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[CITE: 48USC1906]

 
              TITLE 48--TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
 
           CHAPTER 18--MICRONESIA, MARSHALL ISLANDS, AND PALAU
 
              SUBCHAPTER I--MICRONESIA AND MARSHALL ISLANDS
 
Sec. 1906. Construction contract assistance


(a) Assistance to U.S. firms

    In order to assist the Governments of the Federated States of 
Micronesia and of the Marshall Islands through private sector firms 
which may be awarded contracts for construction or major repair of 
capital infrastructure within the Federated States of Micronesia or the 
Republic of the Marshall Islands, the President shall consult with the 
Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall 
Islands with respect to any such contracts, and the President shall 
enter into agreements with such firms whereby such firms will, 
consistent with applicable requirements of such Governments--
        (1) to the maximum extent possible, employ citizens of the 
    Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands;
        (2) to the extent that necessary skills are not possessed by 
    citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall 
    Islands, provide on the job training, with particular emphasis on 
    the development of skills relating to operation of machinery and 
    routine and preventative maintenance of machinery and other 
    facilities; and
        (3) provide specific training or other assistance in order to 
    enable the Government to engage in long-term maintenance of 
    infrastructure.

Assistance by such firms pursuant to this section may not exceed 20 
percent of the amount of the contract and shall be made available only 
to such firms which meet the definition of United States firm under the 
nationality rule for suppliers of services of the Agency for 
International Development (hereafter in this section referred to as 
``United States firms''). There are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary for the purposes of this subsection.

(b) Authorization of appropriations

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to cover any additional costs incurred by the Government of 
the Federated States of Micronesia or the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands if such Governments, pursuant to an agreement entered into with 
the United States, apply a preference on the award of contracts to 
United States firms, provided that the amount of such preference does 
not exceed 10 percent of the amount of the lowest qualified bid from a 
non-United States firm for such contract.

(Pub. L. 99-239, title I, Sec. 106, Jan. 14, 1986, 99 Stat. 1797.)

                          Codification

    Section was formerly set out as a note under section 1681 of this 
title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1932 of this title.
