# 48 U.S.C. § 1421: Territory included under name Guam

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## Section

- **Citation:** 48 U.S.C. § 1421
- **Heading:** Territory included under name Guam
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS > CHAPTER 8A—GUAM > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

## Text

The territory ceded to the United States in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Peace between the United States and Spain, signed at Paris, December 10, 1898 , and proclaimed April 11, 1899 , and known as the island of Guam in the Marianas Islands, shall continue to be known as Guam.

( Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, § 2 , 64 Stat. 384 .)

## Nearby sections

- [48 U.S.C. § 1421 Territory included under name Guam](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s1421.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 1421a Unincorporated territory; capital; powers of government; suits against government; type of government; supervision](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s1421a.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 1421b Bill of rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s1421b.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 1421c Certain laws continued in force; modification or repeal of laws](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s1421c.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 1421d Salaries and allowances of officers and employees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s1421d.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 1421e Duty on articles](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s1421e.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 1421f Title to property transferred](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s1421f.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 1421f–1 Acknowledgment of deeds](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s1421f%E2%80%931.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 1421g Establishment and maintenance of public bodies and offices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s1421g.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 1421h Duties, taxes, and fees; proceeds collected to constitute fund for benefit of Guam; prerequisites, amount, etc., remitted prior to commencement of next fiscal year](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s1421h.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 1421i Income tax](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s1421i.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 1421j Authorization of appropriations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s1421j.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 1421k Designation of naval or military reservations; closed port](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s1421k.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 1421k–1 Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 224(2) , Aug. 20, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1752](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s1421k%E2%80%931.md)

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