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48 U.S.C. 1901: Approval of Compact of Free Association

Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-239. Not changed since. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

15 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 38 U.S.C. 111, 38 U.S.C. 1724, 42 U.S.C. 1436a, 48 U.S.C. 1902, 48 U.S.C. 1903.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Homeland Security (1), Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    Unchanged since Public Law 99-239 (Jan 14, 1986).

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.