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Union Calendar No. 775 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. J. RES. 96 

[Report No. 118–785, Part I] 

To approve the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-FSM Compact, and 

related agreements, between the Government of the United States of 

America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, 

the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact, and certain 

related agreements between the Government of the United States of 

America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 

and the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the 

Republic of Palau, to appropriate funds to carry out the agreements, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 2, 2023 

Mr. WESTERMAN (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. MEEKS, and Mr. MCCAUL) 

introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Education and the Workforce, Veterans’ Affairs, Oversight 

and Accountability, Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 

of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

DECEMBER 3, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 3, 2024 

Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Education and the Workforce discharged 

DECEMBER 3, 2024 

Referral to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, Oversight and Accountability, Agriculture, and Ways and Means extended for a period ending 

not later than December 19, 2024 


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DECEMBER 19, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. BERA, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. 

CASE, Ms. HAGEMAN, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. BARR, Ms. PORTER, Mrs. 

RADEWAGEN, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. WOMACK, Ms. LEE of Nevada, Mr. 

MOORE of Utah, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. BICE, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, 

Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. 

MOULTON, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Ms. TITUS, Mrs. HINSON, Ms. LEGER

FERNANDEZ, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. LIEU, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. JOYCE of 

Ohio, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. MCCORMICK, 

Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Ms. 

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. STANSBURY and Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ

DECEMBER 19, 2024 

Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, Oversight and Accountability, Agriculture, 

and Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

To approve the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-FSM 

Compact, and related agreements, between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, the 2023 

Agreement to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact, and certain related agreements between the Government of the 

United States of America and the Government of the 

Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the 2023 U.S.- 

Palau Compact Review Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Palau, to appropriate funds 

to carry out the agreements, and for other purposes. 

Whereas the United States (in accordance with the Trusteeship Agreement for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the United Nations Charter, and the objectives of 

the international trusteeship system of the United Nations) fulfilled its obligations to promote the development 


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of the people of the Trust Territory toward self-government or independence, as appropriate, to the particular 

circumstances of the Trust Territory and the people of 

the Trust Territory and the freely expressed wishes of 

the people concerned; 

Whereas the United States, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands entered 

into the Compact of Free Association set forth in section 

201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (48 

U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 99–239) and the United 

States and the Republic of Palau entered into the Compact of Free Association set forth in section 201 of Public Law 99–658 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) to create and 

maintain a close and mutually beneficial relationship; 

Whereas the ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as amended, between the Government of the United States of America 

and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia’’, the ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as amended, 

between the Government of the United States of America 

and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands’’, and related agreements were signed by the Government of the United States and the Governments of 

the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of 

the Marshall Islands and approved, as applicable, by section 201 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 note; Public Law 

108–188); 

Whereas the ‘‘Agreement between the Government of the 

United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Palau Following the Compact of Free Association Section 432 Review’’, was signed by the Government 

of the United States and the Government of the Republic 


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of Palau on September 3, 2010, and amended on September 19, 2018; 

Whereas, on May 22, 2023, the United States signed the 

‘‘Agreement between the Government of the United 

States of America and the Government of the Republic 

of Palau Resulting From the 2023 Compact of Free Association Section 432 Review’’; 

Whereas, on May 23, 2023, the United States signed 3 

agreements related to the U.S.-FSM Compact of Free 

Association, including an Agreement to Amend the Compact, as amended, a new fiscal procedures agreement, 

and a new trust fund agreement and on September 28, 

2023, the United States signed a Federal Programs and 

Services agreement related to the U.S.-FSM Compact of 

Free Association; and 

Whereas, on October 16, 2023, the United States signed 3 

agreements relating to the U.S.-RMI Compact of Free 

Association, including an Agreement to Amend the Compact, as amended, a new fiscal procedures agreement, 

and a new trust fund agreement: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Compact 

5 of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this joint resolution: 

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1 tween the Government of the United States and the 

2 Governments of the Marshall Islands and the Fed3 erated States of Micronesia set forth in section 201 

4 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (48 

5 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 99–239). 

