Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73not60
§1844 Political Union Between Territory of Guam and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
Title 48 › Chapter 17— NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS › Subchapter III— MISCELLANEOUS › § 1844
Summary
If Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands unite, the federal government and its agencies must keep all rights and benefits those places had on the union’s effective date, preserve any funds authorized or appropriated as of that date, and not take steps to discourage the union.
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Title 48, §1844
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In the event that a political union is effected at a future time between the Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federal Government and each of its agencies is authorized and directed to assure that—
(i)there will be no diminution of any rights or entitlements otherwise eligible to said territory and Commonwealth in effect on the effective date of such union,
(ii)there will be no adverse effect on any funds which have been or may hereafter be authorized or appropriated for said territory or Commonwealth, as of the effective date of such union, or
(iii)no action is taken that would in any manner discourage such unification.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly set out as a note under section 1681 of this title.
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48 U.S.C. § 1844
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60