An Act to amend section 2 of the act of June 30, 1954, providing for the continuance of civil government for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and for other purposes.
PL 94-255 (H.R.12122), enacted 04/01/1976

PUBLIC LAW 94-255—APR. 1, 1976 
90 STAT. 299 
Public Law 94-255 
94th Congress 
An Act 
To amend section 2 of the Act of June 30, 1954, providing for tlie continuance 
of civil government for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and for 
otlier purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States 
of America 
in Congress assemhled^ That section 2 of 
the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 Stat. 330), is amended by deleting "plus 
such sums as are necessary, but not to exceed $10,000,000, for each of 
such fiscal years, to offset reductions in, or the termination of. Federal 
grant-in-aid programs or other funds made available to the Trust Ter-
ritory of the Pacific Islands by other Federal agencies", and inserting 
in lieu thereof the following: "for fiscal year 1976, $80,000,000; for 
the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, 
$15,100,000; for fiscal year 1977, $80,000,000; and such amounts as 
were authorized but not appropriated for fiscal year 1975, and up to 
but not to exceed $8,000,000 for the construction of such buildings as 
are required for a four-year college to ser\-e the Micronesian commu-
nity (no appropriations for the construction of such buildings shall, 
however, be made (A) until, but not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President causes a study to be made by 
an appropriate authority to determine the educational need and the 
most suitable educational concept for such a college and transmits such 
study, together with his reconmiendations, to the Connnittees on Inte-
rior and Insular Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States within said one year period and (B) until 90 
calendar days after the receipt of such study and recommendations 
which shall be deemed approved unless specifically disapproved by 
resolution of either such committee), and $1,800,000 for a human devel-
opment project in the Marshall Islands plus such smns as are neces-
sary, but not to exceed $10,000,000, for each of such fiscal years, or 
periods, to offset reductions in, or the termination of, Federal grant-in-
aid programs or other funds made available to the Trust Territory of 
the Pacific Islands by other Federal agencies, which amounts for each 
such fiscal year or other period shall be adjusted upward or downward 
and presented to the Congress in the budget document for the next 
succeeding fiscal year as a supplemental budget request for the current 
fiscal year, to offset changes in the purchasing power of the United 
States dollar by multiplying such amounts by the Gross National 
Product Implicit Price Deflator for the third quarter of the calendar 
year numerically preceding the fiscal year or other period for which 
such supplemental appropriations are made, and dividing the result-
ing product by the Gross National Product Implicit Price Deflator for 
the third quarter of the calendar year 1974,". 
Apr. 1, 1976 
[H.R. 12122] 
Trust Territory of 
the Pacific 
Islands. 
Civil government, 
continuance. 
Appropriation. 
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note. 
Micronesian 
college, study, 
report to 
congressional 
committees. 
90 STAT. 300 
PUBLIC LAW 94-255—APR. 1, 1976 
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SBC. 2. The laws of the United States which are made applicable to 
the Northern Mariana Islands by the provisions of section 502(a) (1) 
Ante, p. 268. 
of H.J. Res. 549, as approved by the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, except for section 228 of title II and title XVI of the Social 
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Security Act as it applies to the several States and the Micronesia 
l^^l- 
Claims Act as it applies to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 
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shall be made applicable to Guam on the same terms and conditions as 
such laws are applied to the Northern Mariana Islands. 
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Approved April 1, 1976. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY; 
HOUSE REPORT No. 94-291 accompanying H.R. 7688 (Comm. on Interior and Insular 
Affairs). 
SENATE REPORT No. 94-496 accompanying H.R. 7688 (Comm. on Interior and 
Insular Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 122 (1976): 
Feb. 26, considered and passed House. 
Mar. 9, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Mar. 11, House concurred in Senate amendments with amendments. 
Mar. 16, Senate concurred in House amendments with an amendment. 
Mar. 18, House concurred in Senate amendment.