6 (2) 2003 AMENDED U.S.-FSM COMPACT.—The 

7 term ‘‘2003 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact’’ means 

8 the Compact of Free Association amending the 1986 

9 Compact entitled the ‘‘Compact of Free Association, 

10 as amended, between the Government of the United 

11 States of America and the Government of the Fed12 erated States of Micronesia’’ set forth in section 

13 201(a) of the Compact of Free Association Amend14 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 note; Public 

15 Law 108–188). 

16 (3) 2003 AMENDED U.S.-RMI COMPACT.—The 

17 term ‘‘2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact’’ means 

18 the Compact of Free Association amending the 1986 

19 Compact entitled ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as 

20 amended, between the Government of the United 

21 States of America and the Government of the Re22 public of the Marshall Islands’’ set forth in section 

23 201(b) of the Compact of Free Association Amend24 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 note; Public 

25 Law 108–188). 


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1 (4) 2023 AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE U.S.-FSM

2 COMPACT.—The term ‘‘2023 Agreement to Amend 

3 the U.S.-FSM Compact’’ means the Agreement be4 tween the Government of the United States of 

5 America and the Government of the Federated 

6 States of Micronesia to Amend the Compact of Free 

7 Association, as Amended, done at Palikir May 23, 

8 2023. 

9 (5) 2023 AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE U.S.-RMI

10 COMPACT.—The term ‘‘2023 Agreement to Amend 

11 the U.S.-RMI Compact’’ means the Agreement be12 tween the Government of the United States of 

13 America and the Government of the Republic of the 

14 Marshall Islands to Amend the Compact of Free As15 sociation, as Amended, done at Honolulu October 

16 16, 2023. 

17 (6) 2023 AMENDED U.S.-FSM COMPACT.—The 

18 term ‘‘2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact’’ means 

19 the 2003 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, as amended 

20 by the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-FSM 

21 Compact. 

22 (7) 2023 AMENDED U.S.-RMI COMPACT.—The 

23 term ‘‘2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact’’ means 

24 the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, as amended 


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1 by the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-RMI 

2 Compact. 

3 (8) 2023 U.S.-FSM FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND

4 SERVICES AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-FSM 

5 Federal Programs and Services Agreement’’ means 

6 the 2023 Federal Programs and Services Agreement 

7 between the Government of the United States of 

8 America and the Government of the Federated 

9 States of Micronesia, done at Washington September 

10 28, 2023. 

11 (9) 2023 U.S.-FSM FISCAL PROCEDURES AGREE12 MENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Proce13 dures Agreement’’ means the Agreement Concerning 

14 Procedures for the Implementation of United States 

15 Economic Assistance provided in the 2023 Amended 

16 U.S.-FSM Compact between the Government of the 

17 United States of America and the Government of 

18 the Federated States of Micronesia, done at Palikir 

19 May 23, 2023. 

20 (10) 2023 U.S.-FSM TRUST FUND AGREE21 MENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund 

22 Agreement’’ means the Agreement between the Gov23 ernment of the United States of America and the 

24 Government of the Federated States of Micronesia 


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1 Regarding the Compact Trust Fund, done at Palikir 

2 May 23, 2023. 

3 (11) 2023 U.S.-PALAU COMPACT REVIEW

4 AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-Palau Compact 

5 Review Agreement’’ means the Agreement between 

6 the Government of the United States of America 

7 and the Government of the Republic of Palau Re8 sulting From the 2023 Compact of Free Association 

9 Section 432 Review, done at Port Moresby May 22, 

10 2023. 

11 (12) 2023 U.S.-RMI FISCAL PROCEDURES

12 AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal 

13 Procedures Agreement’’ means the Agreement Con14 cerning Procedures for the Implementation of 

15 United States Economic Assistance Provided in the 

16 2023 Amended Compact Between the Government of 

17 the United States of America and the Government 

18 of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, done at 

19 Honolulu October 16, 2023. 

20 (13) 2023 U.S.-RMI TRUST FUND AGREE21 MENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund 

22 Agreement’’ means the Agreement between the Gov23 ernment of the United States of America and the 

24 Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands 


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1 Regarding the Compact Trust Fund, done at Hono2 lulu October 16, 2023. 

3 (14) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON4 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con5 gress’’ means— 

6 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

7 Resources of the Senate; 

8 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

9 the Senate; 

10 (C) the Committee on Natural Resources 

11 of the House of Representatives; and 

12 (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

13 the House of Representatives. 

14 (15) FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—The term 

15 ‘‘Freely Associated States’’ means— 

16 (A) the Federated States of Micronesia; 

17 (B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 

18 and 

19 (C) the Republic of Palau. 

20 (16) SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENT.—The term 

21 ‘‘subsidiary agreement’’ means any of the following: 

22 (A) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Pro23 grams and Services Agreement. 

24 (B) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Proce25 dures Agreement. 


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1 (C) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund 

2 Agreement. 

3 (D) The 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures 

4 Agreement. 

5 (E) The 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund 

6 Agreement. 

7 (F) Any Federal Programs and Services 

8 Agreement in force between the United States 

9 and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. 

10 (G) Any Federal Programs and Services 

11 Agreement in force between the United States 

12 and the Republic of Palau. 

13 (H) Any other agreements that the United 

14 States may from time-to-time enter into with 

15 the Government of the Federated States of Mi16 cronesia, the Government of the Republic of 

17 Palau, or the Government of the Republic of 

18 the Marshall Islands, in accordance with— 

19 (i) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM 

20 Compact; 

21 (ii) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Re22 view Agreement; or 

23 (iii) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 

24 Compact. 


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1 (17) U.S.-PALAU COMPACT.—The term ‘‘U.S.- 

2 Palau Compact’’ means the Compact of Free Asso3 ciation between the United States and the Govern4 ment of Palau set forth in section 201 of Public 

5 Law 99–658 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note). 

6 SEC. 3. APPROVAL OF 2023 AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE 

7 U.S.-FSM COMPACT, 2023 AGREEMENT TO 

8 AMEND THE U.S.-RMI COMPACT, 2023 U.S.- 

9 PALAU COMPACT REVIEW AGREEMENT, AND 

10 SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENTS. 

11 (a) FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA.— 

12 (1) APPROVAL.—The 2023 Agreement to 

13 Amend the U.S.-FSM Compact and the 2023 U.S.- 

14 FSM Trust Fund Agreement, as submitted to Con15 gress on June 15, 2023, are approved and incor16 porated by reference. 

17 (2) CONSENT OF CONGRESS.—Congress con18 sents to— 

19 (A) the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures 

20 Agreement, as submitted to Congress on June 

21 15, 2023; and 

22 (B) the 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs 

23 and Services Agreement. 

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1 sociation Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

2 1921(f)), the President is authorized to bring into 

3 force and implement the agreements described in 

4 paragraphs (1) and (2). 

5 (b) REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.— 

6 (1) APPROVAL.—The 2023 Agreement to 

7 Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact and the 2023 U.S.- 

8 RMI Trust Fund Agreement, as submitted to Con9 gress on October 17, 2023, are approved and incor10 porated by reference. 

11 (2) CONSENT OF CONGRESS.—Congress con12 sents to the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures 

13 Agreement as submitted to Congress on October 17, 

14 2023. 

15 (3) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT.—Notwith16 standing section 101(f) of the Compact of Free As17 sociation Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

18 1921(f)), the President is authorized to bring into 

19 force and implement the agreements described in 

20 paragraphs (1) and (2). 

21 (c) REPUBLIC OF PALAU.— 

22 (1) APPROVAL.—The 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact 

23 Review Agreement, as submitted to Congress on 

24 June 15, 2023, is approved. 


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1 (2) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT.—The President 

2 is authorized to bring into force and implement the 

3 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement. 

4 (d) AMENDMENTS, CHANGES, OR TERMINATION TO

5 COMPACTS AND CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any amendment to, change 

7 to, or termination of all or any part of the 2023 

8 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, 2023 Amended U.S.- 

9 RMI Compact, or the U.S.-Palau Compact, by mu10 tual agreement or unilateral action of the Govern11 ment of the United States, shall not enter into force 

12 until the date on which Congress has incorporated 

13 the applicable amendment, change, or termination 

14 into an Act of Congress. 

