[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[S. 1237 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1237

To improve the administration of programs in the insular areas, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 27, 2013

 Mr. Wyden (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) (by request) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
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 ``Omnibus Territories Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Territorial Sea.
Sec. 4. Adjustment of scheduled wage increases in the Commonwealth of 
                            the Northern Mariana Islands.
Sec. 5. Amendments to the Consolidated Natural Resources Act.
Sec. 6. Study of electric rates in the insular areas.
Sec. 7. Chief financial officer of the Virgin Islands.
Sec. 8. Reports on estimates of revenues.
Sec. 9. Low-income home energy assistance program.
Sec. 10. Castle Nugent National Historic Site Establishment.
Sec. 11. St. Croix National Heritage Area.
Sec. 12. Guam War Claims Review Commission.
Sec. 13. Use of certain expenditures as in-kind contributions.
Sec. 14. Improvements in HUD assisted programs.
Sec. 15. Benefit to cost ratio study for projects in American Samoa.
Sec. 16. Waiver of local matching requirements.
Sec. 17. Fishery endorsements.
Sec. 18. Effects of minimum wage differentials in American Samoa.
Sec. 19. American Samoa Citizenship Plebiscite Act.
Sec. 20. Eligibility for marine turtle conservation assistance.

SEC. 3. TERRITORIAL SEA.

    (a) In General.--The first section and section 2 of Public Law 93-
435 (48 U.S.C. 1705, 1706) are amended by inserting ``the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands,'' after ``Guam,'' each place it 
appears.
    (b) References to Date of Enactment.--For the purposes of the 
amendment made by subsection (a), each reference in Public Law 93-435 
to the ``date of enactment'' shall be considered to be a reference to 
the date of the enactment of this section.

SEC. 4. ADJUSTMENT OF SCHEDULED WAGE INCREASES IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF 
              THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

    Section 8103(b)(1)(B) of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (29 
U.S.C. 206 note; Public Law 110-28) is amended by striking ``2011'' and 
inserting ``2011, 2013, and 2015''.

SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSOLIDATED NATURAL RESOURCES ACT.

    Section 6 of the Joint Resolution entitled ``A Joint Resolution to 
approve the `Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America', 
and for other purposes'', approved March 24, 1976 (Public Law 94-241; 
90 Stat. 263), is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 
                ``subsections (b)'' the following: ``, (c),''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (6), and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(6) Certain education funding.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In addition to fees charged 
                pursuant to section 286(m) of the Immigration and 
                Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356 (m)) to recover the full 
                costs of providing adjudication services, the Secretary 
                of Homeland Security shall charge an annual 
                supplemental fee of $150 per nonimmigrant worker to 
                each prospective employer who is issued a permit under 
                subsection (d) of this section during the transition 
                program. Such supplemental fee shall be paid into the 
                Treasury of the Commonwealth government for the purpose 
                of funding ongoing vocational educational curricula and 
                program development by Commonwealth educational 
                entities.
                    ``(B) Plan for the expenditure of funds.--At the 
                beginning of each fiscal year, and prior to the payment 
                of the supplemental fee into the Treasury of the 
                Commonwealth government in that fiscal year, the 
                Commonwealth government must provide to the Secretary 
                of Homeland Security, a plan for the expenditure of 
                funds, a projection of the effectiveness of these 
                expenditures in the placement of United States workers 
                into jobs, and a report on the changes in employment of 
                United States workers attributable to prior year 
                expenditures.
                    ``(C) DHS report.--The Secretary of Homeland 
                Security shall report to the Congress every 2 years on 
                the effectiveness of meeting the goals set out by the 
                Commonwealth government in its annual plan for the 
                expenditure of funds.'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``during the 
                transition period,''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Duration.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this Act, the Secretary may classify aliens pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) until the date on which the transition program 
        terminates. If the transition period is extended, the Secretary 
        may continue to classify aliens pursuant to paragraph (1) until 
        the date on which all extensions are terminated.''; and
            (3) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``December 31, 2014'' 
        and inserting ``December 31, 2019''.

SEC. 6. STUDY OF ELECTRIC RATES IN THE INSULAR AREAS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Comprehensive energy plan.--The term ``comprehensive 
        energy plan'' means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and 
        updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act 
        entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for certain 
        insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes'', 
        approved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 1492).
            (2) Energy action plan.--The term ``energy action plan'' 
        means the plan required by subsection (d).
            (3) Freely associated states.--The term ``Freely Associated 
        States'' means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic 
        of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
            (4) Insular areas.--The term ``insular areas'' means 
        American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
        Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (6) Team.--The term ``team'' means the team established by 
        the Secretary under subsection (b).
    (b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, within the Empowering 
Insular Communities activity, establish a team of technical, policy, 
and financial experts--
            (1) to develop an energy action plan addressing the energy 
        needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated 
        States; and
            (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely 
        Associated States in implementing such plan.
    (c) Participation of Regional Utility Organizations.--In 
establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional 
utility organizations.
    (d) Energy Action Plan.--In accordance with subsection (b), the 
energy action plan shall include--
            (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan 
        where applicable, to--
                    (A) reduce reliance and expenditures on imported 
                fossil fuels;
                    (B) develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy 
                sources; and
                    (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure 
                and overall energy efficiency;
            (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations 
        and identification and prioritization of specific projects;
            (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and 
        sustaining projects; and
            (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward 
        implementation.
    (e) Reports to Secretary.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the 
team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in 
fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plan.
    (f) Annual Reports to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team 
under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team.

