Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 17. Northern Mariana Islands
20 sections
Subchapter I — Approval of Covenant and Supplemental Provisions
- 1801Approval of Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- 1802Consideration of issues affecting relations with United States
- 1803Financial assistance to Government of Northern Mariana Islands
- 1804Direct grant assistance
- 1805Failure to meet performance standards; resolution of issues; withholding of funds
- 1806Immigration and transition
- 1807Technical assistance program
- 1808Operations
Subchapter II — Judicial Matters
- 1821District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands
- 1822Jurisdiction of District Court; original jurisdiction; procedural requirements
- 1823Appellate jurisdiction of District Court; procedure; review by United States Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit; rules
- 1824Relations between courts of United States and courts of Northern Mariana Islands; applicability of statutory provisions
- 1825Effective date
- 1826Authorization of appropriations
Subchapter III — Miscellaneous
- 1841Funds and services
- 1842Covering into Commonwealth treasury of tax proceeds collected pursuant to Covenant
- 1843Exemption from taxation for income derived from sources within Commonwealth
- 1844Political union between Territory of Guam and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
- 1845Plans for development, utilization, and conservation of water and related land resources
- 1846Exemption from assessment and taxation of real property owned by Commonwealth in United States capital