Insular Areas Act of 2011 Public Law 112–149 Insular Areas Act of 2011 149 112–149 Statute Compilation United States House of Representatives Office of the Legislative Counsel text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Statute Compilations USLM converter, version 20210527.1 2021-10-15 Insular Areas Act of 2011 9935 112 2012-07-26 Insular Areas Act of 2011 [(Public Law 112–149)] [This law has not been amended] [Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 112-149. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/] [Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
AN ACTTo 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. [48 U.S.C. 1901 note] 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”.