Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-84
§8 [Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act; amendment.]
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Summary
Changes two phrases in the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act. It swaps wording that mentioned the continental United States (excluding Alaska) for wording about the States of the Union, excluding Alaska. It also says the Act covers the States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and that "State" includes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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Title 48, §8
Territories and Insular Possessions — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, is further amended by striking out the words ‘in the continental United States, except in Alaska,’ and inserting in lieu thereof the words ‘in the States of the Union, except Alaska,’.
“(b)section 17(a) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, is further amended to read as follows: ‘This Act shall apply to the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and, as used in this Act, the term “State” includes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.’
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48 U.S.C. § 8
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 22, 2026
Release point: 119-84