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[CITE: 48USC1695]

 
              TITLE 48--TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
 
           CHAPTER 14--TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
 
Sec. 1695. Federal education and health care programs; 
        nonapplicability or nonparticipation
        
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except in cases in which 
the Federal program is terminated with respect to all recipients under 
the program, Federal programs in the fields of education and health care 
shall not cease to apply to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 
or any successor government or governments, and shall continue to be 
available to the extent said territory or its successor or successors 
are eligible to participate in such programs. Participation in any 
applicable Federal programs in the fields of education and health care 
by the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands or any successor 
government or governments shall not be denied, decreased or ended, 
either before or after the termination of the trusteeship, without the 
express approval of the United States Congress and shall continue at 
such levels as the Congress may provide in appropriation Acts.

(Pub. L. 96-205, title I, Sec. 104, Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 85; Pub. L. 
96-597, title IV, Sec. 403, Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3479.)


                               Amendments

    1980--Pub. L. 96-597 substituted ``and shall continue to be 
available to the extent said territory or its successor or successors 
are eligible to participate in such programs. Participation'' for ``nor 
shall participation'', ``governments shall not be denied'' for 
``governments be denied'' and inserted ``and shall continue at such 
levels as the Congress may provide in appropriation Acts.'' after 
``United States Congress''.
