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Republic of Somaliland Independence Act

H.R. 7170 · 117th Congress · Mar 18, 2022 · Lineage

A BILL

To recognize Somaliland of the Federal Republic of Somalia as a separate, independent country.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Republic of Somaliland Independence Act”.

Sec. 2 Statement of policy; authorization

(a)
Statement of policy— It is the policy of the United States that all territorial claims by the Federal Republic of Somalia over the area known as Somaliland are invalid and without merit.
(b)
Authorization— The President is authorized to recognize Somaliland of the Federal Republic of Somalia as a separate, independent country, in accordance with subsection (a).