Title 48 of the United States Code
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- § 1. Omitted
- § 1001. to 1008. Omitted
- § 1009. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, §56(d), 65 Stat. 729
- § 101. to 122. Omitted
- § 1010. to 1019. Omitted
- § 1041. to 1055. Omitted
- § 1071. to 1078. Omitted
- § 1091. to 1094. Omitted
- § 1111. to 1125. Omitted
- § 1141. to 1156. Omitted
- § 1157. Transferred
- § 1171. to 1173. Omitted
- § 1191. to 1202. Omitted
- § 1221. to 1226. Omitted
- § 1231. to 1234. Omitted
- § 1235. to 1236. Transferred
- § 1236a. Omitted
- § 1236b. to 1237c. Omitted
- § 1238. Repealed. June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, §403(a)(35), 66 Stat. 279
- § 1238a. , 1239. Omitted
- § 1240. Transferred
- § 1241. to 1243. Omitted
- § 1244. Repealed. June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, §403(a)(35), 66 Stat. 279
- § 1245. Omitted
- § 1246. Transferred
- § 1247. Omitted
- § 1247a. Transferred
- § 1248. , 1249. Omitted
- § 1251. to 1257. Repealed. June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, §403(a)(38), 66 Stat. 280
- § 1261. to 1264. Transferred
- § 1266. to 1270b. Transferred
- § 1272. to 1272g. Transferred
- § 1274. to 1274i. Transferred
- § 1276. to 1276e. Transferred
- § 1301. to 1304. Omitted
- § 1304a. to 1304c. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 415, §9(c), 63 Stat. 597
- § 1305. to 1314. Omitted
- § 131. Omitted
- § 1314a. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–845, §26(b), Oct. 18, 1962, 76A Stat. 701
- § 1314b. to 1314e. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 415, §9(d), 63 Stat. 597
- § 1314f. to 1315a. Omitted
- § 1316. Repealed. Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, §13(3), 64 Stat. 1043
- § 1317. to 1319. Omitted
- § 132. , 134. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 8, 1966, 80 Stat. 640
- § 1320. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 642
- § 1321. , 1322. Omitted
- § 1323. to 1323–3. Repealed. Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, §13(2), 64 Stat. 1043
- § 1323a. Omitted
- § 1323b. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–845, §26(b), Oct. 18, 1962, 76A Stat. 701
- § 1323c. Omitted
- § 1323d. to 1323h. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–845, §26(b), Oct. 18, 1962, 76A Stat. 701
- § 1323i. Omitted
- § 1323j. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–845, §26(b), Oct. 18, 1962, 76A Stat. 701
- § 1323k. Omitted
- § 1324. , 1325. Repealed. Feb. 16, 1933, ch. 89, §4, 47 Stat. 812
- § 1325a. to 1327. Omitted
- § 1328. , 1329. Repealed. Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, §13(1), 64 Stat. 1043
- § 1330. to 1336h. Omitted
- § 1336i. Repealed. June 24, 1936, ch. 754, §10, 49 Stat. 1906
- § 1336j. , 1336k. Omitted
- § 1337. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–845, §26(b), Oct. 18, 1962, 76A Stat. 701
- § 1337a. to 1337c. Omitted
- § 1341. to 1344. Omitted
- § 1344. –1. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–845, §26(b), Oct. 18, 1962, 76A Stat. 701
- § 1344a. to 1355. Omitted
- § 135. to 149. Omitted
- § 1356. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, §35, 62 Stat. 991
- § 1357. , 1358. Omitted
- § 1361. Repealed. Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, §13(7), 64 Stat. 1043
- § 1361a. to 1361 l . Repealed. Pub. L. 87–845, §26(b), Oct. 18, 1962, 76A Stat. 701
- § 1371. to 1371b. Repealed. July 21, 1949, ch. 356, §1(b), 63 Stat. 475
- § 1371b. –1. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 648
- § 1371c. to 1371p. Repealed. July 21, 1949, ch. 356, §1(b), 63 Stat. 475
- § 1372. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–845, §26(b), Oct. 18, 1962, 76A Stat. 701
- § 1373. to 1374d. Omitted
- § 1381. , 1382. Transferred
- § 1383. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 650
- § 1384. to 1387. Transferred
- § 1391. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 643
- § 1392. Local laws continued; courts
- § 1392a. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 650, 654
- § 1392b. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, §308(c), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710
- § 1393. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, §308(a), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710
- § 1394. Customs duties and internal-revenue taxes
- § 1395. Tax laws continued; tax on sugar
- § 1396. Duties and taxes covered into Virgin Islands treasury
- § 1397. Income tax laws of United States in force; payment of proceeds; levy of surtax on all taxpayers
- § 1398. Omitted
- § 1399. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, §308(b), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710
- § 1400. Repealed. Pub. L. 98–454, title VII, §709, Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1741
- § 1401. to 1401e. Repealed. Pub. L. 110–40, §1(a), June 29, 2007, 121 Stat. 232
- § 1401f. Omitted
- § 1402. Extension of industrial alcohol and internal revenue laws to Virgin Islands
- § 1403. Issuance of bonds or other obligations by government or municipalities; use of proceeds; limit on public indebtedness; terms, execution, interest rate, and sale price; taxes
- § 1403a. Expenditure of bond proceeds for public improvements
- § 1403b. Bond liability of United States
- § 1405. Geographical application of subchapter; land and waters included in term "Virgin Islands"
- § 1405a. , 1405b. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, §307, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1709
- § 1405c. Transfer of property to government
- § 1405d. to 1405g. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, §307, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1709
- § 1405h. , 1405i. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 649
