[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 270 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 270

 To require establishment of an Office of Territorial Affairs in each 
        Executive department and each independent establishment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2005

 Mrs. Christensen introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                       the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require establishment of an Office of Territorial Affairs in each 
        Executive department and each independent establishment.

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

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH OFFICE OF TERRITORIAL AFFAIRS.

    (a) Requirement.--The head of each Executive department and of each 
independent establishment shall--
            (1) establish an Office of Territorial Affairs; and
            (2) appoint a Director of the Office of Territorial 
        Affairs, who shall be the head of such office.
    (b) Functions of Director.--The Director shall serve as the liaison 
to the territories with respect to implementation of the programs of 
the Executive department or independent establishment.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means Director of the 
        Office of Territorial Affairs of an Executive department or 
        independent establishment appointed under this section.
            (2) Executive department.--The term ``Executive 
        department'' means each Executive department listed in section 
        101 of title 5, United States Code.
            (3) Independent establishment.--The term ``independent 
        establishment'' has the meaning that term has under section 104 
        of title 5, United States Code,
            (4) Territories.--The term ``territories'' means Guam, the 
        United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the 
        Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.
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