U.S. Code » Title 48 » Chapter CHAPTER 18— MICRONESIA, MARSHALL ISLANDS, AND PALAU › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— MICRONESIA AND MARSHALL ISLANDS › Part Part B— Approval and Implementation of Compacts, As Amended

48 U.S.C. § 179

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“(a) The courts of the Republic of the Marshall Islands shall not exercise criminal jurisdiction over the Government of the United States, or its instrumentalities.“(b) The courts of the Republic of the Marshall Islands shall not exercise criminal jurisdiction over any person if the Government of the United States provides notification to the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands that such person was acting on behalf of the Government of the United States, for actions taken in furtherance of section 221 or 224 of this Compact, as amended, or any other provision of law authorizing financial, program, or service assistance to the Republic of the Marshall Islands. [As amended Pub. L. 110–229, title VIII, § 806(b)(2)(C), May 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 873.]