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Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73not60

§1695 Federal Education and Health Care Programs; Nonapplicability or Nonparticipation

Title 48 › Chapter 14— TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS › § 1695

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal education and health care programs must keep applying to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and any government that replaces it, as long as they are eligible. A program only stops applying if it is ended for everyone. The Territory or its successors cannot be denied, cut back, or dropped from these programs before or after the trusteeship ends unless Congress specifically approves. The help continues at the funding levels Congress sets.

Full Legal Text

Title 48, §1695

Territories and Insular Possessions — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except in cases in which the Federal program is terminated with respect to all recipients under the program, Federal programs in the fields of education and health care shall not cease to apply to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands or any successor government or governments, and shall continue to be available to the extent said territory or its successor or successors are eligible to participate in such programs. Participation in any applicable Federal programs in the fields of education and health care by the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands or any successor government or governments shall not be denied, decreased or ended, either before or after the termination of the trusteeship, without the express approval of the United States Congress and shall continue at such levels as the Congress may provide in appropriation Acts.

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Amendments

1980—Pub. L. 96–597 substituted “and shall continue to be available to the extent said territory or its successor or successors are eligible to participate in such programs. Participation” for “nor shall participation”, “governments shall not be denied” for “governments be denied” and inserted “and shall continue at such levels as the Congress may provide in appropriation Acts.” after “United States Congress”.

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Citation

48 U.S.C. § 1695

Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60