[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 82 (Thursday, June 12, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5639-S5644]
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 AMENDMENTS TO THE ORGANIC ACTS OF GUAM AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE 
                    COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION ACT

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 64, S. 210.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 210) to amend the Organic Act of Guam, the 
     Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, and the Compact of 
     Free Association Act, and for other purposes.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. MARSHALL ISLANDS AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PROGRAMS.

       Section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Act of 
     1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(h)(2) is amended by striking ``ten'' and 
     inserting ``fifteen'' and by adding at the end of 
     subparagraph (B) the following: ``The President shall ensure 
     that the amount of commodities provided under these programs 
     reflects the changes in the population that have occurred 
     since the effective date of the Compact.''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE ORGANIC ACT OF GUAM.

       Section 8 of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1422b), as 
     amended, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) An absence from Guam of the Governor or the 
     Lieutenant Governor, while on official business, shall not be 
     a `temporary absence' for the purposes of this section.''

     SEC. 3. TERRITORIAL LAND GRANT COLLEGES.

       (a) Land Grant Status.--Section 506(a) of the Education 
     Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-318, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 
     301 note) is amended by striking ``the College of 
     Micronesia,'' and inserting ``the College of the Marshall 
     Islands, the College of Micronesia-FSM, the Palau Community 
     College,''.
       (b) Endowment.--The amount of the land grant trust fund 
     attributable to the $3,000,000 appropriation for Micronesia 
     authorized by the Education Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 
     92-318, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) shall, upon enactment 
     of this Act, be divided equally among the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the 
     Republic of Palau for the benefit of the College of the 
     Marshall Islands, the College of Micronesia-FSM, and the 
     Palau Community College.
       (c) Treatment.--Section 1361(c) of the Education Amendments 
     of 1980 (Public Law 96-374, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) is 
     amended by striking ``and the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
     Islands (other than the Northern Mariana Islands)'' and 
     inserting ``the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 
     Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau''. 
     The proportion of any allocation of funds to the Trust 
     Territory of the Pacific islands under any Act in accordance 
     with section 1361(c) of Public Law 96-374 prior to the 
     enactment of this Act shall hereafter remain the same with 
     the amount of such funds divided as may be agreed among the 
     Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall 
     Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

     SEC. 4. OPPORTUNITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM TO ACQUIRE 
                   EXCESS REAL PROPERTY IN GUAM.

       (a) Transfer of Excess Real Property.--(1) Except as 
     provided in subsection (d), before screening excess real 
     property located on Guam for further Federal utilization 
     under section 202 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471, et seq.) (hereinafter 
     the ``Property Act''), the Administrator shall notify the 
     Government of Guam that the property is available for 
     transfer pursuant to this section.
       (2) If the Government of Guam, within 180 days after 
     receiving notification under paragraph (1), notifies the 
     Administrator that the Government of Guam intends to acquire 
     the property under this section, the Administrator shall 
     transfer such property in accordance with subsection (b). 
     Otherwise, the property shall be disposed of in accordance 
     with the Property Act.
       (b) Conditions of Transfer.--(1) Any transfer of excess 
     real property to the Government of Guam for other than a 
     public purpose shall be for consideration equal to the fair 
     market value.
       (2) Any transfer of excess real property to the Government 
     of Guam for a public purpose shall be without further 
     consideration.
       (3) All transfers of excess real property to the Government 
     of Guam shall be subject to such restrictive covenants as the 
     Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
     in the case of property reported excess by a military 
     department, determines in their sole discretion to be 
     necessary to ensure that (A) the use of the property is 
     compatible with continued military activities on Guam, (B) 
     the use of the property is consistent with the environmental 
     condition of the property; (C) access is available to the 
     United States to conduct any additional environmental 
     remediation or monitoring that may be required; (D) to the 
     extent the property was transferred for a public purpose, 
     that the property is so utilized; and (E) to the extent the 
     property has been leased by another Federal agency for a 
     minimum of two (2) years under a lease entered into prior to 
     May 1, 1997, that the transfer to the Government of Guam be 
     subject to the terms and conditions of those leasehold 
     interests.
       (4) All transfers of excess real property to the Government 
     of Guam are subject to all otherwise applicable Federal laws.
       (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``Administrator'' means--
       (A) the Administrator of General Services; or
       (B) the head of any Federal agency with the authority to 
     dispose of excess real property on Guam.
       (2) The term ``base closure law'' means the Defense 
     Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 
     of 1988 (Public Law 100-526), the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-510), or similar base 
     closure authority.
       (3) The term ``excess real property'' means excess property 
     (as that term is defined in section 3 of the Property Act) 
     that is real property and was acquired by the United States 
     prior to enactment of this section.
       (4) The term ``Guam National Wildlife Refuge'' includes 
     those lands within the refuge overlay under the jurisdiction 
     of the Department of Defense, identified as DoD lands in 
     figure 3, on page 74, and as submerged lands in figure 7, on 
     page 78 of the ``Final Environmental Assessment for the 
     Proposed Guam National Wildlife Refuge, Territory of Guam, 
     July 1993'' to the extent that the federal government holds 
     title to such lands.
       (5) The term ``public purpose'' means those public benefit 
     purposes for which the United States may dispose of property 
     pursuant to section 203 of the Property Act, as implemented 
     by the Federal Property Management Regulations (41 CFR 101-
     47) or other public benefit uses provided under the Guam 
     Excess Lands Act (Public Law 103-339. 108 Stat. 3116).
       (d) Exemptions.--Notwithstanding that such property may be 
     excess real property, the provisions of this section shall 
     not apply:
       (1) To real property on Guam that is declared excess by the 
     Department of Defense for the purpose of transferring that 
     property to the Coast Guard; or
       (2) To real property on Guam that is declared excess by the 
     managing Federal agency for the purpose of transferring that 
     property to the Federal Agency which has occupied the 
     property for a minimum of two (2) years at the time the 
     property is declared excess and which was occupying such 
     property prior to May 1, 1997.
       (3) To real property on Guam that is located within the 
     Guam National Wildlife Refuge, which shall be transferred 
     according to the following procedure:
       (A) The Administrator shall notify the Government of Guam 
     and the Fish and Wildlife Service that such property has been 
     declared excess. The Government of Guam and the Fish and 
     Wildlife Service shall have 180 days to engage in discussions 
     toward an agreement providing for the future ownership and 
     management of such real property.
       (B) If the parties reach an agreement under paragraph (A) 
     within 180 days after notification of the declaration of 
     excess, the real property shall be transferred and managed in 
     accordance with such agreement: Provided, That such agreement 
     shall be transmitted to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the United States Senate and the appropriate 
     committees of the United States House of Representatives not 
     less than 60 days prior to such transfer and any such 
     transfer shall be subject to the other provisions of this 
     section.
       (C) If the parties do not reach an agreement under 
     paragraph (A) within 180 days after notification of the 
     declaration of excess, the Administrator shall provide a 
     report to Congress on the status of the discussions, together 
     with his recommendations on the likelihood of resolution of 
     differences and the comments of the Fish and Wildlife Service 
     and the Government of Guam. If the subject property is under 
     the jurisdiction of a military department, the military 
     department may transfer administrative control over the 
     property to the General Services Administration.
       (D) If the parties come to agreement prior to congressional 
     action, the real property shall be transferred and managed in 
     accordance with such agreement: Provided, That such agreement 
     shall be transmitted to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the United States Senate and the appropriate 
     committees of the United States House of Representatives not 
     less than

