection (b) of this section. 11 (e) DUAL CLASSIFICATION PROPERTY.—If a parcel 12 of real property on Guam that is declared excess as a re- 13 sult of a base closure law also falls within the boundary 14 of the Guam National Wildlife Refuge, such parcel of 15 property shall be disposed of in accordance with the base 16 closure law. 17 (f) AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REGULATIONS.—The Ad- 18 ministrator of General Services, after consultation with 19 the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Interior, 20 may issue such regulations as he deems necessary to carry 21 out this section. 22 11 S 210 ES SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF ALLOTMENT FOR TERRITORIES. 1 Section 901(a)(2) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 2 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791(a)(2)) is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 ‘‘(2) ‘State’ means any State of the United 5 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 6 of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 7 Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar- 8 iana Islands;’’. 9 SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS TO THE REVISED ORGANIC ACT OF 10 THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 11 (a) TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF OFFICIALS.—Section 12 14 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (48 13 U.S.C. 1595) is amended by adding at the end the follow- 14 ing new subsection: 15 ‘‘(g) An absence from the Virgin Islands of the Gov- 16 ernor or the Lieutenant Governor, while on official busi- 17 ness, shall not be a ‘temporary absence’ for purposes of 18 this section.’’. 19 (b) PRIORITY OF BONDS.—Section 3 of Public Law 20 94–392 (90 Stat. 1193, 1195) is amended— 21 (1) by striking ‘‘priority for payment’’ and in- 22 serting ‘‘a parity lien with every other issue of bonds 23 or other obligations issued for payment’’; and 24 (2) by striking ‘‘in the order of the date of 25 issue’’. 26 12 S 210 ES (c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub- 1 section (b) shall apply to obligations issued on or after 2 the date of enactment of this section. 3 (d) SHORT TERM BORROWING.—Section 1 of Public 4 Law 94–392 (90 Stat. 1193) is amended by adding the 5 following new subsection at the end thereof: 6 ‘‘(d) The legislature of the government of the Virgin 7 Islands may cause to be issued notes in anticipation of 8 the collection of the taxes and revenues for the current 9 fiscal year. Such notes shall mature and be paid within 10 one year from the date they are issued. No extension of 11 such notes shall be valid and no additional notes shall be 12 issued under this section until all notes issued during a 13 preceding year shall have been paid.’’. 14 SEC. 7. COMMISSION ON THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THE 15 VIRGIN ISLANDS. 16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.— 17 (1) There is hereby established a Commission 18 on the Economic Future of the Virgin Islands (the 19 ‘‘Commission’’). The Commission shall consist of six 20 members appointed by the President, two of whom 21 shall be selected from nominations made by the Gov- 22 ernor of the Virgin Islands. The President shall des- 23 ignate one of the members of the Commission to be 24 Chairman. 25 13 S 210 ES (2) In addition to the six members appointed 1 under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior 2 shall be an ex-officio member of the Commission. 3 (3) Members of the Commission appointed by 4 the President shall be persons who by virtue of their 5 background and experience are particularly suited to 6 contribute to achievement of the purposes of the 7 Commission. 8 (4) Members of the Commission shall serve 9 without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for 10 travel, subsistence and other necessary expenses in- 11 curred by them in the performance of their duties. 12 (5) Any vacancy in the Commission shall be 13 filled in the same manner as the original appoint- 14 ment was made. 15 (b) PURPOSE AND REPORT.— 16 (1) The purpose of the Commission is to make 17 recommendations to the President and Congress on 18 the policies and actions necessary to provide for a 19 secure and self-sustaining future for the local econ- 20 omy of the Virgin Islands through 2020 and on the 21 role of the Federal Government. In developing rec- 22 ommendations, the Commission shall— 23 (A) solicit and analyze information on pro- 24 jected private sector development and shifting 25 14 S 210 ES tourism trends based on alternative forecasts of 1 economic, political and social conditions in the 2 Caribbean; 3 (B) analyze capital infrastructure, edu- 4 cation, social, health, and environmental needs 5 in light of these alternative forecasts; and 6 (C) assemble relevant demographic, eco- 7 nomic, and revenue and expenditure data from 8 over the past twenty-five years. 