,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eebf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ai1       
#bjai,mr4 ,san ,nicolas 7for himself1   
,ms4 ,norton1 and ,mr4 ,sablan7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for a
 nonvoting delegate to the ,senate to   
represent ,american ,samoa1 the         
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 ,guam1 ,puerto ,rico1 and the 
,virgin ,islands of the ,united ,states1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,territorial ,representation in the     
,senate ,act4  #b4 ,delegate to ,senate 
from each ,territory ,each ,territory   
shall be represented in the ,united     
,states ,congress by a ,delegate to the 
,united ,states ,senate4 ,the ,delegate 
shall be a nonvoting ,delegate in the   
,senate1 elected as provided in this    
,act4  #c4 ,election of delegate  7a7   
,electors and time of election ,the     

,delegate for a ,territory shall be     
elected-- 7#a7 by the people qualified  
to vote for the popularly elected       
officials of the ,territory2  7#b7 at   
the first ,federal general election     
occurring at least one year after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act and  
at each ,federal general election every 
#f years thereafter2 and  7#c7 at a     
special election1 if required due to a  
mid-term permanent vacancy4  7b7 ,manner
 of election  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
,delegate shall be elected at large and 
by a plurality of the votes cast for the
 office of ,delegate4  7#b7 ,effect of  
establishment of primary elections      
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 if the 
,government of the ,territory1 acting   
pursuant to legislation enacted in      
accordance with the ,constitution of the
 ,territory1 provides for primary       
elections for the election of the       
,delegate1 the ,delegate shall be       
elected by a majority of the votes cast 
in any general election for the office  

of ,delegate for which such primary     
elections were held4  7c7 ,vacancy ,in  
case of a permanent vacancy in the      
office of ,delegate1 the office of      
,delegate shall remain vacant until a   
successor is elected and qualified4  7d7
 ,commencement of term ,the term of the 
,delegate shall commence on the #c;d day
 of ,january following the date of the  
election4  #d4 ,qualifications for      
office of delegate ,to be eligible for  
the office of ,delegate a candidate     
shall-- 7#a7 be at least #cj years of   
age on the date of the election2  7#b7  
have been a citizen of the ,united      
,states for at least #i years prior to  
the date of the election2  7#c7 be a    
resident and domiciliary of the         
,territory prior to the date of the     
election for a period to be determined  
by the ,government of the ,territory2   
7#d7 be qualified to vote in the        
,territory on the date of the election2 
and  7#e7 not be1 on the date of the    
election1 a candidate for any other     

office4  #e4 ,determination of election 
procedure ,acting pursuant to           
legislation enacted in accordance with  
the ,constitution of the ,territory1 the
 ,government of the ,territory may      
determine--  7#a7 the order of names on 
the ballot for election of ,delegate2   
7#b7 the method by which a special      
election to fill a permanent vacancy in 
the office of ,delegate shall be        
conducted2  7#c7 the method by which    
ties between candidates for the office  
of ,delegate shall be resolved2 and     
7#d7 all other matters of local         
application pertaining to the election  
and the office of ,delegate not         
otherwise expressly provided for in this
 ,act4  #f4 ,compensation1 privileges1  
and immunities ,until the ,rules of the 
,senate are amended to provide          
otherwise1 the ,delegate from the       
,territory shall receive the same       
compensation1 allowances1 and benefits  
as a ,member of the ,senate1 and shall  
be entitled to whatever privileges and  

immunities are1 or hereinafter may be1  
granted to any other member of the      
,senate1 except that a ,delegate shall  
be nonvoting on final ,senate votes4    
#g4 ,definition ,for purposes of this   
,act1 the term ,territory means1        
individually1 ,american ,samoa1 the     
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 ,guam1 ,puerto ,rico1 and the 
,virgin ,islands of the ,united ,states4