Federal

Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions

661 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1985 — Agreements with and other provisions related to the Republic of the Marshall Islands
• § 1986 — Agreements with and other provisions related to the Republic of Palau
• § 1987 — Oversight provisions
• § 1988 — United States policy regarding the Freely Associated States
• § 1989 — Additional authorities
• § 1990 — Compact appropriations
• § 2 — Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53 , 70A Stat. 641
• § 2001 — Findings
• § 2002 — Reports
• § 2003 — Conference
• § 2004 — Administrative matters
• § 21 to 27 — Omitted
• § 2101 — Effective date
• § 2102 — Severability
• § 2103 — Supremacy
• § 2104 — Definitions
• § 2105 — Placement
• § 2106 — Compliance with Federal laws
• § 2121 — Financial Oversight and Management Board
• § 2122 — Location of Oversight Board
• § 2123 — Executive Director and staff of Oversight Board
• § 2124 — Powers of Oversight Board
• § 2125 — Exemption from liability for claims
• § 2126 — Treatment of actions arising from chapter
• § 2127 — Budget and funding for operation of Oversight Board
• § 2128 — Autonomy of Oversight Board
• § 2129 — Ethics
• § 2141 — Approval of Fiscal Plans
• § 2142 — Approval of Budgets
• § 2143 — Effect of finding of noncompliance with Budget
• § 2144 — Review of activities to ensure compliance with Fiscal Plan
• § 2145 — Recommendations on financial stability and management responsibility
• § 2146 — Oversight Board duties related to restructuring
• § 2147 — Oversight Board authority related to debt issuance
• § 2148 — Required reports
• § 2149 — Termination of Oversight Board
• § 2150 — No full faith and credit of the United States
• § 2151 — Analysis of pensions
• § 2152 — Intervention in litigation
• § 2161 — Applicability of other laws; definitions
• § 2162 — Who may be a debtor
• § 2163 — Reservation of territorial power to control territory and territorial instrumentalities
• § 2164 — Petition and proceedings relating to petition
• § 2165 — Limitation on jurisdiction and powers of court
• § 2166 — Jurisdiction
• § 2167 — Venue
• § 2168 — Selection of presiding judge
• § 2169 — Abstention
• § 2170 — Applicable rules of procedure
• § 2171 — Leases
• § 2172 — Filing of plan of adjustment
• § 2173 — Modification of plan
• § 2174 — Confirmation
• § 2175 — Role and capacity of Oversight Board
• § 2176 — Compensation of professionals
• § 2177 — Interim compensation
• § 2178 — Disclosure by professional persons seeking approval of compensation under section 2176 or 2177 of this title
• § 2191 — Rules of construction
• § 2192 — Right of Puerto Rico to determine its future political status
• § 2193 — Application of regulation to Puerto Rico
• § 2194 — Automatic stay upon enactment
• § 2195 — Protection from inter-debtor transfers
• § 2196 — Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico
• § 2197 — Report
• § 2198 — Report on territorial debt
• § 2199 — Expansion of HUBZones in Puerto Rico
• § 220 to 224 — Omitted
• § 2200 — Determination on debt
• § 2211 — Definitions
• § 2212 — Position of Revitalization Coordinator
• § 2213 — Critical Projects
• § 2214 — Miscellaneous provisions
• § 2215 — Federal agency requirements
• § 2216 — Judicial review
• § 2217 — Savings clause
• § 2231 — Creditor collective action
• § 2232 — Applicable law
• § 2241 — Sense of Congress regarding permanent, pro-growth fiscal reforms
• § 225 — Repealed. Pub. L. 85–296 , Sept. 4, 1957 , 71 Stat. 617
• § 226 to 239 — Omitted
• § 240 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 637
• § 241 to 248b — Omitted
• § 250 to 250p — Transferred
• § 261 to 291 — Repealed. Apr. 13, 1934, ch. 119, § 1 , 48 Stat. 583
• § 28 — Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 1 , 46 Stat. 1029
• § 29 to 38 — Omitted
• § 292, 293 — Omitted
• § 3 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 640
• § 301 — Transferred
• § 301a — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–468, title VI, § 615(a)(2) , Jan. 14, 1983 , 96 Stat. 2578
• § 302 to 308 — Transferred
• § 309 — Repealed. Feb. 10, 1939, ch. 2, § 4(a) , 53 Stat. 1
• § 310, 311 — Omitted
• § 312 to 312d — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–58, title I, § 104(g)(1) , Nov. 28, 1995 , 109 Stat. 560
• § 315 to 315i — Omitted
• § 321 — Omitted
• § 321a to 325 — Repealed. Pub. L. 86–70, § 21(d)(6) , (7), June 25, 1959 , 73 Stat. 146
• § 326 to 330 — Omitted
• § 331 to 337 — Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 1 , 46 Stat. 1029
• § 338 to 338g — Omitted
• § 341 — Transferred
• § 351, 352 — Transferred
• § 353 — Repealed. Pub. L. 85–508, § 6(k) , July 7, 1958 , 72 Stat. 343
• § 353a to 362 — Transferred
• § 363 — Repealed. June 14, 1926, ch. 578, § 5 , as added June 4, 1954, ch. 263 , 68 Stat. 175
• § 364 to 365 — Transferred
• § 366 to 367 — Omitted
• § 367a — Transferred
• § 368 — Omitted
• § 371 to 371c — Transferred
• § 372 — Omitted
• § 373 to 385 — Transferred
• § 386 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–260, § 1 , Sept. 21, 1961 , 75 Stat. 541
• § 387 to 391 — Repealed. May 4, 1934, ch. 211, § 1 , 48 Stat. 663
• § 39 — Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1(118) –(124), 65 Stat. 706
• § 392 — Omitted
• § 395 to 405 — Omitted
• § 4, 5 — Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 1 , 46 Stat. 1029
• § 40, 41 — Omitted
• § 411 to 423 — Transferred
• § 42 — Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 1 , 46 Stat. 1029
• § 43 to 45 — Omitted
• § 431 — Omitted
• § 432 — Repealed. Pub. L. 86–252, § 1 , Sept. 9, 1959 , 73 Stat. 490
• § 433 — Repealed. Pub. L. 85–508, § 20 , July 7, 1958 , 72 Stat. 351
• § 434 to 445 — Repealed. Pub. L. 86–252, § 1 , Sept. 9, 1959 , 73 Stat. 490
• § 445a — Transferred
• § 446 to 452 — Repealed. Pub. L. 86–252, § 1 , Sept. 9, 1959 , 73 Stat. 490
• § 453 — Transferred
• § 455 to 456h — Omitted
• § 46 — Repealed. July 28, 1956, ch. 772 , title III, § 301(a)(2), 70 Stat. 712
• § 46–1 to 46–3 — Omitted
• § 461 to 466 — Transferred
• § 46a — Repealed. July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title VII, § 711, formerly title VI, § 611, 58 Stat. 714 ; renumbered Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 958, § 5 , 60 Stat. 1049
• § 46b to 48a — Repealed. July 28, 1956, ch. 772 , title III, § 301(a)(1), (3), (5), 70 Stat. 712
• § 471 to 471o — Transferred
• § 472, 472a — Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1(126) , 65 Stat. 706
• § 473 to 484d — Omitted
• § 484e — Repealed. Aug. 2, 1954, ch. 649 , title II, § 205, 68 Stat. 622
• § 485 to 486j — Omitted
• § 487 to 487b — Transferred
• § 488 to 488f — Omitted
• § 49 — Omitted
• § 491 to 503 — Omitted
• § 50, 50a — Repealed. July 28, 1956, ch. 772 , title III, § 301(a)(4), 70 Stat. 712
• § 504 — Repealed. June 27, 1952, ch. 477 , title IV, § 403(a)(6), 66 Stat. 279
• § 505 to 518 — Omitted
• § 50b to 50d–1 — Omitted
• § 50e — Appropriations for benefit of natives; purchase of supplies for resale to natives, cooperatives, and Department employees
• § 50f — Disposal of miscellaneous revenues from schools, hospitals, and other Indian Service facilities
• § 50g to 58 — Omitted
• § 518a — Repealed. July 25, 1947, ch. 327, § 1 , 61 Stat. 449
• § 519 — Omitted
• § 520 — Repealed. Mar. 26, 1934, ch. 88, § 1 , 48 Stat. 467
• § 531 to 535 — Omitted
• § 536 — Repealed. Pub. L. 86–3, § 14(e) , Mar. 18, 1959 , 73 Stat. 10
• § 537, 538 — Omitted
• § 539 — Repealed. Pub. L. 86–3, § 14(e) , Mar. 18, 1959 , 73 Stat. 10
• § 540 — Omitted
• § 541 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–470, title I, § 110 , Oct. 19, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2239
• § 542 to 546 — Omitted
• § 561 to 599 — Omitted
• § 61 to 64 — Omitted
• § 611 to 620 — Omitted
• § 631 to 633 — Omitted
• § 634, 634a — Repealed. Pub. L. 86–3, § 14(e) , Mar. 18, 1959 , 73 Stat. 10
• § 634b, 634c — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39 , 62 Stat. 992
• § 635, 636 — Omitted
• § 641 to 644 — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646 , §§ 8, 39, 62 Stat. 986 , 992
• § 644a — Jurisdiction of district court of cases arising on or within Midway, Wake, Johnston, Sand, etc., Islands; laws applicable to jury trials
• § 645 — Repealed. Pub. L. 86–3, § 14(f) , Mar. 18, 1959 , 73 Stat. 10
• § 646 — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39 , 62 Stat. 992
• § 65 — Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 1 , 46 Stat. 1029
• § 651 — Omitted
• § 65a — Repealed. Apr. 3, 1944, ch. 155, § 2 , 58 Stat. 187
• § 65b, 66 — Omitted
• § 661 to 678 — Omitted
• § 67 to 72 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 642
• § 691 to 718 — Omitted
• § 721 to 723 — Omitted
• § 724 — Repealed. Aug. 2, 1954, ch. 649 , title II, § 205, 68 Stat. 622
• § 73, 73a — Omitted
• § 731 — Territory included under name Puerto Rico
• § 731a — Change of name; Puerto Rico
• § 731b — Organization of a government pursuant to a constitution
• § 731c — Submission of sections 731b to 731e of this title to people of Puerto Rico for referendum; convening of constitutional convention; requisites of constitution
• § 731d — Ratification of constitution by Congress
• § 731e — Chapter continued in force and effect
• § 732 — Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, § 5(2) , 64 Stat. 320
• § 733 — Citizens; former Spanish subjects and children; body politic; name
• § 733a — Citizens; residence in island of citizens of United States
• § 733a–1 — Repealed. June 27, 1952, ch. 477 , title IV, § 403(a)(14), 66 Stat. 279
• § 733b — Omitted
• § 734 — United States laws extended to Puerto Rico; internal revenue receipts covered into treasury
• § 734a — Extension of industrial alcohol and internal revenue laws to Puerto Rico
• § 735 — Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, § 5(2) , 64 Stat. 320
• § 736 — Puerto Rican law modified
• § 737 — Privileges and immunities
• § 738 — Free interchange of merchandise with United States
• § 739 — Duties on foreign imports; books and pamphlets in English language