Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 2009) to improve the administration of programs in the insular areas, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 2009 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Insular Areas Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. CONTINUED MONITORING ON RUNIT ISLAND. Section 103(f)(1) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(f)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the following: ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(B) Continued monitoring on runit island.-- ``(i) Cactus crater containment and groundwater monitoring.--Effective beginning January 1, 2012, the Secretary of Energy shall, as a part of the Marshall Islands program conducted under subparagraph (A), periodically (but not less frequently than every 4 years) conduct-- ``(I) a visual study of the concrete exterior of the Cactus Crater containment structure on Runit Island; and ``(II) a radiochemical analysis of the groundwater surrounding and in the Cactus Crater containment structure on Runit Island.…”