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48 U.S.C. § 1808

Operations

United States · Title 48 — TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS · Status: effective

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48 U.S.C. § 1808, Operations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/489684
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At any time on and after May 8, 2008, the Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Labor may establish and maintain offices and other operations in the Commonwealth for the purpose of carrying out duties under— To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with the satisfactory performance of assigned duties under applicable law, the Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Labor shall recruit and hire personnel from among qualified United States citizens and national applicants residing in the Commonwealth to serve as staff in carrying out operations described in paragraph (1).

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