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of the resources upon which communities within or adjacent to the national forest and other areas administered by the Forest Service are dependent." FOREST DEVELOPMENT ROADS A N D TRAILS

72 Stat. 907.

^^^ 9 Subsection (c) of section 205 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(c) Construction estimated to cost $15,000 or more per mile or $15,000 or more per project for projects with a length of less than one mile, exclusive of bridges and engineering, shall be advertised and let to contract. If such estimated cost is less than $15,000 per mile or $15,000 per project for projects with a length of less than one mile or if, after proper advertising, no acceptable bid is received or the bids are deemed excessive, the work may be done by the Secretary of Agriculture on his own account." U R B A N AREA T R A F F I C OPERATIONS IMPROVEMENT

PROGRAMS

p23 USC 101-141; gj,(. 10. (a) Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 826, 836! ' adding immediately after section 134 the following new section 135: "§ 135. Urban area traffic operations improvement programs " (a) The Congress hereby finds and declares it to be in the national interest that each State should have a continuing program within the designated boundaries of urban areas of the State designed to reduce traffic congestion and to facilitate the flow of traffic in the urban areas. " (b) The Secretary may approve under this section any project on an extension of the Federal-aid primary or secondary system in urban areas for improvements which directly facilitate and control traffic flow, such as grade separation of intersections, widening of lanes, channelization of traffic, traffic control systems, and loading and unloading ramps, if such project is based on a continuing comprehensive transportation plannnig process carried on in accordance with section 134 of this title. "(c) The sums authorized to carry out this section shall be appor77 Stat. 276. tioned in accordance with section 104(b)(3) of this title. ^*p°'*" (d) The Secretary shall report annually on projects approved under this section with any recommendations he may have for further improvement of traffic operations in accordance with this section." (b) The analysis of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is hereby amended by adding thereto, immediately after the catchline for section 134, the following: "135. Urban area traffic operations improvement programs." FRINGE PARKING

FACILITIES

SEC. 11. (a) The Secretary may, until June 30, 1971, approve as a project under title 23, United States Code, for demonstration purposes, the acquisition of land adjacent to the right-of-way on any Federal-aid highway system outside a central business district, as defined by the Secretary, and the construction of publicly owned parking facilities thereon or within such right-of-way, including the use of the air space above and below the established grade line of the highway pavement, to serve an urban area of more than fifty thousand population. Such parking facility shall be located and designed to permit its use in conjunction with existing or planned public transportation facilities. I n the event fees are charged for the use of any such facility, the rate thereof shall not be in excess of that required for maintenance and operation (including compensation to any person for operating such facility.

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(b) The Federal share payable on account of any project authorized by this section shall be 50 per centum. The sums apportioned in accordance with section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, 7? Stat. 276. shall be available to finance the Federal share payable under this section. (c) The Secretary shall not approve any project under this section until— (1) he has determined that the State, or the political subdivision thereof, where such project is to be located, or an agency or instrumentality of such State or political subdivision, has the authority and capability of constructing, maintaining, and operating the facility; (2) he has entered into an agreement governing the financing, maintenance, and operation of the parking facility with such State, political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, including necessary requirements to insure that adequate public transportation services will be available to persons using such facility; and (3) he has approved design standards for constructing such facility developed in cooperation with the State highway department. (d) The term "parking facilities", for purposes of this section, shall. "Packing faciiiinclude access roads, buildings, structures, equipment, improvements, and interests in lands. (e) Nothing in this section, or in any rule or regulation issued under this section, or in any agreement required by this section, shall prohibit (1) any State, political subdivision, or agency or instrumentality thereof, from contracting with any person to operate any parking facility constructed under this section, or (2) any such person from so operating such facility. (f) The Secretary shall not approve any project under this section unless he determines that it is based on a continuing comprehensive transportation planning process carried on in accordance with section 134 of title 23, United States Code. 76 Stat. IMS. (g) The Secretary shall submit to Congress annually a report of the Report to condemonstration projects approved under this section together with his ^'•^^^• recommendations with respect to the future operation of these projects including, but not limited to, the possible sale of such projects to private enterprise and the possibility of future construction of projects of this type by private enterprise. PREVAILING RATE OF WAGE

SEC. 12. (a) Section 113 of title 23, United States Code, is amended 72 Stat. 895. to read as follows: "§ 113. Prevailing rate of wage " (a) The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to insure that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors on the initial construction work performed on highway projects on the Federal-aid systems, the primary and secondary, as well as their extensions in urban areas, and the Interstate System, authorized under the highway laws providing for the expenditure of Federal funds upon the Federal-aid systems, shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on the same tj^pe of work on similar construction in the immediate locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Act of August 30, 1935, known as the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 267a). ^9 su.^. ion. " (b) I n carrying out the duties of subsection (a) of this section, the 276a-5. ^^^"^ Secretary of Labor shall consult with the highway department of the State in which a project on any of the Federal-aid systems is to be performed. After giving due regard to the information thus obtained, he

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shall make a predetermination of the minimum wages to be paid laborers and mechanics in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section which shall be set out in each project advertisement for bids and in each bid proposal form and shall be made a part of the contract covering the project. "(c) The provisions of the section shall not be applicable to employment pursuant to apprenticeship and skill training programs which have been certified by the Secretary of Transportation as promoting equal employment opportunity in connection with Federal-aid highway construction p)rograms." (b) The analysis of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is hereby amended by striking out "113. Prevailing rate of wage—Interstate System."

and inserting in lieu thereof: "113. Prevailing rate of vpage." H I G H W A Y SAFETY PROGRAM

80 Stat. 732.

SEC. 13. The fourth sentence of subsection (c) of section 402 of title £3 of the United States Code is amended by striking out "December 31, 1968" and inserting in lieu thereof "December 31, 1969", and the fifth sentence of such subsection is amended by striking out "January 1, 1969" and inserting in lieu thereof "January 1, 1970". I N T E R S T A T E SYSTEM ADJUSTMENTS

74 Stat. 415; n Stat. 772.

SEC. 14. (a) The first sentence of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the word "and" a comma and the following: "except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection,". (b) Subsection (d) of section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(3) I n addition to the mileage authorized by paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, there is hereby authorized additional mileage of not to exceed 1,500 miles for the designation of routes in the same manner as set forth in paragraph (1), in order to improve the efficiency and service of the Interstate System to better accomplish the purposes of that System." PROHIBITION

72 Stat. 885.

OF I M P O U N D M E N T OF A P P O R T I O N M E N T S A N D DIVERSION OF F U N D S

SEC. 15. Section 101 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(c) I t is the sense of Congress that under existing law no part of any sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure upon any Federal-aid system which has been apportioned pursuant to the provisions of this title shall be impounded or withheld from obligation, for purposes and projects as provided in this title, by any officer or employee of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government, except such specific sums as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, are necessary to be withheld from obligation for specific periods of time to assure that sufficient amounts will be available in the highway trust fund to defray the expenditures which will be required to be made from such fund. " (d) I t is the sense of Congress that funds authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund may be used to pay only those administrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administration (in-

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eluding the Bureau of Public Roads) which are incurred under this title and are attributable to Federal-aid highways. No funds authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund shall be used to pay the administrative expenses of any other Federal department, agency, office, or instrumentality, or any other agency, instrumentality, or entity established by Federal law, executive order, or otherwise by the Federal Government, either by transfer or funds, reassignment of personnel or activities, contract, or otherwise, unless the expenditures are to meet obligations incurred under this title, which are attributable to Federal^aid highways and are— " (1) contracted for in accordance with the Act of March 4, 1915, as amended (31 U.S.C. 686) and (A) relate to work or services of a type not usually performed by the Federal Highway Administration or (B) relate to the furnishing of materials, supplies, or equipment; or "(2) are specifically identified in the budget and included in an appropriation Act." ADDITIONS TO THE I N T E R S T A T E

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SYSTEM

SEC. 16. (a) Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended 23 USC 101by adding at the end thereof the following new section: PoJt, pp^'sle, ' "§ 139. Additions to Interstate System ^^^ "Wlienever the Secretary determines that a highway on the Federalaid primary system meets all of the standards of a highway on the Interstate System and that such highway is a logical addition or connection to the Interstate System, he may, upon the affirmative recommendation of the State or States involved, designate such highway as a part of the Interstate System. The mileage of any highway designated as part of the Interstate System under this section shall not be charged against the limitation established by the first sentence of section 103(d) of this title. The designation of a highway as part of ^"'e. p. 822. the Interstate System under this section shall create no Federal financial responsibility with respect to such highway." (b) The analysis of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: '•139. Additions to Interstate System." F U N C T I O N A L H I G H W A Y CLASSIFICATION

STUDY

SEC. 17. The Secretary of Transportation shall, in the report to Congress required to be submitted by January 1970 by section 3 of the Act of August 28, 1965 (79 Stat. 578; Public Law 89-139), include ^^22 USC 101 the results of a systematic nationwide functional highway classification study to be made in cooperation with the State highway departments and local governments with particular attention to the establishment of highway system categories, rural and urban, according to the functional importance of routes, desirable as one of the bases for realigning Federal highway programs to better meet future needs and priorities. PRESERVATION OF P A R K L A N D S

SEC. 18. (a) Section 138 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: " I t is hereby declared to be the national policy that special effort should be made to preserve the natural beauty of the countryside and public park and recreation lands^ wildlife and waterfowl refuges, and historic sites. The Secretary of Transportation shall cooperate
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and consult with the Secretaries of the Interior, Housing and Urban Development, and Agriculture, and with the States in developing transportation plans and programs that include measures to maintain or enhance the natural beauty of the lands traversed. After the effective date of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968, the Secretary shall not approve any program or project which requires the use of any publicly owned land from a public park, recreation area, or wildlife and waterfowl refuge of national. State, or local significance as determined by the Federal, State, or local officials having jurisdiction thereof, or any land from an historic site of national. State, or local significance as so determined by such officials unless (1) there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the use of such land, and (2) such program includes all possible planning to minimize harm to such park, recreational area, wildlife and waterfowl refuge, or historic site resulting from such use." (b) Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act (80 Stat. 931; Public Law 89-670) is amended to read as follows: " (f) I t is hereby declared to be the national policy that special effort should be made to preserve the natural beauty of the countryside and public park and recreation lands, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, and historic sites. The Secretary of Transportation shall cooperate and consult with the Secretaries of the Interior, Housing and Urban Development, and Agriculture, and with the States in developing transportation plans and programs that include measures to maintain or enhance the natural beauty of the lands traversed. After the effective date of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968, the Secretary shall not approve any program or project which requires the use of any publicly owned land from a public park, recreation area, or wildlife and waterfowl refuge of national. State, or local significance as determined by the Federal, State, or local officials having jurisdiction thereof, or any land from an historic site of national. State, or local significance as so determined by such officials unless (1) there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the use of such land, and (2) such program includes all possible planning to minimize harm to such park, recreational area, wildlife and waterfowl refuge, or historic site resulting from such use." FORT WASHINGTON PARKWAY

SEC. 19. (a) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by (1) donation, (2) purchase with donated funds, (3) purchase with funds appropriated to him under subsection (c) of this section, (4) transfer from any other Federal department, agency, or instrumentality (including the government of the District of Columbia), or (5) exchange, lands and interests in lands in Prince Georges County, Maryland, within the boundary depicted on drawing NCR 117.4—186 which is on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National P a r k Service, Department of the Interior. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any property of the United States within the boundary depicted on such drawing may, with the concurrence of the head of the department, agency, or instrumentality having jurisdiction thereof, be transferred without reimbursement to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this section. (b)(1) With respect to those lands which are identified on the map by the legend "Fee simple acquisition to be acquired", striped ^ e e n, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire the fee simple absolute title to such property. (2) With r^espect to lands which are identified on the map by the legend "Private development areas" striped blue, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire only such easements and other

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interests in lands less than fee simple title as may be necessary to protect the natural scenery and shoreline of such property, and to prohibit the use of such property for industrial or commercial purposes or for residential purposes, other than low density single family detached dwellings, except that any such property which on the date of enactment of this section is lawfully used for any purposes thereafter prohibited by this paragraph may continue to be used for such purpose until such time as it ceases to be so used. (c) No money shall be expended by the Secretary of the Interior under this section until he shall have received definite commitments from the State of Maryland or from politicial subdivisions thereof, for one-third the cost of acquiring land easements or interests in lands under subsection (b) of this section, other than lands belonging to the United States on the date of enactment of this section or donated to the United States to carry out this section. In the discretion of the Secretary he may advance the State of Maryland, or any political subdivision thereof, the full amount of the funds necessary for the acquisition of lands under subsection (b) of this section on the condition that the State or political subdivision reimburse the United States onethird the cost of such acquisition, without interest, within a period of not to exceed 8 years from the date such funds are so advanced. (d) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this section an amount equal to the unappropriated balance of the amount authorized to be appropriated in subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of May 29, 1930 (46 Stat. 482), 66 Stat. 791; as amended, for acquiring and developing the George Washington H HH' l^' Memorial Parkway, and the authorization contained in such first section of such Act of May 29, 1930, is reduced by such amount. (e) Upon the completion of the acquisition of all of the real property and interests in real property authorized by this section, the Report to conSecretary of the'Interior shall report to Congress his recommendations gress. (including any necessary legislation) on the construction of the Fort Washington Parkway through the portion of Prince Georges County, Maryland, authorized to be acquired under this section. Such report shall include cost estimates and other information as may be necessary for the authorization of construction of such parkway by Congress. GARDEN STATE

PARKWAY

SEC. 20. (a) The amount of all Federal-aid highway funds paid on account of those sections of the Garden State Parkway in the State of New Jersey referred to in subsection (c) of this section shall, prior to the collection of any tolls thereon, be repaid to the Treasurer of the United States. The amount so repaid shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation for "Federal-Aid Highways (Trust F u n d) ". At the time of such repayment the Federal-aid projects with respect to which such funds have been repaid and any other Federal-aid project located on said sections of such parkway and programed for expenditure on any such project, shall be credited to the unprogramed balance of Federal-aid highways funds of the same class last apportioned to the State of New Jersey. The amount so credited shall be in addition to all other funds then apportioned to said State and shall be available for expenditure in accordance with the provisions of title 23, United States Code, as amended or supplemented. (b) When the New Jersey Highway Authority shall have constructed toll-free highway facilities in the vicinity of said sections of the Garden State Parkway in accordance with a general plan approved by the Secretary of Transportation as adequate to service local traffic, and pursuant to an agreement between the Authority and the State of New Jersey, acting by and through its State House Commission con-

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cerning the financing and construction of such facilities, then upon the repayment of Federal-aid highway funds and the cancellation and withdrawal from the Federal-aid highway program of all projects on such sections of the Garden State Parkway, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, such sections shall become and be free of any and all restrictions contained in title 23, United States Code, as amended or supplemented, or in any regulation thereunder, with respect to the imposition and collection of tolls or other charges thereon or for the use thereof. (c) The provisions of this section shall apply to the following sections of the Garden State Parkway: (1) That section of the parkway near Cape May Court House from interchange numbered 8 to interchange numbered 12 at route United States 9—a distance of approximately four and twenty one-hundredths centerline miles. (2) That section of the parkway from a point near its connection with route United States 9 north of Toms River to Dover Road in South Toms River—a distance of approximately two and fifty one-hundredths centerline miles. (3) That section of the parkway from route United States 9 in Woodbridge to the Middlesex-ITnion County line—a distance of approximately six and thirty-seven one-hundredths centerline miles. (4) That section of the parkway from a point near its connection with the Middlesex-Union County line to a point near its connection with route United States 22 in Union Township—a distance of approximately seven and ninety-two one-hundredths centerline miles. SECTION 1 0 3, TITLE 2 3, UNITED STATES CODE

81 Stat. 772.

SEC. 21. Paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out "1965 Interstate System cost estimate set forth in House Document Numbered 42, Eightyninth Congress" and inserting in lieu thereof "1968 Interstate System cost estimate set forth in House Document Numbered 199, Ninetieth Congress, as revised". RULE M P I i O Y M E N T

OITORTUNITY

^A^nte. pp. 820, ^^^ 22. (a) Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended Post, p. 836. by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "§140. Equal employment opportunity "Prior to approving any programs for projects as provided for in 72 Stat. 891. subsection (a) of section 105 of this title, the Secretary shall require assurances from any State desiring to avail itself of the benefits of this chapter that employment in connection with proposed projects will be provided without regard to race, color, creed or national origin. He shall require that each State shall include in the advertised specifications, notification of the specific equal employment opportunity responsibilities of the successful bidder. I n approving programs for projects on any of the Federal-aid systems, the Secretary shall, where he considers it necessary to assure equal employment opportunity, require certification by any State desiring to avail itself of the benefits of this chapter that there are in existence and available on a regional, statewide, or local basis, apprenticeship, skill improvement or other upgrading programs, registered with the Department of Labor or the appropriate State agency, if any, which provide equal opportunity for training and employment without regard to race, color, creed or national origin. The Secretary shall periodically obtain from the

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Secretary of Labor and the respective State highway departments information which will enable him to judge compliance with the requirements of this section and the Secretary of Labor shall render to the Secretary such assistance and information as he shall deem necessary to carry out the equal employment opportunity program required hereunder." (b) The analysis of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "140. Equal employment opportunity."

