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

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Washington, DC–Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. today approved the stimulus distribution plan and paymentamountfor American Samoa, and paymentsamountsto 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 MarianaIslands).Puerto Rico’sdistribution planwas approved on April 16, 2008.

Copies of the approval letter for the American Samoaplan, as well as paymentamountapproval letters for the remaining territories are attached.

 

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