15 (2) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS AND AGREEMENTS.— 

16 In addition to the Compacts described in paragraph 

17 (1), the requirements of that paragraph shall apply 

18 to— 

19 (A) any action of the Government of the 

20 United States under the 2023 Amended U.S.- 

21 FSM Compact, 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Com22 pact, or U.S.-Palau Compact, including an ac23 tion taken pursuant to section 431, 441, or 442 

24 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, 


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1 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or U.S.- 

2 Palau Compact; 

3 (B) any amendment to, change to, or ter4 mination of— 

5 (i) the agreement described in section 

6 462(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM 

7 Compact; 

8 (ii) the agreement described in section 

9 462(a)(5) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 

10 Compact; 

11 (iii) an agreement concluded pursuant 

12 to section 265 of the 2023 Amended U.S.- 

13 FSM Compact; 

14 (iv) an agreement concluded pursuant 

15 to section 265 of the 2023 Amended U.S.- 

16 RMI Compact; 

17 (v) an agreement concluded pursuant 

18 to section 177 of the 2023 Amended U.S.- 

19 RMI Compact; 

20 (vi) Articles III and IV of the agree21 ment described in section 462(b)(6) of the 

22 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; 

23 (vii) Articles III, IV, and X of the 

24 agreement described in section 462(b)(6) 

25 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; 


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1 (viii) the agreement described in sec2 tion 462(h) of the U.S.-Palau Compact; 

3 and 

4 (ix) Articles VI, XV, and XVII of the 

5 agreement described in section 462(b)(7) 

6 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact 

7 and 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact 

8 and section 462(i) of the U.S.-Palau Com9 pact. 

10 (e) ENTRY INTO FORCE OF FUTURE AMENDMENTS

11 TO SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENTS.—An agreement between 

12 the United States and the Government of the Federated 

13 States of Micronesia, the Government of the Republic of 

14 the Marshall Islands, or the Government of the Republic 

15 of Palau that would amend, change, or terminate any sub16 sidiary agreement or portion of a subsidiary agreement 

17 (other than an amendment to, change to, or termination 

18 of an agreement described in subsection (d)) shall not 

19 enter into force until the date that is 90 days after the 

20 date on which the President has transmitted to the Presi21 dent of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Rep22 resentatives— 

23 (1) the agreement to amend, change, or termi24 nate the subsidiary agreement; 


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1 (2) an explanation of the amendment, change, 

2 or termination; 

3 (3) a description of the reasons for the amend4 ment, change, or termination; and 

5 (4) in the case of an agreement that would 

6 amend, change, or terminate any agreement de7 scribed in section 462(b)(3) of the 2023 Amended 

8 U.S.-FSM Compact or the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 

9 Compact, a statement by the Secretary of Labor 

10 that describes— 

11 (A) the necessity of the amendment, 

12 change, or termination; and 

13 (B) any impacts of the amendment, 

14 change, or termination. 

15 SEC. 4. AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERATED STATES OF MICRO16 NESIA. 

17 (a) LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to sections 222 

19 and 224 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, 

20 the United States shall provide nonreimbursable 

21 technical and training assistance, as appropriate, in22 cluding training and equipment for postal inspection 

23 of illicit drugs and other contraband, to enable the 

24 Government of the Federated States of Micronesia— 


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1 (A) to develop and adequately enforce laws 

2 of the Federated States of Micronesia; and 

3 (B) to cooperate with the United States in 

4 the enforcement of criminal laws of the United 

5 States. 

6 (2) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Funds ap7 propriated pursuant to subsection (j) of section 105 

8 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments 

9 Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d) (as amended by sec10 tion 8(j)) may be used in accordance with section 

11 102(a) of the Compact of Free Association Amend12 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921a(a)). 

13 (b) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO JOINT ECO14 NOMIC MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The 3 United States ap16 pointees (which are composed of the United States 

17 chair and 2 other members from the Government of 

18 the United States) to the Joint Economic Manage19 ment Committee established under section 213 of 

20 the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact (referred to 

21 in this subsection as the ‘‘Committee’’) shall— 

22 (A) be voting members of the Committee; 

23 and 

24 (B) continue to be officers or employees of 

25 the Federal Government. 


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1 (2) TERM; APPOINTMENT.—The 3 United 

2 States members of the Committee described in para3 graph (1) shall be appointed for a term of 2 years 

4 as follows: 

5 (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

6 Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec7 retary of the Treasury. 

8 (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

9 Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 

10 the Secretary of the Treasury. 

11 (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

12 Interagency Group on Freely Associated States 

13 established under section 7(d)(1). 

14 (3) REAPPOINTMENT.—A United States mem15 ber of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) 

16 may be reappointed for not more than 2 additional 

17 2-year terms. 

18 (4) QUALIFICATIONS.—Not fewer than 2 

19 United States members of the Committee appointed 

20 under paragraph (2) shall be individuals who— 

21 (A) by reason of knowledge, experience, or 

22 training, are especially qualified in accounting, 

23 auditing, budget analysis, compliance, grant ad24 ministration, program management, or inter25 national economics; and 


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1 (B) possess not less than 5 years of full2 time experience in accounting, auditing, budget 

3 analysis, compliance, grant administration, pro4 gram management, or international economics. 

5 (5) NOTICE.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

7 after the date of appointment of a United 

8 States member of the Committee under para9 graph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall 

10 notify the appropriate committees of Congress 

11 that an individual has been appointed as a vot12 ing member of the Committee under that para13 graph, including a statement prepared by the 

14 Secretary of the Interior attesting to the quali15 fications of the member described in paragraph 

16 (4), subject to subparagraph (B). 

17 (B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a 

18 statement required under subparagraph (A)— 

19 (i) in the case of a member appointed 

20 under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary of 

21 the Interior shall compile information on 

22 the member provided to the Secretary of 

23 the Interior by the Secretary of State on 

24 request of the Secretary of the Interior; 

25 and 


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1 (ii) in the case of a member appointed 

2 under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary of 

3 the Interior shall compile information on 

4 the member provided to the Secretary of 

5 the Interior by the Interagency Group on 

6 Freely Associated States established under 

7 section 7(d)(1) on request of the Secretary 

8 of the Interior. 

9 (6) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

10 90 days after the date on which the Committee re11 ceives or completes any report required under the 

12 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related 

13 subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior 

14 shall submit the report to the appropriate commit15 tees of Congress. 

16 (7) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 

17 days after the date on which the Government of the 

18 Federated States of Micronesia submits to the Com19 mittee a report required under the 2023 Amended 

20 U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related subsidiary agree21 ment, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to 

22 the appropriate committees of Congress— 

23 (A) if the report is submitted by the appli24 cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 

25 report is complete and accurate; or 


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1 (B) if the report is not submitted by the 

2 applicable deadline, written notice that the re3 port has not been timely submitted. 

4 (c) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO JOINT TRUST

5 FUND COMMITTEE.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The 3 United States voting 

7 members (which are composed of the United States 

8 chair and 2 other members from the Government of 

9 the United States) to the Joint Trust Fund Com10 mittee established pursuant to the agreement de11 scribed in section 462(b)(5) of the 2023 Amended 

12 U.S.-FSM Compact (referred to in this subsection as 

13 the ‘‘Committee’’) shall continue to be officers or 

14 employees of the Federal Government. 

15 (2) TERM; APPOINTMENT.—The 3 United 

16 States members of the Committee described in para17 graph (1) shall be appointed for a term not more 

18 than 2 years as follows: 

19 (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

20 Secretary of State. 

21 (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

22 Secretary of the Interior. 

23 (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

24 Secretary of the Treasury. 


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1 (3) REAPPOINTMENT.—A United States mem2 ber of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) 

3 may be reappointed for not more than 2 additional 

4 2-year terms. 

5 (4) QUALIFICATIONS.—Not fewer than 2 mem6 bers of the Committee appointed under paragraph 

7 (2) shall be individuals who— 

8 (A) by reason of knowledge, experience, or 

9 training, are especially qualified in accounting, 

10 auditing, budget analysis, compliance, financial 

11 investment, grant administration, program 

12 management, or international economics; and 

13 (B) possess not less than 5 years of full14 time experience in accounting, auditing, budget 

15 analysis, compliance, financial investment, 

16 grant administration, program management, or 

17 international economics. 

