TERRITORIES (U.S.)

Articles and editorials

Moving Moment of Silence on Marine Drive, E2272 [6NO]

Bills and resolutions

American Samoa: extend possession tax credit for an additional period (see H.R. 1424), H2310 [25MR]

———protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate (see H.R. 2010), H3761 [7MY]

Colleges and universities: increase number of persons appointed to the military service academies from Guam and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2004), H3760 [7MY]

Crime: prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (see S. 1301), S8232 [19JN] (see H.R. 2405), H5173 [10JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers, watersheds, and the tropical forests of the Karst Region (see S. 1256), S7831 [12JN] (see H.R. 2488), H5467 [17JN]

Dept. of Education: conduct a study of the dropout rate of Native Americans and students who reside in American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam (see H.R. 1486), H2471 [27MR]

Dept. of HUD: guarantee community development loans to the insular areas (see H.R. 2422), H5265 [11JN]

Dept. of the Interior: replace the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the Federal agency responsible for the administration, protection, and preservation of Midway Atoll (see S. 1574), S10971 [2SE] (see H.R. 924), H1394 [26FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2993), H7838 [3SE]

Education: expand the eligibility for teacher loan forgiveness to provide additional incentives for teachers in economically depressed rural areas, territories, and Indian reservations (see H.R. 789), H700 [13FE]

Employment: establish a living wage, and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1040), H1464 [27FE]

Federal aid programs: increase waiver requirement for certain local matching requirements for grants (see H.R. 1189), H1744 [11MR]

Ferre, Luis A.: tribute (see H. Res. 433), H10457 [5NO]

Guam: authorize the Dept. of the Interior to reduce, release, or waive amounts owed by the Government of Guam to the U.S. to offset unreimbursed compact impact expenses (see H.R. 2522), H5661 [19JN]

———clarify local judicial structure (see H.R. 2400), H5173 [10JN]

McCool, William C.: rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor (see H.R. 672), H390 [11FE]

Medicaid: provide American Samoa with treatment similar to that provided to States (see H.R. 1188), H1744 [11MR]

———remove cap on payments and adjust statutory matching rate for certain territories (see H.R. 675), H390 [11FE]

Medicare: increase payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see S. 653), S3881 [18MR] (see H.R. 1351), H2131 [19MR] (see H.R. 1739), H3302 [10AP]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H10977 [6NO]

Puerto Rico: increase amount payable to provide nutrition assistance under the Food Stamp Act (see H.R. 3290), H9477 [15OC]

Social Security: allocate allotments to territories under the State Children's Health Insurance Program in the same manner as for States (see H.R. 3291), H9477 [15OC]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa (see H.R. 3065), H8174 [10SE]

Taxation: cover over to a possession of the U.S. whose income tax laws mirror the refundable portions of the child tax credit and earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2186), H4527 [21MY]

———extend possession tax credit for an additional period to American Samoa (see H.R. 1424), H2310 [25MR]

———treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by American Samoa (see H.R. 982), H1461 [27FE]

Virgin Islands: create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3589), H12307 [21NO]

Letters

Dept. of Defense transfer of Vieques Island land to the Dept. of the Interior for use as a national wildlife refuge: Craig Manson, Dept. of the Interior, H3622 [1MY]

———Hansford T. Johnson, Dept. of the Navy, H3622 [1MY]

Resident Instruction and Distance Education Grants Program funding: several Members of Congress, H6651 [14JY]

Petitions and memorials

Guam: inclusion in Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, E1409 [8JY]

Remarks in House

American Samoa: Head Start Program funding, H7559 [24JY]

Calvo's Insurance Underwriters, Inc.: anniversary, E2459 [25NO]

Compact of Free Association: tribute to alliance with the Marshall Islands and Micronesia, E900 [9MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers, watersheds, and the tropical forests of the Karst Region (H.R. 2488), E1278 [17JN]

Dept. of Education: conduct a study of the dropout rate of Native Americans and students who reside in American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam (H.R. 1486), E1076 [23MY]

Dept. of HUD: guarantee community development loans to the insular areas (H.R. 2422), E1211 [11JN]

Dept. of State: revise geographic definition of U.S. to include U.S. territories for purposes of educational travel from a foreign area posting, H6808 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior: Office of Insular Affairs funding, H6962 [16JY]

Education: expand the eligibility for teacher loan forgiveness to provide additional incentives for teachers in economically depressed rural areas, territories, and Indian reservations (H.R. 789), E247 [13FE]

———Resident Instruction and Distance Education Grants Program funding, H6624, H6650, H6651 [14JY]

Federal aid programs: increase waiver requirement for certain local matching requirements for grants (H.R. 1189), H11468, H11469 [18NO], E2362 [20NO], E2456 [25NO]

Guam: authorize the Dept. of the Interior to reduce, release, or waive amounts owed by the Government of Guam to the U.S. to offset unreimbursed compact impact expenses (H.R. 2522), E1320 [20JN]

———clarify local judicial structure (H.R. 2400), E1201 [11JN]

———inclusion in Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, E1409 [8JY]

———tribute to Catholic schools, E200 [12FE]

McCool, William C.: rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor (H.R. 672), H1355-H1356 [26FE]

Medicaid: remove cap on payments and adjust statutory matching rate for certain territories (H.R. 675), E199 [12FE]

Medicare: increase payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico, H5039 [5JN]

Military academies: increase the number of appointments from American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, H4419 [21MY], H4604 [22MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3459), H11362, H11367, H11504 [18NO], H11862-H11868 [20NO], E2268 [6NO]

Public welfare programs: eligibility for supplemental, contingency, and child care block grant programs funding, H528 [13FE]

Puerto Rico: Dept. of Defense transfer of Vieques Island land to the Dept. of the Interior for use as a national wildlife refuge, H3621 [1MY], E945 [14MY]

Tariff: increase personal duty exemptions, H1588 [5MR]

Taxation: treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by American Samoa (H.R. 982), H10311, H10312 [4NO]

Typhoons: disaster assistance to Guam, H175 [28JA], H2747 [3AP]

Virgin Islands: create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3589), E2426 [23NO]

Remarks in Senate

Compact of Free Association: contribution of Pacific allies to U.S. military and war in Iraq, S4554 [31MR], S4698 [2AP]

Crime: prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (S. 1301), S8245 [19JN], S12022, S12023 [25SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers, watersheds, and the tropical forests of the Karst Region (S. 1256), S7840 [12JN]

McCool, William C.: rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor (H.R. 672), S4917 [7AP], S5044 [9AP]

Taxation: treatment of distilled spirits in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, S1136 [17JA]

Reports filed

Increase Waiver Requirement for Certain Local Matching Requirements for Grants Provided to Territories: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1189) (H. Rept. 108-119), H4366 [20MY]

Tax Treatment of Bonds and Other Obligations Issued by American Samoa: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 982) (H. Rept. 108-102), H9281 [7OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 982) (H. Rept. 108-102), H4203 [15MY]

Video Voyeurism Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1301), S9904 [24JY]

Texts of

H.R. 672, rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor of William C. McCool, H1355 [26FE]

H.R. 982, tax treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by American Samoa, H10311 [4NO]

H.R. 1189, increase waiver requirement for certain local matching requirements for grants provided to certain territories, H11468 [18NO]

S. 1256, Puerto Rico Karst Conservation Act, S7840 [12JN]

S. 1301, Video Voyeurism Prevention Act, S8245 [19JN], S12022 [25SE]

Tributes

Blaz, Ben Garrido, E2272 [6NO]

Sunia, Tauese P.F., S4699 [2AP]