- § 1405j. to 1405p. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, §307, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1709
- § 1405q. Laws continued in force until modified; patent, trade mark, and copyright laws extended to Virgin Islands; jurisdiction of district court
- § 1405r. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, §307, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1709
- § 1405s. to 1405t. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 649, 651, 655
- § 1405u. to 1405w. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, §307, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1709
- § 1405w. –1. Omitted
- § 1405x. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, §307, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1709
- § 1405y. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 649, 650, 654, 657
- § 1405z. to 1406e. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, §307, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1709
- § 1406. l . Effective date
- § 1406f. Judicial process; title of criminal prosecutions
- § 1406g. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, §307, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1709
- § 1406h. Taxes, duties and fees as funds for benefit of municipalities; appropriations
- § 1406i. Taxes and fees; power to assess and collect; ports of entry; export duties
- § 1406j. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 649
- § 1406k. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, §307, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1709
- § 1406m. Short title
- § 1407. to 1407i. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, §308(e), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710
- § 1408. Legislative authority to create authorities; appointment of members; powers of authorities
- § 1408a. Issuance of notes, bonds, and obligations
- § 1408b. Authorization of loans, conveyances, etc., by government and municipalities
- § 1408c. Grants-in-aid by Federal Government
- § 1408d. Ratification of prior acts
- § 1408e. Additional powers
- § 1409. to 1409j. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, §308(d), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710
- § 1409m. to 1409 o . Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, §308(f), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710
- § 1411. Guano districts; claim by United States
- § 1412. Notice of discovery of guano and proofs
- § 1413. Completion of proof on death of discoverer
- § 1414. Exclusive privileges of discoverer
- § 1415. Restrictions upon exportation
- § 1416. Regulation of trade
- § 1417. Criminal jurisdiction
- § 1418. Employment of land and naval forces in protection of rights
- § 1419. Right to abandon islands
- § 1421. o . Federal assistance for fire control, watershed protection, and reforestation
- § 1421a. Unincorporated territory; capital; powers of government; suits against government; type of government; supervision
- § 1421b. Bill of rights
- § 1421c. Certain laws continued in force; modification or repeal of laws
- § 1421d. Salaries and allowances of officers and employees
- § 1421e. Duty on articles
- § 1421f. –1. Acknowledgment of deeds
- § 1421g. Establishment and maintenance of public bodies and offices
- § 1421h. Duties, taxes, and fees; proceeds collected to constitute fund for benefit of Guam; prerequisites, amount, etc., remitted prior to commencement of next fiscal year
- § 1421i. Income tax
- § 1421j. Authorization of appropriations
- § 1421k. –1. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, §224(2), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1752
- § 1421m. Repealed. Pub. L. 91–513, title III, §1101(a)(8), Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1292
- § 1421n. Applicability of Federal copyright laws
- § 1421p. Authorization of appropriations
- § 1421q. –1. Applicability of laws referred to in section 502(a)(1) of Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- § 1421r. Port of Guam Improvement Enterprise Program
- § 1422. Governor and Lieutenant Governor; term of office; qualifications; powers and duties; annual report to Congress
- § 1422a. Removal of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or member of legislature; referendum election
- § 1422b. Vacancy in office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor
- § 1422c. Executive agencies and instrumentalities
- § 1422d. Transfer of functions from government comptroller for Guam to Inspector General, Department of the Interior
- § 1423. l . Omitted
- § 1423a. Power of legislature; limitation on indebtedness of Guam; bond issues; guarantees for purchase by Federal Financing Bank of Guam Power Authority bonds or other obligations; interest rates; default
- § 1423b. Selection and qualification of members; officers; rules and regulations; quorum
- § 1423c. Privileges of members
- § 1423d. Oath of office
- § 1423e. Prohibition against acceptance of salary increases or newly created offices
- § 1423f. Qualifications of members
- § 1423g. Vacancies
- § 1423h. Regular and special sessions
- § 1423i. Approval of bills
- § 1423j. Authorization of appropriations
- § 1423k. Right of petition
- § 1424. –4. Criminal offenses; procedure; definitions
- § 1424a. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, §56(e), 65 Stat. 729
- § 1424b. Judge of District Court; appointment, tenure, removal, and compensation; appointment of United States attorney and marshal
- § 1424c. Review of claims respecting land on Guam
- § 1425. Omitted
- § 1425a. Legislative authority to create authorities; appointment of members; powers of authorities
- § 1425b. Issuance of notes, bonds, and obligations
- § 1425c. Authorization of loans, conveyances, etc.