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     60 days prior to such transfer and any such transfer shall be 
     subject to the other provisions of this section.
       (E) Absent an agreement on the future ownership and use of 
     the property, such property may not be transferred to another 
     federal agency or out of federal ownership except pursuant to 
     an Act of Congress specifically identifying such property.
       (4) To real property on Guam that is declared excess as a 
     result of a base closure law, except that with respect to 
     property identified for disposal prior to the date of 
     enactment of this section, such lands shall be subject to 
     subsection (b) of this section.
       (e) Dual Classification Property.--If a parcel of real 
     property on Guam that is declared excess as a result of a 
     base closure law also falls within the boundary of the Guam 
     National Wildlife Refuge, such parcel of property shall be 
     disposed of in accordance with the base closure law.
       (f) Authority To Issue Regulations.--The Administrator of 
     General Services, after consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Interior, may issue such 
     regulations as he deems necessary to carry out this section.

     SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF ALLOTMENT FOR TERRITORIES.

       Section 901(a)(2) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791(a)(2)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(2) `State' means any State of the United States, the 
     District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
     Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands;''.

     SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS TO THE REVISED ORGANIC ACT OF THE VIRGIN 
                   ISLANDS.

       (a) Temporary Absence of Officials.--Section 14 of the 
     Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (48 U.S.C. 1595) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) An absence from the Virgin Islands of the Governor or 
     the Lieutenant Governor, while on official business, shall 
     not be a `temporary absence' for purposes of this section.''.
       (b) Priority of Bonds.--Section 3 of Public Law 94-392 (90 
     Stat. 1193, 1195) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``priority for payment'' and inserting ``a 
     parity lien with every other issue of bonds or other 
     obligations issued for payment''; and
       (2) by striking ``in the order of the date of issue''.
       (c) Application.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
     shall apply to obligations issued on or after the date of 
     enactment of this section.
       (d) Short Term Borrowing.--Section 1 of Public Law 94-392 
     (90 Stat. 1193) is amended by adding the following new 
     subsection at the end thereof:
       ``(d) The legislature of the government of the Virgin 
     Islands may cause to be issued notes in anticipation of the 
     collection of the taxes and revenues for the current fiscal 
     year. Such notes shall mature and be paid within one year 
     from the date they are issued. No extension of such notes 
     shall be valid and no additional notes shall be issued under 
     this section until all notes issued during a preceding year 
     shall have been paid.''

     SEC. 7. COMMISSION ON THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THE VIRGIN 
                   ISLANDS.

