February 25, 1980
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE
TITLE ITI--GUAM
6rc. 301. Subsection (c) of section 204 of
Public Law 95-134 (91 Stat. 1159, 1162) Is
amended by celeting tho second sentence of
said subsection.
Sec. 302. The Act of November 4, 1963 (77
Stat. 302), to provide for the rehabilitation
of Guam, and for other purposes, ls hereby
amended as follows:
(1) {tn the first sentence of section 3, de- -
lete the comina after “United States” and
delete the words “with Interest as set forth
below,” cad
(2) nfter paragraph (c) of section 3, delete
the last paragraph before section 4 and in-sert in Neu thereof:
“All amounts heretofore withheld from
sums collected pursuant to section 30 of the
sald Organie Act as Interest on the amounts
made avatlable to the government of Guam
pursuant to this Act shall be credited as reimbursement payments by Guam on the
wee
principal amount advanced by the United
States under this Act.”
Sec. 303. Scction 11 of the Organic Act of
Guam (64 Stat. 387; 48 U.S.C. 142328), as
amended, is hereby amended by deleting all
after the words “December 31, 19d0.", and
substltuting the following language:
“Tho Secretary, upon determining that the
Guam Power Authority is unable to reflmance on reasonable terms the obligations
purchased by the Federal Financing Bank
under the fifth sentence of this section by
December 31, 1940, may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Treasury, guarantee for purchase by the Federal Financing
Bank; end such bank ts authorized to purchase, obi{gations of the Guam Power Authority issued to refinanca, the principal
amount of the obligations guaranteed under
the fifth sentence of this section. The obliga-
tions that refinance such principal amount
shall mature not later than December 31,
1990, arid shall bear Interest at a rate determined in accordance with section 6 of the
Federal Financing Bank Act (12 U.S.C.
2285). Should the Guam Power Authority
fail to pay in full any installment of interest or principal when due.on the bonds or
other obligations guaranteed under this sec-
tion, the Secretary of the Treasury, upon
notice from the Secretary, shall deduct and
pay to the Federal Financing Bank or the
Secretary, accordiug to their respective interests, such unpaid amounts from sums
collected and payable pursuant to section 30
of this Act (44 U.S.C. 1421h). Notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, Acts making
appropriations may provide for the withholding of any payments from the United
States to the government of Guam which
may be or may become due pursuant to any
law and offset the amount of such withheld
payments against any claim the United
States. may have against the government of
Guam or the Guam Power Authority pur-
su2nt to this guarantee. For the purpose of
this Act, under section 3466 of the Revised
Statutes (31 U.S.C. 191) the term ‘person'
Includes the government of Guam and the
Guam Power Authority. The Secretar? may
place such stipulations rs he deems appro-
priate on the bonds or other obligations he
guarantees.”,
TITLE IV—VIRGIN ISLANDS
Sec. 401. (a) Subsection (b) of section 31
of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin
Istands (48 U.S.C. 1545(b)), as amended, fs
further amended by numbering the existing
paragraph “(1)” and by tho addition thereto
of the following new paragraph:
"(2) Subject to valld existing rights, title
to all property in the Virgin Islands which
may have been acquired by the United States
from Denmark under the Convention entered
into August 16, 1916, not reserved or retained
by the United States in accordance with the
provisions of Public Law 93-435 (88 Stat.
1210)
is hereby transferred to the Virgin
Islands government.”,
.
_(b) The Gencral Services Administration
shall relense from the mortgage dated January 26, 1972, given by the government of the
Virgin Islands to the Administrator of the
General Services Administration. approximately ten acres of such mortgaged land for
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provided, If otherwise authorized by law,
such services, facilities, and equipment may
be made available without reimbursement.
Sec. 604. Any new borrowing authority
provided in this Act or authority to ct, ;
payments under this Act shall be effecth
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only to the extent or im such amounts
‘a
are provided in advance in appropriation
construction of the proposed Saint Croix
armory upon payment by the government of
the Virgin Islands of the outstanding principal due on such ten acres.
Acts.
:
Sec. 605. (a) Prior to the granting of any
license, permit, or other authorization or
tiation of the lease of real property on Water
Island in the Virgin Islands to which. the
transportation of spent nuclear fuel or highlevel radioactive waste for interim, long-
Sec. 402. No extension, renewal, or renego-
United States is a party may be entered into
before 1992 unless such extension, renewal,
or renegotiation is specifically approved by
Act of Congress.
.
