7 to (i) there will be no diminution of any rights or entitlements otherwise eligible to said territory and Com- fo (it) there will be no adverse effect on any funds or which have been or may hereafter be authorized or ap- Oa propriated for said territory or Commonwealth, as of ~) 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