Title 48, Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-102
§1735 Operation of Office; Compensation, Allowances, and Benefits; Privileges and Immunities
Title 48 › CHAPTER 16 — DELEGATES TO CONGRESS › SUBCHAPTER II — AMERICAN SAMOA › § 1735
Summary
Until House rules change, the American Samoa Delegate gets a Member’s pay and benefits and the Guam Delegate’s protections.
Full Legal Text
Title 48, §1735
Territories and Insular Possessions, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Until the Rules of the House of Representatives are amended to provide otherwise, the Delegate from American Samoa shall receive the same compensation, allowances, and benefits as a Member of the House of Representatives, and shall be entitled to whatever privileges and immunities that are, or hereinafter may be, granted to the nonvoting Delegate from the Territory of Guam.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1982—Pub. L. 97–357 struck out proviso limiting clerk hire allowance for Delegate from American Samoa to 50 per centum of clerk hire allowance of a Member of House of Representatives.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1982 Amendment Pub. L. 97–357, title IV, § 401, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1711, provided that the amendment made by section 401 is effective Jan. 1, 1983.
Reference
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Citation
48 U.S.C. § 1735
Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102