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48 U.S.C. § 2197 — Rules of construction
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Nothing in this chapter is intended, or may be construed—
(1) to limit the authority of Congress to exercise legislative authority over the territories pursuant to Article IV, section 3 of the Constitution of the United States;
(2) to authorize the application of [section 2124(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section2124/f&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to issuance of subpoenas) to judicial officers or employees of territory courts;
(3) to alter, amend, or abrogate any provision of the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States of America ([48 U.S.C. 1801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section1801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); or
(4) to alter, amend, or abrogate the treaties of cession regarding certain islands of American Samoa ([48 U.S.C. 1661](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section1661&num=0&edition=prelim)).
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Nothing in this chapter is intended, or may be construed—
(1) to limit the authority of Congress to exercise legislative authority over the territories pursuant to Article IV, section 3 of the Constitution of the United States;
(2) to authorize the application of [section 2124(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section2124/f&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to issuance of subpoenas) to judicial officers or employees of territory courts;
(3) to alter, amend, or abrogate any provision of the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States of America ([48 U.S.C. 1801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section1801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); or
(4) to alter, amend, or abrogate the treaties of cession regarding certain islands of American Samoa ([48 U.S.C. 1661](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section1661&num=0&edition=prelim)).
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**(a) Ceded to and accepted by United States** The cessions by certain chiefs of the islands of Tutuila and Manua and certain other islands of the Samoan group lying between the thirteenth and fifteenth degrees of latitude south of the Equator and between the one hundred and sixty-seventh and one hundred and seventy-first degrees of longitude west of Greenwich, herein referred to as the islands of eastern Samoa, are accepted, ratified, and confirmed, as of April 10, 1900, and July 16, 1904, respectively.
**(b) Public land laws; revenue** The existing laws of the United States relative to public lands shall not apply to such lands in the said islands of eastern Samoa; but the Congress of the United States shall enact special laws for their management and disposition: Provided, That all revenue from or proceeds of the same, except as regards such part thereof as may be used or occupied for the civil, military, or naval purposes of the United States or may be assigned for the use of the local government, shall be used solely for the benefit of the inhabitants of the said islands of eastern Samoa for educational and other public purposes.
**(c) Government** Until Congress shall provide for the government of such islands, all civil, judicial, and military powers shall be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct; and the President shall have power to remove said officers and fill the vacancies so occasioned.
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The Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, the text of which is as follows, is hereby approved.
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**(a) Federal Points of Contact** At the request of the Revitalization Coordinator and within 30 days of receiving such a request, each Federal agency with jurisdiction over the permitting, or administrative or environmental review of private or public projects in Puerto Rico, shall name a Point of Contact who will serve as that agency’s liaison with the Revitalization Coordinator.
**(b) Federal grants and loans** For each Critical Project with a pending or potential Federal grant, loan, or loan guarantee application, the Revitalization Coordinator and the relevant Point of Contact shall cooperate with each other to ensure expeditious review of such application.
**(c) Expedited reviews and actions of Federal agencies** All reviews conducted and actions taken by any Federal agency relating to a Critical Project shall be expedited in a manner consistent with completion of the necessary reviews and approvals by the deadlines under the Expedited Permitting Process, but in no way shall the deadlines established through the Expedited Permitting Process be binding on any Federal agency.
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Page 164
TITLE 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
§ 1645
1 See References in Text note below.
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 1301a of title 19, referred to in text, was re-
pealed by Pub. L. 87–456, title III, § 301(a), May 24, 1962,
76 Stat. 75. See General Headnote 3(a) under section
1202 of Title 19, Customs Duties.
CODIFICATION
Section constitutes subsec. (d) of section 28 of act
July 22, 1954. Subsecs. (a) and (c) of section 28 are clas-
sified to sections 1642 and 1643, respectively, of this
title, and subsec. (b) thereof amended section 3350 of
former Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, 1939.
