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 97 STAT. 1466 PUBLIC LAW 98-213—DEC. 8, 1983 48 USC 1681 SEC. 25. Upon the establishment of the Commonwealth of the "°*®- Northern Mariana Islands pursuant to section 1002 of the Covenant, the benefits acquired under this Act shall merge without interrup- tion into those to which the recipient is entitled by virtue of his acquisition of United States citizenship, unless the recipient exer- cises his privilege under section 302 of the Covenant to become a national but not a citizen of the United States. Approved December 8, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 589: HOUSE REPORT No. 98-174 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORT No. 98-46 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Apr. 7, considered and passed Senate. Oct. 3, considered and passed House, amended. Nov. 17, Senate concurred in House amendment with amendments. Nov. 18, House concurred in Senate amendments.

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