       (a) Establishment and Membership.--
       (1) There is hereby established a Commission on the 
     Economic Future of the Virgin Islands (the ``Commission''). 
     The Commission shall consist of six members appointed by the 
     President, two of whom shall be selected from nominations 
     made by the Governor of the Virgin Islands. The President 
     shall designate one of the members of the Commission to be 
     Chairman.
       (2) In addition to the six members appointed under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior shall be an ex-
     officio member of the Commission.
       (3) Members of the Commission appointed by the President 
     shall be persons who by virtue of their background and 
     experience are particularly suited to contribute to 
     achievement of the purposes of the Commission.
       (4) Members of the Commission shall serve without 
     compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence 
     and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the 
     performance of their duties.
       (5) Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the 
     same manner as the original appointment was made.
       (b) Purpose and Report.--
       (1) The purpose of the Commission is to make 
     recommendations to the President and Congress on the policies 
     and actions necessary to provide for a secure and self-
     sustaining future for the local economy of the Virgin Islands 
     through 2020 and on the role of the Federal Government. In 
     developing recommendations, the Commission shall--
       (A) solicit and analyze information on projected private 
     sector development and shifting tourism trends based on 
     alternative forecasts of economic, political and social 
     conditions in the Caribbean;
       (B) analyze capital infrastructure, education, social, 
     health, and environmental needs in light of these alternative 
     forecasts; and
       (C) assemble relevant demographic, economic, and revenue 
     and expenditure data from over the past twenty-five years.
       (2) The recommendation of the Commission shall be 
     transmitted in a report to the President, the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and 
     the Committee on Resources of the United States House of 
     Representatives no later than June 30, 1999. The report shall 
     set forth the basis for the recommendations and include an 
     analysis of the capability of the Virgin Islands to meet 
     projected needs based on reasonable alternative economic, 
     political and social conditions in the Caribbean, including 
     the possible effect of expansion in the near future of Cuba 
     in trade, tourism and development.
       (c) Powers.--
       (1) The Commission may--
       (A) hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and 
     places, take such testimony and receive such evidence as it 
     may deem advisable;
       (B) use the United States mail in the same manner and upon 
     the same conditions as departments and agencies of the United 
     States; and
       (C) within available funds, incur such expenses and enter 
     into contracts or agreements for studies and surveys with 
     public and private organizations and transfer funds to 
     Federal agencies to carry out the Commission's functions.
       (2) Within funds available for the Commission, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall provide such office space, 
     furnishings, equipment, staff, and fiscal and administrative 
     services as the Commission may require.
       (3) The President, upon request of the Commission, may 
     direct the head of any Federal agency or department to assist 
     the Commission and if so directed such head shall--
       (A) furnish the Commission to the extent permitted by law 
     and within available appropriations such information as may 
     be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Commission 
     and as may be available to or procurable by such department 
     or agency; and
       (B) detail to temporary duty with the Commission on a 
     reimbursable basis such personnel within his administrative 
     jurisdiction as the Commission may need or believe to be 
     useful for carrying out its functions, each such detail to be 
     without loss of seniority, pay or other employee status.
       (d) Chairman.--Subject to general policies that the 
     Commission may adopt, the Chairman of the Commission shall be 
     the chief executive officer of the Commission and shall 
     exercise its executive and administrative powers. The 
     Chairman may make such provisions as he may deem appropriate 
     authorizing the performance of his executive and 
     administrative functions by the staff of the Commission.
       (e) Funding.--There is hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of the Interior such sums as may be 
     necessary, but not to exceed an average of $300,000 per year, 
     in fiscal years 1997, 1998 and 1999 for the work of the 
     Commission.
       (f) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate three 
     months after the transmission of the report and 
     recommendations under subsection (b)(2).

     SEC. 8. COMPACT IMPACT REPORTS.

       Paragraph 104(e)(2) of Public Law 99-239 (99 Stat. 1770, 
     1788) is amended by deleting ``President shall report to the 
     Congress with respect to the impact of the Compact on the 
     United States territories and commonwealths and on the State 
     of Hawaii.'' and inserting in lieu thereof, ``Governor of any 
     of the United States territories or commonwealths or the 
     State of Hawaii may report to the Secretary of the Interior 
     by February 1 of each year with respect to the impacts of the 
     compacts of free association on the Governor's respective 
     jurisdiction. The Secretary of the Interior shall review and 
     forward any such reports to the Congress with the comments of 
     the Administration. The Secretary of the Interior shall, 
     either directly or, subject to available technical assistance 
     funds, through a grant to the affected jurisdiction, provide 
     for a census of Micronesians at intervals no greater than 
     five years from each decenial United States census using 
     generally acceptable statistical methodologies for each of 
     the impact jurisdictions where the Governor requests such 
     assistance, except that the total expenditures to carry out 
     this sentence may not exceed $300,000 in any year.''.

     SEC. 9. ELIGIBILITY FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Section 214(a) of the Housing Community Development Act 
     of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) an alien who is lawfully resident in the United 
     States and its territories and possessions under section 141 
     of the Compacts of Free Association between the Government of 
     the United States and the Governments of the Marshall 
     Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia (48 U.S.C. 1901 
     note) and Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) while the applicable 
     section is in effect: Provided, That, within Guam and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands any such alien 
     shall not be entitled to a preference in receiving assistance 
     under this Act over any United States citizen or national 
     resident therein who is otherwise eligible for such 
     assistance.''.

     SEC. 10. AMERICAN SAMOA STUDY COMMISSION.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as ``The 
     American Samoa Development Act of 1997''.
       (b) Establishment and Membership.--
       (1) There is hereby established a Commission on the 
     Economic Future of American Samoa (the ``Commission''). The 
     Commission shall consist of six members appointed by the 
     President, three of whom shall be selected from nominations 
     made by the Governor of American Samoa, and the Secretary of 
     the Interior ex officio. The President shall designate one of 
     the appointed members of the Commission to be Chairman.
       (2) Members of the Commission appointed by the President 
     shall be persons who by virtue of their background and 
     experience are particularly suited to contribute to 
     achievement of the purposes of the Commission.
       (3) Members of the Commission shall serve without 
     compensation, but shall be reimbursed