AMENDMENTS
1986—Pub. L. 99–514 substituted ‘‘Internal Revenue
Code of 1986’’ for ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1954’’,
which for purposes of codification was translated as
‘‘title 26’’ thus requiring no change in text.
1954—Act Sept. 1, 1954, subjected the Virgin Islands to
the general provision for importations from insular
possessions contained in section 1301a of Title 19, Cus-
toms Duties.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1954 AMENDMENT
Amendment by act Sept. 1, 1954, effective on and after
the thirtieth day following Sept. 1, 1954, see section 601
of act Sept. 1, 1954, set out as a note under section 1421e
of this title.
§ 1645. Remittance of duties, taxes, and fees to be
collected in next fiscal year; authorization,
prerequisites, amount, etc.
Beginning as soon as the government of the
Virgin Islands enacts legislation establishing a
fiscal year commencing on October 1 and ending
on September 30, the Secretary of the Treasury,
prior to the commencement of any fiscal year,
shall remit to the government of the Virgin Is-
lands the amount of duties, taxes, and fees
which the Governor of the Virgin Island
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Page 182
TITLE 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
§ 1757
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the origi-
nal ‘‘this subtitle’’, meaning subtitle B (§§ 711–718) of
title VII of Pub. L. 110–229, May 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 868,
which enacted this subchapter and amended sections
4342, 6954 and 9432 of Title 10, Armed Forces. For com-
plete classification of subtitle B to the Code, see Ta-
bles.
The covenant, referred to in text, is the Covenant to
Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands 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.
§ 1757. Definition
For purposes of this subchapter, the term
‘‘Delegate’’ means the Resident Representative
referred to in section 1751 of this title.
(Pub. L. 110–229, title VII, § 717, May 8, 2008, 122
Stat. 869.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the origi-
nal ‘‘this subtitle’’, meaning subtitle B (§§ 711–718) of
title VII of Pub. L. 110–229, May 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 868,
which enacted this subchapter and amended sections
4342, 6954 and 9432 of Title 10, Armed Forces. For com-
plete classification of subtitle B to the Code, see Ta-
bles.
CHAPTER 17—NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
SUBCHAPTER I—APPROVAL OF COVENANT AND
SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
1801.
Approval of Covenant to Establish a Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands.
1802.
Consideration of issues affecting relations
with United States.
1803.
Financial assistance to Government of North-
ern Mariana Islands.
1804.
Direct grant assistance.
1805.
Failure to meet performance standards; reso-
lution of issues; withholding of funds.
1806.
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TITLE 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
§ 2198
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘subsection (g)’’.
Leader of the House of Representatives, in co-
ordination with the ranking minority member
of the Committee on Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives.
(5) One member of the Senate, who shall be
appointed by the Majority Leader of the Sen-
ate, in coordination with the Chairman of the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate.
(6) One member of the Senate, who shall be
appointed by the Majority Leader of the Sen-
ate, in coordination with the Chairman of the
Committee on Finance of the Senate.
(7) One member of the Senate, who shall be
appointed by the Minority Leader of the Sen-
ate, in coordination with the ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate.
(8) One member of the Senate, who shall be
appointed by the Minority Leader of the Sen-
ate, in coordination with the ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Finance of
the Senate.
(c) Deadline for appointment
All appointments to the Task Force shall be
made not later than 15 days after June 30, 2016.
(d) Chair
The Speaker shall designate one Member to
serve as chair of the Task Force.
(e) Vacancies
Any vacancy in the Task Force shall be filled
in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment.
(f) Status update
Between September 1, 2016, and September 15,
2016, the Task Force shall provide a status up-
date to the House and Senate that includes—
(1) information the Task Force has col-
lected; and
(2) a discussion on matters the chairman of
the Task Force deems urgent for consideration
by Congress.
(g) Report
Not later than December 31, 2016, the Task
Force shall issue a report of its findings to the
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