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[CITE: 48USC1973]

 
              TITLE 48--TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
 
           CHAPTER 18--MICRONESIA, MARSHALL ISLANDS, AND PALAU
 
                SUBCHAPTER III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 1973. Freely Associated State Air Carrier

    (a) In furtherance of the objectives of the Compact of Free 
Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-239) [48 U.S.C. 1901 et seq., 
2001 et seq.] and notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Freely 
Associated State Air Carrier shall not be precluded from providing 
transportation, between a place in the United States and a place in a 
state in free association with the United States or between two places 
in such a freely associated state, by air of persons (and their personal 
effects) and property procured, contracted for, or otherwise obtained by 
any executive department or other agency or instrumentality of the 
United States for its own account or in furtherance of the purposes or 
pursuant to the terms of any contract, agreement, or other special 
arrangement made or entered into under which payment is made by the 
United States or payment is made from funds appropriated, owned, 
controlled, granted, or conditionally granted, or utilized by or 
otherwise established for the account of the United States, or shall be 
furnished to or for the account of any foreign nation, or any 
international agency, or other organization of whatever nationality, 
without provisions for reimbursement.
    (b) The term ``Freely Associated State Air Carrier'' shall apply 
exclusively to a carrier referred to in Article IX(5)(b) of the Federal 
Programs and Services Agreement concluded pursuant to Article II of 
Title Two and Section 232 of the Compact of Free Association.

(Pub. L. 102-247, title III, Sec. 303, Feb. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 39.)

                       References in Text

    The Compact of Free Association Act of 1985, referred to in subsec. 
(a), is Pub. L. 99-239, Jan. 14, 1986, 99 Stat. 1770, as amended, which 
is classified principally to subchapter I of this chapter and chapter 19 
(Sec. 2001 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this 
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1901 of this 
title and Tables.
    The Compact of Free Association, referred to in subsec. (b), 
probably means the Compact of Free Association between the Government of 
the United States and the Governments of the Marshall Islands and the 
Federated States of Micronesia, which is contained in section 201 of 
Pub. L. 99-239, set out as a note under section 1901 of this title.

                          Codification

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