[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1460 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1460


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 24, 1997

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
To allow for election of the Delegate from Guam by other than separate 
                    ballot, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. BALLOT REQUIREMENT FOR DELEGATE.

    Section 2(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide that the 
unincorporated territories of Guam and the Virgin Islands shall each be 
represented in Congress by a Delegate to the House of Representatives'' 
approved April 10, 1972 (48 U.S.C. 1712(a)), is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``from the Virgin Islands'' before ``shall 
        be elected at large''; and
            (2) by inserting ``The Delegate from Guam shall be elected 
        at large and by a majority of the votes cast for the office of 
        Delegate.'' before ``If no candidate''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM EXTENSION FOR COMMUNITIES IN THE FORMER UNITED STATES 
              TRUST TERRITORY.

    Section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 
(48 U.S.C. 1903(h)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``ten'' and inserting ``fifteen''; and
            (2) by adding at the end of subparagraph (B) the following: 
        ``The President shall ensure the assistance provided under 
        these programs reflects the changes in the population since the 
        inception of such programs.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 1997.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.

                              By Jeff Trandahl,

                                                          Deputy Clerk.