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Union Calendar No. 26
105th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 757
[Report No. 105-38]
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A BILL
To develop the economy of Samoa.
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March 20, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Union Calendar No. 26
105th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 757
[Report No. 105-38]
To develop the economy of Samoa.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 1997
Mr. Faleomavaega introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Resources
March 20, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
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A BILL
To develop the economy of Samoa.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Samoa Development Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a Commission on the
Economic Future of American Samoa (hereafter in this Act referred to as
the ``Commission''). The Commission shall consist of six members
appointed by the President, three of whom shall be selected from
nominations made by the Governor of American Samoa, and the Secretary
of Interior, ex officio. The President shall designate one of the
appointed members of the Commission to be Chairman. Members of the
Commission shall be appointed for the life of the Commission.
(b) Qualifications.--Members of the Commission appointed by the
President shall be persons who, by virtue of their background and
experience, are particularly suited to contribute to the achievement of
the purposes of the Commission.
(c) Expenses.--Members of the Commission shall serve without
compensation, but <DELETED>shall</DELETED> may be reimbursed for
travel, subsistence and other necessary expenses incurred by them in
the performance of their duties in accordance with sections 5702 and
5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(d) Vacancy.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the
same manner as the original appointment was made.
SEC. 3. PURPOSE AND REPORT.
(a) In General.--The purpose of the Commission is to make
recommendations to the President and Congress on the policies and
actions necessary to provide for a secure and self-sustaining future
for the local economy of American Samoa through 2020 and on the role of
the Federal Government related thereto. In developing recommendations,
the Commission shall--
(1) solicit and analyze information on projected private
sector development, including, but not limited to, tourism,
manufacturing and industry, agriculture and transportation and
shifting trends based on alternative forecasts of economic,
political and social conditions in the Pacific;
(2) analyze capital infrastructure, education, social,
health and environmental needs in light of these alternative
forecasts;
(3) assemble relevant demographic, economic and revenue and
expenditure data from over the past twenty-five years;
(4) review the application of Federal laws and programs and
the effects of such laws and programs on the local economy and
make such recommendations for changes in the application as the
Commission deems advisable; and
(5) consider the impact of Federal trade and other
international agreements, including, but not limited to those
related to marine resources, on American Samoa and make such
recommendations as may be necessary to minimize or eliminate
any adverse effects on the local economy.
(b) Report.--The recommendations of the Commission shall be
transmitted in a report to the President, the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the United States Senate and the Committee on
Resources of the United States House of Representatives no later than
June 30, 1999. The report shall set forth the basis for the
recommendations and shall include an analysis of the capability of
American Samoa to meet projected needs based on reasonable alternative
economic, political and social conditions in the Pacific Basin. The
report shall also include projections of the need for direct or
indirect Federal assistance for operations and infrastructure over the
next decade and what additional assistance will be necessary to develop
the local economy to a level sufficient to minimize or eliminate the
need for direct Federal operational assistance.
(c) Inclusion of Historical Overview.--As part of its report, the
Commission shall also include an overview of the history of American
Samoa and its relationship to the United States from 1872, with
emphasis on those events or actions that affect future economic
development and shall include, as an appendix to its report, copies of
the relevant documents, including, but not limited to, the Tripartite
Agreement signed on December 2, 1899, in Washington, District of
Columbia and the documents of Cessions of 1900 and 1904.
SEC. 4. POWERS AND DUTIES.
(a) In General.--(1) The Commission may--
(A) hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and
places, take such testimony and receive such evidence as it may
deem advisable;
(B) use the United States mail in the same manner and upon
the same conditions as departments and agencies of the United
States; and
(C) within available funds, incur such expenses and enter
into contracts or agreements for studies and surveys with
public and private organizations and transfer funds to Federal
agencies to carry out the Commission's functions.
(2) In carrying out paragraph (1)(A), the Commission shall conduct
public meetings in Tutuila, Ofu, Olosega and Ta'u.
(b) Office Space and Staff.--Within funds available for the
Commission, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide such office
space, furnishings, equipment, staff and fiscal and administrative
services as the Commission may require.
(c) Other Federal Assistance.--The President, upon request of the
Commission, may direct the head of any Federal agency or department to
assist the Commission and if so directed such head shall--
(1) furnish the Commission to the extent permitted by law
and within available appropriations such information as may be
necessary for carrying out the functions of the Commission and
as may be available to or procurable by such department or
agency; and
(2) detail to temporary duty with the Commission on a
reimbursable basis such personnel within his administrative
jurisdiction as the Commission may need or believe to be useful
for carrying out its functions, each such detail to be without
loss of seniority, pay or other employee status.
SEC. 5. CHAIRMAN.
Subject to general policies that the Commission may adopt, the
Chairman of the Commission shall be the chief executive officer of the
Commission and shall exercise its executive and administrative powers.
The Chairman may make such provisions as he may deem appropriate
authorizing the performance of his executive and administrative
functions by the staff of the Commission.
SEC. 6. FUNDING.
The Department of the Interior is authorized to provide up to
$300,000 each in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 in technical assistance
funding for the work of the Commission.
SEC. 7. TERMINATION.
The Commission shall terminate three months after the transmission
of the report and recommendations under section 3(b).
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