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     for travel, subsistence and other necessary expenses incurred 
     by them in the performance of their duties.
       (4) Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the 
     same manner as the original appointment was made.
       (c) Purpose and Report.--
       (1) The purpose of the Commission is to make 
     recommendations to the President and Congress on the policies 
     and actions necessary to provide for a secure and self-
     sustaining future for the local economy of American Samoa 
     through 2020 and on the role of the Federal Government. In 
     developing recommendations, the Commission shall--
       (A) solicit and analyze information on projected private 
     sector development, including, but not limited to, tourism, 
     manufacturing and industry, agriculture, and transportation 
     and shifting trends based on alternative forecasts of 
     economic, political and social conditions in the Pacific;
       (B) analyze capital infrastructure, education, social, 
     health, and environmental needs in light of these alternative 
     forecasts;
       (C) assemble relevant demographic, economic, and revenue 
     and expenditure data from over the past twenty-five years;
       (D) review the application of federal laws and programs and 
     the effects of such laws and programs on the local economy 
     and make such recommendations for changes in the application 
     as the Commission deems advisable;
       (E) consider the impact of federal trade and other 
     international agreements, including, but not limited to those 
     related to marine resources, on American Samoa and make such 
     recommendations as may be necessary to minimize or eliminate 
     any adverse effects on the local economy.
       (2) the recommendations of the Commission shall be 
     transmitted in a report to the President, the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and 
     the Committee on Resources of the United States House of 
     Representatives no later than June 30, 1999. The report shall 
     set forth the basis for the recommendations and include an 
     analysis of the capability of American Samoa to meet 
     projected needs based on reasonable alternative economic, 
     political and social conditions in the Pacific Basin. The 
     report shall also include projections of the need for direct 
     or indirect Federal assistance for operations and 
     infrastructure over the next decade and what additional 
     assistance will be necessary to develop the local economy to 
     a level sufficient to minimize or eliminate the need for 
     direct Federal operational assistance. As part of the report, 
     the Commission shall also include an overview of the history 
     of American Samoa and its relationship to the United States 
     from 1872 with emphasis on those events or actions that 
     affect future economic development and shall include, as an 
     appendix to its report, copies of the relevant historical 
     documents, including, but not limited to, the Convention of 
     1899 (commonly referred to as the Tripartite Treaty) and the 
     documents of cession of 1900 and 1904.
       (d) Powers.--
       (1) The Commission may--
       (A) hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and 
     places, take such testimony and receive such evidence as it 
     may deem advisable: Provided, That the Commission shall 
     conduct public meetings in Tutuila, Ofu, Olosega, and Tau;
       (B) use the United States mail in the same manner and upon 
     the same conditions as departments and agencies of the United 
     States; and
       (C) within available funds, incur such expenses and enter 
     into contracts or agreements for studies and surveys with 
     public and private organizations and transfer funds to 
     Federal agencies to carry out the Commission's functions.
       (2) Within funds available for the Commission, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall provide such office space, 
     furnishings, equipment, staff, and fiscal and administrative 
     services as the Commission may require.
       (3) The President, upon request of the Commission, may 
     direct the head of any Federal agency or department to assist 
     the Commission and if so directed such head shall--
       (A) furnish the Commission to the extent permitted by law 
     and within available appropriations such information as may 
     be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Commission 
     and as may be available to or procurable by such department 
     or agency; and
       (B) detail to temporary duty with the Commission on a 
     reimbursable basis such personnel within his administrative 
     jurisdiction as the Commission may need or believe to be 
     useful for carrying out its functions, each such detail to be 
     without loss of seniority, pay or other employee status.
       (e) Chairman.--Subject to general policies that the 
     Commission may adopt, the Chairman of the Commission shall be 
     the chief executive officer of the Commission and shall 
     exercise its executive and administrative powers. The 
     Chairman may make such provisions as he may deem appropriate 
     authorizing the performance of his executive and 
     administrative functions by the staff of the Commission.
       (f) Funding.--There are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior such sums as 
     may be necessary, but not to exceed an average of $300,000 
     per year, in fiscal years 1997, 1998 and 1999 for the work of 
     the Commission.
       (g) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate three 
     months after the transmission of the report and 
     recommendations under subsection (c)(2).

     SEC. 11. FEDERAL PROGRAMS COORDINATION IN THE FREELY 
                   ASSOCIATED STATES AND PROVISIONS FOR BIKINI.

       (a) Section 108 of Public Law 101-219 (103 Stat. 1870, 
     1872) is amended by deleting ``shall station'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``shall, subject to appropriations, 
     station''.
       (b) Section 501 of Public Law 95-134 is amended by deleting 
     ``the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 
     Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau,''.
       (c) Under the heading ``COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION'' in 
     TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR of Public Law 100-446 
     (102 Stat. 1774, 1798) delete ``$2,000,000 in any year from 
     income for projects on Kili or Ejit:'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$2,500,000 in any year from income for projects on 
     Kili or Ejit: Provided further, That commencing on October 1, 
     1998 and every year thereafter, this dollar amount shall be 
     changed to reflect any fluctuation occurring during the 
     previous twelve months in the Consumer Price Index, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Labor:''.


                           Amendment No. 374

(Purpose: To except lands scheduled for transfer under the Guam Excess 
             Lands Act from the application of section 4).

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, Senator Akaka has an amendment at the 
desk, and I ask for its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Santorum], for Mr. 
     Akaka, proposes an amendment numbered 374.