SEC. 7. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

    (a) Referendum.--As part of the next regularly scheduled, islands-
wide election in the Virgin Islands after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Board of Elections of the Virgin Islands shall hold a 
referendum to seek the approval of the people of the Virgin Islands 
regarding whether the position of Chief Financial Officer of the 
Government of the Virgin Islands shall be established as a part of the 
executive branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands. The 
referendum shall be binding and conducted according to the laws of the 
Virgin Islands, except that the results shall be determined by a 
majority of the ballots cast.
    (b) Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin Islands.--
            (1) Appointment of chief financial officer.--
                    (A) In general.--If the majority of ballots cast in 
                a referendum under subsection (a) approve the 
                establishment of the position of Chief Financial 
                Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, the 
                Governor of the Virgin Islands shall appoint a Chief 
                Financial Officer, with the advice and consent of the 
                Legislature of the Virgin Islands, from the names on 
                the list required under subsection (b)(4). If the 
                Governor has nominated a person for Chief Financial 
                Officer but the Legislature of the Virgin Islands has 
                not confirmed a nominee within 90 days after receiving 
                the list pursuant to subsection (b)(4), the Governor 
                shall appoint from such list a Chief Financial Officer 
                on an acting basis until the Legislature consents to a 
                Chief Financial Officer.
                    (B) Acting chief financial officer.--If a Chief 
                Financial Officer has not been appointed under 
                subparagraph (A) within 180 days after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act, the Virgin Islands Chief 
                Financial Officer Search Commission, by majority vote, 
                shall appoint from the names on the list submitted 
                under subsection (b)(4), an Acting Chief Financial 
                Officer to serve in that capacity until a Chief 
                Financial Officer is appointed under the first sentence 
                of subparagraph (A). In either case, if the Acting 
                Chief Financial Officer serves in an acting capacity 
                for 180 consecutive days, without further action the 
                Acting Chief Financial Officer shall become the Chief 
                Financial Officer.
            (2) Duties of chief financial officer.--The duties of the 
        Chief Financial Officer shall include the following:
                    (A) Develop and report on the financial status of 
                the Government of the Virgin Islands not later than 6 
                months after appointment and quarterly thereafter. Such 
                reports shall be available to the public.
                    (B) Each year prepare and certify spending limits 
                of the annual budget, including annual estimates of all 
                revenues of the territory without regard to sources, 
                and whether or not the annual budget is balanced.
                    (C) Revise and update standards for financial 
                management, including inventory and contracting, for 
                the Government of the Virgin Islands in general and for 
                each agency in conjunction with the agency head.
            (3) Documents provided.--The heads of each department of 
        the Government of the Virgin Islands, in particular the head of 
        the Department of Finance of the Virgin Islands and the head of 
        the Internal Revenue Bureau of the Virgin Islands shall provide 
        all documents and information under the jurisdiction of that 
        head that the Chief Financial Officer considers required to 
        carry out his or her functions to the Chief Financial Officer.
            (4) Conditions related to chief financial officer.--
                    (A) Term.--The Chief Financial Officer shall be 
                appointed for a term of 5 years.
                    (B) Removal.--The Chief Financial Officer shall not 
                be removed except for cause. An Acting Chief Financial 
                Officer may be removed for cause or by a Chief 
                Financial Officer appointed with the advice and consent 
                of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands.
                    (C) Replacement.--If the Chief Financial Officer is 
                unable to continue acting in that capacity due to 
                removal, illness, death, or otherwise, another Chief 
                Financial Officer shall be selected in accordance with 
                paragraph (1).
                    (D) Salary.--The Chief Financial Officer shall be 
                paid at a salary to be determined by the Governor of 
                the Virgin Islands, except such rate may not be less 
                than the highest rate of pay for a cabinet officer of 
                the Government of the Virgin Islands or a Chief 
                Financial Officer serving in any government or 
                semiautonomous agency.
    (c) Establishment of Commission.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be 
        known as the ``Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search 
        Commission''.
            (2) Duty of commission.--The Commission shall recommend to 
        the Governor not less than 3 candidates for nomination as Chief 
        Financial Officer of the Virgin Islands. Each candidate must 
        have demonstrated ability in general management of, knowledge 
        of, and extensive practical experience at the highest levels of 
        financial management in governmental or business entities and 
        must have experience in the development, implementation, and 
        operation of financial management systems.
            (3) Membership.--
                    (A) Number and appointment.--The Commission shall 
                be composed of 8 members appointed not later than 30 
                days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
                Persons appointed as members must have recognized 
                business, government, or financial expertise and 
                experience and shall be appointed as follows:
                            (i) 1 individual appointed by the Governor 
                        of the Virgin Islands.
                            (ii) 1 individual appointed by the 
                        President of the Legislature of the Virgin 
                        Islands.
                            (iii) 1 individual, who is an employee of 
                        the Government of the Virgin Islands, appointed 
                        by the Central Labor Council of the Virgin 
                        Islands.
                            (iv) 1 individual appointed by the Chamber 
                        of Commerce of St. Thomas-St. John.
                            (v) 1 individual appointed by the Chamber 
                        of Commerce of St. Croix.
                            (vi) 1 individual appointed by the 
                        President of the University of the Virgin 
                        Islands.
                            (vii) 1 individual, who is a resident of 
                        St. John, appointed by the At-Large Member of 
                        the Legislature of the Virgin Islands.
                            (viii) 1 individual appointed by the 
                        President of AARP Virgin islands.
                    (B) Terms.--
                            (i) In general.--Each member shall be 
                        appointed for the life of the Commission.
                            (ii) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the 
                        Commission shall be filled in the manner in 
                        which the original appointment was made. Any 
                        member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be 
                        appointed for the remainder of that term.
                    (C) Basic pay.--Members shall serve without pay.
                    (D) Quorum.--Five members of the Commission shall 
                constitute a quorum.
                    (E) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Commission 
                shall be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the 
                United States Virgin Islands or the designee of the 
                Chief Justice. The Chairperson shall serve as an ex 
                officio member of the Commission and shall vote only in 
                the case of a tie.
                    (F) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the 
                call of the Chairperson. The Commission shall meet for 
                the first time not later than 15 days after all members 
                have been appointed under this subsection.
                    (G) Government employment.--Members may not be 
                current government employees, except for the member 
                appointed under subparagraph (A)(iii).
            (4) Report; recommendations.--The Commission shall transmit 
        a report to the Governor, the Committee on Natural Resources of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources of the Senate not later than 60 days after 
        its first meeting. The report shall name the Commission's 
        recommendations for candidates for nomination as Chief 
        Financial Officer of the Virgin Islands.
            (5) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate upon the 
        nomination and confirmation of the Chief Financial Officer.
    (d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the following 
definitions apply:
            (1) Chief financial officer.--In subsections (a) and (b), 
        the term ``Chief Financial Officer'' means a Chief Financial 
        Officer or Acting Chief Financial Officer, as the case may be, 
        appointed under subsection (a)(1).
            (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Virgin 
        Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission established 
        pursuant to subsection (b).
            (3) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the Governor of 
        the Virgin Islands.
            (4) Removal for cause.--The term ``removal for cause'' 
        means removal based upon misconduct, failure to meet job 
        requirements, or any grounds that a reasonable person would 
        find grounds for discharge.

SEC. 8. REPORTS ON ESTIMATES OF REVENUES.

    The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report that--
            (1) evaluates whether the annual estimates or forecasts of 
        revenue and expenditure of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 
        the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin 
        Islands are reasonable; and
            (2) as the Comptroller General of the United States 
        determines to be necessary, makes recommendations for improving 
        the process for developing estimates or forecasts.

SEC. 9. LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    With respect to fiscal years 2014 through 2017, the percentage 
described in section 2605(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)(B)(i)) shall be 300 
percent when applied to households located in the Virgin Islands.

SEC. 10. CASTLE NUGENT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE ESTABLISHMENT.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Historic site.--The term ``historic site'' means the 
        Castle Nugent National Historic Site established in subsection 
        (b).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
    (b) Castle Nugent National Historic Site.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established as a unit of the 
        National Park System the Castle Nugent National Historic Site 
        on the Island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, in order to 
        preserve, protect, and interpret, for the benefit of present 
        and future generations, a Caribbean cultural landscape that 
        spans more than 300 years of agricultural use, significant 
        archeological resources, mangrove forests, endangered sea 
        turtle nesting beaches, an extensive barrier coral reef system, 
        and other outstanding natural features.
            (2) Boundaries.--The historic site consists of the 
        approximately 2,900 acres of land extending from Lowrys Hill 
        and Laprey Valley to the Caribbean Sea and from Manchenil Bay 
        to Great Pond, along with associated submerged lands to the 
        three-mile territorial limit, as generally depicted on the map 
        titled ``Castle Nugent National Historic Site Proposed Boundary 
        Map'', numbered T22/100,447, and dated October 2009.
            (3) Map availability.--The map referred to in paragraph (2) 
        shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
        appropriate offices of the National Park Service, Department of 
        the Interior.
            (4) Acquisition of land.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and 
                interests in lands within the boundaries of the 
                historic site by donation, purchase with donated funds, 
                or exchange.
                    (B) U.S. virgin island lands.--The Secretary is 
                authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands 
                owned by the U.S. Virgin Islands or any political 
                subdivision thereof only by donation or exchange.
    (c) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
        historic site in accordance with this Act and with laws 
        generally applicable to units of the National Park System, 
        including--
                    (A) the National Park Service Organic Act (39 Stat. 
                535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
                    (B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 
                U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
            (2) Shared resources.--To the greatest extent practicable, 
        the Secretary shall use the resources of other sites 
        administered by the National Park Service or other Federal 
        assets on the Island of St. Croix to administer the historic 
        site.
            (3) Continued use.--In order to maintain an important 
        feature of the cultural landscape of the historic site, the 
        Secretary may lease to the University of the Virgin Islands 
        certain lands within the boundary of the historic site for the 
        purpose of continuing the university's operation breeding 
        Senepol cattle, a breed developed on St. Croix. A lease under 
        this subsection shall contain such terms and conditions as the 
        Secretary considers appropriate, including those necessary to 
        protect the values of the historic site.
            (4) Management plan.--Not later than three years after 
        funds are made available for this subsection, the Secretary 
        shall prepare a general management plan for the historic site.

