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48 U.S.C. § 1494b — Enforcement and administration in insular areas
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**(a) American Samoa**
(1) With the approval of the Attorney General of the United States or his designee, law enforcement officers of the Government of American Samoa are authorized to—
(A) execute and serve warrants, subpoenas, and summons issued under the authority of the United States;
(B) make arrests without warrant; and
(C) make seizures of property to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title, the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act ([21 U.S.C. 951–970](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section951–970&num=0&edition=prelim)), and any other applicable narcotics laws of the United States.
(2) The Attorney General and the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services of the United States, as appropriate, are authorized to and, upon request of the Government of American Samoa, shall—
(A) train law enforcement officers and other personnel of the Government of American Samoa, and
(B) provide by purchase or lease law enforcement equipment and technical assistance to the Government of American Samoa to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title and any other Federal or territorial drug or other substance abuse laws.
(3) There are authorized to be appropriated $350,000 for fiscal year 1989 and annually thereafter for grants to the Government of American Samoa to be expended in accordance with a plan approved by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title, to remain available until expended.
(4) The Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior shall provide the Government of Am
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**(a) American Samoa**
(1) With the approval of the Attorney General of the United States or his designee, law enforcement officers of the Government of American Samoa are authorized to—
(A) execute and serve warrants, subpoenas, and summons issued under the authority of the United States;
(B) make arrests without warrant; and
(C) make seizures of property to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title, the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act ([21 U.S.C. 951–970](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section951–970&num=0&edition=prelim)), and any other applicable narcotics laws of the United States.
(2) The Attorney General and the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services of the United States, as appropriate, are authorized to and, upon request of the Government of American Samoa, shall—
(A) train law enforcement officers and other personnel of the Government of American Samoa, and
(B) provide by purchase or lease law enforcement equipment and technical assistance to the Government of American Samoa to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title and any other Federal or territorial drug or other substance abuse laws.
(3) There are authorized to be appropriated $350,000 for fiscal year 1989 and annually thereafter for grants to the Government of American Samoa to be expended in accordance with a plan approved by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title, to remain available until expended.
(4) The Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior shall provide the Government of American Samoa with a vessel to be used in the enforcement of narcotics and other laws. There are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for this purpose.
**(b) Guam**
(1) The Attorney General and the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services of the United States may provide and, upon request of the Government of Guam, shall provide appropriate training, technical assistance and equipment to the Government of Guam to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title and any other Federal or territorial drug or other substance abuse law.
(2) There are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for fiscal year 1989 and annually thereafter for grants to the Government of Guam to be expended in accordance with a plan approved by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services, to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title, to remain available until expended.
(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Government of Guam $500,000 for grants to be expended in accordance with a plan approved by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the Attorney General for drug abuse law enforcement equipment.
**(c) Northern Mariana Islands**
(1) With the approval of the Attorney General of the United States or his designee, law enforcement officers of the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands are authorized to—
(A) execute and serve warrants, subpoenas, and summons issued under the authority of the United States;
(B) make arrests without warrant; and
(C) make seizures of property to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title, the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act ([21 U.S.C. 951–970](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section951–970&num=0&edition=prelim)), and any other applicable narcotics laws of the United States.
(2) The Attorney General and the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services of the United States, as appropriate, are authorized to and, upon request of the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands, shall—
(A) train law enforcement officers and other personnel of the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands, and
(B) provide, by purchase or lease, law enforcement equipment and technical assistance to the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title and any other Federal or commonwealth drug or other substance abuse law.
(3) There are authorized to be appropriated $125,000 for fiscal year 1989 and annually thereafter for grants to the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands to be expended in accordance with a plan approved by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title, to remain available until expended.
(4) Federal personnel and equipment assigned to Guam pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall also be available to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title in the Northern Mariana Islands.
