2019 US Code
Title 48 - Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 15 - Conveyance of Submerged Lands to Territories
Sec. 1708 - Discrimination prohibited in rights of access to, and benefits from, conveyed lands

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Citation 48 U.S.C. § 1708 (2019)
Section Name §1708. Discrimination prohibited in rights of access to, and benefits from, conveyed lands
Section Text

No person shall be denied access to, or any of the benefits accruing from, the lands conveyed by this Act, or by the amendment made by this Act, on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, sex, national origin, or ancestry: Provided, however, That this section shall not be construed in derogation of any of the provisions of the April 17, 1900 cession of Tutuila and Aunuu or the July 16, 1904 cession of the Manu's Islands, as ratified by the Act of February 20, 1929 (45 Stat. 1253) and the Act of May 22, 1929 (46 Stat. 4).

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 93–435, §6, Oct. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 1212.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 93–435, Oct. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 1210, as amended, which enacted sections 1705 to 1708 of this title, amended section 1545 of this title, and repealed sections 1701 to 1703 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

The amendment made by this Act, referred to in text, means the amendment made by section 3 of Pub. L. 93–435 to section 1545(b) of this title.

Act of February 20, 1929, referred to in text, is act Feb. 20, 1929, ch. 281, 45 Stat. 1253, as amended, which enacted section 1661 of this title.

Act of May 22, 1929, referred to in text, is act May 22, 1929, ch. 6, 46 Stat. 4, which amended section 1661 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
CHAPTER 15 - CONVEYANCE OF SUBMERGED LANDS TO TERRITORIES
Sec. 1708 - Discrimination prohibited in rights of access to, and benefits from, conveyed lands
Contains section 1708
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 45 Stat. 1253
46 Stat. 4
88 Stat. 1212, 1210
Public Law References Public Law 93-435
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