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[CITE: 43USC1635]

 
                         TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
 
   CHAPTER 33A--IMPLEMENTATION OF ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT AND 
                            ALASKA STATEHOOD
 
Sec. 1635. State selections and conveyances


(a) Omitted

(b) School lands settlement

    (1) In full and final settlement of any and all claims by the State 
of Alaska arising under the Act of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1214), as 
confirmed and transferred in section 6(k) of the Alaska Statehood Act, 
the State is hereby granted seventy-five thousand acres which it shall 
be entitled to select until January 4, 1994, from vacant, 
unappropriated, and unreserved public lands. In exercising the selection 
rights granted herein, the State shall be deemed to have relinquished 
all claims to any right, title, or interest to any school lands which 
failed to vest under the above statutes at the time Alaska became a 
State (January 3, 1959), including lands unsurveyed on that date or 
surveyed lands which were within Federal reservations or withdrawals on 
that date.
    (2) Except as provided herein, such selections shall be made in 
conformance with the provisions for selections under section 6(b) of the 
Alaska Statehood Act. Selections made under this subsection shall be in 
units of whole sections as shown on the official survey plats of the 
Bureau of Land Management, including protraction diagrams, unless part 
of the section is unavailable or the land is otherwise surveyed, or 
unless the Secretary waives the whole section requirement.
    (3) Lands selected and conveyed to the State under this subsection 
shall be subject to the provisions of subsections (j) and (k) of section 
6 of the Alaska Statehood Act.

(c) Prior tentative approvals

    (1) All tentative approvals of State of Alaska land selections 
pursuant to the Alaska Statehood Act are hereby confirmed, subject only 
to valid existing rights and Native selection rights under the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], and the United 
States hereby confirms that all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to such lands is deemed to have vested in the State of 
Alaska as of the date of tentative approval; except that this subsection 
shall not apply to tentative approvals which, prior to December 2, 1980, 
have been relinquished by the State, or have been finally revoked by the 
United States under authority other than authority under section 
11(a)(2), 12(a), or 12(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 
U.S.C. 1610(a)(2), 1611(a), or 1611(b)].
    (2) Upon approval of a land survey by the Secretary, such lands 
shall be patented to the State of Alaska.
    (3) If the State elects to receive patent to any of the lands which 
are the subject of this subsection on the basis of protraction surveys 
in lieu of field surveys, the Secretary shall issue patent to the State 
on that basis within six months after notice of such election. For 
townships having such adverse claims of record, patent on the basis of 
protraction surveys shall be issued as soon as practicable after such 
election.
    (4) Future tentative approvals of State land selections, when 
issued, shall have the same force and effect as those existing tentative 
approvals which are confirmed by this subsection and shall be processed 
for patent by the same administrative procedures as specified in 
paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection.

(d) Prior State selections

    (1) In furtherance of the State's entitlement to lands under section 
6(b) of the Alaska Statehood Act, the United States hereby conveys to 
the State of Alaska, subject only to valid existing rights and Native 
selection rights under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], all right, title and interest of the United States 
in and to all vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved lands, including 
lands subject to subsection (l) of this section, which are specified in 
the list entitled ``Prior State of Alaska Selections to be Conveyed by 
Congress'', dated July 24, 1978, submitted by the State of Alaska and on 
file in the Office of the Secretary except those Federal lands which are 
specified in a list dated October 19, 1979, submitted by the State of 
Alaska and on file with the Office of the Secretary. If any of those 
townships listed above contain lands within the boundaries of any 
conservation system unit, national conservation area, national 
recreation area, new national forest or forest addition, established, 
designated, or expanded by this Act, then only those lands within such 
townships which have been previously selected by the State of Alaska 
shall be conveyed pursuant to this subsection.
    (2) In furtherance of the State's entitlement to lands under section 
6(a) of the Alaska Statehood Act, the United States hereby conveys to 
the State of Alaska, subject only to valid existing rights and Native 
selection rights under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], all right, title and interest of the United States 
in and to all valid land selections made from the national forests under 
authority of said section 6(a) which have been approved by the Secretary 
of Agriculture prior to July 1, 1979.
    (3) As soon as practicable after December 2, 1980, the Secretary 
shall issue tentative approvals to such State selections as required by 
the Alaska Statehood Act and pursuant to subsection (i) of this section. 
The sequence of issuance of such tentative approvals shall be on the 
basis of priorities determined by the State.
    (4) Upon approval of a land survey by the Secretary, such lands 
shall be patented to the State of Alaska.
    (5) If the State elects to receive patent to any of the lands which 
are the subject of this subsection on the basis of protraction surveys 
in lieu of field surveys, the Secretary shall issue patent to the State 
on that basis within six months after notice of such election for 
townships having no adverse claims on the public land records. For 
townships having such adverse claims of record, patent on the basis of 
protraction surveys shall be issued as soon as practicable after such 
election.
    (6) Future valid State land selections shall be subject only to 
valid existing rights and Native selection rights under the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.].

