"All laws enacted by Congress with respect to the Virgin Islands and all laws
enacted by the territorial legislature of the Virgin Islands which are inconsistent with
the provisions of this subsection are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency."

 SEC. 12. Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, chapter 15 of the
General Military Law (70A Stat. 15, 16; 10 U.S.C. 331-334) is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following new section 336:

 "SEC. 336. For the purposes of this chapter, 'State' includes the unincorporated
territory of the Virgin Islands."

 SEC. 13. Section 2 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat.
497; 48 U.S.C. 1541) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
subsection (c):

 "(c) The relations between such government and the Federal Government in all
 matters not the program responsibility of another Federal department or agency shall
 be under the general administrative supervision of the Secretary of the Interior."

 Sec. 14. Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, section 19 of the Revised
 Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat. 505; 48 U.S.C. 1632) is hereby repealed.

 SEC. 15. Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, section 8(b)(i) of the
 Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat. 497, 500; 48 U.S.C. 1574(b)), as
 amended, is further amended by (a) deleting the third and fourth sentences thereof,
 and (b) by deleting the eighth and ninth sentences thereof and substituting in lieu
 thereof the following sentence: "The bonds so issued shall bear interest at a rate not to
 exceed that specified by the legislature, payable semiannually."

 SEC. 16. Those provisions of this Act necessary to authorize the holding of an
 election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on November 3, 1970, shall be
 effective on January 1, 1970. All other provisions of this Act, unless otherwise
 expressly provided herein, shall be effective January 4, 1971.

 SEC. 17. This Act may be cited as the "Virgin Islands Elective Governor Act".

 Approved August 23, 1968.