S. 2182Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act

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The Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act would make federal money available to move the Bikini people who are currently living on Kili and Ejit Islands. The Department of the Interior would oversee a resettlement plan that must be approved by the Senate and House energy and natural resources committees before the funds can be fully used.

Key Provisions

Amends a 1982 appropriations law to direct existing interior‑department funds toward relocating the Bikini people.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop a resettlement plan in coordination with Bikini Atoll leadership and submit it to the relevant Senate and House committees.
Limits annual spending from the resettlement fund to no more than 5% of the fund’s principal value until an approved plan is in place.

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-501.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

February 6, 2018

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SenateIntro Referral

Introduced in Senate

December 1, 2017

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

December 1, 2017

SenateCommittee

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-501.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

February 6, 2018

Floor Debate

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What members said about S. 2182 on the floor

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Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY · Feb 6, 2018

Mr. President, I have 10 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of…

Mr. President, I have 10 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders.

Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committees are authorized to meet during today's session of the Senate:

Committee on Armed Services

The Committee on Armed Services is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a closed hearing.

Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

The Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Virtual Currencies: The Oversight Role of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Commodity and Futures Trading Commission.''

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing on bills S. 2182, Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act and S. 2325, Northern Mariana Island and U.S. Workforce Act.

Committee on Foreign Relations

The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 6, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Administration's South Asia Strategy on Afghanistan.''

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Access and Innovation.''

Committee on the Judiciary

The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Beneficial Ownership: Fighting Illicit International Financial Networks Through Transparency.''

Select Committee on Intelligence

The Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a closed hearing.

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``One Year Later: The American Innovation and Competitiveness Act.''

Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and

Data Security

The Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized to meet during the

session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 3 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Data Security and Bug Bounty Programs: Lessons Learned from the Uber Breach and Security Researchers.''

Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security

The Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Exploring the `Gig Economy' and the Future of Retirement Savings.''

Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management

The Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Ways of Funding Government: Exploring the Cost to Taxpayers of Spending Uncertainty Cause by Governing through Continuing Resolutions, Giant Omnibus Spending Bills, and Shutdown Crises.''

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Introduced in SenateIssued December 1, 2017

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 2182

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 1, 2017

Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To provide for the resettlement and relocation of the people of Bikini.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act.

Resettlement and relocation for the people of Bikini

The matter under the heading trust territory of the pacific islands under the heading Office of territorial affairs under the heading department of the interior in chapter VIII of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1982 (Public Law 97–257; 96 Stat. 840), is amended by striking the first proviso and inserting Provided, That such funds, including funds provided pursuant to the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100–446; 102 Stat. 1774), shall be available for the relocation and resettlement of the Bikini people living on Kili and Ejit Islands, subject to the right of disapproval of the Secretary of the Interior, with the exercise of the right to continue until the date on which the Secretary of the Interior submits to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a resettlement plan developed in coordination with the Bikini Atoll leadership: Provided further, That, until the date on which a resettlement plan approved by the Secretary of the Interior has been submitted to each of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, for any fiscal year, annual expenditures from the Resettlement Fund established by this section and pursuant to the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100–446; 102 Stat. 1774), may not exceed 5 percent of the principal of the Fund, based on the average market value of the Fund for the previous 5 fiscal years, as determined as of September 30 of each fiscal year:.