9 (2) The recommendation of the Commission 10 shall be transmitted in a report to the President, the 11 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 12 United States Senate and the Committee on Re- 13 sources of the United States House of Representa- 14 tives no later than June 30, 1999. The report shall 15 set forth the basis for the recommendations and in- 16 clude an analysis of the capability of the Virgin Is- 17 lands to meet projected needs based on reasonable 18 alternative economic, political and social conditions 19 in the Caribbean, including the possible effect of ex- 20 pansion in the near future of Cuba in trade, tourism 21 and development. 22 (c) POWERS.— 23 (1) The Commission may— 24 15 S 210 ES (A) hold such hearings, sit and act at such 1 times and places, take such testimony and re- 2 ceive such evidence as it may deem advisable; 3 (B) use the United States mail in the same 4 manner and upon the same conditions as de- 5 partments and agencies of the United States; 6 and 7 (C) within available funds, incur such ex- 8 penses and enter into contracts or agreements 9 for studies and surveys with public and private 10 organizations and transfer funds to Federal 11 agencies to carry out the Commission’s func- 12 tions. 13 (2) Within funds available for the Commission, 14 the Secretary of the Interior shall provide such office 15 space, furnishings, equipment, staff, and fiscal and 16 administrative services as the Commission may re- 17 quire. 18 (3) The President, upon request of the Commis- 19 sion, may direct the head of any Federal agency or 20 department to assist the Commission and if so di- 21 rected such head shall— 22 (A) furnish the Commission to the extent 23 permitted by law and within available appro- 24 priations such information as may be necessary 25 16 S 210 ES for carrying out the functions of the Commis- 1 sion and as may be available to or procurable 2 by such department or agency; and 3 (B) detail to temporary duty with the 4 Commission on a reimbursable basis such per- 5 sonnel within his administrative jurisdiction as 6 the Commission may need or believe to be use- 7 ful for carrying out its functions, each such de- 8 tail to be without loss of seniority, pay or other 9 employee status. 10 (d) CHAIRMAN.—Subject to general policies that the 11 Commission may adopt, the Chairman of the Commission 12 shall be the chief executive officer of the Commission and 13 shall exercise its executive and administrative powers. The 14 Chairman may make such provisions as he may deem ap- 15 propriate authorizing the performance of his executive and 16 administrative functions by the staff of the Commission. 17 (e) FUNDING.—There is hereby authorized to be ap- 18 propriated to the Secretary of the Interior such sums as 19 may be necessary, but not to exceed an average of 20 $300,000 per year, in fiscal years 1997, 1998 and 1999 21 for the work of the Commission. 22 (f) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 23 three months after the transmission of the report and rec- 24 ommendations under subsection (b)(2). 25 17 S 210 ES SEC. 8. COMPACT IMPACT REPORTS. 1 Paragraph 104(e)(2) of Public Law 99–239 (99 Stat. 2 1770, 1788) is amended by deleting ‘‘President shall re- 3 port to the Congress with respect to the impact of the 4 Compact on the United States territories and common- 5 wealths and on the State of Hawaii.’’ and inserting in lieu 6 thereof, ‘‘Governor of any of the United States territories 7 or commonwealths or the State of Hawaii may report to 8 the Secretary of the Interior by February 1 of each year 9 with respect to the impacts of the compacts of free asso- 10 ciation on the Governor’s respective jurisdiction. The Sec- 11 retary of the Interior shall review and forward any such 12 reports to the Congress with the comments of the Admin- 13 istration. The Secretary of the Interior shall, either di- 14 rectly or, subject to available technical assistance funds, 15 through a grant to the affected jurisdiction, provide for 16 a census of Micronesians at intervals no greater than five 17 years from each decenial United States census using gen- 18 erally acceptable statistical methodologies for each of the 19 impact jurisdictions where the Governor requests such as- 20 sistance, except that the total expenditures to carry out 21 this sentence may not exceed $300,000 in any year.’’. 