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48 U.S.C. § 1

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pg_id_58183::119-84
Title
48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter
CH12
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Authorization to organize governments] That the Congress, recognizing the basic democratic principle of government by the consent of the governed, authorizes the peoples of the Virgin Islands and of Guam, respectively, to organize governments pursuant to constitutions of their own adoption as provided in this Act.

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