(e) Future ``top filings''

    Subject to valid existing rights and Native selection rights under 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], the 
State, at its option, may file future selection applications and 
amendments thereto, pursuant to section 6(a) or (b) of the Alaska 
Statehood Act or subsection (b) of this section, for lands which are 
not, on the date of filing of such applications, available within the 
meaning of section 6(a) or (b) of the Alaska Statehood Act, other than 
lands within any conservation system unit or the National Petroleum 
Reserve--Alaska. Each such selection application, if otherwise valid, 
shall become an effective selection without further action by the State 
upon the date the lands included in such application become available 
within the meaning of subsection (a) or (b) of section 6 regardless of 
whether such date occurs before or after expiration of the State's land 
selection rights. Selection applications heretofore filed by the State 
may be refiled so as to become subject to the provisions of this 
subsection; except that no such refiling shall prejudice any claim of 
validity which may be asserted regarding the original filing of such 
application. Nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed to 
prevent the United States from transferring a Federal reservation or 
appropriation from one Federal agency to another Federal agency for the 
use and benefit of the Federal Government.

(f) Right to overselect

    (1) The State of Alaska may select lands exceeding by not more than 
25 per centum in total area the amount of State entitlement which has 
not been patented or tentatively approved under each grant or 
confirmation of lands to the State contained in the Alaska Statehood Act 
or other law. If its selections under a particular grant exceed such 
remaining entitlement, the State shall thereupon list all selections for 
that grant which have not been tentatively approved in desired priority 
order of conveyance, in blocks no larger than one township in size; 
except that the State may alter such priorities prior to receipt of 
tentative approval. Upon receipt by the State of subsequent tentative 
approvals, such excess selections shall be reduced by the Secretary pro 
rata by rejecting the lowest prioritized selection blocks necessary to 
maintain a maximum excess selection of 25 per centum of the entitlement 
which has not yet been tentatively approved or patented to the State 
under each grant.
    (2) The State of Alaska may, by written notification to the 
Secretary, relinquish any selections of land filed under the Alaska 
Statehood Act or subsection (b) of this section prior to receipt by the 
State of tentative approval, except that lands conveyed pursuant to 
subsection (g) of this section may not be relinquished pursuant to this 
paragraph.
    (3) Omitted

(g) Conveyance of specified lands

    In furtherance of the State's entitlement to lands under section 
6(b) of the Alaska Statehood Act, the United States hereby conveys to 
the State of Alaska all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to all vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved lands, including 
lands subject to subsection (e) of this section but which lie within 
those townships outside the boundaries of conservation system units, 
National Conservation Areas, National Recreation Areas, new national 
forests and forest additions, established, designated, or expanded by 
this Act, which are specified in the list entitled ``State Selection 
Lands May 15, 1978'', dated July 24, 1978, submitted by the State of 
Alaska and on file in the office of the Secretary of the Interior. The 
denomination of lands in such list which are not, on December 2, 1980, 
available lands within the meaning of section 6(b) of the Alaska 
Statehood Act and this Act shall be treated as a future selection 
application pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, to the extent 
such an application could have been filed under such subsection (e) of 
this section.

(h) Limitation of conveyances of specified lands tentative approvals; 
        surveys

    (1) Lands identified in subsection (g) of this section are conveyed 
to the State subject to valid existing rights and Native selection 
rights under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.]. All right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
such lands shall vest in the State of Alaska as of December 2, 1980, 
subject to those reservations specified in subsection (l) of this 
section.
    (2) As soon as practicable after December 2, 1980, the Secretary 
shall issue to the State tentative approvals to such lands as required 
by the Alaska Statehood Act and pursuant to subsection (i) of this 
section. The sequence of issuance of such tentative approvals shall be 
on the basis of priorities determined by the State.
    (3) Upon approval of a land survey by the Secretary, those lands 
identified in subsection (g) of this section shall be patented to the 
State of Alaska.
    (4) If the State elects to receive patent to any of the lands which 
are identified in subsection (g) of this section on the basis of 
protraction surveys in lieu of field surveys, the Secretary shall issue 
patent to the State on that basis within six months after notice of such 
election for townships having no adverse claims on the public land 
records. For townships having such adverse claims of record, patent on 
the basis of protraction surveys shall be issued as soon as practicable 
after such election.