(c) Subsection (b) of section 112 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Contracts for the construction of each project shall be awarded only on the basis of the lowest responsive bid submitted by a bidder meeting established criteria of responsibility. No requirement or obligation shall be imposed as a condition precedent to the award of a contract to such bidder for a project, or to the Secretary's concurrence in the award of a contract to such bidder, unless such requirement or obligation is otherwise lawful and is specifically set forth in the advertised specifications."

72 Stat. 895.

DISTRICT o r COLUMBIA

SEC. 23. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any court decision or administrative action to the contrary, the Secretary of Transportation and the government of the District of Columbia shall, in addition to those routes already under construction, construct all routes on the Interstate System within the District of Columbia as set forth in the document entitled "1968 Estimate of the Cost of Completion of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways in the District of Columbia" submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Transportation with, and as a part of, "The 1968 Interstate System Cost Estimate" printed as House Document Numbered 199, Ninetieth Congress. Such construction shall be undertaken as soon as possible after the date of enactment of this Act, except as otherwise provided in this section, and shall be carried out in accordance with all applicable provisions of title 23 of the United States Code. (b) Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section the government of the District of Columbia shall commence work on the following projects: (1) Three Sisters Bridge, 1-266 (Section B l to B 2). (2) Potomac River Freeway, 1-266 (Section B2 to B4). (3) Center Leg of the Inner Loop, 1-95 (Section A6 to C 4), terminating at New York Avenue. (4) East Leg of the Inner I ^ o p, 1-295 (Section C l to C4), terminating at Bladensburg Road. (c) The government of the District of Columbia and the Secretary of Transportation shall study those projects on the Interstate System set forth in "The 1968 Interstate System Cost Estimate", House Document Numbered 199, Ninetieth Congress, within the District of Columbia which are not specified in subsection (b) and shall report to c^^^e^s^" Congress not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this °"^''^^^' section their recommendations with respect to such projects including any recommended alternative routes or plans, and if no such recommendations are submitted within such 18-month period then the Secretary of Transportation and the government of the District of Columbia shall construct such routes, as soon as possible thereafter, as required by subsection (a) of this section. (d) For the purpose of enabling the District of Columbia to have its Federal-aid highway projects approved under section 106 or 117 of title 23, United States Code, the Commissioner of the District of 72 Stat. 892, '

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Columbia may, in comiection with the acquisition of real property in the District of Columbia for any Federal-aid highway project, provide the payments and services described in sections 505, 506, 507, and 508 of title 23, United States Code. (e) The Commissioner of the District of Columbia is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, condemnation or otherwise, real property for transfer to the Secretary of the Interior in exchange or as replacement for park, parkway, and playground lands transferred to the District of Columbia for a public purpose pursuant to section 1 of the Act of May 20, 1932 (47 Stat. 161; D.C. Code, sec. 8-115) and the Commissioner is further authorized to transfer to the United States title to property so acquired. (f) Payments are authorized to be made by the Commissioner, and received by the Secretary of the Interior, in lieu of property transferred pursuant to subsection (e) of this section. The amount of such payment shall represent the cost to the Secretary of the Interior of acquiring real property suitable for replacement of the property so transferred as agreed upon between the Commissioner and the head of said agency and shall be available for the acquiring of the replacement property. URBAN IMPACT

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AMENDMENT

SEC. 24. The first sentence of subsection (a) of section 128 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking everything after the word "economic" down to and including the period at the end thereof and insQrting in lieu thereof the following: "and social effects of such a location, its impact on the environment, and its consistency with the goals and objectives of such urban planning as has been promulgated by the community.". CONSTRUCTION BY STATES I N ADVANCE OF

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SEC. 25. (a) Subsection (a) of section 115 of title 23, United States 72 Stat. 896. Code, is amended to read as follows: " (a) When a State has obligated all funds for any of the Federalaid systems, including the Interstate System, apportioned to it under 72 Stat. 889. section 104 of this title, and proceeds to construct any project without the aid of Federal funds, including one or more parts of any project, on any of the Federal-aid systems in such State, including the Interstate System, as any of those systems may be designated at that time, in accordance with all procedures and all requirements applicable to projects on any such system, except insofar as such procedures and requirements limit a State to the construction of projects with the aid of Federal funds previously apportioned to it, the Secretary, upon application by such State and his approval of such application, is authorized to pay to such State the Federal share of the costs of construction of such project when additional funds are apportioned to such State under section 104 of this title if— " (1) prior to the construction of the project the Secretary approves the plans and specifications therefor in the same manner as other projects on the Federal-aid system involved, and "(2) the project conforms to the applicable standards adopted iiltTu'iiV^'' under section 109 of this title; 80 Stat. 76?! 771. The Secretary muy not approve an application under this section unless an authorization is m effect for the fiscal year for which the application is sought beyond the currently authorized funds for such State and that no application may be approved which will exceed the State's expected apportionment of such authorizations."
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(b) Subsection (b) of section 115 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the following: "of subsection (b)(5) ". (c) The analysis of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, as it refers to section 115 is hereby amended to read as follows:

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"11.5. Construction by States in advance of apportionment." BRIDGE

INSPECTION

SEC. 26. Section 116 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 73 Stat. u s. adding at the end thereof the following: " (d) The Secretary in consultation with the State highway departments and interested and knowledgeable private organizations and individuals shall as soon as possible establish national bridge inspection standards in order to provide for the proper safety inspection of bridges on any of the Federal-aid highway system. Such standards shall specify in detail the method by which inspections shall be conducted by the State highway departments, the maximum time lapse between inspections and the qualifications for those charged with the responsibility for carrying out such inspections. Each State shall be required to maintain written reports to be available to the Secretary pursuant to such inspections together with a notation of the action taken pursuant to the findings of such inspections. Each State shall be required to maintain a current inventory of all bridges on the Federalaid system. "(e) The Secretary shall establish in cooperation with the State highway departments a program designed to train appropriate employees of the Federal Government and the State governments to carry out bridge inspections. Such a program shall be revised from time to time in light of new or improved techniques. For the purposes of this section the Secretary may use funds made available pursuant to the provisions of section 104(a) and section 307(a) of this title." ^2 Stat. 889, EMERGENCY RELIEF

SEC. 27. (a) The first sentence of section 125 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "An emergency fund is 73 Stat. 612. authorized for expenditure by the Secretary, subject to the provisions of this section and section 120, for the repair or reconstruction of highways, roads, and trails which he shall find have suffered serious damage as the result of (1) natural disaster over a wide area such as by floods, hurricanes, tidal waves, earthquakes, severe storms, or landslides, or (2) catastrophic failures from any cause, in any part of the United States." (b) The first sentence of section 120(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the period at the end the follow- 78 Stat. 1090; ing: "The Secretary may increase the Federal share payable on ^^ tat. 769. account of any repair or reconstruction under this section up to 100 per centum of the replacement cost of a comparable facility if he determines it is in the public interest." (c) The amendments made by this section shall be applicable to Applicability. repair or reconstruction with respect to which project agreements have been entered into on or after January 1, 1968. TOLL ROADS

SEC. 28. Section 129(b) of title 23 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "After June 30, 1968, all agreements between the Secretary and a State highway department for the construction of projects on the Interstate System shall contain a clause providing that no toll road will be constructed after

