,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #haaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #bh1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,sablan 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,san ,nicolas1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 and ,mrs4
 ,radewagen7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,act entitled ,an 
,act to authorize certain appropriations
 for the territories of the ,united     
,states1 to amend certain ,acts relating
 thereto1 and for other purposes to     
provide partial advanced payment for    
grants awarded to ,insular ,areas1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short ,title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,insular 
,area ,liquidity ,act4  #b4 ,capital    
advance for grants awarded to insular   
areas ,section #eja of the ,act entitled
 ,an ,act to authorize certain          
appropriations for the territories of   
the ,united ,states1 to amend certain   
,acts relating thereto1 and for other   
purposes 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #adfi;a2 ,public

 ,law #ie-acd7 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7e7 ,each       
department or agency making a grant to  
an ,insular ,area shall provide to the  
,insular ,area-- 7#a7 not less than #ej 
percent of the grant funds through      
advanced payments1 as defined in section
 #bjj4c of title #b1 ,code of ,federal  
,regulations2 and  7#b7 additional      
monitoring and technical assistance to  
manage the grant funds4  4  #c4         
,effective ,date ,the amendment made by 
this ,act shall take effect on ,october 
#a of the first fiscal year that begins 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4