Sec. 401. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
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## SEC. 401 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION **[**[48 U.S.C. 2191](/us/usc/t48/s2191)**]** Nothing in this Act is intended, or may be construed— ####
(1)to limit the authority of Congress to exercise legislative authority over the territories pursuant to Article IV, section 3 of the Constitution of the United States; ####
(2)to authorize the application of section 104(f) of this Act (relating to issuance of subpoenas) to judicial officers or employees of territory courts; ####
(3)to alter, amend, or abrogate any provision of the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States of America (48 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.); or ####
(4)to alter, amend, or abrogate the treaties of cession regarding certain islands of American Samoa (48 U.S.C. 1661).
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