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Mis pioposed new section would allow construction of the amory
anc at the sae time permit fulfillment of Virgin Islands contractual
ebligations.
Section 404
Section 404 would require express approval of the House Committee
cm Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee or. Energy
and Natural Resources for any extension, renewal, or renegotiation
of the lease of real property cn Water Island, to which the Mited
States is a party, before 1992. We defer to the Department of
Justice for the position of the Administration on this matter.
Section 405
Section 405(a) would reinstate (with the exception of the deduction
attributable to preclearance operaticns) the deduction of the
cost of collection from the duties, taxes, and fees covered into
the treasury of the Virgin Islands for the period from August 18,
1978, to January 1, 1982. If sections 402 and 405 are both enacted
as currently written, they would be in conflict with each other
during the 1978-1982 period. Section 402 would require the Secretary
of the Treasury to collect all customs duties derived from the
Virgin Islands “without cost to the government of the Virgin Islands.°
Section -405(a) states that such duties will be covered into the
treasury of the Virgin Islands “less the cost of collecting.”
Section 405(b) is intended as a conforming amendment.
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would be inserted in sectian 4(c) (2) of the Act of August 19, 1978,
after the phrase "the amount of duties, taxes, and fees.” That
Phrase appears three times in section 4(c) (2). The Administration
Supports enactment of section 405(b) if section 405(a) is enacted.
In the interest of clarity, however, we suggest that the period
at the end of section 405(b) be stricken and that the words
“wherever the latter phrase appears." be inserted in lieu thereof.
* Section 501
Sectian 501 would provide for the
of the government comptroller for American Sama by the Department
of the Interior.
This Department is already paying such salary
and expenses and thus the Administration has no objection to section 501.
' Section 601
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Section 601 would require the consolidation of all Department of the
Interior grants-in-aid to a territory by making certain optional
provisions of Title V of P.L. 95-134 mandatory. It
waive any requirements for local matching funds and for written
application or reports associated with such grants.
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