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April 28, 2008
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Paulson Approves Stimulus Distribution Plan, Payments for American Samoa, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Washington, DC--Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. today approved the stimulus distribution plan and payment amount for American Samoa, and payments amounts to Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

As required by the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, the Secretary of the Treasury had to approve distribution plans for "non-mirror code" territories (Puerto Rico and American Samoa), and payment amounts to territories with "mirror codes" (Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana  Islands).  Puerto Rico's distribution plan was approved on April 16, 2008.

Copies of the approval letter for the American Samoa plan, as well as payment amount approval letters for the remaining territories are attached.   

 

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