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title: "48 U.S.C. § 1403b"
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title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
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chapter_name: "VIRGIN ISLANDS"
section: "1403b"
citation: "48 U.S.C. § 1403b"
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# 48 U.S.C. § 1403b - Bond liability of United States

## Text

Bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to sections 1403 to 1403b of this title shall not be a debt of the United States, nor shall the United States be liable thereon.

(Oct. 27, 1949, ch. 769, § 3, 63 Stat. 941.)