- § 1425d. Ratification of prior act
- § 1425e. Additional powers
- § 1426. Repealed. Aug. 2, 1954, ch. 649, title II, §205, 68 Stat. 622
- § 1428. Authorization of appropriations
- § 1428a. Submission of plan for use of funds; contents of plan; term, interest rate, and premium charge of loan
- § 1428b. Prerequisite for loan or loan guarantee; maximum participation in available funds; reserves for loan guarantees
- § 1428c. Accounting procedures
- § 1428d. Report for inclusion in annual report by Governor
- § 1428e. Audit of books and records of agency, or agencies, administering loan funds
- § 1431. to 1440. Transferred
- § 1451. Rights of Indians not impaired; boundaries
- § 1452. Regulation of Indians
- § 1453. to 1455. Repealed. Pub. L. 98–213, §16(c)–(f), Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1462
- § 1456. Repealed. Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, title III, §301(106), 64 Stat. 844
- § 1457. to 1469–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 98–213, §16(a), (g)–(u), Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1462, 1463
- § 1469a. –1. Full amounts to be covered into treasuries of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands; reductions prohibited
- § 1469b. Auditing of transactions of territorial and local governments
- § 1469c. Availability of services, facilities, and equipment of agencies and instrumentalities of United States; reimbursement requirements
- § 1469d. General technical assistance
- § 1469e. Insular government purchases
- § 1470. Repealed. Pub. L. 98–213, §16(v), Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1463
- § 1470a. Omitted
- § 1471. to 1479. Repealed. Pub. L. 98–213, §16(w)–(ee), Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1463
- § 1480. to 1480b. Repealed. Pub. L. 95–584, §1, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2483
- § 1481. to 1485. Repealed. Pub. L. 98–213, §16(ff)–(jj), Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1463
- § 1486. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–826, §3, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 953
- § 1487. , 1488. Repealed. Pub. L. 98–213, §16(b), (kk), Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1462, 1463
- § 1489. Loss of title of United States to lands in territories through adverse possession or prescription forbidden
- § 1490. Repealed. Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 202, §1, 47 Stat. 1428
- § 1491. License, permit, etc., for transportation for storage or storage of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste; prerequisites; applicability; "territory or possession" defined
- § 1492. Energy resources of Caribbean and Pacific insular areas
- § 1492a. Study of electric rates in the insular areas
- § 1493. Prosecution; authorization to seek review; local or Federal appellate courts; decisions, judgments or orders
- § 1494. Purposes
- § 1494a. Annual reports to Congress
- § 1494b. Enforcement and administration in insular areas
- § 1494c. Drug Enforcement Agency personnel assignments
- § 1501. Lands in Territories
- § 1502. Previously acquired lands; bona fide resident aliens; mining or incorporated village lands
- § 1503. Acquisition by inheritance, in collection of debts, etc.
