,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #heic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjbb,mr4  
,grijalva 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,ms4
 ,plaskett1 ,mr4 ,san ,nicolas1 ,miss   
,gonzlez-,coln1 & ,mrs4 ,radewag57      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &
 ,re=m1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly     
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,int]ag5cy ,c\ncil
 on ,/ati/ical ,policy to develop a plan
 to collect & publi% /ati/ics reg>d+ !  
,t]ritories ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! same  
mann] z /ati/ics are collect$ & report$ 
by ,f$]al ag5cies = ! sev]al ,/ates1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,t]ritories        
,/ati/ics ,collection ,equity ,act4  #b4
 ,includ+ ,u4,s4 ,t]ritories 9 ,f$]al   
/ati/ical programs  7a7 ,assessm5t ,n   
lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date ( !       

enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! head ( !         
,int]ag5cy ,c\ncil on ,/ati/ical ,policy
 %all publi% a li/ & assessm5t ( exi/+  
,f$]al /ati/ical programs t collect &   
publi% data = ! ,u4,s4 ,t]ritories      
comp>able to ! sev]al ,/ates4 ,!        
assessm5t "u ?is subsection %all include
 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,= ea* /ati/ical program
 :]e a comp>able program = ! ,u4,s4     
,t]ritories does n exi/1 an explanation 
z to :y ! program does n include !      
,u4,s4 ,t]ritories4  7#b7 ,imp$im5ts to 
data collection1 analysis1 & publi%+ )  
respect to ! ,u4,s4 ,t]ritories4  7#c7  
,a detail$ description ( ! level ( local
 gov]nm5t p>ticipation requir$ 9 ,f$]al 
/ati/ical programs4  7b7 ,plan ,n lat]  
?an #ab mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! head ( ! ,int]ag5cy ,c\ncil
 on ,/ati/ical ,policy %all submit to ! 
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( !      
,s5ate a plan to collect & publi%       
/ati/ics reg>d+ ! ,u4,s4 ,t]ritories 9 !

 same mann] z /ati/ics are collect$ &   
report$ by ,f$]al ag5cies = ! sev]al    
,/ates4 ,! plan %all include-- 7#a7     
recomm5dations = includ+ ! ,u4,s4       
,t]ritories 9 ,f$]al /ati/ical programs2
 &  7#b7 co/ e/imates = ,f$]al & local  
gov]nm5ts = necess>y *anges to implem5t 
! recomm5dations "u p>agraph 7#a74  7c7 
,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #ab mon?s  
!reaft] until ! plan is fully implem5t$1
 ! head ( ! ,int]ag5cy ,c\ncil on       
,/ati/ical ,policy %all submit to !     
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( !      
,s5ate a report t includes-- 7#a7 a     
description ( ! plan develop$ "u        
subsection 7a72 &  7#b7 in=mation on !  
implem5tation ( su* plan4  7d7          
,implem5tation ,n lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! head (
 ! ,int]ag5cy ,c\ncil on ,/ati/ical     
,policy1 9 coord9ation ) ! heads (      
appropriate ,f$]al ag5cies1 %all fully  

implem5t ! plan develop$ "u subsection  
7a74  #c4 ,u4,s4 ,t]ritories def9$ ,= ! 
purposes ( ?is ,act1 ! t]m ,u4,s4       
,t]ritories means ,am]ican ,samoa1 !    
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 ,guam1 ,pu]to ,rico1 & ! ,virg9 ,isl&s 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4