,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ac1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,sablan 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1
 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4
 ,"y ( ,alaska1 & ,mr4 ,m>key7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a    
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( !    
,int]ior to /udy ! suitability &        
feasibility ( designat+ prehi/oric1     
hi/oric1 & lime/one =e/ sites on ,rota1 
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 z a unit ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em4    
#a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+s  7a7 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rota         
,cultural & ,natural ,res\rces ,/udy    
,act4  7b7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z      
foll[s3  7#a7 ,! isl& ( ,rota 0 ! only  
major isl& 9 ! ,m>iana ,isl&s to be sp>$
 ! de/ruction & l>ge scale l& use *anges
 br\ght ab\t by ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  7#b7 ,!  
isl& ( ,rota has be5 describ$ by        
pr(essional ar*eologi/s z hav+ ! mo/    
num]\s1 mo/ intact1 & g5]ally ! mo/     

unique prehi/oric sites ( any ( ! isl&s 
( ! ,m>iana ,ar*ipelago4  7#c7 ,! isl& (
 ,rota conta9s rema9+ examples ( :at is 
kn[n z ! ,latte ,phase ( ! cultural     
tradition ( ! indig5\s ,*amorro p ( !   
,m>iana ,isl&s4 ,latte /one h\ses are   
remnants ( ! anci5t ,*amorro culture4   
7#d7 ,f\r prehi/oric sites are li/$ on !
 ,national ,regi/] ( ,hi/oric ,places3  
,mon*on ,ar*eological ,di/rict 7also    
kn[n locally z ,mon*on ,latte ,/one     
,village71 ,taga ,latte ,/one ,qu>ry1 ! 
,dugi ,ar*eological ,site t conta9s     
latte /one /ructures1 & ! ,*ugai        
,pictograph ,cave t conta9s examples (  
anci5t ,*amorro rock art4 ,alaguan ,bay 
,anci5t ,village is ano!r latte /one    
prehi/oric site t is surr\nd$ by        
tall-canopy lime/one =e/4  7#e7 ,9      
addition to prehi/oric sites1 ! isl& (  
,rota boa/s hi/oric sites rema9+ f !    
,japanese p]iod 7#aiad-aide74 ,sev]al ( 
^! sites are on ! ,national ,regi/] (   
,hi/oric ,places3 ,nanyo ,kohatsu       
,kabu%iki ,kai%a ,sug> ,mill1 ,japanese 

,coa/al ,def5se ,gun1 & ! ,japanese     
,hospital4  7#f7 ,! isl& ( ,rota's      
natural res\rces are significant because
 ( ! ext5t & intact condition ( its     
native lime/one =e/ t provides habitat =
 sev]al f$]ally endang]$ li/$ species1 !
 ,m>iana cr[1 & ! ,rota bridl$ :ite-eye 
birds1 t are also native to ! isl& (    
,rota4 ,?ree endang]$ plant species are 
also f\nd on ,rota & two are endemic to 
! isl&4  7#g7 ,because ( ! significant  
cultural & natural res\rces li/$ above1 
on ,septemb] #bjje1 ! ,national ,p>k    
,s]vice1 ,pacific ,we/ ,region1 complet$
 a prelim9>y res\rce assessm5t on ! isl&
 ( ,rota1 ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s1 :i* det]m9$ t !         
8e/abli%m5t ( a unit ( ! national p>k   
sy/em appe>ed to be ! be/ way to ensure 
! long t]m protection ( ,rota's mo/     
important cultural res\rces & its be/   
examples ( its native lime/one =e/404   
#b4 ,,nps /udy ( sites on ! isl& (      
,rota1 ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana 
,isl&s  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,secret>y ( !      

,int]ior %all--  7#a7 c>ry out a /udy   
reg>d+ ! suitability & feasibility (    
designat+ prehi/oric1 hi/oric1 &        
lime/one =e/ sites on ! isl& ( ,rota1   
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 z a unit ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em2 &  
7#b7 consid] managem5t alt]natives = !  
isl& ( ,rota1 ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn  
,m>iana ,isl&s4  7b7 ,/udy ,process &   
,completion ,except z provid$ by        
subsection 7c7 ( ?is section1 section   
#h7;c7 ( ,public ,law #ia-chc 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #a;a-#e7;c77 %all apply to !  
conduct & completion ( ! /udy requir$ by
 ?is section4  7c7 ,submission ( ,/udy  
,results ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date
 t funds are made available = ?is       
section1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( !      
,s5ate a report describ+ ! results ( !  
/udy4