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Management of U.S. territories is the responsibility of the federal government.

The U.S. Constitution, Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 states "The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State."

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