,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bj1 #bjac ,mr4   
,s*atz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to require ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to 
conduct c]ta9 special res\rce /udies4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,pacific ,isl&s ,p>ks ,act ( #bjac4   
#b4 ,def9ition ( ,secret>y ,9 ?is ,act1 
! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !   
,int]ior4  #c4 ,special res\rce /udies  
7a7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y   
%all conduct a special res\rce /udy (   
ea* ( ! foll[+ sites3  7,a7 ,! ,ka#8u   
,coa/ on ! isl& ( ,hawaii1 ,hawaii4     
7,b7 ,! nor!rn coa/ ( ,maui1 ,hawaii4   
7,c7 ,! s\!a/]n coa/ ( ,kauai1 ,hawaii4 
7,d7 ,hi/oric sites on ,midway ,atoll4  
7,e7 ,on reque/ ( ! ,gov]nor ( !        
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 ! isl& ( ,rota 9 ! ,commonweal? ( !    
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4  7#b7 ,cont5ts  
,9 conduct+ ea* /udy requir$ "u p>agraph

 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all--  7,a7 evaluate
 ! national significance ( ! site & !   
area surr\nd+ ! site2  7,b7 det]m9e !   
suitability & feasibility ( designat+ ! 
site z a unit ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em2
  7,c7 consid] o!r alt]natives =        
pres]vation1 protection1 & int]pretation
 ( ! site by ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local    
gov]nm5tal entities or private &        
nonpr(it organizations2  7,d7 consult ) 
any int]e/$ ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local     
gov]nm5tal entities1 private & nonpr(it 
organizations1 or individuals2 &  7,e7  
id5tify co/ e/imates = any ,f$]al       
acquisition1 developm5t1 int]pretation1 
op]ation1 & ma9t5ance associat$ ) !     
alt]natives consid]$ "u ! /udy4  7b7    
,updates  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y    
%all update ! /udy au?oriz$ by section  
#cbf7;b77#c77,n7 ( ! ,national ,p>k     
,s]vice ,/udies ,act ( #aiii 7z enact$ 9
 title ,,iii ( ,app5dix ,c ( ,public    
,law #ajf-aac2 #aac ,/at4 #aeja;,a-#aie7
 relat+ to ,_w ,w> ,,ii sites 9 !       
,republic ( ,palau4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,9   

updat+ ! /udy describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 
! ,secret>y %all--  7,a7 det]m9e :e!r   
conditions h *ang$ to ju/ify designat+ !
 site z a unit ( ! ,national ,p>k       
,sy/em2  7,b7 consid] o!r alt]natives = 
pres]vation1 protection1 & int]pretation
 ( ! site by ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local    
gov]nm5tal entities or private &        
nonpr(it organizations2  7,c7 consult ) 
any int]e/$ ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local     
gov]nm5tal entities1 private & nonpr(it 
organizations1 or individuals2 &  7,d7  
id5tify co/ e/imates = any ,f$]al       
acquisition1 developm5t1 int]pretation1 
op]ation1 & ma9t5ance associat$ ) !     
alt]natives consid]$ "u ! /udy4  7c7    
,applicable law ,! /udies & updates to !
 /udy requir$ "u ?is section %all be    
conduct$ 9 accordance ) section #h ( !  
,national ,p>k ,sy/em ,g5]al ,au?orities
 ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #a;a-#e74  7d7     
,report ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date 
on :i* funds are fir/ made available = !
 /udies & updates to ! /udy "u ?is ,act1
 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee

 on ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate a      
report t describes--  7#a7 ! results (  
ea* /udy & updates to ! /udy2 &  7#b7   
any conclusions & recomm5dations ( !    
,secret>y bas$ on ! results describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a74  #d4 ,au?orization (     
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act su*    
sums z are necess>y4