48 U.S.C. § 1469a
Congressional declaration of policy respecting “Insular Areas”
United States · Title 48 — TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS · Status: effective
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- 48 U.S.C. § 1469a, Congressional declaration of policy respecting “Insular Areas”, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/489533
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In order to minimize the burden caused by existing application and reporting procedures for certain grant-in-aid programs available to the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands (hereafter referred to as “Insular Areas”) it is declared to be the policy of the Congress, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, that:
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- An Act to authorize certain appropriations for the territories of the United States, to amend certain acts relating thereto, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally