48 U.S.C. § 2150
No full faith and credit of the United States
United States · Title 48 — TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS · Status: effective
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The full faith and credit of the United States is not pledged for the payment of any principal of or interest on any bond, note, or other obligation issued by a covered territory or covered territorial instrumentality. The United States is not responsible or liable for the payment of any principal of or interest on any bond, note, or other obligation issued by a covered territory or covered territorial instrumentality.
Any claim to which the United States is determined to be liable under this chapter shall be subject to appropriations.
No Federal funds shall be authorized by this chapter for the payment of any liability of the territory or territorial instrumentality.
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.
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