18 (5) NOTICE.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

20 after the date of appointment of a United 

21 States member to the Committee under para22 graph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall 

23 notify the appropriate committees of Congress 

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1 graph, including a statement attesting to the 

2 qualifications of the member described in para3 graph (4), subject to subparagraph (B). 

4 (B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a 

5 statement required under subparagraph (A)— 

6 (i) in the case of a member appointed 

7 under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary of 

8 the Interior shall compile information on 

9 the member provided to the Secretary of 

10 the Interior by the Secretary of State on 

11 request of the Secretary of the Interior; 

12 and 

13 (ii) in the case of a member appointed 

14 under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary of 

15 the Interior shall compile information on 

16 the member provided to the Secretary of 

17 the Interior by the Secretary of the Treas18 ury on request of the Secretary of the Inte19 rior. 

20 (6) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

21 90 days after the date on which the Committee re22 ceives or completes any report required under the 

23 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related 

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1 shall submit the report to the appropriate commit2 tees of Congress. 

3 (7) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 

4 days after the date on which the Government of the 

5 Federated States of Micronesia submits to the Com6 mittee a report required under the 2023 Amended 

7 U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related subsidiary agree8 ment, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to 

9 the appropriate committees of Congress— 

10 (A) if the report is submitted by the appli11 cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 

12 report is complete and accurate; or 

13 (B) if the report is not submitted by the 

14 applicable deadline, written notice that the re15 port has not been timely submitted. 

16 SEC. 5. AGREEMENTS WITH AND OTHER PROVISIONS RE17 LATED TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL 

18 ISLANDS. 

19 (a) LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to sections 222 

21 and 224 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, 

22 the United States shall provide nonreimbursable 

23 technical and training assistance, as appropriate, in24 cluding training and equipment for postal inspection 

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1 Government of the Republic of the Marshall Is2 lands— 

3 (A) to develop and adequately enforce laws 

4 of the Marshall Islands; and 

5 (B) to cooperate with the United States in 

6 the enforcement of criminal laws of the United 

7 States. 

8 (2) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Funds ap9 propriated pursuant to subsection (j) of section 105 

10 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments 

11 Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d) (as amended by sec12 tion 8(j)) may be used in accordance with section 

13 103(a) of the Compact of Free Association Amend14 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(a)). 

15 (b) ESPOUSAL PROVISIONS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Congress reaffirms that— 

17 (A) section 103(g)(1) of the Compact of 

18 Free Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 

19 1903(g)(1)) and section 103(e)(1) of the Com20 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 

21 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(e)(1)) provided that ‘‘It 

22 is the intention of the Congress of the United 

23 States that the provisions of section 177 of the 

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1 States and the Government of the Marshall Is2 lands for the Implementation of Section 177 of 

3 the Compact (hereafter in this subsection re4 ferred to as the ‘Section 177 Agreement’) con5 stitute a full and final settlement of all claims 

6 described in Articles X and XI of the Section 

7 177 Agreement, and that any such claims be 

8 terminated and barred except insofar as pro9 vided for in the Section 177 Agreement.’’; and 

10 (B) section 103(g)(2) of the Compact of 

11 Free Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 

12 1903(g)(2)) and section 103(e)(2) of the Com13 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 

14 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(e)(2)) provided that 

15 ‘‘In furtherance of the intention of Congress as 

16 stated in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the 

17 Section 177 Agreement is hereby ratified and 

18 approved. It is the explicit understanding and 

19 intent of Congress that the jurisdictional limita20 tions set forth in Article XII of such Agreement 

21 are enacted solely and exclusively to accomplish 

22 the objective of Article X of such Agreement 

23 and only as a clarification of the effect of Arti24 cle X, and are not to be construed or imple25 mented separately from Article X.’’. 


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1 (2) EFFECT.—Nothing in the 2023 Agreement 

2 to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact affects the appli3 cation of the provisions of law reaffirmed by para4 graph (1). 