SEC. 11. ST. CROIX NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
        St. Croix National Heritage Area established by subsection 
        (b)(1).
            (2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local 
        coordinating entity'' means the local coordinating entity for 
        the Heritage Area designated by subsection (b)(4).
            (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the management plan for the Heritage Area required under 
        subsection (d).
            (4) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Proposed St. Croix National Heritage Area'' and dated 
        [___________].
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means St. Croix, U.S. Virgin 
        Islands.
    (b) St. Croix National Heritage Area.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established in the State the 
        St. Croix National Heritage Area.
            (2) Conceptual boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall consist 
        of the entire island.
            (3) Map.--A map of the Heritage Area shall be--
                    (A) included in the management plan; and
                    (B) on file and available for public inspection in 
                the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
            (4) Local coordinating entity.--
                    (A) In general.--The local coordinating entity for 
                the Heritage Area shall be known as St. Croix United 
                for Community, Culture, Environment, and Economic 
                Development (SUCCEED) Inc.
                    (B) Membership requirements.--Membership in 
                SUCCEED, Inc. shall be open to a broad cross-section of 
                public, private, and non-governmental sectors including 
                businesses, individuals, agencies, and organizations 
                that were involved in the planning and development of 
                the Heritage Area prior to the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Administration.--
            (1) Authorities.--For purposes of carrying out the 
        management plan, the Secretary, acting through the local 
        coordinating entity, may use amounts made available under this 
        section to--
                    (A) make grants to the State or a political 
                subdivision of the State, nonprofit organizations, and 
                other persons;
                    (B) enter into cooperative agreements with, or 
                provide technical assistance to, the State or a 
                political subdivision of the State, nonprofit 
                organizations, and other interested parties;
                    (C) hire and compensate staff, which shall include 
                individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, and 
                historical resources protection, and heritage 
                programming;
                    (D) obtain money or services from any source 
                including any that are provided under any other Federal 
                law or program;
                    (E) contract for goods or services; and
                    (F) undertake to be a catalyst for any other 
                activity that furthers the Heritage Area and is 
                consistent with the approved management plan.
            (2) Duties.--The local coordinating entity shall--
                    (A) in accordance with subsection (d), prepare and 
                submit a management plan for the Heritage Area to the 
                Secretary;
                    (B) assist units of local government, regional 
                planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations in 
                carrying out the approved management plan by--
                            (i) carrying out programs and projects that 
                        recognize, protect, and enhance important 
                        resource values in the Heritage Area;
                            (ii) establishing and maintaining 
                        interpretive exhibits and programs in the 
                        Heritage Area;
                            (iii) developing recreational and 
                        educational opportunities in the Heritage Area;
                            (iv) increasing public awareness of, and 
                        appreciation for, natural, historical, scenic, 
                        and cultural resources of the Heritage Area;
                            (v) protecting and restoring historic sites 
                        and buildings in the Heritage Area that are 
                        consistent with Heritage Area themes;
                            (vi) ensuring that clear, consistent, and 
                        appropriate signs identifying points of public 
                        access, and sites of interest are posted 
                        throughout the Heritage Area; and
                            (vii) promoting a wide range of 
                        partnerships among governments, organizations, 
                        and individuals to further the Heritage Area;
                    (C) consider the interests of diverse units of 
                government, businesses, organizations, and individuals 
                in the Heritage Area in the preparation and 
                implementation of the management plan;
                    (D) conduct meetings open to the public at least 
                semiannually regarding the development and 
                implementation of the management plan;
                    (E) for any year that Federal funds have been 
                received under this section--
                            (i) submit an annual report to the 
                        Secretary that describes the activities, 
                        expenses, and income of the local coordinating 
                        entity (including grants to any other entities 
                        during the year that the report is made);
                            (ii) make available to the Secretary for 
                        audit all records relating to the expenditure 
                        of the funds and any matching funds; and
                            (iii) require, with respect to all 
                        agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal 
                        funds by other organizations, that the 
                        organizations receiving the funds make 
                        available to the Secretary for audit all 
                        records concerning the expenditure of the 
                        funds; and
                    (F) encourage by appropriate means economic 
                viability that is consistent with the Heritage Area.
            (3) Prohibition on the acquisition of real property.--The 
        local coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds to 
        acquire real property or any interest in real property.
    (d) Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity shall 
        submit to the Secretary for approval a proposed management plan 
        for the Heritage Area.
            (2) Requirements.--The management plan shall--
                    (A) incorporate an integrated and cooperative 
                approach for the protection, enhancement, and 
                interpretation of the natural, cultural, historic, 
                scenic, and recreational resources of the Heritage 
                Area;
                    (B) take into consideration State and local plans;
                    (C) include--
                            (i) an inventory of--
                                    (I) the resources located in the 
                                core area described in subsection 
                                (b)(2); and
                                    (II) any other property in the core 
                                area that--
                                            (aa) is related to the 
                                        themes of the Heritage Area; 
                                        and
                                            (bb) should be preserved, 
                                        restored, managed, or 
                                        maintained because of the 
                                        significance of the property;
                            (ii) describe comprehensive policies, 
                        goals, strategies and recommendations for 
                        telling the story of the heritage of the area 
                        covered by the designation and encouraging 
                        long-term resource protection, enhancement, 
                        interpretation, funding, management, and 
                        development;
                            (iii) a description of actions that 
                        governments, private organizations, and 
                        individuals have agreed to take to protect the 
                        natural, historical and cultural resources of 
                        the Heritage Area;
                            (iv) a program of implementation for the 
                        management plan by the local coordinating 
                        entity that includes a description of--
                                    (I) actions to facilitate ongoing 
                                collaboration among partners to promote 
                                plans for resource protection, 
                                restoration, and construction; and
                                    (II) specific commitments for 
                                implementation that have been made by 
                                the local coordinating entity or any 
                                government, organization, or individual 
                                for the first 5 years of operation;
                            (v) the identification of sources of 
                        funding for carrying out the management plan;
