A bill to make technical and other changes to the laws dealing with the Territories and Freely Associated States of the United States.

Summary

Amends the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 to: (1) extend, upon request of the Government of the Marshall Islands, certain agricultural and food assistance programs for the Bikini and Enewetak people, for another five years; and (2) ensure on an ongoing basis that the commodities provided reflect the population changes that have occurred since the effective date of the Compact. Repeals the mandate that the Secretary of the Interior transfer administration of the American Memorial Park (in Saipan) to the government of the Northern Mariana Islands. Amends the Organic Act of Guam to provide for transfer of Federal excess real property by the Administrator of General Services to the government of Guam. Repeals a limitation upon the use of specified land conveyed to the government of Guam. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend State treatment with respect to certain drug enforcement programs to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Amends the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide that: (1) the physical absence of the Governor from the territory while on official business shall not be construed as a "temporary absence" involving a surrender of authority and power; (2) Virgin Islands revenue bonds, instead of the current priority for payment, shall have a parity lien with every other subsequently issued obligation; and (3) specified advanced refundings rules of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply to advance refunding bonds issued by the Virgin Islands after specified dates. Establishes the Commission on the Economic Future of the Virgin Islands to make recommendations to the President and the Congress on policies and programs for a secure and self-sustaining future for the local economy of the Virgin Islands through 2020, as well as the Federal role in providing for that future. Authorizes appropriations.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 13 September 1996

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 13 September 1996

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 13 September 1996

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 May 1996

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 May 1996

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 23 May 1996

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