Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 17 — Northern Mariana Islands
§ 1844. Political union between Territory of Guam and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
Statutory text
In the event that a political union is effected at a future time between the Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federal Government and each of its agencies is authorized and directed to assure that—
there will be no diminution of any rights or entitlements otherwise eligible to said territory and Commonwealth in effect on the effective date of such union,
there will be no adverse effect on any funds which have been or may hereafter be authorized or appropriated for said territory or Commonwealth, as of the effective date of such union, or
no action is taken that would in any manner discourage such unification.
Whenever any discrepancy exists or arises between the benefits available for either said territory or Commonwealth under any policies or programs authorized by law (including, but not limited to, any formulas for matching grants-in-aid or comparable programs or benefits), the most favorable terms available to either said territory or Commonwealth shall be deemed applicable to said unified area after the effective date of unification.
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. 96–597 title VI § 602 · 94 Stat. 3477
Enacted · 48 U.S.C. § 1844
(Pub. L. 96–597, title VI, § 602, Dec. 24, 1981, 94 Stat. 3480.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 96–597, title VI, § 602, Dec. 24, 1981, 94 Stat. 3480.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 602. In the event that a political union is effected at a future time between the Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federal Government and each of its agencies is authorized and directed to assure that— (i) there will be no diminution of any rights or entitlements otherwise eligible to said territory and Commonwealth in effect on the effective date of such union, (ii) there will be no adverse effect on any funds which have been or may hereafter be authorized or appropriated for said territory or Commonwealth, as of the effective date of such union, or (iii) no action is taken that would in any manner discourage such unification. Whenever any discrepancy exists or arises between the benefits available for either said territory or Commonwealth under any policies or programs authorized by law (including, but not limited to, any formulas for matching grants-in-aid or comparable programs or benefits), the most favorable terms available to either said territory or Commonwealth shall be deemed applicable to said unified area after the effective date of unification.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly set out as a note under section 1681 of this title.