48 U.S.C. § 1405 : US Code - Section 1405: Geographical application of subchapter; land and waters included in term "Virgin Islands"

Search 48 U.S.C. § 1405 : US Code - Section 1405: Geographical application of subchapter; land and waters included in term "Virgin Islands"

The provisions of this subchapter, and the name "the Virgin
Islands" as used in this subchapter, shall apply to and include the
territorial domain, lands and waters acquired by the United States
through cession of the Danish West Indian Islands by the convention
between the United States of America and His Majesty the King of
Denmark entered into August 4, 1916, and ratified by the Senate on
September 7, 1916 (39 Stat. L. 1706).