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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Several senators have serious reservations with the Administration’s bill, which seeks to amend local law by removing the requirement that the Territorial Auditor — who heads the ASG independent agency Territorial Audit Office — shall be a certified public accountant (...

![Attorney General Fainu’ulelei Falefatu Ala’ilima-Utu (left) and the Governor’s Chief of Staff, Tuimavave Tauapa’i Laupola (right) before the Senate Rules Committee on Monday this week testifying on the governor’s bill to remove the requirement that the Territorial Auditor shall be a certified public accountant (CPA), or a certified internal auditor holding a current certificate from any state of the U.S. [photo: FS] Attorney General Fainu’ulelei Falefatu Ala’ilima-Utu (left) and the Governor’s Chief of Staff, Tuimavave Tauapa’i Laupola](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ag_n_tuimavave.jpg?itok=U5qwiP4v)