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June 30, 1968, on the interstate highway route involved without the official concurrence of the Secretary. The Secretary shall not concur in any such construction unless he makes an affirmative finding that, under the particular circumstances existing, the construction of such road as a toll facility rather than a toll-free facility is in the public interest. The preceding two sentences shall not apply to any toll bridge or toll tunnel." H I G H W A Y S T U D Y — G U A M, AMERICA N SAMOA, A N D THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

Report to Congress

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SEC. 29. (a) The Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation with the government of Guam, the government of American Samoa, and the government of the Virgin Islands, shall make studies of the need for, and estimates and planning surveys relative to, highway construction programs for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands. ^^^ Q^ ^j. ^gfore April 1, 1969, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a report to the Congress which shall include— (1) an analysis of the adequacy of present highway programs to provide satisfactory highways in both the rural and urban areas in Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands; (2) specific recommendations as to a program for the construction of highways throughout Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands; and (3) a feasible program for implementing such specific recommendations, including cost estimates, recommendations as to the inclusion of all or parts of such highways on the Federal-aid systems and as to the sharing of cost responsibilities, and other pertinent matters. (c) Costs of the studies required by this section shall be paid from funds made available to the Secretary under section 104(a) of title £3, UnitedStates Code. RELOCATION

ASSISTANCE

SEC. 30. Title 23, United States Code, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a new chapter: "Chapter 5.—HIGHWAY RELOCATION ASSISTANCE "Sec. "501. "502. "503. "504. "505. "506. "507. "508. "509. "510. "511.

Declaration of policy. Assurances of adequate relocation assistance program. Administration of relocation assistance program. Federal reimbursement. Relocation payments. Replacement housing. Expenses incidental to transfer of property. Relocation services. Relocation assistance programs on Federal highway projects. Authority of Secretary. Definitions.

"§501. Declaration of policy "Congress hereby declares that the prompt and equitable relocation and restablishment of persons, businesses, farmers, and nonprofit organizations displaced as a result of the Federal highway programs and the construction of Federal-aid highways is necessary to insure that a few individuals do not suffer disproportionate injuries as a result of programs designed for the benefit of the public as a whole. Therefore, Congress determines that relocation payments and advisory assistance should be provided to all persons so displaced in accordance with the provisions of this title.

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"§502. Assurances of adequate relocation assistance program "The Secretary shall not approve any project under section 106 or section 117 of this title which will cause the displacement of any gor^^'sVat^oTs person, business, or farm operation unless he receives satisfactory assurances from the State highway department that— "(1) fair and reasonable relocation and other payments shall be afforded to displaced persons in accordance with sections 505, 506, and 507 of this title; "(2) relocation assistance programs offering the services described in section 508 of this title shall be afforded to displaced persons; and "(3) within a reasonable period of time prior to displacement there will be available, to the extent that can reasonably be accomplished, in areas not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities and at rents or prices within the financial means of the families and individuals displaced, decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings, as defined by the Secretary, equal in number to the number of and available to such displaced families and individuals and reasonably accessible to their places of employment. "In order to prevent unnecessary expenses and duplication of functions, a State highway department may make relocation payments or provide relocation assistance or otherwise carry out the functions required under this chapter by utilizing the facilities, personnel, and services of any other Federal, State, or local governmental agency having an established organization for conducting relocation assistance programs. " (a) The Secretary shall approve, as a part of the cost of construction of a project under any Federal-aid highway program which he administers, the cost of providing the payments and services described in section 502, except that notwithstanding any other law, the Federal share of the first $25,000 of such payments to any person, on account of any real property acquisition or displacement occurring prior to July 1, 1970, shall be increased to 100 per centum of such cost. "(b) Any project agreement with a State highway department executed before the date of enactment of this chapter with respect to property which has not been acquired as of the date of enactment of this chapter under any such program shall be amended to include the cost of providing the payments and services described in section 502 with respect to such property. "§505. Relocation payments " (a) PAYMENTS FOR ACTUAL EXPENSES.—Upon application approved by the State agency, a person displaced by any highway project approved under section 106 or section 117 of this title may elect to receive actual reasonable expenses in moving himself, his family, his business, or his farm operation, including personal property. "(b) OPTIONAL PAYMENTS—DWELLINGS.—Any displaced person who moves from a dwelling who elects to accept the payments authorized by this subsection in lieu of the payments authorized by subsection (a) of this section may receive— "(1) a moving expense allowance, determined according to a schedule established by the Secretary, not to exceed $200; and " (2) a dislocation allowance of $100. "(c)
 * §503. Administration of relocation assistance program
 * §504. Federal reimbursement

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lieu of the payment authorized by subsection (a) of this section, may receive a fixed relocation payment in an amount equal to the average annual net earnings of the business or farm operation, or $5,000, whichever is the lesser. I n the case of a business, no payment shall be made under this subsection unless the State agency is satisfied that the business (1) cannot be relocated without a substantial loss of its existing patronage, and (2) is not part of a commercial enterprise having at least one other establishment, not being acquired by the State or by the United States, which is engaged in the same or similar business, ^^^ purposes of this subsection, the term 'average annual net earnings' means one-half of any net earnings of the business or farm operation, before Federal, State, and local income taxes, during the two taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year in which such business or farm operation moves from the real property acquired for such project, and includes any compensation paid by the business or farm operation to the owner, his spouse, or his dependents during such two-year period. ^§506. Replacement housing " (a) I n addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this title, the State agency shall make a payment to the owner of real property acquired for a project which is improved by a single-, two-, or threefamily dwelling actually owned and occupied by the owner for not less than one year prior to the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of such property. Such payment, not to exceed $5,000, shall be the amount, if any, which, when added to the acquisition payment, equals the average price required for a comparable dwelling determined, in accordance with standards established by the Secretary, to be a decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling adequate to accommodate the displaced owner, reasonably accessible to public services and places of employment and available on the private market. Such payment shall be made only to a displaced owner who purchases and occupies a dwelling within one year subsequent to the date on which he is required to move from the dwelling acquired for the project. No such payment shall be required or included as a project cost under section 504 of this title if the owner-occupant receives a payment required by the State law of eminent domain which is determined by the Secretary to have substantially the same purpose and effect as this section and to be part of the cost of the project for which Federal financial assistance is available. "(b) I n addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this title, the State agency shall make a payment to any individual or family displaced from any dwelling not eligible to receive a payment under subsection (a) of this section which dwelling was actually and lawfully occupied by such individual or family for not less than 90 days prior to the initiation of negotiations for acquisition of such property. Such payment, not to exceed $1,500, shall be the amount which is necessary to enable such person to lease or rent for a period not to exceed 2 years, or to make the down payment on the purchase of, a decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling of standards adequate to accommodate such individual or family in areas not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities. "§507. Expenses incidental to transfer of property " (a) I n addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this title, the State shall reimburse the owner of real property acquired for a project for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred for (1) recording fees, transfer taxes, and similar expenses incidental to conveying such prop-

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erty; (2) penalty costs for prepayment of any mortgage entered into in good faith encumbering such real property if such mortgage is on record or has been filed for record under applicable State law on the date of final approval by the State of the location of such project; and (3) the pro rata portion of real property taxes paid which are allocable to a period subsequent to the date of vesting of title in the State, or the effective date of the possession of such real property by the State, whichever is earlier. " (b) No payment received under this chapter shall be considered as income for the purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, or for the purpose of determining the eligibility or the extent of eligibility of any person for assistance under the Social Security Act or any other Federal law. ^ "§508. Relocation services " (a) Each State shall provide a relocation advisory assistance program which shall include such measures, facilities, or services as may be necessary or appropriate in order— "(1) to determine the needs, if any, of displaced families, individuals, business concerns, and farm operators for relocation assistance; " (2) to assure that, within a reasonable period of time, prior to displacement there will be available, to the extent that can reasonably be accomplished, in areas not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities and at rents or prices within the financial means of the families and individuals displaced, housing meeting the standards established by the Secretary for decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings, equal in number to the number of, and available to, such displaced families and individuals and reasonably accessible to their places of employment; ' (3) to assist owners of displaced businesses and displaced farm operators in obtaining and becoming established in suitable locations; and "(4) to supply information concerning the Federal Housing Administration home acquisition program under section 221(d) (2) of the National Housing Act, the small business disaster loan program under section 7(b)(3) of the Small Business Act, and other State or Federal programs offering assistance to displaced persons. " (b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any person from exercising any right or remedy available to him under State law with respect to any action of a State agency in carrying out this chapter.

