,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #e1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,sablan 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1
 ,mr4 ,faleomavaega1 & ,mrs4 ,*ri/5s57  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to enc\rage /ud5ts f ,am]ican  
,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,guam1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,virg9 ,isl&s to become civically      
engag$ ?r\gh local & ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t   
fell[%ips4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be ref]r$ to z ! ,dr4 ,rita ,hocog  
,inos ,t]ritorial ,fell[%ip ,act4  #b4  
,fell[%ip program = /ud5ts f ,am]ican   
,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,guam1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,virg9 ,isl&s  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t (       
fell[%ip program ,to enc\rage civic     
engagem5t among /ud5ts f ,am]ican       
,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,guam1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior
 %all c>ry out a program1 to be kn[n z !

 ,dr4 ,rita ,hocog ,inos ,t]ritorial    
,fell[%ip ,program1 to aw>d local &     
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t fell[%ips to qualifi$  
/ud5ts f ^? t]ritories1 subject to !    
availability ( am\nts describ$ 9        
subsection 7i74  7b7 ,types ( fell[%ip  
,! fell[%ips t may be aw>d$ "u ! program
 are z foll[s3  7#a7 ,a local gov]nm5t  
fell[%ip ) a coop]at+ ag5cy or entity ( 
! t]ritory 9 :i* ! qualifi$ /ud5t is    
domicil$4  7#b7 ,a ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t     
fell[%ip ) a coop]at+--  7,a7 ,executive
 ag5cy 7z def9$ 9 section #aje ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code72 or  7,b7 (fice
 ( a ,repres5tative or ,s5ator 91 or a  
,delegate or ,resid5t ,commission] to1 !
 ,congress4  7c7 ,qualifi$ /ud5t ,=     
purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m qualifi$  
/ud5t means a /ud5t :o is--  7#a7 a     
citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 domicil$
 9 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( !  
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,guam1 or !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s2 &  7#c7    
enroll$ 9 a degree or c]tificate program
 at an in/itution ( high] education 7z  

def9$ 9 section #aja ( ! ,high]         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja774  7d7 ,t]m ( fell[%ip ,! t]m ( a
 fell[%ip "u ! program %all be an       
academic seme/] or a summ]1 z designat$ 
by ! ,secret>y4  7e7 ,fell[%ip aw>d     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,"u ! program1 a fell[%ip 
aw>d %all consi/ ( ei!r a /ip5d describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#b7 or academic cr$it t[>d 
graduation4 ,su* aw>d may also include a
 travel /ip5d ( n m ?an #a1ejj = ea*    
fell[%ip t]m1 bas$ on ! di/ance ( !     
/ud5t aw>d$ ! fell[%ip f ! site ( !     
fell[%ip4  7#b7 ,/ip5d ,subject to      
p>agraph 7#c71 a /ip5d describ$ 9 ?is   
p>agraph is z foll[s3  7,a7 #f1jjj = an 
academic seme/] fell[%ip4  7,b7 #d1jjj =
 a summ] fell[%ip4  7#c7 ,fiscal ye>s   
aft] #bjac ,9 ! case ( any fiscal ye>   
beg9n+ aft] ,septemb] #cj1 #bjac1 ea*   
doll> am\nt 9 p>agraph 7#b7 %all be su* 
doll> am\nt 9 effect = ! prec$+ fiscal  
ye>1 increas$ by ! sum (--  7,a7 !      
p]c5tage ( ! doll> am\nt 9 effect = su* 
prec$+ fiscal ye> t is equal to !       

p]c5tage 7if any7 by :i*--  7i7 !       
,consum] ,price ,index = ! mo/ rec5t    
cal5d> ye> end+ prior to ! beg9n+ ( !   
fiscal ye>1 exce$s  7ii7 ! ,consum]     
,price ,index = ! next previ\s cal5d>   
ye>2 plus  7,b7 "o p]c5t ( ! doll> am\nt
 9 effect = su* previ\s ye>4  7f7       
,application & selection  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y %all develop & adm9i/] an  
application & selection process = aw>d+ 
a fell[%ip "u ! program4  7#b7 ,priority
 ,9 aw>d+ a fell[%ip "u ! program1 !    
,secret>y %all give priority to a       
qualifi$ /ud5t :o has already complet$  
"o su* fell[%ip4  7#c7 ,limitation on   
numb] ( fell[%ips aw>d$ to ea* /ud5t ,"u
 ! program1 a qualifi$ /ud5t may be     
aw>d$ no m ?an--  7,a7 "o local gov]nm5t
 fell[%ip2 &  7,b7 "o ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
fell[%ip4  7g7 ,report+ ,! ,secret>y    
%all submit to ,congress1 n lat] ?an #c 
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 a report on ! ,dr4 ,rita ,hocog   
,inos ,t]ritorial ,fell[%ip ,program4 ,!
 report %all include in=mation on--     

7#a7 ! use ( funds appropriat$ = !      
purpose ( c>ry+ out ! program2 &  7#b7  
b>ri]s to p>ticipation 9 ! program4  7h7
 ,o!r def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7  
,! t]m ,consum] ,price ,index means !   
,consum] ,price ,index = ,all ,urban    
,consum]s publi%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,labor4  7#b7 ,! t]m program means !    
,dr4 ,rita ,hocog ,inos ,t]ritorial     
,fell[%ip ,program4  7#c7 ,! t]m        
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior4  7i7 ,fund+ ,to c>ry out !    
fell[%ip program1 ! ,secret>y may use   
am\nts appropriat$ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( !   
,int]ior = te*nical assi/ance to        
t]ritories "u ! head+ assi/ance to      
t]ritories 9 an appropriation ,act = !  
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior = fiscal ye>     
#bjac or any subsequ5t fiscal ye>4 ,!   
,secret>y may use no o!r am\nts = su*   
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