[105th Congress Public Law 209]
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Public Law 105-209
105th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To allow for election of the Delegate from Guam by other than separate 
 ballot, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: July 29, 1998 -  [H.R. 1460]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. BALLOT REQUIREMENT FOR DELEGATE.

    Section 2(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide that the 
unincorporated territories of Guam and the Virgin Islands shall each be 
represented in Congress by a Delegate to the House of Representatives'' 
approved April 10, 1972 (48 U.S.C. 1712(a)), is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``from the Virgin Islands'' before ``shall 
        be elected at large''; and
            (2) by inserting ``The Delegate from Guam shall be elected 
        at large and by a majority of the votes cast for the office of 
        Delegate.'' before ``If no candidate''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM EXTENSION <<NOTE: President.>> FOR COMMUNITIES IN THE 
            FORMER UNITED STATES TRUST TERRITORY.

    Section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (48 
U.S.C. 1903(h)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``ten'' and inserting ``fifteen''; and
            (2) by adding at the end of subparagraph (B) the following: 
        ``The President shall ensure the assistance provided under these 
        programs reflects the changes in the population since the 
        inception of such programs.''.

    Approved July 29, 1998.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1460:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 105-253 (Comm. on Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 105-203 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 143 (1997):
                                    Sept. 23, considered and passed 
                                        House.
                                                        Vol. 144 (1998):
                                    July 17, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.

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