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading 
of the amendment be dispensed with.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:
       On page 25 of the Committee reported bill, beginning on 
     line 7, delete
       ``identifying such property.
       ``(4)''

     and insert in lieu thereof:
       ``Identifying such property;
       ``(4) To real property described in the Guam Excess Lands 
     Act (P.L. 103-339, 108 Stat. 3116) which shall be disposed of 
     in accordance with such Act; or
       ``(5)''.

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
amendment be agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 374) was agreed to.
  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee amendment, as amended, be agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendment, as amended, was agreed to.
  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
considered read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table and that any statements relating to the bill appear 
at the appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 210), as amended, was deemed read a third time and 
passed, as follows:

                                 S. 210

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

     SECTION 1. MARSHALL ISLANDS AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PROGRAMS.

       Section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Act of 
     1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(h)(2) is amended by striking ``ten'' and 
     inserting ``fifteen'' and by adding at the end of 
     subparagraph (B) the following: ``The President shall ensure 
     that the amount of commodities provided under these programs 
     reflects the changes in the population that have occurred 
     since the effective date of the Compact.''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE ORGANIC ACT OF GUAM.

       Section 8 of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1422b), as 
     amended, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) An absence from Guam of the Governor or the 
     Lieutenant Governor, while on official business, shall not be 
     a `temporary absence' for the purposes of this section.''.

     SEC. 3. TERRITORIAL LAND GRANT COLLEGES.

       (a) Land Grant Status.--Section 506(a) of the Education 
     Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-318, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 
     301 note) is amended by striking ``the College of 
     Micronesia,'' and inserting ``the College of the Marshall 
     Islands, the College of Micronesia-FSM, the Palau Community 
     College,''.
       (b) Endowment.--The amount of the land grant trust fund 
     attributable to the $3,000,000 appropriation for Micronesia 
     authorized by the Education Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 
     92-318, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) shall, upon enactment 
     of this Act, be divided equally among the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the 
     Republic of Palau for the benefit of the College of the 
     Marshall Islands, the College of Micronesia-FSM, and the 
     Palau Community College.
       (c) Treatment.--Section 1361(c) of the Education Amendments 
     of 1980 (Public Law 96-

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     374, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by striking 
     ``and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (other than 
     the Northern Mariana Islands)'' and inserting ``the Republic 
     of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, 
     and the Republic of Palau''. The proportion of any allocation 
     of funds to the Trust Territory of the Pacific islands under 
     any Act in accordance with section 1361(c) of Public Law 96-
     374 prior to the enactment of this Act shall hereafter remain 
     the same with the amount of such funds divided as may be 
     agreed among the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic 
     of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

     SEC. 4. OPPORTUNITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM TO ACQUIRE 
                   EXCESS REAL PROPERTY IN GUAM.

