Source: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2009-title48/html/USCODE-2009-title48-chap13.htm
Timestamp: 2016-02-07 23:57:23
Document Index: 185856371

Matched Legal Cases: ['§1661', '§1662', '§101', '§1662', '§12', '§1663', '§1664', '§19', '§1665', '§1667', '§103', '§2', '§1668', '§501', '§402', '§901', '§501', '§402', '§1669', '§502']

CHAPTER 13—EASTERN SAMOA
1661.Islands of eastern Samoa.
1662.Sovereignty of United States extended over Swains Island.
1662a.Amendment of constitution of American Samoa.
1663.Acknowledgment of deeds.
1664.Repealed.
1665.Omitted.
1666.Extension of scientific, technical, and other assistance; grant-in-aid program restriction; limitations on expenditures.
1667.Repealed.
1668.Reporting duties of Governor and transfer of functions from government comptroller for American Samoa to Inspector General, Department of the Interior.
1669.Administration and enforcement of collection of customs duties; employment and training of residents.
1670.Industrial development bonds.
§1661. Islands of eastern Samoa
§1662. Sovereignty of United States extended over Swains Island
Pub. L. 96–597, title I, §101, Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3477, provided that: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the Government of the United States in personal property situated in American Samoa shall be transferred, without reimbursement, to the American Samoa government on October 1, 1981, unless the agency of the Government of the United States having administrative responsibility for the property advises the Secretary of the Interior in writing before the date of transfer that it has a continuing requirement for such property.”
Harry S Truman. §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.)
Executive Order 10264, referred to in text, is set out under section 1662 of this title.
§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.
Section is also classified to section 1421f–1 of this title.
§1664. Repealed. Pub. L. 109–304, §19, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1710
§1665. Omitted
§1667. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–576, title I, §103, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1091
Section, Pub. L. 87–688, §2, Sept. 25, 1962, 76 Stat. 586, extended to American Samoa the benefits of the Vocational Education Act of 1946 and authorized an annual appropriation of $80,000 therefor.
Section 103 of Pub. L. 90–576 provided that repeal of this section is effective July 1, 1969.
§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
The Governor of American Samoa shall prepare, publish, and submit to the Congress and the Secretary of the Interior a comprehensive annual financial report in conformance with the standards of the National Council on Governmental Accounting within one hundred and twenty days after the close of the fiscal year. The comprehensive annual financial report shall include statistical data as set forth in the standards of the National Council of Governmental Accounting relating to the physical, economic, social, and political characteristics of the government, and any other information required by the Congress. The Governor shall also make such other reports at such other times as may be required by the Congress or under applicable Federal law.
(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:
(c) Scope of authority transferred
The authority granted in paragraph (b) of this section shall extend to all activities of the government of American Samoa, and shall be in addition to the authority conferred upon the Inspector General by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 1101), as amended.
(d) Transfer of personnel, assets, etc., of office of government comptroller for American Samoa to Office of Inspector General, Department of the Interior
In order to carry out the provisions of this section, the personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available or to be made available, of the office of the government comptroller for American Samoa relating to its audit function are hereby transferred to the 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.)
A prior section 1668, Pub. L. 96–205, title V, §501, Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 90, mandated payment of salary and expenses of the government comptroller for American Samoa from funds appropriated to the Department of the Interior, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–357, §402.
1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–362 struck out “The Governor shall transmit the comprehensive annual financial report to the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior who shall audit it and report his findings to the Congress.” after “other information required by the Congress.” and “He shall also submit to the Congress, the Secretary of the Interior, and the cognizant Federal auditors a written statement of actions taken or contemplated on Federal audit recommendations within sixty days after the issuance date of the audit report.” after “under applicable Federal law.”
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in the 1st sentence of subsec. (a) of this section relating to the requirement that the Governor submit a comprehensive annual financial report to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and the 14th item on page 115 of House Document No. 103–7.
§1669. Administration and enforcement of collection of customs duties; employment and training of residents
(Pub. L. 96–205, title V, §502, Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 90.)