(i) Adjudication

    Nothing contained in this section shall relieve the Secretary of the 
duty to adjudicate conflicting claims regarding the lands specified in 
subsection (g) of this section, or otherwise selected under authority of 
the Alaska Statehood Act, subsection (b) of this section, or other law, 
prior to the issuance of tentative approval.

(j) Clarification of land status outside units

    As to lands outside the boundaries of a conservation system unit, 
National Recreation Areas, National Conservation Areas, new national 
forests and forest additions, the following withdrawals, 
classifications, or designations shall not, of themselves, remove the 
lands involved from the status of vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved 
lands for the purposes of subsection (d) or (g) of this section and 
future State selections pursuant to the Alaska Statehood Act or 
subsection (b) of this section:
        (1) withdrawals for classification pursuant to section 17(d)(1) 
    of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1616(d)(1)]; 
    except that, in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding 
    between the United States and the State of Alaska dated September 2, 
    1972, to the extent that Public Land Orders Numbered 5150, 5151, 
    5181, 5182, 5184, 5187, 5190, 5194, and 5388 by their terms continue 
    to prohibit State selections of certain lands, such lands shall 
    remain unavailable for future State selection except as provided by 
    subsection (e) of this Act; \1\
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        (2) withdrawals pursuant to section 11 of the Alaska Native 
    Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1610], which are not finally 
    conveyed pursuant to section 12, 14, or 19 of such Act [43 U.S.C. 
    1611, 1613, or 1618];
        (3) classifications pursuant to the Classification and Multiple 
    Use Act (78 Stat. 987);
        (4) classifications or designations pursuant to the National 
    Forest Management Act (90 Stat. 2949) as amended; and
        (5) classifications, withdrawals exceeding 5,000 acres (except 
    withdrawals exceeding 5,000 acres which the Congress, by concurrent 
    resolution, approves within 180 days of the withdrawal or December 
    2, 1980, whichever occurs later), or designations pursuant to the 
    Federal Land Policy and Management Act (90 Stat. 2743) [43 U.S.C. 
    1701 et seq.].

(k) Interim provisions

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on lands selected by, or 
granted or conveyed to, the State of Alaska under section 6 of the 
Alaska Statehood Act or this Act, but not yet tentatively approved to 
the State:
        (1) The Secretary is authorized to make contracts and grant 
    leases, licenses, permits, rights-of-way, or easements, and any 
    tentative approval or patent shall be subject to such contract, 
    lease, license, permit, right-of-way, or easement; except that (A) 
    the authority granted the Secretary by this subsection is that 
    authority the Secretary otherwise would have had under existing laws 
    and regulations had the lands not been selected by the State, and 
    (B) the State has concurred prior to such action by the Secretary.
        (2) On and after December 2, 1980, 90 per centum of any and all 
    proceeds derived from contracts, leases, licenses, permits, rights-
    of-way, or easements or from trespasses originating after the date 
    of selection by the State shall be held by the Secretary until such 
    lands have been tentatively approved to the State. As such lands are 
    tentatively approved, the Secretary shall pay to the State from such 
    account the proceeds allocable to such lands which are derived from 
    contracts, leases, licenses, permits, rights-of-way, easements, or 
    trespasses. The proceeds derived from contracts, leases, licenses, 
    permits, rights-of-way, easements or trespasses and deposited to the 
    account pertaining to lands selected by the State but not 
    tentatively approved due to rejection or relinquishment shall be 
    paid as would have been required by law were it not for the 
    provisions of this Act. In the event that the tentative approval 
    does not cover all of the land embraced within any contract, lease, 
    license, permit, right-of-way, easement, or trespass, the State 
    shall only be entitled to the proportionate amount of the proceeds 
    derived from such contract, lease, license, permit, right-of-way, or 
    easement, which results from multiplying the total of such proceeds 
    by a fraction in which the numerator is the acreage of such 
    contract, lease, license, permit, right-of-way, or easement which is 
    included in the tentative approval and the denominator is the total 
    acreage contained in such contract, lease, license, permit, right-
    of-way, or easement; in the case of trespass, the State shall be 
    entitled to the proportionate share of the proceeds in relation to 
    the damages occurring on the respective lands.
        (3) Nothing in this subsection shall relieve the State or the 
    United States of any obligations under section 9 of the Alaska 
    Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1608] or the fourth sentence 
    of section 6(h) of the Alaska Statehood Act.

