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[CITE: 48USC1469d]

 
              TITLE 48--TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
 
         CHAPTER 10--TERRITORIAL PROVISIONS OF A GENERAL NATURE
 
Sec. 1469d. General technical assistance


(a) Assistance with matters generally within responsibility of 
        governments; methods of assistance

    The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to extend to the 
governments of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and 
their agencies and instrumentalities, with or without reimbursement, 
technical assistance on subjects within the responsibility of the 
respective territorial governments. Such assistance may be provided by 
the Secretary of the Interior through members of his staff, 
reimbursements to other departments or agencies of the Federal 
Government under sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31, grants to or 
cooperative agreements with such governments, agreements with Federal 
agencies or agencies of State or local governments, or the employment of 
private individuals, partnerships, or corporations. Technical assistance 
may include research, planning assistance, studies, and demonstration 
projects.

(b) Agricultural plantings and physical facilities, assistance for 
        peoples of Enewetak Atoll and Bikini Atoll

    The Secretary of the Interior is further authorized to provide 
technical assistance to, and maintenance of agricultural plantings and 
physical facilities for, the peoples from Enewetak Atoll and Bikini 
Atoll, as well as for the purchase of food and equipment and for the 
transportation of such food, equipment and persons as he deems necessary 
and appropriate until such areas produce sufficient food to fully 
sustain the residents after resettlement. This provision shall not cease 
to be applicable either before or after the termination of the 
trusteeship without the express approval of the United States Congress.

(c) Extension of programs administered by Department of Agriculture to 
        Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, etc.

    The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to extend, in his 
discretion, programs administered by the Department of Agriculture to 
Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa (hereinafter called the 
territories). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Agriculture is authorized to waive or modify any statutory 
requirements relating to the provision of assistance under such programs 
when he deems it necessary in order to adapt the programs to the needs 
of the respective territory: Provided, That not less than sixty days 
prior to extending any program pursuant to this section or waiving or 
modifying any statutory requirement pursuant to this section, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall notify the Committee on Agriculture and 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate of his proposed 
action together with an explanation of why his action is necessary and 
the anticipated benefits to each territory affected. Such programs shall 
be carried out in cooperation with the respective governments of the 
territories and shall be covered by a memorandum of understanding 
between the respective territorial government and the Department of 
Agriculture. Any sums appropriated pursuant to this paragraph shall be 
allocated to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture concerned 
with the administration of programs in the territories.

(d) Authorization of appropriations

    Effective October 1, 1981, there are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

(Pub. L. 96-597, title VI, Sec. 601, Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3479; Pub. 
L. 103-437, Sec. 17(a)(2), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4595.)

                          Codification

    In subsec. (a), ``sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31'' substituted 
in text for ``the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 686)'' on authority of Pub. L. 
97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of 
which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.


                               Amendments

    1994--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-437 substituted ``Natural Resources'' 
for ``Interior and Insular Affairs'' before ``of the House''.

                         Change of Name

    Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives treated 
as referring to Committee on Resources of House of Representatives by 
section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21 
of Title 2, The Congress.

          Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

    For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note 
set out preceding section 1681 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 7 section 2033.
