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31 USC 5112 note.

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PUBLIC LAW 110–161—DEC. 26, 2007

and each of the territories shall be issued in equal sequential intervals during 2009 in the following order: the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. ‘‘(6) OTHER PROVISIONS.— ‘‘(A) APPLICATION IN EVENT OF ADMISSION AS A STATE.— If the District of Columbia or any territory becomes a State before the end of the 10-year period referred to in subsection (l)(1), subsection (l)(7) shall apply, and this subsection shall not apply, with respect to such State. ‘‘(B) APPLICATION IN EVENT OF INDEPENDENCE.—If any territory becomes independent or otherwise ceases to be a territory or possession of the United States before quarter dollars bearing designs which are emblematic of such territory are minted pursuant to this subsection, this subsection shall cease to apply with respect to such territory. ‘‘(7) TERRITORY DEFINED.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘territory’ means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.’’. SEC. 623. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5112(n)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C)(i)— (A) by striking ‘‘inscriptions’’ and inserting ‘‘inscription’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘and ‘In God We Trust’ ’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(F) INSCRIPTION OF ‘IN GOD WE TRUST’.—The design on the obverse or the reverse shall bear the inscription ‘In God We Trust’.’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5112(r)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C)(i)— (A) by striking ‘‘inscriptions’’ and inserting ‘‘inscription’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘and ‘In God We Trust’ ’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(E) INSCRIPTION OF ‘IN GOD WE TRUST’.—The design on the obverse or the reverse shall bear the inscription ‘In God We Trust’.’’. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The change required by the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall be put into effect by the Secretary of the Treasury as soon as is practicable after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 624. There is hereby appropriated $600,000, to remain available until expended, for the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, established by Section 423 of Public Law 102–281.

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