**(d) Puerto Rico**
(1) There are authorized to be appropriated for grants to the Government of Puerto Rico $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1989 and $2,000,000 annually thereafter for grants to the Government of Puerto Rico to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title to be expended in accordance with a plan approved by the Executive Director of the White House Task Force on Puerto Rico in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services, to remain available until expended.
(2) The United States Customs Service should station an aerostat in Puerto Rico.
(3) Equipment provided to the Government of Puerto Rico pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be made available upon request to the Federal agencies involved in drug interdiction in Puerto Rico.
(4)
(A) The Attorney General and the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services of the United States may provide and, upon request of the Government of Puerto Rico, shall provide appropriate training, technical assistance and equipment to the Government of Puerto Rico to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title and any other Federal or commonwealth drug or other substance abuse law.
(B) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out subparagraph (A). Funds appropriated under this subparagraph shall remain available until expended.
**(e) Virgin Islands**
(1) There are authorized to be appropriated for grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1990 and annually thereafter to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title to be expended in accordance with a plan approved by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services, to remain available until expended.
(2) The United States Coast Guard shall station a patrol vessel in St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
(3)
(A) The Attorney General and the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services of the United States may provide and, upon request of the Government of the Virgin Islands, shall provide appropriate training, technical assistance and equipment to the Government of the United States Virgin Islands to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title and any other Federal or territorial drug or other substance abuse law.
(B) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out subparagraph (A). Funds appropriated under this subparagraph shall remain available until expended.
(4) To assist in the prosecution of the violation of the narcotics laws of the United States, the Attorney General of the United States shall assign the necessary personnel to serve in the office of the United States Attorney for the Virgin Islands appointed pursuant to [section 1617 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section1617&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) Effective fiscal year 1989, there are authorized to be appropriated for a grant to the Government of the Virgin Islands $2,500,000 to be expended in accordance with a plan approved by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services for a substance abuse facility.
**(f) Palau**
(1) The Attorney General and the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services are authorized to and, upon request of the Government of Palau, shall provide appropriate training, technical assistance, and equipment to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title and any other applicable Federal or insular drug or other substance abuse laws.
(2) There are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for fiscal year 1989 and annually thereafter for grants to the Government of Palau to be expended in accordance with a plan to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretaries of Education, State, and Health and Human Services to carry out the purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title.
(3) To the extent not prohibited under the Constitution of Palau, upon written request of the President of Palau, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secret Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Customs Service are authorized to investigate any United States criminal laws which are applicable in Palau in cooperation with law enforcement agencies of Palau.
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There is created and established in the Department of Justice an Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security.
(2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
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The purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title are to improve enforcement of drug laws and enhance interdiction of illicit drug shipments in the Caribbean and Pacific territories and commonwealths of the United States and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (or successor governments) and to assist public and private sector drug abuse and other substance prevention and treatment programs in United States associated insular areas.
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**(a)** For purposes of this subchapter—
(1) The term “import” means, with respect to any article, any bringing in or introduction of such article into any area (whether or not such bringing in or introduction constitutes an importation within the meaning of the tariff laws of the United States).
(2) The term “customs territory of the United States” has the meaning assigned to such term by general note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
**(b)** Each term defined in [section 802 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section802&num=0&edition=prelim) shall have the same meaning for purposes of this subchapter as such term has for purposes of subchapter I.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall designate the laboratory described in subsection (b) as an additional laboratory pursuant to the authority under [section 188(c)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section188/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim). Such laboratory shall be used to test and evaluate emerging technologies and conduct research and development to assist emergency response providers in preparing for, and protecting against, threats of terrorism.
**(b) Laboratory described** The laboratory described in this subsection is the laboratory—
(1) known, as of December 27, 2021, as the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory; and
(2) transferred to the Department pursuant to [section 183(1)(E) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section183/1/E&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Laboratory activities** The National Urban Security Technology Laboratory shall—
(1) conduct tests, evaluations, and assessments of current and emerging technologies, including, as appropriate, the cybersecurity of such technologies that can connect to the internet, for emergency response providers;
(2) act as a technical advisor to emergency response providers; and
(3) carry out other such activities as the Secretary determines appropriate.
