Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-84

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Title 48 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - HAWAII › § 11

Last updated Apr 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Changes the Act of Aug. 4, 1947 (61 Stat. 726). It updates wording in sections 1–4 so references to U.S. territories and possessions refer to the United States or, for Hawaii, to the State of Hawaii, and replaces "Territorial" with "State".

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Title 48, §11

Territories and Insular Possessions — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Act of Aug. 4, 1947 (61 Stat. 726), is amended—

“(a)by striking out the words ‘the Territories and island possessions of the United States’ and inserting in lieu thereof the words ‘the United States and its island possessions’ in section 1 and 2;

“(b)by striking out the words ‘Territory of Hawaii and’ in section 1;

“(c)by striking out the word ‘Territorial’ and inserting in lieu thereof the word ‘State’ in section 3; and

“(d)by striking out the words ‘Hawaiian Islands’ and ‘Territory of Hawaii’ and inserting in lieu thereof, in both cases, the words ‘State of Hawaii’ in section 4.

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Citation

48 U.S.C. § 11

Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions

Last Updated

Apr 22, 2026

Release point: 119-84