Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-90
§8 [soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act; Amendment.]
Title 48 › Chapter 3— HAWAII › § 8
Summary
Changes a phrase so the law talks about the "States of the Union" (but not Alaska) instead of the "continental United States." It also says the law applies to the States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and that when the law uses the word "State" it includes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Full Legal Text
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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Citation
48 U.S.C. § 8
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
May 14, 2026
Release point: 119-90