SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES, WILDLIFE, OCEANS AND INSULAR AFFAIRS
1334 Longworth House Office Building
Monday, September 10, 2012
2:00 p.m.

• Official Hearing Transcript

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

• H.R. 6040 (Manzullo), To approve the Agreement providing terms for a continuation of the free association between the United States and Palau, and for other purposes. "Continued Free Association with Palau Act of 2012"
• H.R. 6147 (Issa), To designate the exclusive economic zone of the United States as the "Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States".

OPENING STATEMENT:

The Honorable John Fleming
Chairman

WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY:

Panel I

The Honorable Anthony M. Babauta (H.R. 6040 and H.R. 6147)
Assistant Secretary
Office of Insular Affairs
Department of the Interior

The Honorable Edgard D. Kagan (H.R. 6040)
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Department of State

David Gootnick (H.R. 6040)
Director
International Affairs and Trade
Government Accountability Office

STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD:

The Honorable Don Manzullo, R-IL (H.R. 6040)
Member of Congress

The Honorable Darrell Issa, R-CA (H.R. 6147)
Member of Congress

Deputy Assistant Secretary Vikram J. Singh
Defense for South and Southeast Asia
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy