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words “government of the Virgin Islands”, add a period after “Virgin
Islands” and insert the following sentence: “Ii ffective October1, 1977,
the salary and expenses of the Comptroller’’s office shall be paid from
funds authorized to be apprepriated to the Department of the
Interior.”.
(b) Section 9(a) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands
(68 Stat. 497: 48 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.) iss amended by inserting immediately befove the period at the end thereof the following: “, unless¢
Legislative
procedure.
48 USC 1575.
legislature, after reconsideration upon motion of a member theseoe
passes such items, parts, or portions so objected to by a vote of twothirds of all the meinbersof the legislature.”
{c) Section 8 of the Revised ‘Organic Act of the Virgin Isiands
(48 U.S.C. 1574) is amendedby adding at the end thereof the following
new subsection:
“(f) (1) The Legislature of the Virgin Islands may impose on the
importation of any article into the Virgin Islands for consumption
therein a customs duty. The rate of any customs duty imposed on any
article underthis subsection mav not exceed—
“(A) ifan ad valoremrate, 6 per centumad valorem: or
“(B) if aspecific rate or a combination ad valorem-andspecific
rate, the equivalent or 6 per centumad valorem.
“(9) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the Legislature of
the Vivein Islands from permitting the duty-free importation of any
article.
“(38) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as empowering
Customs duty.
Rate, limitation.
Duty-free
importation.
the Legislature,of the Virgin Tsiandsto repeal or amend any provision
in lawin effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this
subsection which pertains to the customs valuation or customsclassilication of articles imported into the Virgin Islands.”
TITLE IV
SEC.
. The Sceretary of the Interior is directed to submit to the
Federal programs,
Constocehat later Chan Jannary 1, 1978. a report on Federal programs
availability to
programs w ouldbe of benefit to such tert tory ve made available, what
Congress.
43 USC 1487
available to the territories of the United States indicating in such
report what programs are available to each territory, what additional
changes or modifications to cach program should be made to improve
the operation and effectiveness of each program andthe estimated costs
ULS. territories.
Report to
nole,
of such program, ‘There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year LOTS $50,000 to assist the Sgeretary in the preparation of
this report.
Sec. 402. In order to compensate the territories of Guam andthe
Virgin Islands fov unexpected revenue losses occasioned by the Tax
Reduction Actof 1975 and the ‘Lax Reform Act of 1976 there is hereby
nuthorized to be appropriated ta the Secretary for grants to the yovernment of Guam not to exceed $15,000,000 and after October L, LOTT,
for grants to the government of the Virgin Tslands not to exceed
Guam and the
Virgin Islands.
26 USC 7651
note.
26 USC 1 note.
S14 00,000, such sums being in addition to those previously author-
ized for such purposes,
Sre. 403. Effeetive on the date of enactment of this Act, those laws,
48 USC 1681
(a){1) (except for the reference to Uhe Micronesian Claims Act of
90 Stat. 268.
except for any laws administered by the Social Security Administratron andexcept for medicaid which is now administered by the Tfealth
fare Winancing Administration, which are referred to in section 502
1971 (85 Stat. 96)) of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Tslands in Political Union With the United
Stales of America, approved by joint resolution approved on March 24,
note.
50 USC app.
2018.
91 STAT. 1163
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