#aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #abcg ,,an ,,act ,to improve the administration of programs in the insular areas1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,omnibus ,territories ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title4,sec4 #b4 ,table of contents4,sec4 #c4 ,amendments to the ,consolidated ,natural ,resources ,act4,sec4 #d4 ,study of electric rates in the insular areas4,sec4 #e4 ,reports on estimates of revenues4,sec4 #f4 ,low-income home energy assistance program4,sec4 #g4 ,improvements in ,,hud assisted programs4,sec4 #h4 ,benefit to cost ratio study for projects in ,american ,samoa4,sec4 #i4 ,fishery endorsements4,sec4 #aj4 ,effects of ,minimum ,wage differentials in ,american ,samoa4,sec4 #aa4 ,office of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy4,sec4 #ab4 ,drivers' licenses and personal identification cards4 #c4 ,amendments to the ,consolidated ,natural ,resources ,act ,section #f of the ,joint ,resolution entitled ,a ,joint ,resolution to approve the ,covenant ,to ,establish a ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands in ,political ,union with the ,united ,states of ,america1 and for other purposes1 approved ,march #bd1 #aigf 7,public ,law #id-bda2 #ij ,stat4 #bfc1 #abb ,stat4 #hed71 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking ,december #ca1 #bjad1 except as provided in subsections 7b7 and 7d7 and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjai2 and 7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#f71 and inserting the following3 7#f7 ,certain ,education ,funding 7,a7 ,in general ,in addition to fees charged pursuant to section #bhf7m7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acef 7m77 to recover the full costs of providing adjudication services1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall charge an annual supplemental fee of #aej per nonimmigrant worker to each prospective employer who is issued a permit under subsection 7d7 of this section during the transition program4 ,such supplemental fee shall be paid into the ,treasury of the ,commonwealth government for the purpose of funding ongoing vocational educational curricula and program development by ,commonwealth educational entities4 7,b7 ,plan for the expenditure of funds ,at the beginning of each fiscal year1 and prior to the payment of the supplemental fee into the ,treasury of the ,commonwealth government in that fiscal year1 the ,commonwealth government must provide to the ,secretary of ,labor1 a plan for the expenditure of funds received under this paragraph1 a projection of the effectiveness of these expenditures in the placement of ,united ,states workers into jobs1 and a report on the changes in employment of ,united ,states workers attributable to prior year expenditures4 7,c7 ,report ,the ,secretary of ,labor shall report to the ,congress every #b years on the effectiveness of meeting the goals set out by the ,commonwealth government in its annual plan for the expenditure of funds4 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in the third sentence of paragraph 7#b71 by striking not to extend beyond ,december #ca1 #bjad1 unless extended pursuant to paragraph #e of this subsection and inserting ending on ,december #ca1 #bjai2 7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#e72 and 7,c7 by redesignating paragraph 7#f7 as paragraph 7#e74 #d4 ,study of electric rates in the insular areas 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,comprehensive energy plan ,the term comprehensive energy plan means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections 7c7 and 7e7 of section #fjd of the ,act entitled ,an ,act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes1 approved ,december #bd1 #aihj 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #adib74 7#b7 ,energy action plan ,the term energy action plan means the plan required by subsection 7d74 7#c7 ,freely associated states ,the term ,freely ,associated ,states means the ,federated ,states of ,micronesia1 the ,republic of the ,marshall ,islands1 and the ,republic of ,palau4 7#d7 ,insular areas ,the term insular areas means ,american ,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 ,puerto ,rico1 ,guam1 and the ,virgin ,islands4 7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 7#f7 ,team ,the term team means the team established by the ,secretary under subsection 7b74 7b7 ,establishment ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall1 within the ,empowering ,insular ,communities activity1 establish a team of technical1 policy1 and financial experts-- 7#a7 to develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas and ,freely ,associated ,states2 and 7#b7 to assist each of the insular areas and ,freely ,associated ,states in implementing such plan4 7c7 ,participation of regional utility organizations ,in establishing the team1 the ,secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations4 7d7 ,energy action plan ,in accordance with subsection 7b71 the energy action plan shall include-- 7#a7 recommendations1 based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable1 to-- 7,a7 reduce reliance and expenditures on fuel shipped to the insular areas and ,freely ,associated ,states from ports outside the ,united ,states2 7,b7 develop and utilize domestic fuel energy sources2 and 7,c7 improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency2 7#b7 a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects2 7#c7 a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects2 and 7#d7 benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation4 7e7 ,reports to secretary ,not later than #a year after the date on which the ,secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter1 the team shall submit to the ,secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plan4 7f7 ,annual reports to congress ,not