22 SEC. 9. ELIGIBILITY FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE. 23 (a) Section 214(a) of the Housing Community Devel- 24 opment Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(a)) is amended— 25 18 S 210 ES (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 1 (5); 2 (2) by striking the period at the end of para- 3 graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 4 (3) by adding at the end the following new 5 paragraph: 6 ‘‘(7) an alien who is lawfully resident in the 7 United States and its territories and possessions 8 under section 141 of the Compacts of Free Associa- 9 tion between the Government of the United States 10 and the Governments of the Marshall Islands, the 11 Federated States of Micronesia (48 U.S.C. 1901 12 note) and Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) while the ap- 13 plicable section is in effect: Provided, That, within 14 Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mari- 15 ana Islands any such alien shall not be entitled to 16 a preference in receiving assistance under this Act 17 over any United States citizen or national resident 18 therein who is otherwise eligible for such assist- 19 ance.’’. 20 SEC. 10. AMERICAN SAMOA STUDY COMMISSION. 21 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as 22 ‘‘The American Samoa Development Act of 1997’’. 23 (b) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.— 24 19 S 210 ES (1) There is hereby established a Commission 1 on the Economic Future of American Samoa (the 2 ‘‘Commission’’). The Commission shall consist of six 3 members appointed by the President, three of whom 4 shall be selected from nominations made by the Gov- 5 ernor of American Samoa, and the Secretary of the 6 Interior ex officio. The President shall designate one 7 of the appointed members of the Commission to be 8 Chairman. 9 (2) Members of the Commission appointed by 10 the President shall be persons who by virtue of their 11 background and experience are particularly suited to 12 contribute to achievement of the purposes of the 13 Commission. 14 (3) Members of the Commission shall serve 15 without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for 16 travel, subsistence and other necessary expenses in- 17 curred by them in the performance of their duties. 18 (4) Any vacancy in the Commission shall be 19 filled in the same manner as the original appoint- 20 ment was made. 21 (c) PURPOSE AND REPORT.— 22 (1) The purpose of the Commission is to make 23 recommendations to the President and Congress on 24 the policies and actions necessary to provide for a 25 20 S 210 ES secure and self-sustaining future for the local econ- 1 omy of American Samoa through 2020 and on the 2 role of the Federal Government. In developing rec- 3 ommendations, the Commission shall— 4 (A) solicit and analyze information on pro- 5 jected private sector development, including, but 6 not limited to, tourism, manufacturing and in- 7 dustry, agriculture, and transportation and 8 shifting trends based on alternative forecasts of 9 economic, political and social conditions in the 10 Pacific; 11 (B) analyze capital infrastructure, edu- 12 cation, social, health, and environmental needs 13 in light of these alternative forecasts; 14 (C) assemble relevant demographic, eco- 15 nomic, and revenue and expenditure data from 16 over the past twenty-five years; 17 (D) review the application of federal laws 18 and programs and the effects of such laws and 19 programs on the local economy and make such 20 recommendations for changes in the application 21 as the Commission deems advisable; 22 (E) consider the impact of federal trade 23 and other international agreements, including, 24 but not limited to those related to marine re- 25 21 S 210 ES sources, on American Samoa and make such 1 recommendations as may be necessary to mini- 2 mize or eliminate any adverse effects on the 3 local economy. 4 (2) the recommendations of the Commission 5 shall be transmitted in a report to the President, the 6 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 7 United States Senate and the Committee on Re- 8 sources of the United States House of Representa- 9 tives no later than June 30, 1999. The report shall 10 set forth the basis for the recommendations and in- 11 clude an analysis of the capability of American 12 Samoa to meet projected needs based on reasonable 13 alternative economic, political and social conditions 14 in the Pacific Basin. The report shall also include 15 projections of the need for direct or indirect Federal 16 assistance for operations and infrastructure over the 17 next decade and what additional assistance will be 18 necessary to develop the local economy to a level suf- 19 ficient to minimize or eliminate the need for direct 20 Federal operational assistance. As part of the re- 21 port, the Commission shall also include an overview 22 of the history of American Samoa and its relation- 23 ship to the United States from 1872 with emphasis 24 on those events or actions that affect future eco- 25 22 S 210 ES nomic development and shall include, as an appendix 1 to its report, copies of the relevant historical docu- 2 ments, including, but not limited to, the Convention 3 of 1899 (commonly referred to as the Tripartite 4 Treaty) and the documents of cession of 1900 and 5 1904. 