(l) Existing rights

    (1) All conveyances to the State under section 6 of the Alaska 
Statehood Act, this Act, or any other law, shall be subject to valid 
existing rights, to Native selection rights under the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], and to any right-of-way 
or easement reserved for or appropriated by the United States prior to 
selection of the underlying lands by the State of Alaska.
    (2) Where, prior to a conveyance to the State, a right-of-way or 
easement has been reserved for or appropriated by the United States or a 
contract, lease, permit, right-of-way, or easement has been issued for 
the lands, the conveyance shall contain provisions making it subject to 
the right-of-way or easement reserved or appropriated and to the 
contract, lease, license, permit, right-of-way, or easement issued or 
granted, and also subject to the right of the United States, contractee, 
lessee, licensee, permittee, or grantee to the complete enjoyment of all 
rights, privileges, and benefits previously granted, issued, reserved, 
or appropriated. Upon issuance of tentative approval, the State shall 
succeed and become entitled to any and all interests of the United 
States as contractor, lessor, licensor, permittor,\2\ or grantor, in any 
such contracts, leases, licenses, permits, rights-of-way, or easements, 
except those reserved to the United States in the tentative approval.
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    (3) The administration of rights-of-way or easements reserved to the 
United States in the tentative approval shall be in the United States, 
including the right to grant an interest in such right-of-way or 
easement in whole or in part.
    (4) Where the lands tentatively approved do not include all of the 
land involved with any contract, lease, license, permit, right-of-way, 
or easement issued or granted, the administration of such contract, 
lease, license, permit, right-of-way, or easement shall remain in the 
United States unless the agency responsible for administration waives 
such administration.
    (5) Nothing in this subsection shall relieve the State or the United 
States of any obligations under section 9 of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1608] or the fourth sentence of section 6(h) 
of the Alaska Statehood Act.

(m) Extinguishment of certain time extensions

    Any extensions of time periods granted to the State pursuant to 
section 17(d)(2)(E) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 
U.S.C. 1616(d)(2)(E)] are hereby extinguished, and the time periods 
specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall hereafter be 
applicable to State selections.

(n) Effect on third-party rights

    (1) Nothing in this section shall alter the rights or obligations of 
any party with regard to section 12 of the Act of January 2, 1976 
(Public Law 94-204), sections 4 and 5 of the Act of October 4, 1976 
(Public Law 94-456), or section 3 of the Act of November 15, 1977 
(Public Law 94-178).
    (2) Any conveyance of land to or confirmation of prior selections of 
the State made by this Act or selections allowed under this Act shall be 
subject to the rights of Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated, to nominate 
lands outside of its region with such nominations to be superior to any 
selection made by the State after July 18, 1975, including any lands 
conveyed to the State pursuant to subsection (g) of this section, and to 
the duty of the Secretary, with consent of the State, to make certain 
lands within the Cook Inlet Region available to the Corporation, both in 
accordance with the provisions of section 12(b) of the Act of January 2, 
1976 (Public Law 94-204), as amended.
    (3) Nothing in this chapter shall prejudice a claim of validity or 
invalidity regarding any third-party interest created by the State of 
Alaska prior to December 18, 1971, under authority of section 6(g) of 
the Alaska Statehood Act or otherwise.
    (4) Nothing in this Act shall affect any right of the United States 
or Alaska Natives to seek and receive damages against any party for 
trespass against, or other interference with, aboriginal interests if 
any, occurring prior to December 18, 1971.

(o) Status of lands within units

    (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to valid 
existing rights any land withdrawn pursuant to section 17(d)(1) of the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1616(d)(1)] and within 
the boundaries of any conservation system unit, National Recreation 
Area, National Conservation Area, new national forest or forest 
addition, shall be added to such unit and administered accordingly 
unless, before, on, or after December 2, 1980, such land has been 
validly selected by and conveyed to a Native Corporation, or unless 
before December 2, 1980, such land has been validly selected by, and 
after December 2, 1980, is conveyed to the State. At such time as the 
entitlement of any Native Corporation to land under the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.] is satisfied, any land 
within a conservation system unit selected by such Native Corporation 
shall, to the extent that such land is in excess of its entitlement, 
become part of such unit and administered accordingly: Provided, That 
nothing in this subsection shall necessarily preclude the future 
conveyance to the State of those Federal lands which are specified in a 
list dated October 19, 1979, submitted by the State of Alaska and on 
file with the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That nothing in 
this subsection shall affect any conveyance to the State pursuant to 
subsections (b), (c), (d), or (g) of this section.
    (2) Until conveyed, all Federal lands within the boundaries of a 
conservation system unit, National Recreation Area, National 
Conservation Area, new national forest or forest addition, shall be 
administered in accordance with the laws applicable to such unit.

