H.R. 3583 · 111th Congress
American Samoa Protection of Industry, Resources, and Employment Act
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American Samoa Protection of Industry, Resources, and Employment Act or ASPIRE Act - States that the federal government should provide American Samoa with employment stabilization and economic development assistance, including incentives for the operation and development of its tuna processing industry.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 16, 2009
American Samoa Protection of Industry, Resources, and Employment Act or ASPIRE Act - States that the federal government should provide American Samoa with employment stabilization and economic development assistance, including incentives for the operation and development of its tuna processing industry.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical assistance to American Samoa through grants in specified per metric ton amounts to sellers and buyers of whole tuna directly delivered to tuna processors located within American Samoa for processing in American Samoa.
States that a grantee may be eligible either as a seller of direct-delivered whole tuna or as a processor buying direct-delivered whole tuna.
Exempts such grants from inclusion as gross income under the Internal Revenue Code.
Establishes: (1) an annual fee for vessels that make less than three direct deliveries of whole tuna to processors on American Samoa for processing in American Samoa; and (2) a per ton fee for each delivery by a U.S.-documented vessel that delivers tuna to another vessel or other location for transshipment.
Establishes within the Treasury the American Samoa Economic Development Trust Fund.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: American Samoa Protection of Industry, Resources, and Employment Act
Also known as: ASPIRE Act
Latest action (Nov 4, 2009): Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 16, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.