TERRITORIAL AFFAIRS

TERRITORIAL AFFAIRS Office of Territorial Affairs administration of territories For expenses necessary for the administration of Territories under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, including expenses of the Office of the Governor of American Samoa, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661 (c)); compensation and mileage of members of the legislature in American Samoa as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); compensation and expenses of the judiciary in American Samoa, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for support of governmental functions; grants to Guam, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1428–1428e); and personal services, household equipment and furnishings, and utilities necessary in the operation of the house of the Governor of American Samoa; $22,000,000, together with $975,000 for expenses of the office of the Government Comptroller for the Virgin Islands to be derived from “Internal Revenue Collections for Virgin Islands”, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1599(a)) and $600,000 for expenses of the office of the Government Comptroller for Guam to be derived from duties and taxes which would otherwise be covered into the Treasury of Guam, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1422d(a)), to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Territorial and local government herein provided for are authorized to make purchases through the General Services Administration: Provided further, That appropriations available for the administration of Territories may be expended for the purchase, charter, maintenance, and operation of surface vessels for official purposes and for commercial transportation purposes found by the Secretary to be necessary. For “Administration of territories” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $3,800,000, to remain available until expended, together with $253,000 for expenses of the office of the Government Comptroller for the Virgin Islands and $185,000 for expenses of the office of the Government Comptroller for Guam: Pro-89 STAT. 988vided, That the said period shall be treated as a fiscal year for purposes of calculating taxes to be transferred to the Government of the Virgin Islands as authorized by law (26 U.S.C. 7652(b)) and the amount so calculated and certified shall be transferred to the Government of the Virgin Islands in fiscal year 1977: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balance of the Federal contribution to the Government of the Virgin Islands made pursuant to law (26 U.S.C. 7652(b)) remaining at the end of the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, shall remain available for expenditure in fiscal year 1977. trust territory of the pacific islands For expenses necessary for the Department of the Interior in administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands pursuant to the Trusteeship Agreement approved by joint resolution or July 18, 1947, (61 Stat. 397), and the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 Stat. 330), as amended (84 Stat. 1559), including the expenses of the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; compensation and expenses of the Judiciary of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; grants to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in addition to local revenues, for support of governmental functions, and payment to the Trust Territory Economic Development Loan Fund pursuant to Public Law 92–257; $77, 196,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That all financial transactions of the Trust Territory, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities established or utilized by such Trust Territory, shall be audited by the General Accounting Office in accordance with the provisions of the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 (42 Stat. 23), as amended, and the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 834): Provided further, That the government of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands is authorized to make purchases through the General Services Administration: Provided further, That appropriations available for the administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands may be expended for the purchase, charter, maintenance, and operation of surface vessels for official purposes and for commercial transportation purposes found by the Secretary to be necessary in carrying out the provisions of article 6(2) of the Trusteeship Agreement approved by Congress. For “Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $15,100,000, to remain available until expended. micronesian claims fund, trust territory of the pacific islands For payment to the Micronesian Claims Fund for settlement of claims of Micronesian inhabitants of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands as may be determined by the Micronesian Claims Commission pursuant to the provisions of Title II of Public Law 92–39, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. For “Micronesian Claims Fund” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $8,600,000, to remain available until expended. ex gratia payment, bikini atoll As authorized by Public Law 94–34. $3,000,000 for an ex gratia payment to the people of Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands of the Trust Territory or the Pacific Islands.