[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2360 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2360

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 7, 2015

 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Ms. Cantwell) (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 certain 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 2015''.

SEC. 2. RESETTLEMENT AND RELOCATION FOR THE PEOPLE OF BIKINI.

    The first proviso under the heading ``trust territory of the 
pacific islands'' under the heading ``Office of Territorial Affairs'' 
under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'' in chapter VIII of 
title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1982 (Public Law 97-
257; 96 Stat. 840), is amended by striking ``in the Marshall Islands, 
principally on Kili and Ejit Islands''.

SEC. 3. RELIABLE AIR SERVICE IN AMERICAN SAMOA.

    Section 41703(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), the navigation 
        under this subsection is necessary to provide and sustain air 
        commerce in American Samoa between the islands of Tutuila and 
        Manu'a.''.

SEC. 4. DRIVERS' LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS.

    (a) Definition of State.--Section 201(5) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 
(49 U.S.C. 30301 note; Public Law 109-13) is amended by striking ``the 
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,''.
    (b) Evidence of Lawful Status.--Section 202(c)(2)(B) of the REAL ID 
Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note; Public Law 109-13) is amended--
            (1) in clause (viii), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(x) is a citizen of the Republic of the 
                        Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 
                        Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau who has 
                        been admitted to the United States as a 
                        nonimmigrant pursuant to a Compact of Free 
                        Association between the United States and the 
                        Republic or Federated States.''.
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