§1957 — Title 48 Territories and Insular Possessions | U.S. Code

Summary

Put at least one professional staff person in each U.S. Representative’s office in Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands to coordinate federal programs and give technical help under Public Laws 99–239 and 99–658. The Secretary of the Interior must pick qualified people for those jobs after consulting the Interagency Group on Freely Associated State Affairs.

Title 48, §1957

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The Secretary of the Interior shall station at least one professional staff person in each of the Offices of the United States Representatives in the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands to provide Federal program coordination and technical assistance to such governments as authorized under Public Laws 99–239 [48 U.S.C. 1901 et seq., 2001 et seq.] and 99–658 [48 U.S.C. 1931 et seq.]. In meeting the purposes of this section the Secretary shall select qualified persons following consultations with the Interagency Group on Freely Associated State Affairs.

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References in Text

Public Law 99–239, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 99–239, Jan. 14, 1986, 99 Stat. 1770, known as the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985, which is classified principally to part A of subchapter I of this chapter and chapter 19 (§ 2001 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1901 of this title and Tables. Public Law 99–658, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 99–658, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3672, which is classified generally to part A of this subchapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was formerly set out as a note under section 1681 of this title.

§1957 Federal programs coordination personnel