                            (vi) analysis and recommendations for means 
                        by which local, State, and Federal programs, 
                        may best be coordinated to carry out this 
                        section; and
                            (vii) a business plan that describes the 
                        role, operation, financing, and functions of 
                        the local coordinating entity and of each of 
                        the major activities contained in the 
                        management plan and provides adequate 
                        assurances that the local coordinating entity 
                        has the partnerships and financial and other 
                        resources necessary to implement the management 
                        plan for the National Heritage Area; and
                    (D) recommend policies and strategies for resource 
                management that consider and detail the application of 
                appropriate land and water management techniques, 
                including the development of intergovernmental and 
                interagency cooperative agreements to protect the 
                natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and 
                recreational resources of the Heritage Area.
            (3) Deadline.--If a proposed management plan is not 
        submitted to the Secretary by the date that is 3 years after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating 
        entity shall be ineligible to receive additional funding under 
        this section until the date that the Secretary receives and 
        approves the management plan.
            (4) Approval or disapproval of management plan.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                date of receipt of the management plan under paragraph 
                (1), the Secretary, in consultation with the State, 
                shall approve or disapprove the management plan.
                    (B) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether 
                to approve the management plan, the Secretary shall 
                consider whether--
                            (i) the local coordinating entity is 
                        representative of the diverse interests of the 
                        Heritage Area, including governments, natural 
                        and historic resource protection organizations, 
                        educational institutions, businesses, and 
                        recreational organizations;
                            (ii) the local coordinating entity has 
                        afforded adequate opportunity, including public 
                        hearings, for public and governmental 
                        involvement in the preparation of the 
                        management plan; and
                            (iii) the resource protection and 
                        interpretation strategies contained in the 
                        management plan, if implemented, would 
                        adequately protect the natural, historical, and 
                        cultural resources of the Heritage Area.
                    (C) Action following disapproval.--If the Secretary 
                disapproves the management plan under subparagraph (A), 
                the Secretary shall--
                            (i) advise the local coordinating entity in 
                        writing of the reasons for the disapproval;
                            (ii) make recommendations for revisions to 
                        the management plan; and
                            (iii) not later than 180 days after the 
                        receipt of any proposed revision of the 
                        management plan from the local coordinating 
                        entity, approve or disapprove the proposed 
                        revision.
                    (D) Amendments.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        approve or disapprove each amendment to the 
                        management plan that the Secretary determines 
                        make a substantial change to the management 
                        plan.
                            (ii) Use of funds.--The local coordinating 
                        entity shall not use Federal funds authorized 
                        by this section to carry out any amendments to 
                        the management plan until the Secretary has 
                        approved the amendments.
    (e) Relationship to Other Federal Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this section affects the 
        authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial 
        assistance under any other law.
            (2) Consultation and coordination.--The head of any Federal 
        agency planning to conduct activities that may have an impact 
        on the Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate 
        the activities with the Secretary and the local coordinating 
        entity to the maximum extent practicable.
            (3) Other federal agencies.--Nothing in this section--
                    (A) modifies, alters, or amends any law or 
                regulation authorizing a Federal agency to manage 
                Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Federal 
                agency;
                    (B) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager 
                to implement an approved land use plan within the 
                boundaries of the Heritage Area; or
                    (C) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use 
                of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal 
                agency.
    (f) Private Property and Regulatory Protections.--Nothing in this 
section--
            (1) abridges the rights of any property owner (whether 
        public or private), including the right to refrain from 
        participating in any plan, project, program, or activity 
        conducted within the Heritage Area;
            (2) requires any property owner to permit public access 
        (including access by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the 
        property of the property owner, or to modify public access or 
        use of property of the property owner under any other Federal, 
        State, or local law;
            (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved 
        land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, 
        State, or local agency, or conveys any land use or other 
        regulatory authority to the local coordinating entity;
            (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation 
        of water or water rights;
            (5) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish 
        and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting 
        within the Heritage Area; or
            (6) creates any liability, or affects any liability under 
        any other law, of any private property owner with respect to 
        any person injured on the private property.
    (g) Evaluation; Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years before the date on 
        which authority for Federal funding terminates for the Heritage 
        Area, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of 
                the Heritage Area; and
                    (B) prepare a report in accordance with paragraph 
                (3).
            (2) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under paragraph 
        (1)(A) shall--
                    (A) assess the progress of the local coordinating 
                entity with respect to--
                            (i) accomplishing the purposes of this 
                        section for the Heritage Area; and
                            (ii) achieving the goals and objectives of 
                        the approved management plan for the Heritage 
                        Area;
                    (B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and private 
                investments in the Heritage Area to determine the 
                leverage and impact of the investments; and
                    (C) review the management structure, partnership 
                relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area for 
                purposes of identifying the critical components for 
                sustainability of the Heritage Area.
            (3) Report.--
                    (A) In general.--Based on the evaluation conducted 
                under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall prepare a 
                report that includes recommendations for the future 
                role of the National Park Service, if any, with respect 
                to the Heritage Area.
                    (B) Required analysis.--If the report prepared 
                under subparagraph (A) recommends that Federal funding 
                for the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the report shall 
                include an analysis of--
                            (i) ways in which Federal funding for the 
                        Heritage Area may be reduced or eliminated; and
                            (ii) the appropriate time period necessary 
                        to achieve the recommended reduction or 
                        elimination.
                    (C) Submission to congress.--On completion of the 
                report, the Secretary shall submit the report to--
                            (i) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                        Resources of the Senate; and
                            (ii) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
                        the House of Representatives.
    (h) Termination of Authority.--The authority of the Secretary to 
provide assistance under this section terminates on the date that is 15 
years after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 12. GUAM WAR CLAIMS REVIEW COMMISSION.

