Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 14 — Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
§ 1695. Federal education and health care programs; nonapplicability or nonparticipation
Statutory text
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except in cases in which the Federal program is terminated with respect to all recipients under the program, Federal programs in the fields of education and health care shall not cease to apply to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands or any successor government or governments, and shall continue to be available to the extent said territory or its successor or successors are eligible to participate in such programs. Participation in any applicable Federal programs in the fields of education and health care by the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands or any successor government or governments shall not be denied, decreased or ended, either before or after the termination of the trusteeship, without the express approval of the United States Congress and shall continue at such levels as the Congress may provide in appropriation Acts.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 96–205 title I § 104 · 94 Stat. 84
Enacted · 48 U.S.C. § 1695
Pub. L. 96–205, title I, § 104, Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 85
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 96–205, title I, § 104, Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 85Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 104. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except in Federal education and health care programs. 48 USC 1695. cases in which the Federal program is terminated with respect to all recipients under the program, Federal programs in the fields of education and health care shall not cease to apply to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands or any successor government or governments, nor shall participation in any applicable Federal programs in the fields of education and health care by the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands or any successor government or governments be denied, decreased or ended, either before or after the termination of the trusteeship, without the express approval of the United States Congress.Pub. L. 96–597 title IV § 403 · 94 Stat. 3477
Substituted · 48 U.S.C. § 1695
Pub. L. 96–597 substituted “and shall continue to be available to the extent said territory or its successor or successors are eligible to participate in such programs. Participation” for “nor shall participation”
Substituted · 48 U.S.C. § 1695
Pub. L. 96–597 substituted “governments shall not be denied” for “governments be denied”
Inserted · 48 U.S.C. § 1695
Pub. L. 96–597 inserted “and shall continue at such levels as the Congress may provide in appropriation Acts.” after “United States Congress”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 96–597 substituted “and shall continue to be available to the extent said territory or its successor or successors are eligible to participate in such programs. Participation” for “nor shall participation”, “governments shall not be denied” for “governments be denied” and inserted “and shall continue at such levels as the Congress may provide in appropriation Acts.” after “United States Congress”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 403. Section 104 of the Act of March 12, 1980 is amended as 48 USC 1695. follows: (a) strike “nor shall participation” and insert “and shall continue to be available to the extent said territory or its successor or successors are eligible to participate in such programs. Participation”; (b) change “governments be denied” to “governments shall not be denied, and (c) strike the period and insert “and shall continue at such levels as the Congress may provide in appropriation Acts.”.
4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1980—Pub. L. 96–597 substituted “and shall continue to be available to the extent said territory or its successor or successors are eligible to participate in such programs. Participation” for “nor shall participation”, “governments shall not be denied” for “governments be denied” and inserted “and shall continue at such levels as the Congress may provide in appropriation Acts.” after “United States Congress”.
Credits
1980 · 2 acts
- 1980Pub. L. 96–205, title I, § 104, , 94 Stat. 85
- 1980Pub. L. 96–597, title IV, § 403, , 94 Stat. 3479.
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(Pub. L. 96–205, title I, § 104, , 94 Stat. 85; Pub. L. 96–597, title IV, § 403, , 94 Stat. 3479.)