Washington, March 27 -- Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is emphasizing Congress's intent that $3 million go to American Samoa Community College (ASCC) out of the yearly ASG Operations Fund from the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA), which receives $29 million for American Samoa from Congress through Interior Appropriations.
These funds have been secured for fiscal year 2026, and Congresswoman Amata has testified about these funds, requesting an overall increase, for the upcoming fiscal year 2027 appropriations process.
For the past three years, at Congresswoman Amata's request, $3 million of the Operations Fund is to be allocated to ASCC, as passed by Congress. The fund is ...