,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eebf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ai1         
#bjai,mr4 ,san ,nicolas 7= himself1 ,ms4
 ,norton1 & ,mr4 ,sablan7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide = a nonvot+ delegate
 to ! ,s5ate to repres5t ,am]ican       
,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,pu]to ,rico1 & !
 ,virg9 ,isl&s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,t]ritorial            
,repres5tation 9 ! ,s5ate ,act4  #b4    
,delegate to ,s5ate f ea* ,t]ritory ,ea*
 ,t]ritory %all be repres5t$ 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,congress by a ,delegate to !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate4 ,! ,delegate %all 
be a nonvot+ ,delegate 9 ! ,s5ate1      
elect$ z provid$ 9 ?is ,act4  #c4       
,election ( delegate  7a7 ,electors & "t
 ( election ,! ,delegate = a ,t]ritory  
%all be elect$-- 7#a7 by ! p qualifi$ to
 vote = ! popul>ly elect$ (ficials ( !  

,t]ritory2  7#b7 at ! fir/ ,f$]al g5]al 
election occurr+ at lea/ "o ye> aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & at ea*   
,f$]al g5]al election e #f ye>s !reaft]2
 &  7#c7 at a special election1 if      
requir$ due to a mid-t]m p]man5t        
vacancy4  7b7 ,mann] ( election  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,delegate %all be elect$ at   
l>ge & by a plurality ( ! votes ca/ = ! 
(fice ( ,delegate4  7#b7 ,effect (      
e/abli%m5t ( prim>y elections ,not)/&+  
p>agraph 7#a71 if ! ,gov]nm5t ( !       
,t]ritory1 act+ pursuant to legislation 
enact$ 9 accordance ) ! ,con/itution ( !
 ,t]ritory1 provides = prim>y elections 
= ! election ( ! ,delegate1 ! ,delegate 
%all be elect$ by a majority ( ! votes  
ca/ 9 any g5]al election = ! (fice (    
,delegate = :i* su* prim>y elections 7  
held4  7c7 ,vacancy ,9 case ( a p]man5t 
vacancy 9 ! (fice ( ,delegate1 ! (fice (
 ,delegate %all rema9 vacant until a    
successor is elect$ & qualifi$4  7d7    
,comm5cem5t ( t]m ,! t]m ( ! ,delegate  
%all comm5ce on ! #c;d day ( ,janu>y    

foll[+ ! date ( ! election4  #d4        
,qualifications = (fice ( delegate ,to  
be eligible = ! (fice ( ,delegate a     
c&idate %all-- 7#a7 be at lea/ #cj ye>s 
( age on ! date ( ! election2  7#b7 h   
be5 a citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = at lea/
 #i ye>s prior to ! date ( ! election2  
7#c7 be a resid5t & domicili>y ( !      
,t]ritory prior to ! date ( ! election =
 a p]iod to be det]m9$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
! ,t]ritory2  7#d7 be qualifi$ to vote 9
 ! ,t]ritory on ! date ( ! election2 &  
7#e7 n be1 on ! date ( ! election1 a    
c&idate = any o!r (fice4  #e4           
,det]m9ation ( election proc$ure ,act+  
pursuant to legislation enact$ 9        
accordance ) ! ,con/itution ( !         
,t]ritory1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,t]ritory may
 det]m9e--  7#a7 ! ord] ( names on !    
ballot = election ( ,delegate2  7#b7 !  
me?od by :i* a special election to fill 
a p]man5t vacancy 9 ! (fice ( ,delegate 
%all be conduct$2  7#c7 ! me?od by :i*  
ties betwe5 c&idates = ! (fice (        
,delegate %all be resolv$2 &  7#d7 all  

o!r matt]s ( local application p]ta9+ to
 ! election & ! (fice ( ,delegate n     
o!rwise expressly provid$ = 9 ?is ,act4 
#f4 ,comp5sation1 privileges1 &         
immunities ,until ! ,rules ( ! ,s5ate   
are am5d$ to provide o!rwise1 !         
,delegate f ! ,t]ritory %all receive !  
same comp5sation1 all[ances1 & b5efits z
 a ,memb] ( ! ,s5ate1 & %all be entitl$ 
to :atev] privileges & immunities are1  
or h]e9aft] may be1 grant$ to any o!r   
memb] ( ! ,s5ate1 except t a ,delegate  
%all be nonvot+ on f9al ,s5ate votes4   
#g4 ,def9ition ,= purposes ( ?is ,act1 !
 t]m ,t]ritory means1 individually1     
,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( !     
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,pu]to   
,rico1 & ! ,virg9 ,isl&s ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates4