(b) Subsection (c) of the first section of such Act (48 U.S.C. 1705(c)) is amended by inserting “subsection (a) or (b) of” after “pursuant to”.
Sec. 608. The following Acts are hereby amended as follows:
(a) In the Act of October 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 915), as amended (16 U.S.C. 470a-t):
- (1) amend subsection 101(a)16 USC 470a. in paragraph (2) by deleting “and” at the end thereof and, in paragraph (3) by deleting “Trust.” and inserting in lieu thereof “Trust; and”.
- (2) amend subsection 101(b) by deleting “and” after “American Samoa,” and by changing the period at the end of the paragraph to a comma and inserting “and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.”.
- (3) amend subsection 212(b)16 USC 470t. by changing “Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.” to “Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.”.
(b) In the Act of June 27, 1960 (74 Stat. 220), as amended (16 U.S.C. 469):
- (1) amend subsection 5(c)16 USC 469a-3. by deleting “Interior and Insular Affairs Committee of the United States Congress” and by inserting in lieu thereof “Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives and Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate”.
- (2) after section 7, add the following new section:
“Sec. 8.“State.”
16 USC 469c-1. As used in this Act, the term ‘State’ includes the several States of the Union, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.”.
(c) In the Act of May 28, 1963 (77 Stat. 49; 16 U.S.C. 4601-3)16 USC 460l-3. amend section 4 by deleting “and American Samoa.” and by inserting in lieu thereof “American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.”.
Approved March 12, 1980.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
HOUSE REPORT No. 96-120 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs).
SENATE REPORT No. 96-467 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
- Vol. 125 (1979): May 7, considered and passed House.
- Vol. 126 (1980): Feb. 7, considered and passed Senate, amended.
- Vol. 126 (1980): Feb. 25, House concurred in Senate amendment with amendments.
- Vol. 126 (1980): Feb. 28, Senate concurred in House amendments.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS:
- Vol. 16, No. 11 (1980): Mar. 12, Presidential statement.