6 (d) POWERS.— 7 (1) The Commission may— 8 (A) hold such hearings, sit and act at such 9 times and places, take such testimony and re- 10 ceive such evidence as it may deem advisable: 11 Provided, That the Commission shall conduct 12 public meetings in Tutuila, Ofu, Olosega, and 13 Tau; 14 (B) use the United States mail in the same 15 manner and upon the same conditions as de- 16 partments and agencies of the United States; 17 and 18 (C) within available funds, incur such ex- 19 penses and enter into contracts or agreements 20 for studies and surveys with public and private 21 organizations and transfer funds to Federal 22 agencies to carry out the Commission’s func- 23 tions. 24 23 S 210 ES (2) Within funds available for the Commission, 1 the Secretary of the Interior shall provide such office 2 space, furnishings, equipment, staff, and fiscal and 3 administrative services as the Commission may re- 4 quire. 5 (3) The President, upon request of the Commis- 6 sion, may direct the head of any Federal agency or 7 department to assist the Commission and if so di- 8 rected such head shall— 9 (A) furnish the Commission to the extent 10 permitted by law and within available appro- 11 priations such information as may be necessary 12 for carrying out the functions of the Commis- 13 sion and as may be available to or procurable 14 by such department or agency; and 15 (B) detail to temporary duty with the 16 Commission on a reimbursable basis such per- 17 sonnel within his administrative jurisdiction as 18 the Commission may need or believe to be use- 19 ful for carrying out its functions, each such de- 20 tail to be without loss of seniority, pay or other 21 employee status. 22 (e) CHAIRMAN.—Subject to general policies that the 23 Commission may adopt, the Chairman of the Commission 24 shall be the chief executive officer of the Commission and 25 24 S 210 ES shall exercise its executive and administrative powers. The 1 Chairman may make such provisions as he may deem ap- 2 propriate authorizing the performance of his executive and 3 administrative functions by the staff of the Commission. 4 (f) FUNDING.—There are hereby authorized to be ap- 5 propriated to the Secretary of the Interior such sums as 6 may be necessary, but not to exceed an average of 7 $300,000 per year, in fiscal years 1997, 1998 and 1999 8 for the work of the Commission. 9 (g) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 10 three months after the transmission of the report and rec- 11 ommendations under subsection (c)(2). 12 SEC. 11. FEDERAL PROGRAMS COORDINATION IN THE 13 FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES AND PROVI- 14 SIONS FOR BIKINI. 15 (a) Section 108 of Public Law 101–219 (103 Stat. 16 1870, 1872) is amended by deleting ‘‘shall station’’ and 17 inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘shall, subject to appropriations, 18 station’’. 19 (b) Section 501 of Public Law 95–134 is amended 20 by deleting ‘‘the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,’’ 21 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the Republic of the Marshall 22 Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic 23 of Palau,’’. 24 25 S 210 ES (c) Under the heading ‘‘COMPACT OF FREE AS- 1 SOCIATION’’ in TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE 2 INTERIOR of Public Law 100–446 (102 Stat. 1774, 3 1798) delete ‘‘$2,000,000 in any year from income for 4 projects on Kili or Ejit:’’ and insert in lieu thereof 5 ‘‘$2,500,000 in any year from income for projects on Kili 6 or Ejit: Provided further, That commencing on October 7 1, 1998 and every year thereafter, this dollar amount shall 8 be changed to reflect any fluctuation occurring during the 9 previous twelve months in the Consumer Price Index, as 10 determined by the Secretary of Labor:’’. 11 Passed the Senate June 12, 1997. Attest: Secretary. 105TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 210 AN ACT To amend the Organic Act of Guam, the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, and the Com- pact of Free Association Act, and for other pur- poses. S 210 ES——2 S 210 ES——3 S 210 ES——4 S 210 ES——5 S 210 ES——6 S 210 ES——7 S 210 ES——8 S 210 ES——9 S 210 ES——10