AMERICAN SAMOA

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of the Census: conduct mid-decade census of population for Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and U.S. Virgin Islands (see H.R. 10054), H5894 [25OC]

Dept. of Defense: require payments to contractors for subcontracting with Pacific Insular Area concerns (see H.R. 9453), H5026 [3SE]

Dept. of Education: establish program that enables college-bound residents of certain territories to have greater choices among institutions of higher education by allowing students to pay in-State tuition in certain States (see H.R. 7260), H502 [6FE]

Dept. of HHS: make available to Guam, American Samoa, Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands additional funds for community service senior opportunities (see H.R. 9318), H4978 [6AU]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend definition of term ‘‘State’’ to include territories relative to justice system improvement provisions (see H.R. 9638), H5317 [17SE]

Taxation: permanently extend American Samoa economic development tax credit (see H.R. 10236), H6190 [21NO]

Remarks in House

Bureau of the Census: conduct mid-decade census of population for Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and U.S. Virgin Islands (H.R. 10054), E1075 [25OC]

Dept. of Defense: require payments to contractors for subcontracting with Pacific Insular Area concerns (H.R. 9453), E859 [3SE]

Dept. of Education: establish program that enables college-bound residents of certain territories to have greater choices among institutions of higher education by allowing students to pay in-State tuition in certain States (H.R. 7260), E118 [6FE]

Dept. of HHS: make available to Guam, American Samoa, Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands additional funds for community service senior opportunities (H.R. 9318), E802 [6AU]

Dept. of Justice: condemn decisions in Insular Cases and territorial incorporation doctrine based on racial stereotypes and non-democratic principles, H3640 [4JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure sufficient medical care for veterans who reside in U.S. Terroritories and Freely Associated States, H3623 [4JN]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend definition of term ‘‘State’’ to include territories relative to justice system improvement provisions (H.R. 9638), E911 [17SE]

Territories: provide public benefits to citizens of Freely Associated States in U.S., H1307 [21MR]

——— restore ability to approve amendments to territorial constitution (H.R. 6062), H4467, H4468 [8JY]

Remarks in Senate

Territories: restore ability to approve amendments to territorial constitution (H.R. 6062), S7165 [18DE]

Reports filed

Restore Ability of American Samoa To Approve Amendments to Territorial Constitution: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 6062), S6723 [21NO]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6062) (H. Rept. 118–564), H4408 [27JN]

Texts of

H.R. 6062, restore American Samoa ability to approve amendments to territorial constitution, H4468 [8JY]