       (a) Transfer of Excess Real Property.--(1) Except as 
     provided in subsection (d), before screening excess real 
     property located on Guam for further Federal utilization 
     under section 202 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471, et seq.) (hereinafter 
     the ``Property Act''), the Administrator shall notify the 
     Government of Guam that the property is available for 
     transfer pursuant to this section.
       (2) If the Government of Guam, within 180 days after 
     receiving notification under paragraph (1), notifies the 
     Administrator that the Government of Guam intends to acquire 
     the property under this section, the Administrator shall 
     transfer such property in accordance with subsection (b). 
     Otherwise, the property shall be disposed of in accordance 
     with the Property Act.
       (b) Conditions of Transfer.--(1) Any transfer of excess 
     real property to the Government of Guam for other than a 
     public purpose shall be for consideration equal to the fair 
     market value.
       (2) Any transfer of excess real property to the Government 
     of Guam for a public purpose shall be without further 
     consideration.
       (3) All transfers of excess real property to the Government 
     of Guam shall be subject to such restrictive covenants as the 
     Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
     in the case of property reported excess by a military 
     department, determines in their sole discretion to be 
     necessary to ensure that (A) the use of the property is 
     compatible with continued military activities on Guam, (B) 
     the use of the property is consistent with the environmental 
     condition of the property; (C) access is available to the 
     United States to conduct any additional environmental 
     remediation or monitoring that may be required; (D) to the 
     extent the property was transferred for a public purpose, 
     that the property is so utilized; and (E) to the extent the 
     property has been leased by another Federal agency for a 
     minimum of two (2) years under a lease entered into prior to 
     May 1, 1997, that the transfer to the Government of Guam be 
     subject to the terms and conditions of those leasehold 
     interests.
       (4) All transfers of excess real property to the Government 
     of Guam are subject to all otherwise applicable Federal laws.
       (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``Administrator'' means--
       (A) the Administrator of General Services; or
       (B) the head of any Federal agency with the authority to 
     dispose of excess real property on Guam.
       (2) The term ``base closure law'' means the Defense 
     Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 
     of 1988 (Public Law 100-526), the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-510), or similar base 
     closure authority.
       (3) The term ``excess real property'' means excess property 
     (as that term is defined in section 3 of the Property Act) 
     that is real property and was acquired by the United States 
     prior to enactment of this section.
       (4) The term ``Guam National Wildlife Refuge'' includes 
     those lands within the refuge overlay under the jurisdiction 
     of the Department of Defense, identified as DoD lands in 
     figure 3, on page 74, and as submerged lands in figure 7, on 
     page 78 of the ``Final Environmental Assessment for the 
     Proposed Guam National Wildlife Refuge, Territory of Guam, 
     July 1993'' to the extent that the federal government holds 
     title to such lands.
       (5) The term ``public purpose'' means those public benefit 
     purposes for which the United States may dispose of property 
     pursuant to section 203 of the Property Act, as implemented 
     by the Federal Property Management Regulations (41 CFR 101-
     47) or other public benefit uses provided under the Guam 
     Excess Lands Act (Public Law 103-339. 108 Stat. 3116).
       (d) Exemptions.--Notwithstanding that such property may be 
     excess real property, the provisions of this section shall 
     not apply--
       (1) to real property on Guam that is declared excess by the 
     Department of Defense for the purpose of transferring that 
     property to the Coast Guard;
       (2) to real property on Guam that is declared excess by the 
     managing Federal agency for the purpose of transferring that 
     property to the Federal Agency which has occupied the 
     property for a minimum of two (2) years at the time the 
     property is declared excess and which was occupying such 
     property prior to May 1, 1997;
       (3) to real property on Guam that is located within the 
     Guam National Wildlife Refuge, which shall be transferred 
     according to the following procedure:
       (A) The Administrator shall notify the Government of Guam 
     and the Fish and Wildlife Service that such property has been 
     declared excess. The Government of Guam and the Fish and 
     Wildlife Service shall have 180 days to engage in discussions 
     toward an agreement providing for the future ownership and 
     management of such real property.
       (B) If the parties reach an agreement under paragraph (A) 
     within 180 days after notification of the declaration of 
     excess, the real property shall be transferred and managed in 
     accordance with such agreement: Provided, That such agreement 
     shall be transmitted to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the United States Senate and the appropriate 
     committees of the United States House of Representatives not 
     less than 60 days prior to such transfer and any such 
     transfer shall be subject to the other provisions of this 
     section.
       (C) If the parties do not reach an agreement under 
     paragraph (A) within 180 days after notification of the 
     declaration of excess, the Administrator shall provide a 
     report to Congress on the status of the discussions, together 
     with his recommendations on the likelihood of resolution of 
     differences and the comments of the Fish and Wildlife Service 
     and the Government of Guam. If the subject property is under 
     the jurisdiction of a military department, the military 
     department may transfer administrative control over the 
     property to the General Services Administration.
       (D) If the parties come to agreement prior to congressional 
     action, the real property shall be transferred and managed in 
     accordance with such agreement: Provided, That such agreement 
     shall be transmitted to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the United States Senate and the appropriate 
     committees of the United States House of Representatives not 
     less than 60 days prior to such transfer and any such 
     transfer shall be subject to the other provisions of this 
     section.
       (E) Absent an agreement on the future ownership and use of 
     the property, such property may not be transferred to another 
     federal agency or out of federal ownership except pursuant to 
     an Act of Congress specifically identifying such property;
       (4) to real property described in the Guam Excess Lands Act 
     (P.L. 103-339, 108 Stat. 3116) which shall be disposed of in 
     accordance with such Act; or
       (5) to real property on Guam that is declared excess as a 
     result of a base closure law, except that with respect to 
     property identified for disposal prior to the date of 
     enactment of this section, such lands shall be subject to 
     subsection (b) of this section.
       (e) Dual Classification Property.--If a parcel of real 
     property on Guam that is declared excess as a result of a 
     base closure law also falls within the boundary of the Guam 
     National Wildlife Refuge, such parcel of property shall be 
     disposed of in accordance with the base closure law.
       (f) Authority To Issue Regulations.--The Administrator of 
     General Services, after consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Interior, may issue such 
     regulations as he deems necessary to carry out this section.

     SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF ALLOTMENT FOR TERRITORIES.

       Section 901(a)(2) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791(a)(2)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(2) `State' means any State of the United States, the 
     District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
     Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands;''.

     SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS TO THE REVISED ORGANIC ACT OF THE VIRGIN 
                   ISLANDS.

       (a) Temporary Absence of Officials.--Section 14 of the 
     Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (48 U.S.C. 1595) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) An absence from the Virgin Islands of the Governor or 
     the Lieutenant Governor, while on official business, shall 
     not be a `temporary absence' for purposes of this section.''.
       (b) Priority of Bonds.--Section 3 of Public Law 94-392 (90 
     Stat. 1193, 1195) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``priority for payment'' and inserting ``a 
     parity lien with every other issue of bonds or other 
     obligations issued for payment''; and
       (2) by striking ``in the order of the date of issue''.
       (c) Application.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
     shall apply to obligations issued on or after the date of 
     enactment of this section.
       (d) Short Term Borrowing.--Section 1 of Public Law 94-392 
     (90 Stat. 1193) is amended by adding the following new 
     subsection at the end thereof:
       ``(d) The legislature of the government of the Virgin 
     Islands may cause to be issued notes in anticipation of the 
     collection of the taxes and revenues for the current fiscal 
     year. Such notes shall mature and be paid within one year 
     from the date they are issued. No extension of such notes 
     shall be valid and no additional notes shall be issued under 
     this section until all notes issued during a preceding year 
     shall have been paid.''.

     SEC. 7. COMMISSION ON THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THE VIRGIN 
                   ISLANDS.