- § 1504. Conveyance of lands in Territories by aliens before escheat proceedings
- § 1505. Proceedings for escheat of improperly held lands
- § 1506. Condemnation and sale of lands in escheat proceedings
- § 1507. Public lands
- § 1508. Application to District of Columbia
- § 1509. to 1512. Omitted
- § 1541. Organization and status
- § 1542. Voting franchise; discrimination prohibited
- § 1543. United States citizenship requirement for government officials
- § 1544. Reports by Governor; jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior; exceptions
- § 1545. Lease and sale of public property; conveyance of title in certain lands to the government of Virgin Islands
- § 1546. Authorization of appropriations
- § 1561. Rights and prohibitions
- § 1571. Legislature
- § 1572. Legislators
- § 1573. Time, frequency, and duration of regular sessions; special sessions; place of holding
- § 1574. –1. Applicability of laws referred to in section 502(a)(1) of Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- § 1574a. Revenue bonds or other obligations
- § 1574b. Federal guarantee for issuance of revenue bonds or other obligations
- § 1574c. Priority for payment of principal and interest of revenue bonds or other obligations
- § 1574d. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title III, §308(g), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710
- § 1575. Legislative procedure
- § 1576. General elections; time; transfer of Council functions, property, etc.
- § 1591. Governor and Lieutenant Governor; election; eligibility; official residence; powers and duties; report
- § 1592. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 657
- § 1593. Initiative and recall
- § 1594. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–496, §6, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 839
- § 1595. Vacancy in office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor
- § 1596. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, §224(3), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1752
- § 1597. Reorganization of government
- § 1598. Omitted
- § 1599. Transfer of functions from government comptroller for Virgin Islands to Inspector General, Department of the Interior
- § 161. to 170a. Omitted
- § 1611. District Court of Virgin Islands; local courts; jurisdiction; practice and procedure
- § 1612. Jurisdiction of District Court
- § 1613. Relations between courts of United States and courts of Virgin Islands; review by United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit; reports to Congress; rules
- § 1613a. Appellate jurisdiction of District Court; procedure; review by United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit; rules; appeals to appellate court
- § 1614. Judges of District Court
- § 1615. Judicial divisions
- § 1616. Trial by jury
- § 1617. United States attorney; appointment; duties
- § 1631. Establishment and maintenance; scope
- § 1632. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–496, §14, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 842
- § 1641. Method of payment of official salaries
- § 1642. Use of certain proceeds for expenditure; income tax obligations of inhabitants
- § 1642a. Availability of collected customs duties for expenditures as Legislature may provide
- § 1643. Import provisions with respect to trade-marks
- § 1644. Import duties on articles entering United States or possessions from Virgin Islands
- § 1645. Remittance of duties, taxes, and fees to be collected in next fiscal year; authorization, prerequisites, amount, etc.
- § 1661. Islands of eastern Samoa
- § 1662. Sovereignty of United States extended over Swains Island
- § 1662a. Amendment of constitution of American Samoa
- § 1663. Acknowledgment of deeds
- § 1664. Repealed. Pub. L. 109–304, §19, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1710
- § 1665. Omitted
- § 1666. Extension of scientific, technical, and other assistance; grant-in-aid program restriction; limitations on expenditures
- § 1667. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–576, title I, §103, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1091
- § 1668. Reporting duties of Governor and transfer of functions from government comptroller for American Samoa to Inspector General, Department of the Interior
- § 1669. Administration and enforcement of collection of customs duties; employment and training of residents
- § 1670. Industrial development bonds
- § 1681. Continuance of civil government for Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; assistance programs; maximum fiscal year costs; reimbursement
- § 1681a. Appointment of High Commissioner
- § 1681b. Transfer of functions from government comptroller for Guam to Inspector General, Department of the Interior
- § 1681c. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–357, title II, §203(d), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1708
- § 1682. Omitted
- § 1683. Auditing of transactions of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
- § 1684. Expenditure of funds for administration of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
- § 1685. Transfer of property or money for administration of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
- § 1686. , 1687. Omitted
- § 1688. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Economic Development Loan Fund
- § 1689. Plan for use of grant to Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Economic Development Loan Fund; loans; terms
- § 1690. Loans from Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Economic Loan Fund; restrictions; guarantees
- § 1691. Fiscal control and accounting procedures for plan for use of grant
- § 1692. Comprehensive annual financial report by chief executives of governments of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Northern Mariana Islands; contents; other reports
- § 1693. Audit of government; access to books, records, etc.
- § 1694. to 1694e. Transferred
- § 1695. Federal education and health care programs; nonapplicability or nonparticipation
- § 1701. to 1703. Repealed. Pub. L. 93–435, §5, Oct. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 1212
- § 1704. Concurrent jurisdiction; exceptions for national defense purposes
- § 1705. Tidelands, submerged lands, or filled lands
- § 1706. Reserved rights
- § 1707. Payment of rents, royalties, and fees to local government