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 100 STAT. 840

PUBLIC LAW 99-396—AUG. 27, 1986

SEC. 9. (a) Section 506 of the Education Amendments of 1972, Public Law 92-318 (86 Stat. 235) is further amended by inserting, "the Northern Marianas College", after "the College of Micronesia" 7 USC 301 note, in subsection (a). (b) Section 5 of the Act of August 30, 1980, c. 841, 26 Stat. 417 (the Second Morill Act), as added by section 506(c) of Public Law 92-318 7 USC 326a. (86 Stat. 235) is amended by striking out "and Micronesia, and Guam" and inserting in lieu thereof "Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (other than the Northern Mariana Islands)". (c) Subsection (c) of section 1361 of Public Law 96-374 (94 Stat. 7 USC 301 note. 1367) is amended by striking out "American Samoa and in Micronesia" and inserting in lieu thereof "American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (other than the Northern Mariana Islands)'. (d) Section 22 of the Act of June 29, 1935, c. 388, 49 Stat. 439, as amended (7 U.S.C. 329), is further amended— (1) by striking out "and Guam" wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands"; (2) by striking out "$8,100,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$8,250,000"; and (3) by striking out "$4,360,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$4,380,000". (e) The first sentence of section 303)(2) of the Act of May 8, 1914, c. 79, 38 Stat. 372, as amended (7 U.S.C. 343), is further amended by striking out "and Guam" and inserting in lieu thereof "Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands". (f) Section 10 of the Act of May 8, 1914, c. 79, 38 Stat. 372, as added by section l(i) of Public Law 87-749 (76 Stat. 745) and as amended (7 U.S.C. 349), is further amended to read as follows: "The term 'State' means the States of the Union, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.". Grants. SEC. 10. The Act of March 24, 1976 (Public Law 94-241; 90 Stat. 48 USC 1681 263), is amended by adding the following new sections at the end ''°^thereof: "SEC. 3. Pursuant to section 701 of the foregoing Covenant, enactment of this section shall constitute a commitment and pledge of the full faith and credit of the United States for the payment of $228 million at guaranteed annual amounts of direct grant assistance for the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands for an additional period of seven fiscal years after the expiration of the initial sevenyear period specified in section 702 of said Covenant, which assistance shall be provided according to the schedule of payments contained in the Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands, executed July 10, 1985, between the special representative of the President of the United States and the special representatives of the Governor of the Northern Mariana Spain. Islands. The islands of Rota and Tinian shall each receive no less than a Vs share and the island of Saipan shall receive no less than a VA share of annualized capital improvement project funds, which shall be no less than 80 per centum of the capital development funds identified in the schedule of payments in paragraph 2 of part II of the Agreement of the Special Representatives. Funds shall be granted according to such regulations as are applicable to such grants.

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