HR 6680 · 97th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam and the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to transfer the audit authority and related staff of the offices of the government comptrollers for Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa to the Office of Inspector General, Department of the Interior, and for other related purposes.

Introduced 1982-06-23· Sponsored by Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1982-08-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Organic Act of Guam to direct the Governor of Guam to: (1) submit an annual financial report to the Congress and the Secretary of the Interior (currently such report is prepared by the comptroller general); (2) arrange for an independent audit of such report; and (3) submit a statement of actions taken on Federal audit recommendations. Transfers specified functions, powers, and duties from the government comptroller for Guam to the Inspector General, Department of the Interior, in order to establish an organization to maintain an independent audit oversight of the government of Guam. Amends the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to direct the Governor of the Virgin Islands to: (1) submit an annual financial report to the Congress and the Secretary of the Interior (currently such report is prepared by the comptroller general); (2) arrange for an independent audit of such report; and (3) submit a statement of actions taken on Federal audit recommendations. Transfers specified functions, powers, and duties from the government comptroller for the Virgin Islands to the Inspector General, Department of the Interior, in order to establish an organization to maintain an i…

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