later than #cj days after the date on which the ,secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection 7e71 the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a summary of the report of the team4 7g7 ,approval of ,secretary required ,the energy action plan shall not be implemented until the ,secretary approves the energy action plan4 #e4 ,reports on estimates of revenues ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report that-- 7#a7 evaluates whether the annual estimates or forecasts of revenue and expenditure of ,american ,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 ,guam1 and the ,virgin ,islands are reasonable2 and 7#b7 as the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states determines to be necessary1 makes recommendations for improving the process for developing estimates or forecasts4 #f4 ,low-income home energy assistance program ,with respect to fiscal years #bjad through #bjag1 the percentage described in section #bfje7;b77#b77;,b77i7 of the ,low-,income ,home ,energy ,assistance ,act of #aiha 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hfbd7;b77#b77;,b77i77 shall be #cjj percent when applied to households located in the ,virgin ,islands4 #g4 ,improvements in ,,hud assisted programs ,section #bad7;a77#g7 of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcf;a7a77#g77 is amended by striking such alien and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting citizen or national of the ,united ,states shall be entitled to a preference or priority in receiving assistance before any such alien who is otherwise eligible for such assistance44 #h4 ,benefit to cost ratio study for projects in ,american ,samoa 7a7 ,study ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct a study regarding the use of benefit-to-cost ratio formulas by ,federal departments and agencies for purposes of evaluating projects in ,american ,samoa4 7b7 ,contents ,in conducting the study1 the ,comptroller ,general shall-- 7#a7 assess whether the benefit-to-cost ratio formulas described in subsection 7a7 take into consideration-- 7,a7 the remote locations in1 and the cost of transportation to and from1 ,american ,samoa2 and 7,b7 other significant factors that are not comparable to locations within the #dh contiguous ,states2 and 7#b7 assess1 in particular1 the use of benefit-to-cost ratio formulas by-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of ,transportation with respect to airport traffic control tower programs2 and 7,b7 the ,secretary of the ,army1 acting through the ,corps of ,engineers1 with respect to a harbor project or other water resources development project4 7#c7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall submit to ,congress a report on the results of the study4 #i4 ,fishery endorsements ,section #abaac of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7j7 ,certain exemption ,paragraph 7#c7 of subsection 7a7 shall not apply to any vessel-- 7#a7 that offloads its catch in part or full in ,american ,samoa2 and 7#b7 that was rebuilt outside of the ,united ,states before ,january #a1 #bjaa4 4 #aj4 ,effects of ,minimum ,wage differentials in ,american ,samoa ,section #hajd of the ,fair ,minimum ,wage ,act of #bjjg 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf note7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,effects of ,minimum ,wage differentials in ,american ,samoa ,the reports required under this section shall include an analysis of the economic effects on employees and employers of the differentials in minimum wage rates among industries and classifications in ,american ,samoa under section #fig of title #bi1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 including the potential effects of eliminating such differentials prior to the time when such rates are scheduled to be equal to the minimum wage set forth in section #f7;a77#a7 of the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7;a77#a774 4 #aa4 ,office of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy 7a7 ,caribbean border counternarcotics strategy ,the ,office of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy shall develop a biennial ,caribbean ,border ,counternarcotics ,strategy1 that is made available to the public1 with emphasis on the borders of ,puerto ,rico and the ,virgin ,islands of the ,united ,states1 on terms substantially equivalent to the existing ,southwest ,border ,counternarcotics ,strategy and the ,northern ,border ,counternarcotics ,strategy4 7b7 ,amendment ,section #gjd7;b77#ac77;,b7 of the ,office of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy ,reauthorization ,act of #aiih 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #agjc7;b77#ac77;,b77 is amended by inserting the borders of ,puerto ,rico and the ,virgin ,islands of the ,united ,states and after in particular4 #ab4 ,drivers' licenses and personal identification cards 7a7 ,definition of ,state ,section #bja7e7 of the ,,real ,,id ,act of #bjje 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcja note2 ,public ,law #aji-ac7 is amended by striking the ,trust ,territory of the ,pacific ,islands14 7b7 ,evidence of lawful status ,section #bjb7;c77#b77;,b7 of the ,,real ,,id ,act of #bjje 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcja note2 ,public ,law #aji-ac7 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7viii71 by striking or after the semicolon at the end2 7#b7 in clause 7ix71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 or2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7x7 is a citizen of the ,republic of the ,marshall ,islands1 the ,federated ,states of ,micronesia1 or the ,republic of ,palau who has been admitted to the ,united ,states as a nonimmigrant pursuant to a ,compact of ,free ,association between the ,united ,states and the ,republic or ,federated ,states4 4 ,passed the ,senate ,june #ah1 #bjad4,secretary