    (a) Recognition of the Suffering and Loyalty of the Residents of 
Guam.--
            (1) Recognition of the suffering of the residents of 
        guam.--The United States recognizes that, as described by the 
        Guam War Claims Review Commission, the residents of Guam, on 
        account of their United States nationality, suffered 
        unspeakable harm as a result of the occupation of Guam by 
        Imperial Japanese military forces during World War II, by being 
        subjected to death, rape, severe personal injury, personal 
        injury, forced labor, forced march, or internment.
            (2) Recognition of the loyalty of the residents of guam.--
        The United States forever will be grateful to the residents of 
        Guam for their steadfast loyalty to the United States, as 
        demonstrated by the countless acts of courage they performed 
        despite the threat of death or great bodily harm they faced at 
        the hands of the Imperial Japanese military forces that 
        occupied Guam during World War II.
    (b) Guam World War II Claims Fund.--
            (1) Establishment of fund.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
        shall establish in the Treasury of the United States a special 
        fund (in this Act referred to as the ``Claims Fund'') for the 
        payment of claims submitted by compensable Guam victims and 
        survivors of compensable Guam decedents in accordance with 
        subsections (c) and (d).
            (2) Composition of fund.--The Claims Fund established under 
        paragraph (1) shall be composed of amounts deposited into the 
        Claims Fund under paragraph (3) and any other amounts made 
        available for the payment of claims under this Act.
            (3) Payment of certain duties, taxes, and fees collected 
        from guam deposited into fund.--
                    (A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 30 of the 
                Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1421h), the excess of--
                            (i) any amount of duties, taxes, and fees 
                        collected under such subsection after fiscal 
                        year 2012, over
                            (ii) the amount of duties, taxes, and fees 
                        collected under such subsection during fiscal 
                        year 2012,
                shall be deposited into the Claims Fund.
                    (B) Application.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
                after the date for which the Secretary of the Treasury 
                determines that all payments required to be made under 
                subsection (c) have been made.
            (4) Limitation on payments made from fund.--
                    (A) In general.--No payment may be made in a fiscal 
                year under subsection (c) until funds are deposited 
                into the Claims Fund in such fiscal year under 
                paragraph (3).
                    (B) Amounts.--For each fiscal year in which funds 
                are deposited into the Claims Fund under paragraph (3), 
                the total amount of payments made in a fiscal year 
                under subsection (c) may not exceed the amount of funds 
                available in the Claims Fund for such fiscal year.
            (5) Deductions from fund for administrative expenses.--The 
        Secretary of the Treasury shall deduct from any amounts 
        deposited into the Claims Fund an amount equal to 5 per cent of 
        such amounts as reimbursement to the Federal Government for 
        expenses incurred by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission 
        and by the Department of the Treasury in the administration of 
        this Act. The amounts so deducted shall be covered into the 
        Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
    (c) Payments for Guam World War II Claims.--
            (1) Payments for death, personal injury, forced labor, 
        forced march, and internment.--After the Secretary of the 
        Treasury receives the certification from the Chairman of the 
        Foreign Claims Settlement Commission as required under 
        subsection (d)(2)(H), the Secretary of the Treasury shall make 
        payments to compensable Guam victims and survivors of a 
        compensable Guam decedents as follows:
                    (A) Compensable guam victim.--Before making any 
                payments under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall 
                make payments to compensable Guam victims as follows:
                            (i) In the case of a victim who has 
                        suffered an injury described in paragraph 
                        (3)(B)(i), $15,000.
                            (ii) In the case of a victim who is not 
                        described in clause (i), but who has suffered 
                        an injury described in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), 
                        $12,000.
                            (iii) In the case of a victim who is not 
                        described in clause (i) or (ii), but who has 
                        suffered an injury described in paragraph 
                        (3)(B)(iii), $10,000.
                    (B) Survivors of compensable guam decedents.--In 
                the case of a compensable Guam decedent, the Secretary 
                shall pay $25,000 for distribution to survivors of the 
                decedent in accordance with paragraph (2). The 
                Secretary shall make payments under this paragraph only 
                after all payments are made under subparagraph (A).
            (2) Distribution of survivor payments.--A payment made 
        under paragraph (1)(B) to the survivors of a compensable Guam 
        decedent shall be distributed as follows:
                    (A) In the case of a decedent whose spouse is 
                living as of the date of the enactment of this Act, but 
                who had no living children as of such date, the payment 
                shall be made to such spouse.
                    (B) In the case of a decedent whose spouse is 
                living as of the date of the enactment of this Act and 
                who had one or more living children as of such date, 50 
                percent of the payment shall be made to the spouse and 
                50 percent shall be made to such children, to be 
                divided among such children to the greatest extent 
                possible into equal shares.
                    (C) In the case of a decedent whose spouse is not 
                living as of the date of the enactment of this Act and 
                who had one or more living children as of such date, 
                the payment shall be made to such children, to be 
                divided among such children to the greatest extent 
                possible into equal shares.
                    (D) In the case of a decedent whose spouse is not 
                living as of the date of the enactment of this Act and 
                who had no living children as of such date, but who--
                            (i) had a parent who is living as of such 
                        date, the payment shall be made to the parent; 
                        or
                            (ii) had two parents who are living as of 
                        such date, the payment shall be divided equally 
                        between the parents.
                    (E) In the case of a decedent whose spouse is not 
                living as of the date of the enactment of this Act, who 
                had no living children as of such date, and who had no 
                parents who are living as of such date, no payment 
                shall be made.
            (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
                    (A) Compensable guam decedent.--The term 
                ``compensable Guam decedent'' means an individual 
                determined under subsection (d) to have been a resident 
                of Guam who died as a result of the attack and 
                occupation of Guam by Imperial Japanese military forces 
                during World War II, or incident to the liberation of 
                Guam by United States military forces, and whose death 
                would have been compensable under the Guam Meritorious 
                Claims Act of 1945 (Public Law 79-224) if a timely 
                claim had been filed under the terms of such Act.
                    (B) Compensable guam victim.--The term 
                ``compensable Guam victim'' means an individual who is 
                not deceased as of the date of the enactment of this 
                Act and who is determined under subsection (d) to have 
                suffered, as a result of the attack and occupation of 
                Guam by Imperial Japanese military forces during World 
                War II, or incident to the liberation of Guam by United 
                States military forces, any of the following:
                            (i) Rape or severe personal injury (such as 
                        loss of a limb, dismemberment, or paralysis).
                            (ii) Forced labor or a personal injury not 
                        under subparagraph (A) (such as disfigurement, 
                        scarring, or burns).
                            (iii) Forced march, internment, or hiding 
                        to evade internment.
                    (C) Definitions of severe personal injuries and 
                personal injuries.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Foreign Claims 
                Settlement Commission shall promulgate regulations to 
                specify the injuries that constitute a severe personal 
                injury or a personal injury for purposes of 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, of paragraph 
                (2).
    (d) Adjudication.--
            (1) Authority of foreign claims settlement commission.--
                    (A) In general.--The Foreign Claims Settlement 
                Commission shall adjudicate claims and determine the 
                eligibility of individuals for payments under 
                subsection (c).
                    (B) Rules and regulations.--Not later than 180 days 
                after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
                Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission 
                shall publish in the Federal Register such rules and 
                regulations as may be necessary to enable the 
                Commission to carry out the functions of the Commission 
                under this Act.
            (2) Claims submitted for payments.--
                    (A) Submittal of claim.--For purposes of paragraph 
                (1)(A) and subject to subparagraph (B), the Foreign 
                Claims Settlement Commission may not determine an 
                individual is eligible for a payment under subsection 
                (c) unless the individual submits to the Commission a 
                claim in such manner and form and containing such 
                information as the Commission specifies.
                    (B) Filing period for claims and notice.--
                            (i) Filing period.--An individual filing a 
                        claim for a payment under subsection (c) shall 
                        file such claim not later than one year after 
                        the date on which the Foreign Claims Settlement 
                        Commission publishes the notice described in 
                        clause (ii).
                            (ii) Notice of filing period.--Not later 
                        than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
                        of this Act, the Foreign Claims Settlement 
                        Commission shall publish a notice of the 
                        deadline for filing a claim described in clause 
                        (i)--
                                    (I) in the Federal Register; and
                                    (II) in newspaper, radio, and 
                                television media in Guam.
                    (C) Adjudicatory decisions.--The decision of the 
                Foreign Claims Settlement Commission on each claim 
                filed under this Act shall--
                            (i) be by majority vote;
                            (ii) be in writing;
                            (iii) state the reasons for the approval or 
                        denial of the claim; and
                            (iv) if approved, state the amount of the 
                        payment awarded and the distribution, if any, 
                        to be made of the payment.
                    (D) Deductions in payment.--The Foreign Claims 
                Settlement Commission shall deduct, from a payment made 
                to a compensable Guam victim or survivors of a 
                compensable Guam decedent under this subsection, 
                amounts paid to such victim or survivors under the Guam 
                Meritorious Claims Act of 1945 (Public Law 79-224) 
                before the date of the enactment of this Act.
                    (E) Interest.--No interest shall be paid on 
                payments made by the Foreign Claims Settlement 
                Commission under subsection (c).
                    (F) Limited compensation for provision of 
                representational services.--
                            (i) Limit on compensation.--Any agreement 
                        under which an individual who provided 
                        representational services to an individual who 
                        filed a claim for a payment under this Act that 
                        provides for compensation to the individual who 
                        provided such services in an amount that is 
                        more than one percent of the total amount of 
                        such payment shall be unlawful and void.
                            (ii) Penalties.--Whoever demands or 
                        receives any compensation in excess of the 
                        amount allowed under subparagraph (A) shall be 
                        fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not 
                        more than one year, or both.
                    (G) Appeals and finality.--Objections and appeals 
                of decisions of the Foreign Claims Settlement 
                Commission shall be to the Commission, and upon 
                rehearing, the decision in each claim shall be final, 
                and not subject to further review by any court or 
                agency.
                    (H) Certifications for payment.--After a decision 
                approving a claim becomes final, the Chairman of the 
                Foreign Claims Settlement Commission shall certify such 
                decision to the Secretary of the Treasury for 
                authorization of a payment under subsection (c).
                    (I) Treatment of affidavits.--For purposes of 
                subsection (c) and subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Foreign Claims Settlement Commission shall treat a 
                claim that is accompanied by an affidavit of an 
                individual that attests to all of the material facts 
                required for establishing the eligibility of such 
                individual for payment under such subsection as 
                establishing a prima facie case of the eligibility of 
                the individual for such payment without the need for 
                further documentation, except as the Commission may 
                otherwise require. Such material facts shall include, 
                with respect to a claim for a payment made under 
                subsection (c)(1), a detailed description of the injury 
                or other circumstance supporting the claim involved, 
                including the level of payment sought.
                    (J) Release of related claims.--Acceptance of a 
                payment under subsection (c) by an individual for a 
                claim related to a compensable Guam decedent or a 
                compensable Guam victim shall be in full satisfaction 
                of all claims related to such decedent or victim, 
                respectively, arising under the Guam Meritorious Claims 
                Act of 1945 (Public Law 79-224), the implementing 
                regulations issued by the United States Navy pursuant 
                to such Act (Public Law 79-224), or this Act.