83a

68A Stat. 3. 26 USC 1 et aeq.

49 Stat. 620. 42 USC 1305.

73 Stat. 659. Po^<f p/sss^.'

"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after the effective date of this title any Federal agency which acquires real property for use in connection w'th a highway project authorized by section 107 and chapter 2 of this title or any other Federal law shall, in accordance 72 stajt. 892 with regulations issued by the Secretary, provide the payments and 23 USC 201-214. services described in sections 502, 505, 506, 507, and 508 of this title. When real property is acquired by a State or local governmental agency for such a Federal project for purposes of this chapter, the acquisition shall be deemed an acquisition by the Federal agency having authority over such project.
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"§510. Authority of the Secretary " (a) To carry into effect the provisions of this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to make such rules and regulations as he may determine to be necessary to assure— "(1) that the payments authorized by this chapter shall be fair and reasonable and as uniform as practicable; "(2) that a displaced person who makes proper application for a payment authorized for such person by this chapter shall be paid promptly after a move or, in hardship cases, be paid in advance; and "(3) that any person aggrieved by a determination as to eligibility for a payment authorized by this chapter, or the amount of a payment, may have his application reviewed by the head of the State agency making such determination. " (b) The Secretary may make such other rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this chapter as he deems necessary or appropriate to carry out this chapter. "§511. Definitions "As used in this chapter— " (1) The term 'person' means— " (A) any individual, partnership, corporation, or association which is the owner of a business; " (B) any owner, part owner, tenant, or sharecropper who operates a farm; " (C) an individual who is the head of a family; or " (D) an individual not a member of a family. "(2) The term 'family' means two or more individuals living together in the same dwelling unit who are related to each other by blood, marriage, adoption, or legal guardianship. "(3) The term 'displaced person' means any person who moves from real property on or after the effective date of this chapter as a result of the acquisition or reasonable expectation of acquisition of such real property, which is subsequently acquired, in whole or in part, for a Federal-aid highway, or as the result of the acquisition for a Federal-aid highway of other real property on which such person conducts a business or farm operation. "(4) The term 'business' means any lawful activity conducted primarily— " (A) for the purchase and resale, manufacture, processing, or marketing of products, commodities, or any other personal property; " (B) for the sale of services to the public; or " (C) by a nonprofit organization. "(5) The term 'farm operation' means any activity conducted solely or primarily for the production of one or more agricultural products or commodities for sale and home use, and customarily producing such products or commodities in sufficient quantity to be capable of contributing materially to the operator's support. " (6) The term 'Federal agency' means any department, agency, or instrumentality in the executive branch of the Government and any corporation wholly owned by the Government. "(7) The term 'State agency' means a State highway department or any agency designated by a State highway department to

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administer the relocation assistance program authorized by this chapter." SMALL BUSINESS

ACT

SEC. 31. Paragraph (3) of section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636 (b)(3)) is amended to read as follows: . . "(3) to make such loans (either directly or in cooperation with banks or other lending institutions through agreements to participate on an immediate or deferred basis) as the Administration may determine to be necessary or appropriate to assist any small business concern in continuing in business at its existing location, in reestablishing its business, in purchasing a business, or in establishing a new business, if the Administration determines that such concern has suffered substantial economic injury as the result of its displacement by, or location in, adjacent to, or near, a federally aided urban renewal program or a highway project or any other construction constructed by or with funds provided in whole or in part by the Federal Government; and the purpose of a loan made pursuant to such project or program may, in the discretion of the Administration, include the purchase or construction of other premises whether or not the borrower owned the premises occupied by the business; and". EMINENT

DOMAIN

SEC. 32. Nothing contained in chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, shall be construed as creating in any condemnation proceedings brought under the power of eminent domain, any element of damages not in existence on the date of enactment of such chapter 5. ANNUAL

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REPORT

SEC. 33. The Secretary of Transportation shall report annually to Report to conCongress, but no later than January 15 of each year, concerning his ^'"^^^" administration of chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, together with his recommendations, including any necessary legislation with respect to such chapter. FEDERAL SHARE

SEC. 34. Section 120(a) of title 23, United States Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: " (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, the Federal share payable on account of any project, financed with primary, secondary, or urban funds, on the Federal-aid primary system and the Federal-aid secondary system shall either (^A) not exceed 50 per centum of the cost of construction, except that m the case of any State containing nontaxable Indian lands, individual and tribal, and public domain lands (both reserved and unreserved) exclusive of national forests and national parks and monuments, exceeding 5 per centum of the total area of all lands therein, the Federal share shall be increased by a percentage of the remaining cost equal to the percentage that the area of all such lands in such State, is of its total area, or (B) not exceed 50 per centum of the cost of construction, except that in the case of any State containing nontaxable Indian lands, individual and tribal, public domain lands (both reserved and unreserved), national

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forests, and national parks and monuments, the Federal share shall be increased by a percentage of the remaining cost equal to the percentage that the area of all such lands in such State is of its total area, except that the Federal share payable on any project in a State shall not exceed 95 per centum of the total cost of any such project. I n any case where a State elects to have the Federal share provided in clause (B) of this subsection, the State must enter into an agreement with the Secretary covering a period of not less than one year, requiring such State to use solely for highway construction purposes (other than paying its share of projects approved under this title) during the period covered by such agreement the difference between the State's share as provided in clause (B) and what its share would be if it elected to pay the share provided in clause (A) for all projects subject to such agreement." REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION

^^"'&26^' ^^°'

823, 826.

POLICIES

SEC. 35. (a) Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "§141. Real property acquisition policies "Before approving projects under this chapter, the Secretary shall obtain from the State highway department the following assurances: "(1) that every reasonable effort shall be made to acquire the real property by negotiation; " (2) that the construction of projects shall be so scheduled that to the greatest extent practicable no person lawfully occupying the real property shall be required to move from his home, farm, or business location without at least 90 days' written notice from the State or political subdivision having responsibility for such acquisition; and "(3) that it will be the policy of the State, before initiating negotiations for real property, to establish an amount which is believed to be just compensation, under the law of the State, and to make a prompt offer to acquire the property for the full amount so established." (b) The analysis of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "141. Real property acquisition policies." SEPARABILITY

SEC. 36. If any provision of this Act (including the amendments made by this Act), or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this Act and the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. EFFECTIVE DATE

Ante,

p. 830.

76 Stat. 1146.

Ante, p. 830. Repeal.

SEC. 37. This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take eft'ect on the date of its enactment, except that until July 1, 1970, sections 502, 505, 506, 507, and 508 of title 23, United States Code, as added by this Act, shall be applicable to a State only to the extent that such State is able under its laws to comply with such sections. After July 1, 1970, such sections shall be completely applicable to all States. Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, shall not apply to any State if sections 502, 505, 506, 507, and 508 of title 23, United States Code, are applicable in that State, and effective July 1, 1970, such seotion 133 is repealed. Approved August 23, 1968.

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Public Law 90-496 AN ACT To provide for the popular election of the Governor of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.