’ SEc. 403. (a) Subsection 28(a) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, as
permission by nny agency or instrumentality
of the United States to any person for the
term, or permancnt storage to or for the
storage of such fuel or waste on any terri- ~
tory or possession of the United States, the
Secretary of the Interior fs directed to transmit to the Congress a detatled report on the
of the Act
proposed transportation or storage plan,
and no such license, permit, or other authorization or permission may be granted
naturalization fees collected in the Virgin
occur unless the proposed transportation or
sald duties, taxes, and fees from August 18,
1978, until Januaty 1, 1982,"",
,
cleanup and rehabilitation of Bikini and
amended by subsection 4(c)(3)
of August 18, 1978 (92 Stat. 487, 491) ts
amended by inserting after the phrase “and
Islands,” the phrase.“less the cost of collecting, except any costs for precilearance Operatlons which shall not be deducted, of all of
(b) Section 4(c)(2) of the Act of August
18, 1978, ts amended by Inserting the phrase
“less the cost of collecting all of said duties,
taxes, and fees, cccurring before January 1,
1982," after the phrase “the amount of du-
tiles, taxes, and fees’’ wherever the’ latter
phrase appears.
Sec. 404. Subsection (d) of section 4 of
Public Law 95-348 (92 Stat. 487, 491)
is
nor may any such transportation or storage
store plan has been specifically authorized
by Act of Congress: Provided, That the pro-
vistons of this sectfon shall not apply to the
Enewetak Atolls.
:
(b) For thse purpose of this section the
words “territory or possession” Include the
Trust Territory of the Pacifio Islands and
any area not within the houndaries of the
several States aver which the United States —
claims or exercises soveretvuly.
Sec. 606. .(a) Sectton @ of the Act of
March 2, 1917 (“Jones Act”), as amendea
(48 U.S.C, 749), Ig amended -by adding the
the last sentence thereof:
{TITLE V--AMERICAN SAMOA
“Wotwithstanding any other provision of
- Sec. 501. The salary and expenses of the ” Jaw, as used in this section (1) ‘submerged
government comptroller for American Samoa lands underlying navigable bodies of water’ .
include lands permanently or periodically
shall be paid from funds appropriated to thi
covered by tidal waters up to but not above
Department of the Interlor.
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hereby repealed. ...--
so * following after
‘Sec, 502. The Secretary of the Treasury
shall, upon the request of the Governor of
American Samon, administer and enforce the
collection of all customs. duties derlved from
American Samoa, without cost to the government of American Samoa. The Secretary
of
the Treasury, in consultation with the
Governor of American Samoa, shall make
every effort to employ and train the residents of American Samoa to carry out the
provisions of this section. The administration and enforcement of this section shall
commence October 1, 1980.
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 601. Title V of the Act entitted “An
Act to authorize certain appropriations for
the territories of the United States, to
amend certain Acts relating thereto, and for
other purposes” (91 Stat, 1160) shall be appiled with respect to the Department of the
Interior by substituting “shan” for “may”
in the last sentence of subsection (da).
the line of mean hizh tide, all lands under
.
lying the navigable bodies of water in anc®:.
around the {sland of Puerto Rico and the ~
adjacent Islands, and all artifically made,
filled in, or, reclaimed lands which formerly were lands beneath navigable bodies
of water; (2) ‘navigable bodies of water and
submerged lands underlying the same in
and around the tsland of Puerto Rico and
the
adjacent
islands
and
waters’
extend
from the coastline of the island of Puerto
Rico and the adjacent islands as heretofore or hereafter modified by. accretion,
erosion, or reliction, seaward to a distance of
three marine leagues; (3) ‘control’ inchides
all right, title, and interest In and to and
jurisdiction
and authority over the sub-
merged lands underlying the harbor areas
.and navigable strenms and bodies of water
in and around the island of Puerto Rico
and the adjacent islands and waters, and
the natural resources underlying such sub-
“merged lands and waters, and includes pro-
“Sec. 602. (8) Any amount authorized to prietary rights of ownershtp, and theacights
be appropriated for a fiscal year by this Act
of management, administration, lensing, use,
or an amendment made by this Act but not
and development of sucit natural resources
appropriated for such fiscal year ts author- “and submerged lands beneath stich waters.”.
ized to be appropriated in succeeding fiscal
(b) Section 7 of the Act of March 2, 1917
years.
(“Jones Act’), as amended (48 U.S.C. 747),
(b) Any amount appropriated pursuant to
this Act or an amendment made by this Act
for a fiscal year but not expended during
such fiscal year shall remain available for
is amended by adding the following after
the last sentence thereof: “Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, as used in this
expenditure in succeeding fiscal years,
sectton ‘control’ includes all right, tllle, and
interest In and to and jurisdiction and av-
Government may be made avaliable, on a re~
cludes proprietary rights of ownership, and
the rights of management, administration,
lensing. use, and development of such prop-
Sec, 603. To the extent practicable, services, facilities, and equipment of agencies
and tnstrumentalities of the United States
imbursable basis, to the goverriments of the
territories
and
possessions
of
the United
States and the Trust Territory of the Pa-
cific
Islands.
Reimbursements
may
be
credited to the appropriation or fund of the
agency or
instrumentality
through
which
the services, facilities, and equipment are
thority over the aforesald property and in-
erty.”.
Mr, PHILLIP BURTON (during the
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reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous #-
consent that the Senate amendment bé
considered as read and printed in the
Recorp.
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