SEC. 13. USE OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURES AS IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided under subsection (c), local 
matching requirements required of an affected jurisdiction for Federal 
programs may be paid in cash or in-kind services provided by the 
affected jurisdiction pursuant to the following:
            (1) Section 311 of the Compact of Free Association between 
        the Government of the United States and the Government of the 
        Federated States of Micronesia, approved in the Compact of Free 
        Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-188; 117 
        Stat. 2781).
            (2) Section 311 of the Compact of Free Association between 
        the Government of the United States and the Government of the 
        Republic of the Marshall Islands, approved in the Compact of 
        Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-188; 
        117 Stat. 2781).
            (3) The Compact of Free Association between the Government 
        of the United States and the Government of the Republic of 
        Palau, approved in the Palau Compact of Free Association Act 
        (Public Law 99-658; 100 Stat. 3672).
    (b) Determination of Amounts To Be Considered In-Kind 
Contributions.--The Secretary of the Interior shall determine the 
amounts that may be considered in-kind contributions for an affected 
jurisdiction under this section based on a reasonable estimate of the 
amount of impact expenditures for the Freely Associated States.
    (c) Competitive Grants.--Local matching requirements required of an 
affected jurisdiction for Federal competitive grant programs may not be 
paid with in-kind services under this section.
    (d) Affected Jurisdictions.--The term ``affected jurisdiction'' 
shall have the meaning given that term in section 104(e) of Public Law 
108-188 (117 Stat. 2739).

