[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2009 Referred in House (RFH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2009
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 16, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the
Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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AN ACT
To improve the administration of programs in the insular areas, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Insular Areas Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUED MONITORING ON RUNIT ISLAND.
Section 103(f)(1) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act
of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(f)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the
following:
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Continued monitoring on runit island.--
``(i) Cactus crater containment and
groundwater monitoring.--Effective beginning
January 1, 2012, the Secretary of Energy shall,
as a part of the Marshall Islands program
conducted under subparagraph (A), periodically
(but not less frequently than every 4 years)
conduct--
``(I) a visual study of the
concrete exterior of the Cactus Crater
containment structure on Runit Island;
and
``(II) a radiochemical analysis of
the groundwater surrounding and in the
Cactus Crater containment structure on
Runit Island.
``(ii) Report.--The Secretary shall submit
to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives, a report that contains--
``(I) a description of--
``(aa) the results of each
visual survey conducted under
clause (i)(I); and
``(bb) the results of the
radiochemical analysis
conducted under clause (i)(II);
and
``(II) a determination on whether
the surveys and analyses indicate any
significant change in the health risks
to the people of Enewetak from the
contaminants within the Cactus Crater
containment structure.
``(iii) Funding for groundwater
monitoring.--The Secretary of the Interior
shall make available to the Department of
Energy, Marshall Islands Program, from funds
available for the Technical Assistance Program
of the Office of Insular Affairs, the amounts
necessary to conduct the radiochemical analysis
of groundwater under clause(i)(II).''.
SEC. 3. CLARIFYING THE TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES TO COURTS OF THE
FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.
Section 297(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``circuit or district judge'' and inserting ``circuit,
district, magistrate, or territorial judge of a court''.
SEC. 4. DELAY OF SCHEDULED MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE IN AMERICAN SAMOA.
(a) Delayed Increase Pending Government Accountability Office
Report.--Section 8103(b)(2)(C) of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (29
U.S.C. 206 note; Public Law 110-28) is amended--
(1) by striking ``each year thereafter until'' and
inserting ``on September 30 of every third year thereafter
until''; and
(2) by striking ``except that'' and all that follows
through ``September 30'' and inserting ``except that there
shall be no such increase in 2012, 2013, and 2014 pending the
triennial report required under section 8104(a)''.
(b) Triennial Government Accountability Office Report.--Section
8104(a) of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (29 U.S.C. 206 note;
Public Law 110-28) is amended by striking ``April 1, 2013, and every 2
years'' and inserting ``April 1, 2014, and every 3 years''.
Passed the Senate December 16, 2011.
Attest:
NANCY ERICKSON,
Secretary.