August 23, 1968 ^^' '^^^^

Be H enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Virgin United States of America in Congress asHcmbled, That, effective on Elective Islands Governor the date of enactment of this Act, section 7(a) of the Revised Organic Act. Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat. 497, 500; 48 U.S.C. 1573(a)), as 73 Stat. 569. amended, is amended to read as follows: " (a) Regular sessions of the legislature shall be held annually, commencing on the second Monday in January (unless the legislature shall by law fix a different date), and shall continue for such term as the legislature may provide. The Governor may call special sessions of the legislature at any time when in his opinion the public interest may require it. No legislation shall be considered at any special session other than that specified in the call therefor or in any special message by the Governor to the legislature while in such session. All sessions of the legislature shall be open to the public." SEC. 2. Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, section 9, subsection (a) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat. 497, 501; 48 U.S.C. 1575(a)) is amended by deleting the first sentence and by substituting therefor the following: "The quorum of the legislature shall consist of eight of its members." SEC. 3. Section 9, subsection (d), of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat. 497, 502; 48 U.S.C. 1575(d)) is amended by deleting its fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth sentences and by substituting therefor the following: "When a bill is returned by the Governor to the legislature with his objections, the legislature shall enter his objections at large on its journal and, upon motion of a member of the legislature, p r o c ^ d to reconsider the bill. If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of all the members of the legislature pass the bill, it shall be a law." SEC. 4. Section 11 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat. 497,503; 48 U.S.C. 1591) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 11. The executive powder of the Virgin Islands shall be vested in an executive officer whose official title shall be the 'Governor of the Virgin Islands'. The Governor of the Virgin Islands, together with Election. the Lieutenant Governor, shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast by the people who are qualified to vote for the members of the legislature of the Virgin Islands. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen jointly, by the casting by each voter of a single vote applicable to both officers. If no candidates receive a majority of the votes cast in any election, on the fourteenth day thereafter a runoff election shall be held between the candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor receiving the highest and second highest number of votes cast. The first election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be held on November 3, 1970. Thereafter, beginning with the year 1974, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be elected every four years at the general election. The Governor and Lieutenant Term of office. Governor shall hold office for a term of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. No person who has been elected Governor for two full successive terms shall be again eligible to hold that office until one full term has intervened. The term of the elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall commence on the first Monday of January following the date of election. "No person shall be eligible for election to the office of Governor or Qualifications. Lieutenant Governor unless he is an eligible voter and has been for five

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consecutive years immediaitely preceding the election a citizen of the United States and a bona fide resident of the Virgin Islands and will be, at the time of taking office, at least thirty years of age. The Governor shall maintain his official residence in the Government House on Saint Thomas during his incumbency, which house, together with land apipurtenant thereto, is hereby transferred to the government of the Virgin Islands. While in Saint Croix the Governor may reside in Government House on Saint Croix free of rent. "The Governor shall have general supervision and control of all the departments, bureaus, agencies, and other instrumentalities of the executive branch of the government of the Virgin Islands. H e may grant pardons and reprieves and remit fines and forfeitures for offenses against local laws. H e may veto any legislation as provided in this Act. He shall appoint, and may remove, all officers and employees of the executive branch of the government of the Virgin Islands, except as otherwise provided in this or any other Act of Congress, or under the laws of the Virgin Islands, and shall commission all officers that he may be authorized to appoint. He shall be responsible for the faithful execution of the laws of the Virgin Islands and the laws of the United States applicable in the Virgin Islands. Whenever it becomes necessary, in case of disaster, invasion, insurrection, or rebellion or imminent danger thereof, or to prevent or suppress lawless violence, he may summon the posse comitatus or call out the militia or request assistance of the senior military or naval commander of the Armed Forces of the United States in the Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico, which may be given at the discretion of such commander if not disruptive of, or inconsistent with, his Federal responsibilities. H e may, in case of rebellion or invasion or imminent danger thereof, when the public safety requires it, proclaim the islands, insofar as they are under the jurisdiction of the government of the Virgin Islands, to be under martial law. The members of the legislature shall meet forthwith on their own initiative and may, by a two-thirds vote, revoke such proclamation. "The Governor shall make to the Secretary of the Interior under section 30 of this Act an annual report of the transactions of the government of the Virgin Islands for transmission to the Congress and such other reports at such other times as may be required by the Congress or under applicable Federal law. H e shall have the power to issue executive orders and regulations not in conflict with any applicable law. He may recommend bills to the legislature and give expression to his views on any matter before that body. "There is hereby established the office of Lieutenant Governor of the Virgin Islands. The Lieutenant Governor shall have such executive powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to him by the Governor or prescribed by this Act or under the laws of the Virgin Islands." SEC. 5. Section 12 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat. 497, 503; 48 U.S.C. 1593) is deleted and replaced by the following new provision, also designated section 12: "SEC. 12. Any Governor of the Virgin Islands may be removed from office by a referendum election in which at least two-thirds of the number of persons voting for Governor in the last preceding general election at which a Governor was elected vote in favor of recall and in which those so voting constitute a majority of all those participating in the referendum election. The referendum election shall be initiated by the legislature of the Virgin Islands following (a) a two-thirds vote of the members of the legislature in favor of a referendum, or (b) a petition for such a referendum to the legislature by registered voters equal in number to at least 50 per centum of the whole number

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of votes cast for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected preceding the filing of the petition." SEC. 6. Effective on the date of enactment of this Act section 13 Repealof the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat. 497, 503; 48 U.S.C. 1594) is hereby repealed. SEC. 7. (a) Section 14 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat. 497, 504; 48 U.S.C. 1595), is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 14. (a) I n case of the temporary disability or temporary vacancy in ofabsence of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor shall have the I'ucce^ssion! powers of the Governor. "(b) I n case of a permanent vacancy in the office of Governor, arising by reason of the death, resignation, removal by recall or permanent disability of the Governor, or the death, resignation, or permanent disability of a Governor-elect, or for any other reason, the Lieutenant Governor or Lieutenant Governor-elect shall become the Governor, to hold office for the unexpired term and until he or his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified at the next regular election for Governor. "(c) In case of the temporary disability or temporary absence of the Lieutenant Governor, or during any period when the Lieutenant Governor is acting as Governor, the president of the legislature shall act as Lieutenant Governor. " (d) I n case of a permanent vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor, arising by reason of the death, resignation, or permanent disability of the Lieutenant Governor, or because the Lieutenant Goveinor or Lieutenant Governor-elect has succeeded to the office of Governor, the Governor shall appoint a new Lieutenant Governor, with the advice and consent of the legislature, to hold office for the unexpired term and until he or his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified at the next regular election for Lieutenant Governor. "(e) I n case of the temporary disability or temporary absence of both the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor, the powers of the Governor shall be exercised, as Acting Governor, by such person as the laws of the Virgin Islands may prescribe. In case of a permanent vacancy in the offices of both the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, the office of Governor shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner prescribed by the laws of the Virgin Islands. " (f) 'No additional compensation shall be paid to any person acting as Governor or Lieutenant Governor who does not also assume the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor under the provisions of this Act." (b) Section 15 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands Repeal. (68 Stat. 497, 504; 48 U.S.C. 1596), is repealed. SEC. 8. (a) Subsection (a) of section 16 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, as amended (68 Stat. 497, 504; 48 U.S.C. 1597(a)), is further amended by deleting therefrom the last sentence 73 Stat. 559. and inserting in lieu thereof the following sentence: "Members of school boards, which entities of government nave been duly organized and established by the government of the Virgin Islands, shall be popularly elected." (b) Subsection (c) of section 6 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat. 497, 499; 48 U.S.C. 1572(c)), is amended by changing the period to a colon and inserting the following: ''Provided, however, That members of boards of elections, which entities of government have been duly organized and established by the government of the Virgin Islands, shall be popularly elected."

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SEC. 9. Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, section 17 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat. 497, 504; 48 U.S.C. 1599) is amended to read as follows: u^^^ ^7 (^^ rpj^^ Secretary of the Interior shall appoint in the Department of the Interior a government comptroller for the Virgin Islands who shall be under the general supervision of the Secretary of the Interior and shall not be a part of any executive department in the government of the Virgin Islands, and whose salary and expenses of office shall be paid by the United States from funds derived by transfer from the internal revenue collections appropriated for the Virgin Islands. Sixty days prior to the effective date of transfer or removal of the government comptroller, the Secretary shall communicate to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his intention to so transfer or remove the government comptroller and his reasons therefor. "(b) The government comptroller shall audit all accounts and review and recommend adjudication of claims pertaining to the revenue and receipts of the government of the Virgin Islands and of funds derived from bond issues, and he shall audit, m accordance with law and administrative regulations, all expenditures of funds and property pertaining to the government of the Virgin Islands, including those pertaining to trust funds held by the government of the Virgin Islands. "(c) I t shall be the duty of the government comptroller to bring to the attention of the Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of the Virgin Islands all failures to collect amounts due the government, and expenditures of funds or uses of property which are irregular or not pursuant to law. The audit activities of the government comptroller shall be directed so as to (1) improve the efficiency and economy of programs of the government of the Virgin Islands, and (2) discharge the responsibility incumbent upon the Congress to insure that the substantial Federal revenues which are covered into the treasury of the government of the Virgin Islands are properly accounted for and audited. " (d) I t shall be the duty of the government comptroller to certify to the Secretary of the Interior the net amount of government revenues which form the basis for Federal grants for the civil government of the Virgin Islands. "(e) The decisions of the government comptroller shall be final except that appeal therefrom may, with the concurrence of the Governor, be taken by the party aggrieved or the head of the department concerned, within one year from the date of the decision, to the Secretary of the Interior, which appeal shall be in writing and shall specifically set forth the particular action of the government comptroller to which exception is taken, with the reasons and the authorities relied upon for reversing such decision. " (f) If the Governor does not concur in the taking of an appeal to the Secretary, the party aggrieved may seek relief by suit in the District Court of the Virgin Islands if the claim is otherwise within its jurisdiction. No later than thirty days following the date of the decision of the Secretary of the Interior, the party aggrieved or the Governor, on behalf of the head of the department concerned, may seek relief by suit in the District Court of the Virgin Islands if the claim is otherwise within its jurisdiction. " (g) The government comptroller is authorized to communicate directly with any person or with any department officer or person having official relation with his office. H e may summon witnesses and administer oaths.

