Interagency Group on Insular Areas
Creates Interagency Group to Advise on U.S. Insular Areas
What it does
Agencies must participate in and support a new interagency group that advises the President and recommends policies for U.S. Insular Areas.
Real-world impact
- Creates a federal group to advise on policies for U.S. island territories.
- Requires agencies to provide information and bear their own participation costs.
- Calls for annual reports to the President with policy recommendations.
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Summary
This order creates the Interagency Group on Insular Areas within the Department of the Interior to address policies for Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The group will be led by the Interior Secretary and the President's Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and may form subgroups as needed.
Federal departments and agencies must provide information and may designate senior officials to participate. The group will meet with any governors who wish to attend at least once a year and will send annual recommendations to the President.
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