Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 1688 - Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 1991

(RE-SENT)
(Note: SAP was previously sent on 11/20/91)
(House)
(de Lugo (D) Virgin Islands and 17 others)

The Administration has no objection to House passage of H.R. 1688, if it is amended to address the following two issues:

— Puerto Rico, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands should be removed from the bill's definition of "insular area."

— The bill should include an explicit 50 percent local match requirement with respect to the increase in federal hazard mitigation assistance.

The Administration's other concerns are discussed in the attachment.