(p) PYK line

    The second proviso of section 6(b) of the Alaska Statehood Act 
regarding Presidential approval of land selection north and west of the 
line described in section 10 of such Act shall not apply to any 
conveyance of land to the State pursuant to subsections (c), (d), and 
(g) of this section but shall apply to future State selections.

(Pub. L. 96-487, title IX, Sec. 906, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2437.)

                       References in Text

    Act of March 4, 1915, as confirmed and transferred in section 6(k) 
of the Alaska Statehood Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is act Mar. 
4, 1915, ch. 181, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 1214, which was classified to section 
353 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, and was repealed 
by section 6(k) of the Alaska Statehood Act, Pub. L. 85-508, Sec. 6(k), 
July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 343. See section 6(k) of the Alaska Statehood Act 
set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 48.
    Section 6 of the Alaska Statehood Act, referred to in subsecs. 
(b)(2), (3), (d)(1), (2), (e), (g), (k), (l)(1), (5), (n)(3), and (p), 
is section 6 of Pub. L. 85-508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, which is set 
out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 48.
    The Alaska Statehood Act, referred to in subsecs. (c)(1), (d)(3), 
(f)(1), (2), (h)(2), (i), and (j), is Pub. L. 85-508, July 7, 1958, 72 
Stat. 339, as amended, which is set out as a note preceding section 21 
of Title 48. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Tables.
    The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in subsecs. 
(c)(1), (d)(1), (2), (6), (e), (h)(1), (l)(1), and (o)(1), is Pub. L. 
92-203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, as amended, which is classified 
generally to chapter 33 (Sec. 1601 et seq.) of this title. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 1601 of this title and Tables.
    This Act, referred to in subsecs. (d)(1), (g), (k), (l)(1), and 
(n)(2), (4), is Pub. L. 96-487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2371, as amended, 
known as the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note 
set out under section 3101 of Title 16, Conservation, and Tables.
    The Classification and Multiple Use Act, referred to in subsec. 
(j)(3), probably means Pub. L. 88-607, Sept. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 986, 
which enacted sections 1411 to 1418 of this title, and was omitted from 
the Code.
    The National Forest Management Act, as amended, referred to in 
subsec. (j)(4), probably means the National Forest Management Act of 
1976, Pub. L. 94-588, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2949, as amended. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1976 
Amendment note set out under section 1600 of Title 16, Conservation, and 
Tables.
    The Federal Land Policy and Management Act, referred to in subsec. 
(j)(5), probably means the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976, Pub. L. 94-579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, as amended, which is 
classified principally to chapter 35 (Sec. 1701 et seq.) of this title. 
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title 
note set out under section 1701 of this title and Tables.
    Section 12 of the Act January 2, 1976 (Public Law 94-204), referred 
to in subsec. (n)(1) and (2), is section 12 of Pub. L. 94-204, Jan. 2, 
1976, 89 Stat. 1150, as amended, which is set out as a note under 
section 1611 of this title.
    Sections 4 and 5 of the Act of October 4, 1976 (Public Law 94-456), 
referred to in subsec. (n)(1), are sections 4 and 5 of Pub. L. 94-456, 
Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1935, which are set out as a note under section 
1611 of this title.
    Section 3 of the Act of November 15, 1977 (Public Law 94-178), 
referred to in subsec. (n)(1), probably means section 3 of Pub. L. 95-
178, Nov. 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 1369, which enacted a provision set out as 
a note under section 1611 of this title and amended a provision set out 
as a note under section 1611 of this title.
    This chapter, referred to in subsec. (n)(3), was in the original 
``this title'', meaning title IX of Pub. L. 96-487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 
Stat. 2430, which enacted this chapter, amended sections 1614 and 1620 
of this title, and amended provisions set out as notes under section 
1611 of this title and preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories and 
Insular Possessions. For complete classification of title IX to the 
Code, see Tables.
    Section 10 of the Alaska Statehood Act, referred to in subsec. (p), 
is section 10 of Pub. L. 85-508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, which is 
set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 48.

                          Codification

    Section is comprised of section 906 of Pub. L. 96-487. Subsecs. (a) 
and (f)(3) of section 906 of Pub. L. 96-487 amended section 6(a) and 
(b), and section 6(g), respectively, of the Alaska Statehood Act, Pub. 
L. 85-508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, which is set out as a note 
preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
    In subsec. (j)(5), ``December 2, 1980'' substituted for ``the 
effective date of this Act'', which probably meant the date of enactment 
of Pub. L. 96-487.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1617 of this title.
