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(1) there will be no diminution of anyrights or fentitlements otherwise eligible to said territory and Cqminonwealth in effect on the effective date of such unjon,

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(ii) there will be no adverse effect on any fufids
which have been or may hereafter be authorized or hp-

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propriated for said terntory or Commonwealth, aq of
the effective date of such union, or

(1) no action is taken that would in any maser
discourage such unification.
Whenever any discrepancy exists or arises between the bane-

fits 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 or benefits), the most favorable tefns.
available to either said territory or Commonwealth shal] be
deemed applicable to said unified area after the effective date
of unification.

Sec. 604. Notwithstanding any other provision of faw
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 Martina

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

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