       (a) Establishment and Membership.--
       (1) There is hereby established a Commission on the 
     Economic Future of the Virgin

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     Islands (the ``Commission''). The Commission shall consist of 
     six members appointed by the President, two of whom shall be 
     selected from nominations made by the Governor of the Virgin 
     Islands. The President shall designate one of the members of 
     the Commission to be Chairman.
       (2) In addition to the six members appointed under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior shall be an ex-
     officio member of the Commission.
       (3) Members of the Commission appointed by the President 
     shall be persons who by virtue of their background and 
     experience are particularly suited to contribute to 
     achievement of the purposes of the Commission.
       (4) Members of the Commission shall serve without 
     compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence 
     and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the 
     performance of their duties.
       (5) Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the 
     same manner as the original appointment was made.
       (b) Purpose and Report.--
       (1) The purpose of the Commission is to make 
     recommendations to the President and Congress on the policies 
     and actions necessary to provide for a secure and self-
     sustaining future for the local economy of the Virgin Islands 
     through 2020 and on the role of the Federal Government. In 
     developing recommendations, the Commission shall--
       (A) solicit and analyze information on projected private 
     sector development and shifting tourism trends based on 
     alternative forecasts of economic, political and social 
     conditions in the Caribbean;
       (B) analyze capital infrastructure, education, social, 
     health, and environmental needs in light of these alternative 
     forecasts; and
       (C) assemble relevant demographic, economic, and revenue 
     and expenditure data from over the past twenty-five years.
       (2) The recommendation of the Commission shall be 
     transmitted in a report to the President, the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and 
     the Committee on Resources of the United States House of 
     Representatives no later than June 30, 1999. The report shall 
     set forth the basis for the recommendations and include an 
     analysis of the capability of the Virgin Islands to meet 
     projected needs based on reasonable alternative economic, 
     political and social conditions in the Caribbean, including 
     the possible effect of expansion in the near future of Cuba 
     in trade, tourism and development.
       (c) Powers.--
       (1) The Commission may--
       (A) hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and 
     places, take such testimony and receive such evidence as it 
     may deem advisable;
       (B) use the United States mail in the same manner and upon 
     the same conditions as departments and agencies of the United 
     States; and
       (C) within available funds, incur such expenses and enter 
     into contracts or agreements for studies and surveys with 
     public and private organizations and transfer funds to 
     Federal agencies to carry out the Commission's functions.
       (2) Within funds available for the Commission, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall provide such office space, 
     furnishings, equipment, staff, and fiscal and administrative 
     services as the Commission may require.
       (3) The President, upon request of the Commission, may 
     direct the head of any Federal agency or department to assist 
     the Commission and if so directed such head shall--
       (A) furnish the Commission to the extent permitted by law 
     and within available appropriations such information as may 
     be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Commission 
     and as may be available to or procurable by such department 
     or agency; and
       (B) detail to temporary duty with the Commission on a 
     reimbursable basis such personnel within his administrative 
     jurisdiction as the Commission may need or believe to be 
     useful for carrying out its functions, each such detail to be 
     without loss of seniority, pay or other employee status.
       (d) Chairman.--Subject to general policies that the 
     Commission may adopt, the Chairman of the Commission shall be 
     the chief executive officer of the Commission and shall 
     exercise its executive and administrative powers. The 
     Chairman may make such provisions as he may deem appropriate 
     authorizing the performance of his executive and 
     administrative functions by the staff of the Commission.
       (e) Funding.--There is hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of the Interior such sums as may be 
     necessary, but not to exceed an average of $300,000 per year, 
     in fiscal years 1997, 1998 and 1999 for the work of the 
     Commission.
       (f) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate three 
     months after the transmission of the report and 
     recommendations under subsection (b)(2).

     SEC. 8. COMPACT IMPACT REPORTS.

       Paragraph 104(e)(2) of Public Law 99-239 (99 Stat. 1770, 
     1788) is amended by deleting ``President shall report to the 
     Congress with respect to the impact of the Compact on the 
     United States territories and commonwealths and on the State 
     of Hawaii.'' and inserting in lieu thereof, ``Governor of any 
     of the United States territories or commonwealths or the 
     State of Hawaii may report to the Secretary of the Interior 
     by February 1 of each year with respect to the impacts of the 
     compacts of free association on the Governor's respective 
     jurisdiction. The Secretary of the Interior shall review and 
     forward any such reports to the Congress with the comments of 
     the Administration. The Secretary of the Interior shall, 
     either directly or, subject to available technical assistance 
     funds, through a grant to the affected jurisdiction, provide 
     for a census of Micronesians at intervals no greater than 
     five years from each decenial United States census using 
     generally acceptable statistical methodologies for each of 
     the impact jurisdictions where the Governor requests such 
     assistance, except that the total expenditures to carry out 
     this sentence may not exceed $300,000 in any year.''.

     SEC. 9. ELIGIBILITY FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Section 214(a) of the Housing Community Development Act 
     of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) an alien who is lawfully resident in the United 
     States and its territories and possessions under section 141 
     of the Compacts of Free Association between the Government of 
     the United States and the Governments of the Marshall 
     Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia (48 U.S.C. 1901 
     note) and Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) while the applicable 
     section is in effect: Provided, That, within Guam and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands any such alien 
     shall not be entitled to a preference in receiving assistance 
     under this Act over any United States citizen or national 
     resident therein who is otherwise eligible for such 
     assistance.''.