SEC. 14. IMPROVEMENTS IN HUD ASSISTED PROGRAMS.

    Section 214(a)(7) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``such alien'' and 
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``any 
citizen or national of the United States shall be entitled to a 
preference or priority in receiving assistance before any such alien 
who is otherwise eligible for such assistance.''.

SEC. 15. BENEFIT TO COST RATIO STUDY FOR PROJECTS IN AMERICAN SAMOA.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study regarding the use of benefit-to-cost ratio formulas by 
Federal departments and agencies for purposes of evaluating projects in 
American Samoa.
    (b) Contents.--In conducting the study, the Comptroller General 
shall--
            (1) assess whether the benefit-to-cost ratio formulas 
        described in subsection (a) take into consideration--
                    (A) the remote locations in, and the cost of 
                transportation to and from, American Samoa; and
                    (B) other significant factors that are not 
                comparable to locations within the 48 contiguous 
                States; and
            (2) assess, in particular, the use of benefit-to-cost ratio 
        formulas by--
                    (A) the Secretary of Transportation with respect to 
                airport traffic control tower programs; and
                    (B) the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
                Corps of Engineers, with respect to a harbor project or 
                other water resources development project.
            (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
        submit to Congress a report on the results of the study.

SEC. 16. WAIVER OF LOCAL MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Waiver of Certain Matching Requirements.--Section 501 of the 
Act entitled ``An Act to authorize certain appropriations for the 
territories of the United States, to amend certain Acts relating 
thereto, and for other purposes'', approved October 15, 1977 (48 U.S.C. 
1469a; 91 Stat. 1164) is amended--
            (1) in the last sentence of subsection (d), by striking 
        ``by law''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of 
American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana 
Islands, each department or agency of the United States shall waive any 
requirement for local matching funds (including in-kind contributions) 
that the insular area would otherwise be required to provide for any 
non-competitive grant as follows:
            ``(1) For a grant requiring matching funds (including in-
        kind contributions) of $500,000 or less, the entire matching 
        requirement shall be waived.
            ``(2) For a grant requiring matching funds (including in-
        kind contributions) of more than $500,000, $500,000 of the 
        matching requirement shall be waived.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 601 of the Act entitled ``An Act 
to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United 
States, and for other purposes'', approved March 12, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 
1469a note; 94 Stat. 90), is amended by striking ``, and adding the 
following sentence'' and all that follows through ``Islands'.''.

SEC. 17. FISHERY ENDORSEMENTS.

    Section 12113 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(j) Certain Exemption.--Paragraph (3) of subsection (a) shall not 
apply to any vessel--
            ``(1) the catch of which, pursuant to the fishery 
        endorsement, is offloaded and processed in American Samoa; and
            ``(2) that was rebuilt outside of the United States before 
        January 1, 2011.''.

SEC. 18. EFFECTS OF MINIMUM WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN AMERICAN SAMOA.

    Section 8104 of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (29 U.S.C. 206 
note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Effects of Minimum Wage Differentials in American Samoa.--The 
reports required under this section shall include an analysis of the 
economic effects on employees and employers of the differentials in 
minimum wage rates among industries and classifications in American 
Samoa under section 697 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, 
including the potential effects of eliminating such differentials prior 
to the time when such rates are scheduled to be equal to the minimum 
wage set forth in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 
U.S.C. 206(a)(1)).''.

SEC. 19. AMERICAN SAMOA CITIZENSHIP PLEBISCITE ACT.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``American Samoa 
Citizenship Plebiscite Act''.
    (b) Findings and Purpose.--
            (1) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
                    (A) Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
                persons born in Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States 
                Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
                Mariana Islands are citizens of the United States at 
                birth. Persons born in the United States territory of 
                American Samoa are nationals of the United States, but 
                not citizens, at birth.
                    (B) The term ``national of the United States'' is 
                defined under the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
                include persons who, though not citizens of the United 
                States, owe permanent allegiance to the United States.
                    (C) For more than 100 years, American Samoans who 
                are United States nationals have demonstrated their 
                loyalty and allegiance to the United States. On April 
                17, 1900, the village chiefs of Tutuila and Aunu'u 
                ceded their islands to the United States. On July 16, 
                1904, his Majesty King Tuimanu'a of the Manu'a Islands 
                and his village chiefs did the same. On February 20, 
                1929, the United States Congress officially ratified 
                the Treaty of Cession of Tutuila and Aunu'u and the 
                Treaty of Cession of Manu'a. On March 4, 1925, by Joint 
                Resolution of the United States Congress, American 
                sovereignty was officially extended over Swains Island 
                and it was placed under the jurisdiction of the 
                government of American Samoa.
                    (D) Since ratification of the Treaties of Cession, 
                many American Samoans who are United States nationals 
                have joined the United States Armed Forces and fought 
                for the United States during World War II, the Korean, 
                Vietnam, and Persian Gulf wars, and most recently in 
                Iraq and Afghanistan.
                    (E) It is the responsibility of the Secretary of 
                Interior to advance the economic, social and political 
                development of the territories of the United States.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide for 
        a federally authorized vote in American Samoa on the question 
        of citizenship and if a majority of voters vote for 
        citizenship, to describe the steps that the President and 
        Congress shall take to enable American Samoans to be granted 
        citizenship.
    (c) Citizenship Vote.--The Secretary of Interior shall direct the 
American Samoa Election Office to conduct a plebiscite on the issue of 
whether persons born in American Samoa desire United States 
citizenship.
            ``As United States Citizens:
                    ``(A) Individuals born in American Samoa would be 
                United States citizens by Federal law.
                    ``(B) All persons living in American Samoa who are 
                United States nationals will become United States 
                citizens. Persons born in American Samoa will no longer 
                be United States nationals.
        Do you want persons born in American Samoa to become United 
        States citizens? Yes __ No__?''.

SEC. 20. ELIGIBILITY FOR MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE.

    The Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 is amended--
            (1) in each of sections 2(b) and 3(2) (16 U.S.C. 6601(b), 
        6602(2)), by inserting ``and territories of the United States'' 
        after ``foreign countries'' each place it appears;
            (2) in section 3 (16 U.S.C. 6602), by adding at the end the 
        following:
            ``(7) Territory of the united states.--The term `territory 
        of the United States' means each of the several States of the 
        United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
        Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
        any other territory or possession of the United States.''; and
            (3) in section 4(b)(1)(A) (16 U.S.C. 6603(b)(1)(A)), by 
        inserting ``or territory of the United States'' after ``foreign 
        country''.
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