1. U.S. Code
  2. title 48
  3. chapter 13
  4. § 1663

Collapse to view only § 1663. Acknowledgment of deeds

§ 1661. Islands of eastern Samoa
(a) Ceded to and accepted by United States
(b) Public land laws; revenue
(c) Government
(Feb. 20, 1929, ch. 281, 45 Stat. 1253; May 22, 1929, ch. 6, 46 Stat. 4.)

CITE AS: 48 USC 1661

§ 1662. Sovereignty of United States extended over Swains Island

(Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 563, 43 Stat. 1357.)

CITE AS: 48 USC 1662

§ 1662a. Amendment of constitution of American Samoa

Amendments of, or modifications to, the constitution of American Samoa, as approved by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to Executive Order 10264 as in effect January 1, 1983, may be made only by Act of Congress.

(Pub. L. 98–213, § 12, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1462.)

CITE AS: 48 USC 1662a

§ 1663. Acknowledgment of deeds

Deeds and other instruments affecting land situate in the District of Columbia or any Territory of the United States may be acknowledged in the islands of Guam and Samoa or in the Canal Zone before any notary public or judge, appointed therein by proper authority, or by any officer therein who has ex officio the powers of a notary public: Provided, That the certificate by such notary in Guam, Samoa, or the Canal Zone, as the case may be, shall be accompanied by the certificate of the governor or acting governor of such place to the effect that the notary taking said acknowledgment was in fact the officer he purported to be; and any deeds or other instruments affecting lands so situate, so acknowledged since the first day of January, 1905, and accompanied by such certificate shall have the same effect as such deeds or other instruments hereafter so acknowledged and certified.

(June 28, 1906, ch. 3585, 34 Stat. 552.)

CITE AS: 48 USC 1663

§ 1664. Repealed. Pub. L. 109–304, § 19, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1710

CITE AS: 48 USC 1664

§ 1665. Omitted

CITE AS: 48 USC 1665

§ 1666. Extension of scientific, technical, and other assistance; grant-in-aid program restriction; limitations on expenditures
Upon request of the Secretary of the Interior—
(a) the head of any Federal department, agency, or corporation may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, extend to American Samoa, without reimbursement, such scientific, technical, and other assistance under any program which it administers as, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior, will promote the welfare of American Samoa. The provisions of the preceding sentence shall not apply to financial assistance under any grant-in-aid program. The Secretary of the Interior shall not request assistance pursuant to this subsection which will involve nonreimbursable costs as estimated for him in advance by the heads of the departments, agencies, and corporations concerned in excess of an aggregate of $150,000 in any one fiscal year;
(b) the Secretary of Agriculture may extend to American Samoa the benefits of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended [42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.]; and
(c) the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may extend to American Samoa the benefits of the Vocational Education Act of 1946, the Hospital Survey and Construction Act [42 U.S.C. 291 et seq.], and section 246 of title 42, all as amended.
(Pub. L. 87–688, § 1, Sept. 25, 1962, 76 Stat. 586; Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(e) [title VII, § 709(a)(7)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–233, 3009–312; Pub. L. 106–78, title VII, § 752(b)(18), Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1170.)

CITE AS: 48 USC 1666

§ 1667. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1091

CITE AS: 48 USC 1667

§ 1668. Reporting duties of Governor and transfer of functions from government comptroller for American Samoa to Inspector General, Department of the Interior
(a) Comprehensive annual financial report; contents; other reports
(b) Functions, powers, and duties transferred
The following functions, powers, and duties heretofore vested in the government comptroller for American Samoa are hereby transferred to the Inspector General, Department of the Interior, for the purpose of establishing an organization which will maintain a satisfactory level of independent audit oversight of the government of American Samoa:
(1) The authority to audit all accounts pertaining to the revenue and receipts of the government of American Samoa, and of funds derived from bond issues, and the authority to audit, in accordance with law and administrative regulations, all expenditures of funds and property pertaining to the government of American Samoa including those pertaining to trust funds held by the government of American Samoa.
(2) The authority to report to the Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of American Samoa all failures to collect amounts due the government, and expenditures of funds or uses or property which are irregular or not pursuant to law.
(c) Scope of authority transferred
(d) Transfer of personnel, assets, etc., of office of government comptroller for American Samoa to Office of Inspector General, Department of the Interior
(Pub. L. 96–205, title V, § 501, as added Pub. L. 97–357, title IV, § 402, Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1711; amended Pub. L. 105–362, title IX, § 901(o), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3291; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(93), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4352.)

CITE AS: 48 USC 1668

§ 1669. Administration and enforcement of collection of customs duties; employment and training of residents

The Secretary of the Treasury shall, upon the request of the Governor of American Samoa, administer and enforce the collection of all customs duties derived from American Samoa, without cost to the government of American Samoa. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Governor of American Samoa, shall make every effort to employ and train the residents of American Samoa to carry out the provisions of this section. The administration and enforcement of this section shall commence October 1, 1980.

(Pub. L. 96–205, title V, § 502, Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 90.)

CITE AS: 48 USC 1669

§ 1670. Industrial development bonds
(a) Issuance
(b) Exemption of all bonds from income taxation by State and local governments
(1) In general
(2) Exemption applicable only to income taxes
(c) Cross reference
(Pub. L. 98–454, title II, § 202, Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1733; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 108–326, § 1(a), Oct. 16, 2004, 118 Stat. 1270.)

CITE AS: 48 USC 1670