     SEC. 10. AMERICAN SAMOA STUDY COMMISSION.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as ``The 
     American Samoa Development Act of 1997''.
       (b) Establishment and Membership.--
       (1) There is hereby established a Commission on the 
     Economic Future of American Samoa (the ``Commission''). The 
     Commission shall consist of six members appointed by the 
     President, three of whom shall be selected from nominations 
     made by the Governor of American Samoa, and the Secretary of 
     the Interior ex officio. The President shall designate one of 
     the appointed members of the Commission to be Chairman.
       (2) Members of the Commission appointed by the President 
     shall be persons who by virtue of their background and 
     experience are particularly suited to contribute to 
     achievement of the purposes of the Commission.
       (3) Members of the Commission shall serve without 
     compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence 
     and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the 
     performance of their duties.
       (4) Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the 
     same manner as the original appointment was made.
       (c) Purpose and Report.--
       (1) The purpose of the Commission is to make 
     recommendations to the President and Congress on the policies 
     and actions necessary to provide for a secure and self-
     sustaining future for the local economy of American Samoa 
     through 2020 and on the role of the Federal Government. In 
     developing recommendations, the Commission shall--
       (A) solicit and analyze information on projected private 
     sector development, including, but not limited to, tourism, 
     manufacturing and industry, agriculture, and transportation 
     and shifting trends based on alternative forecasts of 
     economic, political and social conditions in the Pacific;
       (B) analyze capital infrastructure, education, social, 
     health, and environmental needs in light of these alternative 
     forecasts;
       (C) assemble relevant demographic, economic, and revenue 
     and expenditure data from over the past twenty-five years;
       (D) review the application of federal laws and programs and 
     the effects of such laws and programs on the local economy 
     and make such recommendations for changes in the application 
     as the Commission deems advisable;
       (E) consider the impact of federal trade and other 
     international agreements, including, but not limited to those 
     related to marine resources, on American Samoa and make such 
     recommendations as may be necessary to minimize or eliminate 
     any adverse effects on the local economy.
       (2) The recommendations of the Commission shall be 
     transmitted in a report to the President, the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and 
     the Committee on Resources of the United States House of 
     Representatives no later than June 30, 1999. The report shall 
     set forth the basis for the recommendations and include an 
     analysis of the capability of American Samoa to meet 
     projected needs based on reasonable alternative economic, 
     political and social conditions in the Pacific Basin. The 
     report shall also include projections of the need for direct 
     or indirect Federal assistance for operations and 
     infrastructure over the next decade and what additional 
     assistance will be necessary to develop the local economy to 
     a level sufficient to minimize or eliminate the need for 
     direct Federal operational assistance. As part of the report, 
     the Commission shall also include an overview of the history 
     of American Samoa and its relationship to the United States 
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     events or actions that affect future economic development and 
     shall include, as an appendix to its report, copies of the 
     relevant historical documents, including, but not limited to, 
     the Convention of 1899 (commonly referred to as the 
     Tripartite Treaty) and the documents of cession of 1900 and 
     1904.
       (d) Powers.--
       (1) The Commission may--
       (A) hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and 
     places, take such testimony and receive such evidence as it 
     may deem advisable: Provided, That the Commission shall 
     conduct public meetings in Tutuila, Ofu, Olosega, and Tau;
       (B) use the United States mail in the same manner and upon 
     the same conditions as departments and agencies of the United 
     States; and
       (C) within available funds, incur such expenses and enter 
     into contracts or agreements for studies and surveys with 
     public and private organizations and transfer funds to 
     Federal agencies to carry out the Commission's functions.
       (2) Within funds available for the Commission, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall provide such office space, 
     furnishings, equipment, staff, and fiscal and administrative 
     services as the Commission may require.
       (3) The President, upon request of the Commission, may 
     direct the head of any Federal agency or department to assist 
     the Commission and if so directed such head shall--
       (A) furnish the Commission to the extent permitted by law 
     and within available appropriations such information as may 
     be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Commission 
     and as may be available to or procurable by such department 
     or agency; and
       (B) detail to temporary duty with the Commission on a 
     reimbursable basis such personnel within his administrative 
     jurisdiction as the Commission may need or believe to be 
     useful for carrying out its functions, each such detail to be 
     without loss of seniority, pay or other employee status.
       (e) Chairman.--Subject to general policies that the 
     Commission may adopt, the Chairman of the Commission shall be 
     the chief executive officer of the Commission and shall 
     exercise its executive and administrative powers. The 
     Chairman may make such provisions as he may deem appropriate 
     authorizing the performance of his executive and 
     administrative functions by the staff of the Commission.
       (f) Funding.--There are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior such sums as 
     may be necessary, but not to exceed an average of $300,000 
     per year, in fiscal years 1997, 1998 and 1999 for the work of 
     the Commission.
       (g) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate three 
     months after the transmission of the report and 
     recommendations under subsection (c)(2).

     SEC. 11. FEDERAL PROGRAMS COORDINATION IN THE FREELY 
                   ASSOCIATED STATES AND PROVISIONS FOR BIKINI.

       (a) Section 108 of Public Law 101-219 (103 Stat. 1870, 
     1872) is amended by deleting ``shall station'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``shall, subject to appropriations, 
     station''.
       (b) Section 501 of Public Law 95-134 is amended by deleting 
     ``the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 
     Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau,''.
       (c) Under the heading ``COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION'' in 
     TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR of Public Law 100-446 
     (102 Stat. 1774, 1798) delete ``$2,000,000 in any year from 
     income for projects on Kili or Ejit:'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$2,500,000 in any year from income for projects on 
     Kili or Ejit: Provided further, That commencing on October 1, 
     1998 and every year thereafter, this dollar amount shall be 
     changed to reflect any fluctuation occurring during the 
     previous twelve months in the Consumer Price Index, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Labor:''.

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