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(i) there will be no diminution of any rights or entitlements otherwise eligible to said territory and Com-

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(it) there will be no adverse effect on any funds

or

which have been or may hereafter be authorized or ap-

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propriated for said territory or Commonwealth, as of

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monwealth in effect on the effective date of such union,

the effective date of such union, or
(ii) no action is taken that would in any manner
discourage such unification.

Whenever any discrepancy exists or arises between the benefits available for either said territory or Commonwealth under
any policies or programs authorized by law (including, but
not limited to, any formulas for matching grants-in-aid or
comparable programs orhenefits), the most favorable termsavailable to either said territory or Commonwealth shall be
deemed applicable to said unified area after the effective date
of unification.
Sgc. 604. Notwithstanding any other provision of law
to the contrary, funds appropriated under the Emergency
School Aid Act for fiscal year 1980 which are available for
use in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana

Islands, Puerto Rico, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Virgin Islands shall be available in such areas
for the purposes set forth in section 702 of the Emergency

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