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Code · U.S. Code · Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS · CHAPTER 20— PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY · SUBCHAPTER IV— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · § 2191

§ 2191. Rules of construction

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Nothing in this chapter 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 2124(f) of this title (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).
(Pub. L. 114–187, title IV, § 401, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 585.)
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  • 130 Stat. 585
  • 130 Stat. 549
  • section 1 of Pub. L. 94–241
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