Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 17 — Northern Mariana Islands
§ 1802. Consideration of issues affecting relations with United States
Statutory text
It is the sense of the Congress that pursuant to section 902 of the foregoing Covenant, and in any case within ten years from , the President of the United States should request, on behalf of the United States, the designation of special representatives to meet and to consider in good faith such issues affecting the relationship between the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States as may be designated by either Government and to make a report and recommendations with respect thereto.
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. 94–241 § 2 · 90 Stat. 263
Enacted · 48 U.S.C. § 1802
(Pub. L. 94–241, § 2, Mar. 24, 1976, 90 Stat. 279.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 94–241, § 2, Mar. 24, 1976, 90 Stat. 279.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 2. It is the sense of the Congress that pursuant to section 902 Special representatives, appointment by President, report to Congress. 48 USC 1681 note. of the foregoing Covenant, and in any case within ten years from the date of the enactment of this resolution, the President of the United States should request, on behalf of the United States, the designation of special representatives to meet, and to consider in good faith such issues affecting the relationship between the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States as may he designated by either Government and to make a report and recommendations with respect thereto.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Covenant, referred to in text, is the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, which is contained in section 1 of Pub. L. 94–241, set out as a note under section 1801 of this title.
Codification
Section was formerly set out as a note under section 1681 of this title.