FULL COMMITTEE HEARING: To consider S. 1237, the Omnibus Territories Act

July 11, 2013
09:30 AM
SD-366 Senate Dirksen Building

The purpose of the hearing is to consider S. 1237, the Omnibus Territories Act of 2013 and S. 1268, to approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau.

The hearing will be webcast live on the committee's website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.

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Witness Panel 1

  • The Honorable Eni F.H. Faleomavaega

    American Samoa Delegate to Congress
  • The Honorable Donna M. Christensen

    United States Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress
  • The Honorable Madeleine Z. Bordallo

    Guam Delegate to Congress
  • The Honorable Gregorio “Kilili” Camacho Sablan

    Northern Mariana Islands Delegate to Congress
  • The Honorable Pedro R. Pierluisi

    Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
  • Ms. Eileen Sobeck

    Acting Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas
    U.S. Department of the Interior

Witness Panel 2

  • Ms. Eileen Sobeck

    Acting Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas
    U.S. Department of the Interior
  • Mr. Vikram J. Singh

    Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia
    Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense
  • Mr. Edgard D. Kagan

    Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
    Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State