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" (h) As soon after the close of each fiscal year as the accounts of Fiscal reports. said fiscal year may be examined and adjusted, the government comptroller shall submit to the Governor of the Virgin Islands and the Secretary of the Interior an annual report of the fiscal condition of the government, showing the receipt.? and disbursements of the various departments and agencies of the government. The Secretary of the Interior shall submit such report along with his comments and recommendations to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. "(i) The government comptroller shall make such other reports as may be required by the Governor of the Virgin Islands, the Comptroller General of the United States, or the Secretary of the Interior. "(j) The office and activities of the government comptroller of the re^^fs"^^^^^"^ ^"*^ Virgin Islands shall be subject to review by the Comptroller General '' of the United States, and reports thereon shall be made by him to the Governor, the Secretary of the Interior, President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. " (k) All departments, agencies, and establishments shall furnish to the government comptroller such information regarding the powers, duties, activities, organizations, financial transactions, and methods of business of their respective offices as he may from time to time require of them; and the government comptroller, or any of his assistants or employees, when duly authorized by him, shall, for the purpose of securing such information, have access to and the right to examine any books, documents, papers, or records of any such department, agency, or establishment." SEC. 10. Section 20 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat. 497,505; 48 U.S.C. 1592, 1598, 1641), as amended, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 20. The salaries and travel allowances of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, the heads of the executive departments, other officers and employees of the government of the Virgin Islands, and the members of the legislature shall be paid by the government of the Virgin Islands at rates prescribed by the laws of the Virgin Islands." SEC. 11. Effective on the aate of enactment of this Act, section 3 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat. 497; 48 Privileges and I'.S.C. 1561) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following immunities pronew paragraphs: visions, etc. "The following provisions of and amendments to the Constitution 72 Stat. 1094. of the United States are hereby extended to the Virgin Islands to the extent that they have not been previously extended to that territory and shall have the same force and effect there as in the United States or in any State of the United States: article I, section 9, clauses 2 and 3; article IV, section 1 and section 2, clause 1; the first to ninth amendments inclusive; the thirteenth amendment; the second sentence of section 1 of the fourteenth amendment; and the fifteenth and nineteenth amendments: Provided, however, That all offenses shall continue to be prosecuted in the district court by information as heretofore, except such as may be required by local law to be prosecuted by indictment by grand jury. "All laws enacted by Congress with respect to the Virgin Islands and all laws enacted by the territorial le^slature of the Virgin Islands which are inconsistent with the provisions of this subsection are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency." Insurrection SEC. 12. Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, chapter 15 laws, applicabilof the General Military I ^ w (70A Stat. 15, 16; 10 U.S.C. 331-334) ity. is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section 336: "SEC. 336. For the purposes of this chapter, 'State' includes the unin- "state.»• corporated territory of the Virgin Islands."

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SEC. 13. Section 2 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat. 497; 48 U.S.C. 1541) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection (c): " (c) The relations between such government and the Federal Government in all matters not the program responsibility of another Federal department or agency shall be under the general administrative supervision of the Secretary of the Interior." SEC. 14. Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, section 19 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat. 505; 48 U.S.C. 1632) is hereby repealed. SEC. 15. Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, section 8(b) (i) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat. 497,500; 48 U.S.C. 1574(b)), as amended, is further amended by (a) deleting the third and fourth sentences thereof, and (b) by deleting the eighth and ninth sentences thereof and substituting in lieu thereof the following sentence: "The bonds so issued shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed that specified by the legislature, payable semiannually.". SEC. 16. Those provisions of this Act necessary to authorize the holding of an election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on November 3, 1970, shall be effective on January 1, 1970. All other provisions of this Act, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be effective January 4, 1971. SEC. 17. This Act may be cited as the "Virgin Islands Elective Governor Act". Approved August 23, 1968.

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To provide for the popular election of the Governor of Guam, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 6 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 384, 386; 48 U.S.C. 1422), is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 6. The executive power of Guam shall be vested in an executive officer whose official title shall be the 'Governor of Guam'. The Governor of Guam, together with the Lieutenant Governor, shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast by the people who are qualified to vote for the members of the Legislature of Guam, The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen jointly, by the casting by each voter of a single vote applicable to both offices. If no candidates

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receive a majority of the votes cast in any election, on the fourteenth day thereafter a runoff election shall be held between the candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor receiving the highest and second highest number of votes cast. The first election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be held on November 3, 1970. Thereafter, beginning with the year 1974, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be elected every four years at the general election. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall hold office for a term of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. "No person who has been elected Governor for two full successive terms shall again be eligible to hold that office until one full term has intervened. "The term of the elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall commence on the first Monday of January following the date of election. "No person shall be eligible for election to the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor unless he is an eligible voter and has been for five consecutive years immediately preceding the election a citizen of'the United States and a bona fide resident of Guam and will be, at the time of taking office, at least thirty years of age. The Governor shall maintain his official residence in Guam during his incumbency. "The Governor shall have general supervision and control of all the departments, bureaus, agencies, and other instrumentalities of the executive branch of the government of Guam. H e may grant pardons and reprieves and remit fines and forfeitures for offenses against local laws. H e may veto any legislation as provided in this Act. He shall appoint, and may remove, all officers and employees of the executive branch of the government of Guam, except as otherwise provided in this or any other Act of Congress, or under the laws of Guam, and shall commission all officers that he may be authorized to appoint. He shall be responsible for the faithful execution of the laws of Guam and the laws of the United States applicable in Guam. Whenever it becomes necessary, in case of disaster, invasion, insurrection, or rebellion, or imminent danger thereof, or to prevent or suppress lawless violence, he may summon the posse comitatus or call out the militia or request assistance of the senior military or naval commander of the Armed Forces of the United States in Guam, which may be given at the discretion of such commander if not disruptive of, or inconsistent with, his Federal responsibilities. He may, in case of rebellion or invasion, or imminent danger thereof, when the public safety requires it, proclaim the island, insofar as it is under the jurisdiction of the government of Guam, to be under martial law. The

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members of the legislature shall meet forthwith on their own initiative and may, by a two-thirds vote, revoke such proclamation. "The Governor shall make to the Secretary of the Interior an annual report of the transactions of the government of Guam for transmission to the Congress and such other reports at such other times as may be required by the Congress or under applicable Federal law. He shall have the power to issue executive orders and regulations not in conflict with any applicable law. He may recommend bills to the legislature and give expression to his views on any matter before that body. "There is hereby established the office of Lieutenant Governor of Guam. The Lieutenant Governor shall have such executive powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to him by the Governor or prescribed by this Act or under the laws of Guam." SEC. 2. Section 7 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 384, 887; 48 U.S.C. 1422a), is deleted and replaced by the following new provision, also designated section 7: "SEC. 7. Any Governor of Guam may be removed from office by a referendum election in which at least two-thirds of the number of persons voting for Governor in the last preceding general election at which a Governor was elected, vote in favor of recall and in which those so voting constitute a majority of all those participating in the referendum election. The referendum election shall be initiated by the legislature of Guam following (a) a two-thirds vote of the members of the legislature in favor of a referendum, or (b) a petition for such a referendum to the legislature by registered voters equal the number to at least 50 per centum of the whole number of votes cast for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected preceding the filing of the petition." SEC. 3. Section 8 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 384, 387; 48 U.S.C. 1422b), as amended, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 8. (a) I n case of the temporary disability or temporary absence of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor shall have the powers of the Governor. "(b) In case of a permanent vacancy in the office of Governor, arising by reason of the death, resignation, removal by recall, or permanent disability of the Governor, or the death, resignation, or permanent disability of a Governor-elect, or for any other reason, the Lieutenant Governor or Lieutenant Governor-elect shall become the Governor, to hold office for the unexpired term and until he or his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified at the next regular election for Governor. "(c) I n case of the temporary disability or temporary absence of the Lieutenant Governor, or during any period when the Lieutenant Governor is acting as Governor, the speaker of the Guam Legislature shall act as Lieutenant Governor. " (d) I n case of a permanent vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor, arising by reason of the death, resignation, or permanent disability of the Lieutenant Governor, or because the Lieutenant Governor or Lieutenant Governor-elect has succeeded to the office of Governor, the Governor shall appoint a new Lieutenant Governor, with the advice and consent of the legislature, to hold office for the unexpired term and until he or his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified at the next regular election for Lieutenant Governor.

