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    1. U.S. Code
    2. Title 26
    3. Subtitle A
    4. CHAPTER 1
    5. Subchapter N
    6. PART III
    7. Subpart D

    § 931 Income from sources within Guam, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands

    (a) General rule

    In the case of an individual who is a bona fide resident of a specified possession during the entire taxable year, gross income shall not include—

    (1) income derived from sources within any specified possession, and

    (2) income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business by such individual within any specified possession.

    (b) Deductions, etc. allocable to excluded amounts not allowable

    An individual shall not be allowed—

    (1) as a deduction from gross income any deductions (other than the deduction under section 151, relating to personal exemptions), or

    (2) any credit,

    (c) Specified possession

    For purposes of this section, the term “specified possession” means Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

    (d) Employees of the United States

    Amounts paid for services performed as an employee of the United States (or any agency thereof) shall be treated as not described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a).