for development of the American Memorial Park on Saipan. We support Section 205. - - Section 501 would provide for the payment of salary and expenses of the Government Comptroller of American Samoa by the Department of the Interior. This Department is already paying such salary and expenses and thus we have no objection to Section 501. Section 602 provides that moneys authorized by this Act but not appropriated would be authorized for suceeding years. We have no objection. - Section 603 provides that the governments of the territories and Trust Territory may avail themselves of the services, facilities, and equipment of agencies and instrumentalities of the United States Government on a reimbursable basis. We have no objection. - Section 604 would make authorizations for appropriations enacted under H.R. 3756 effective on October 1, 1979. We have no objection. - Section 605 would provide that new borrowing or paying authority provided in H.R. 3756 would be effective only to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation acts. We have no objection. The Administration disapproves of the following sections: - Section 102 would authorize the appropriation of up to 50% of the outstanding amounts payable under the adjudicated claims and final awards made by the Micronesian Claims Commission under Title I of the Micronesian Claims Act of 1971. That percentage of such out- standing awards amounts to approximately $11.3 million. At present, there are Micronesian claims cases on appeal in the Federal courts where the plaintiffs request class action certification. If such class action certification is granted it could open 10,000 of the approximately 13,000 adjudicated claims cases. The Administration continues to oppose additional payments on Title I awards. In these circumstances we think we must await the Court of Appeals decision on class action certification before we can intelligently deal with whatever steps remain. - Section 202 would authorize $24.4 million (indexed to October 1979 prices) for health care services in the Northern Mariana Islands. Such an authorization seems to be out of line with hospital construction costs in other territories. In addition, the contemplated 90-bed hospital would provide 5.6 beds per thousand oh omewyes one “OTE a 3 , : ws ee : te ee