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"(e) In case of the temporary disability or temporary absence of both the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor, the powers of the Governor shall be exercised, as Acting Governor, by such person as the laws of Guam may prescribe. In case of a permanent vacancy in the offices of both the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, the office of Governor shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner prescribed by the laws of Guam. "(f) No additional compensation shall be paid to any person acting as Governor or Lieutenant Governor who does not also assume the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor under the provisions of this Act." SEC. 4. (a) Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the second and third sentences of subsection (a) of section 9 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 384, 387; 48 U.S.C. 1422c(a)) are deleted. (b) The first sentence of subsection (b) of section 9 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 384, 387; 48 U.S.C. 1422c (b)) is deleted. SEC. 5. Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the Organic Act of Guam is amended by adding immediately after the end of section 9 (64 Stat. 384, 387; 48 U.S.C. 1422c) the following new section 9-A: "SEC. 9-A. (a) The Secretary of the Interior shall appoint in the Department of the Interior a government comptroller for Guam who shall be under the general supervision of the Secretary of the Interior and shall not be a part of any executive department in the government of Guam, and whose salary and expenses of office shall be paid by the United States from funds otherwise to be covered into the treasury of Guam pursuant to section 30 of this Act. Sixty days prior to the effective date of transfer or removal of the government comptroller, the Secretary shall communicate to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his intention to so transfer or remove the government comptroller and his reasons therefor. "(b) The government comptroller shall audit all accounts and review and recommend adjudication of claims pertaining to the revenue and receipts of the government of Guam and of funds derived from bond issues; and he shall audit, in accordance with law and administrative regulations, all expenditures of funds and property pertaining to the government of Guam including those pertaining to trust funds held by the government of Guam. "(c) It shall be the duty of the government comptroller to bring to the attention of the Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of Guam all failures to collect amounts due the government, and expenditures of funds or uses of property which are irregular or not pursuant to law. The audit activities of the government comptroller shall be directed so as to (1) improve the efficiency and economy of programs of the government of Guam, and (2) discharge the responsibility incumbent upon the Congress to insure that the substantial Federal revenues which are covered into the treasury of the government of Guam are properly accounted for and audited. "(d) The decisions of the government comptroller shall be final except that appeal therefrom may, with the concurrence of the Governor, be taken by the party aggrieved or the head of the department concerned, within one year from the date of the decision, to the Secretary of the Interior, which appeal shall be in writing and shall specifically set forth the particular action of the government comptroller

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to which exception is taken, with the reasons and the authorities relied upon for reversing such decision. "(e) If the Governor does not concur in the taking of an appeal to the Secretary, the party aggrieved may seek relief by suit in the District Court of Guam if the claim is otherwise within its jurisdiction. No later than thirty days following the date of the decision of the Secretary of the Interior, the party aggrieved or the Governor, on behalf of the head of the department concerned, may seek relief by suit in the District Court of Guam, if the claim is otherwise within its jurisdiction. "(f) The government comptroller is authorized to communicate directly with any person or with any department officer or person having official relation with his office. H e may summon witnesses and administer oaths. " (g) As soon after the close of each fiscal year as the accounts of isaid fiscal year may be examined and adjusted, the government comptroller shall submit to the Governor of Guam and the Secretary of the Interior an annual report of the fiscal condition of the government, showing the receipts and disbursements of the various departments and agencies of the government. The Secretary of the Interior shall submit such report along with his comments and recommendations to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. " (h) The government comptroller shall make such other reports as may be required by the Governor of Guam, the Comptroller General of the United States, or the Secretary of the Interior. " (i) The office and activities of the government comptroller of Guam shall be subject to review by the Comptroller General of the United States, and reports thereon shall be made by him to the Governor, the Secretary of the Interior, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. "(j) All departments, agencies, and establishments shall furnish to the government comptroller such information regarding the powers, duties, activities, organization, financial transactions, and methods of business of their respective offices as he may from time to time require of them; and the government comptroller, or any of his assistants or employees, when duly authorized by him, shall, for the purpose of securing such information, have access to and the right to examine any books, documents, papers, or records of any such department, agency, or establishment." SEC. 6. (a) Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, section 18 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 384, 388; 48 U.S.C. 1423h) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 18. Regular sessions of the legislature shall be held annually, commencing on the second Monday in January (unless the legislature shall by law fix a different date), and shall continue for such term as the legislature may provide. The Governor may call special sessions of the legislature at any time when, in his opinion, the public interest may require it. No legislation shall be considered at any special session other than that specified in the call therefor or in any special message by the Governor to the legislature while in such session. All sessions of the legislature shall be open to the public." (b) Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, section 12 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 384, 388; 48 U.S.C. 1423b) is amended by adding after the last sentence thereof the following: "The quorum of the legislature shall consist of eleven of its members. No bill shall

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become a law unless it shall have been passed at a meeting, at which a quorum was present, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting, which vote shall be by yeas and nays.". SEC. 7. Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, section 25(b) of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1421c (b)) is repealed. SEC. 8. (a) Section 19 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 384, 389; 48 U.S.C. 1423i) is amended by deleting its fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth sentences and by substituting therefor the following: "When a bill is returned by the Governor to the legislature with his objections, the legislature shall enter his objections at large on its journal and, upon motion of a member of the legislature, proceed to reconsider the bill. If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of all the members of the legislature pass the bill, it shall be a law." (b) Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, section 19 of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 14231) is further amended by deleting the last sentence thereof. SEC. 9. (a) Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, subsection (c) of section 26 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 384, 391; 48 U.S.C. 1421d(c)) is repealed. (b) Effective January 4, 1971, the remainder of section 26 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 384, 391; 48 U.S.C. 1421d), as amended, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 26. The salaries and travel allowances of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, the heads of the executive departments, other officers and employees of the government of Guam, and the members of the legislature, shall be paid by the government of Guam at rates prescribed by the laws of Guam." SEC. 10. Effective on the date of enactment of this Act,.section 5 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 384, 385; 48 U.S.C. 1421b), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection (u) = ... " (u) The following provisions of and amendments to the Constitution of the United States are hereby extended to Guam to the extent that they have not been previously extended to that territory and shall have the same force and effect there as in the United States or in any State of the United States: article I, section 9, clauses 2 and 3; article IV, section 1 and section 2, clause 1; the first to ninth amendments inclusive; the thirteenth amendment; the second sentence of section 1 of the fourteenth amendment; and the fifteenth and nineteenth amendments. "All laws enacted by Congress with respect to Guam and all laws enacted by the territorial legislature of Guam which are inconsistent with the provisions of this subsection are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency." SEC. 11. Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, chapter 15 of the General Military Law (70A Stat. 15, 16; 10 U.S.C. 331-334) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section 335: "SEC. 335. For purposes of this chapter, 'State' includes the unincorporated territory of Guam." SEC. 12. (a) Section 3 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat, 384; 48 U.S.C. 1421a), as amended, is further amended by deleting all after the words "Federal Government" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "in all matters not the program responsibility of another Federal department or agency, shall be under the general administrative supervision of the Secretary of the Interior."

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