94 STAT.92

16 USC 470a.

PUBLIC LAW 96-205—MAR. 12, 1980
(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
USC.470a-t):

(1) amend subsection 101(a) in paragraph (2) by deleting “‘and”’

at the end thereof and, in
insertingin lieu thereof‘

ph (3) by deleting “Trust.” and
;and”.

(2) amend subsection 101(b) by deleting “and”after “American

16 USC 470t.

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) by changing ‘‘Senate Committee on
Interior and Insular Affairs.” to “Senate Committee on Energy

and Natural Resources.”.

see) In the Act of June 27, 1960 (74 Stat. 220), as amended (16 U.S.C.
16 USC 469a-3.

“State.”
16 USC 469c-1.

16 USC 460/-3.

(1) amend subsection ic) by deleting “Interior and Insular
Aifairs 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. 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) amend

section 4 by deleting “‘and American Samoa.” andbyinserting in lieu
thereof “American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,
and the Commonwealth of the Northern MarianaIslands.”.
Approved March 12, 1980.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
HOUSE REPORTNeo. 96-120 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs).

SENATE REPORTNo. 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.

Feb. 25, House concurred in Senate amendment with amend-

ments.

Feb. 28, Senate concurred in House amendments.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS:
Vol. 16, No. 1] (1980): Mar. 12, Presidential statement.

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