**(d) Rule of construction** Nothing in this section may be construed as affecting in any manner the authorities or responsibilities of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department.
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The President shall, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint a United States attorney for the Virgin Islands to whose office the provisions of chapter 35 of title 28, shall apply. Except as otherwise provided by law it shall be the duty of the United States attorney to prosecute all offenses against the United States and to conduct all legal proceedings, civil and criminal, to which the Government of the United States is a party in the district court and in the courts established by local law. He shall also prosecute in the district court in the name of the government of the Virgin Islands all offenses against the laws of the Virgin Islands which are cognizable by that court unless, at his request or with his consent, the prosecution of any such case is conducted by the attorney general of the Virgin Islands. The United States attorney may, when requested by the Governor or the attorney general of the Virgin Islands, conduct any other legal proceedings to which the government of the Virgin Islands is a party in the district court or the courts established by local law.
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Page 892
TITLE 21—FOOD AND DRUGS
§ 951
connection with the operations of the Drug En-
forcement Administration abroad.
(Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 709, Oct. 27, 1970, 84
Stat. 1284; Pub. L. 93–481, § 1, Oct. 26, 1974, 88
Stat. 1455; Pub. L. 95–137, § 1(a), Oct. 18, 1977, 91
Stat. 1169; Pub. L. 96–132, §§ 13, 15, Nov. 30, 1979,
93 Stat. 1048; Pub. L. 97–414, § 9(g)(1), Jan. 4, 1983,
96 Stat. 2064.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1983—Pub. L. 97–414 struck out subsecs. (a) and (b)
which had provided, respectively, that (a) there were
authorized to be appropriated $105,000,000 for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1975, $175,000,000 for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1976, $200,000,000 for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 1977, $188,000,000 for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1978, $215,000,000 for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1979, and $198,336,000 for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, for the expenses
of the Department of Justice in carrying out its func-
tions under this subchapter, and that (b) no funds ap-
propriated under any other provision of this chapter
could be used for the expenses of the Department of
Justice for which funds were authorized to be appro-
priated by former subsection (a) of this section, and re-
moved the subsection designator (c) before ‘‘Notwith-
standing’’.
1979—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–132, § 15, inserted provi-
sions authorizing appropriations of $198,336,000 for the
fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1980.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–132, § 13, added subsec. (c).
1977—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–137 substituted ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 1977, $188,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1978, and $215,000,000 for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1979,’’ for ‘‘June 30, 1977,’’ and
struck out ‘‘(other t
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TITLE 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
§ 1494b
(§§ 9301–9310) of title IX of Pub. L. 100–690, enacting sec-
tion 1494c of this title and amending this section and
sections 1494a and 1494b of this title and section 10603 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare] may be cited
as the ‘Insular Areas Drug Abuse Amendments of
1988’.’’
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 99–570, title V, § 5001, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat.
3207–154, provided that: ‘‘This subtitle [subtitle A
(§§ 5001–5004) of title V of Pub. L. 99–570, enacting this
section and sections 1494a and 1494b of this title] may
be cited as the ‘United States Insular Areas Drug Abuse
Act of 1986’.’’
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TERMINATION OF TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC
ISLANDS
For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Is-
lands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of this
title.
§ 1494a. Annual reports to Congress
(a) In general
The President shall report annually to the
Congress as to—
(1) the efforts and success of Federal agen-
cies in preventing the illegal entry into the
United States of controlled substances from
the insular areas of the United States outside
the customs territory of the United States,
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and
states freely associated with the United States
and the nature and extent of such illegal
entry, and
(2) the efforts and success of Federal agen-
cies in preventing the illegal entry from other
nations, including states freely associated
with the United States, of controlled sub-
stances into the United States territories, the
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the
commonwealths for use in the territories, the
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and
commonwealths or for transshipment to the
United States and the nat
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