e Construction and maintenance of primary roads and harbor facilities e Control of banking e Organization of business corporations, business associations, credit unions and cooperatives, insurance, sale of securities, and public utilities Members of Congress are chosen 1: biennial elections in even-numbere: vears by secret ballot of residents wh: are citizens of the Territory, 18 year of age or over, and registered voters. + regular session of the Congress, whict may for continue 30 consecutive calendar days, is held each year beginning the second Monday of July. The High Commissioner may call a special session whenever he deems it in the public interest. e Control! of the establishment and operation of, and investmentin, The legislative power of the Congress of Micronesia extends to all which importing and exporting appropriate subjects of legislation. except that no legislation may be licenses shall be issued inconsistent with treaties or intere Making of grants to districts and national agreements of the United States, laws of the United States apmunicipalities plicable to the Territory; Executive e Exclusive control of import, Orders of the President of the United . States and orders of the Secretary of export, and income taxes the Interior, or Sections | through 12 (Bill of Rights) of the Trust Territory e Support of all judicial activities Code. Further, the Congress may not except for assistance from muniimpose any tax upon property of the cipalities United States or of the Territory, nor e Support of public education and may it tax the property of nonresidents at a higher rate than that of public health residents. The Congress also has power to appropriate funds available from e Law enforcement revenues raised pursuant to Territory tax and revenue laws and to review and make recommendations on the Legislative Branch High Commissioner’s proposed reThe Congress of Micronesia is a quests for funds to be appropriated by bicameral legislature, consisting of a the United States Congress. Senate and a House of Representatives. There are !2 Senators, two During the year under review, the elected at large from each of the six Secretary of the Interior issued Amenddistricts for 4-year terms. The House ment No. 3 of Order No. 2882, the of Representatives has 21 members document which provides for the businesses and conditions under member election districts of about equal population. The present apportionment of Representatives is: Mariana Islands District, 3; Marshail Islands District, 4; Palau District, 3; Ponape District, 4; Truk District, 5; and Yap District, 2. 18 authority and organization of the Con- gress of Micronesia. The Amendment concerns the passage of bills, the conduct of elections should a natural disaster prevent balloting on the appointed day, and revenues appropriable by the Congress. (The Amendment is reproduced in Appendix B.) Part V—Political Advancement Rte ee ae eB “4 NS elected for 2-year terms from single-