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TITLE 48-TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS

Chap.Sec.
1.Bureau of Insular Affairs [Omitted or Repealed]1
2.Alaska21
3.Hawaii491
4.Puerto Rico731
5.Philippine Islands [Omitted, Repealed, or Transferred]1001
6.Canal Zone [Omitted, Repealed, or Transferred]1301
7.Virgin Islands1391
8.Guano Islands1411
8A.Guam1421
9.Samoa, Tutuila, Manua, Swains Island, and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands [Transferred]1431
10.Territorial Provisions of a General Nature1451
11.Alien Owners of Land1501
12.Virgin Islands [1954]1541
13.Eastern Samoa1661
14.Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands1681
15.Conveyance of Submerged Lands to Territories1701
16.Delegates to Congress1711
17.Northern Mariana Islands1801
18.Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau1901
19.Pacific Policy Reports2001
20.Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability2101