48 USC § 1957 - Federal programs coordination personnel

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title: "48 USC § 1957 - Federal programs coordination personnel"
title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
section_number: "1957"
section_name: "Federal programs coordination personnel"
chapter_number: 18
chapter_name: "MICRONESIA, MARSHALL ISLANDS, AND PALAU"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "PALAU"
part_number: "B"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–219, title I, § 108, Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1872.)"
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# § 1957. Federal programs coordination personnel

48 U.S.C. 190148 U.S.C. 1931

The Secretary of the Interior shall station at least one professional staff person in each of the Offices of the United States Representatives in the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands to provide Federal program coordination and technical assistance to such governments as authorized under Public Laws 99–239 [ et seq., 2001 et seq.] and 99–658 [ et seq.]. In meeting the purposes of this section the Secretary shall select qualified persons following consultations with the Interagency Group on Freely Associated State Affairs.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–219, title I, § 108, Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1872.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in text, is , , , known as the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985, which is classified principally to part A of subchapter I of this chapter and chapter 19 (§ 2001 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

, referred to in text, is , , , which is classified generally to part A of this subchapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

### Codification

Section was formerly set out as a note under .