The Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, the text of which is as follows, is hereby approved.
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§ 1801. Approval of Covenant to Establish a Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
The Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political
Union with the United States of America, the
text of which is as follows, is hereby approved.
(Pub. L. 94–241, § 1, Mar. 24, 1976, 90 Stat. 263.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the
United States of America, referred to in text, which
was contained in this section (section 1 of Pub. L.
94–241), is set out as a note below.
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly set out as a note under section
1681 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE OF 2019 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title IX, § 901, Dec. 20, 2019, 133
Stat. 3197, provided that: ‘‘This title [amending section
1806 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Disaster Recov-
ery Workforce Act’.’’
Pub. L. 116–24, § 1, June 25, 2019, 133 Stat. 977, provided
that: ‘‘This Act [amending section 1806 of this title]
may be cited as the ‘Northern Mariana Islands Long-
Term Legal Residents Relief Act’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 115–218, § 1, July 24, 2018, 132 Stat. 1547, pro-
vided that: ‘‘This Act [amending section 1806 of this
title and enacting provisions set out as notes under sec-
tions 1806 and 1807 of this title] may be cited as the
‘Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of
2018’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 2017 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 115–53, § 1, Aug. 22, 2017, 131 Stat. 1091, pro-
vided that: ‘‘This Act [amending section 1806 of this
title] may be cited as the ‘Northern Mariana Islands
Economic Expansion Act’.’’
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