5 (c) CERTAIN SECTION 177 AGREEMENT PROVI6 SIONS.—Congress reaffirms that— 

7 (1) Article IX of the Agreement Between the 

8 Government of the United States and the Govern9 ment of the Marshall Islands for the Implementation 

10 of Section 177 of the Compact of Free Association, 

11 done at Majuro June 25, 1983, provided that ‘‘If 

12 loss or damage to property and person of the citi13 zens of the Marshall Islands, resulting from the Nu14 clear Testing Program, arises or is discovered after 

15 the effective date of this Agreement, and such inju16 ries were not and could not reasonably have been 

17 identified as of the effective date of this Agreement, 

18 and if such injuries render the provisions of this 

19 Agreement manifestly inadequate, the Government 

20 of the Marshall Islands may request that the Gov21 ernment of the United States provide for such inju22 ries by submitting such a request to the Congress of 

23 the United States for its consideration. It is under24 stood that this Article does not commit the Congress 


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1 of the United States to authorize and appropriate 

2 funds.’’; and 

3 (2) section 3(a) of Article XIII of the agree4 ment described in paragraph (1) provided that ‘‘The 

5 Government of the United States and the Govern6 ment of the Marshall Islands shall consult at the re7 quest of either of them on matters relating to the 

8 provisions of this Agreement.’’. 

9 (d) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO JOINT ECO10 NOMIC MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

11 COMMITTEE.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The 2 United States ap13 pointees (which are composed of the United States 

14 chair and 1 other member from the Government of 

15 the United States) to the Joint Economic Manage16 ment and Financial Accountability Committee estab17 lished under section 214 of the 2003 Amended U.S.- 

18 RMI Compact (referred to in this subsection as the 

19 ‘‘Committee’’) shall— 

20 (A) be voting members of the Committee; 

21 and 

22 (B) continue to be officers or employees of 

23 the Federal Government. 

24 (2) TERM; APPOINTMENT.—The 2 United 

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1 graph (1) shall be appointed for a term of 2 years 

2 as follows: 

3 (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

4 Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec5 retary of the Treasury. 

6 (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

7 Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 

8 the Secretary of the Treasury. 

9 (3) REAPPOINTMENT.—A United States mem10 ber of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) 

11 may be reappointed for not more than 2 additional 

12 2-year terms. 

13 (4) QUALIFICATIONS.—At least 1 United States 

14 member of the Committee appointed under para15 graph (2) shall be an individual who— 

16 (A) by reason of knowledge, experience, or 

17 training, is especially qualified in accounting, 

18 auditing, budget analysis, compliance, grant ad19 ministration, program management, or inter20 national economics; and 

21 (B) possesses not less than 5 years of full22 time experience in accounting, auditing, budget 

23 analysis, compliance, grant administration, pro24 gram management, or international economics. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

2 after the date of appointment of a United 

3 States member under paragraph (2), the Sec4 retary of the Interior shall notify the appro5 priate committees of Congress that an indi6 vidual has been appointed as a voting member 

7 of the Committee under that paragraph, includ8 ing a statement attesting to the qualifications 

9 of the member described in paragraph (4), sub10 ject to subparagraph (B). 

11 (B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a 

12 statement required under subparagraph (A), in 

13 the case of a member appointed under para14 graph (2)(A), the Secretary of the Interior shall 

15 compile information on the member provided to 

16 the Secretary of the Interior by the Secretary of 

17 State on request of the Secretary of the Inte18 rior. 

19 (6) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

20 90 days after the date on which the Committee re21 ceives or completes any report required under the 

22 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related 

23 subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior 

24 shall submit the report to the appropriate commit25 tees of Congress. 


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1 (7) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 

2 days after the date on which the Government of the 

3 Republic of the Marshall Islands submits to the 

4 Committee a report required under the 2023 

5 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related sub6 sidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall 

7 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— 

8 (A) if the report is submitted by the appli9 cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 

10 report is complete and accurate; or 

11 (B) if the report is not submitted by the 

12 applicable deadline, written notice that the re13 port has not been timely submitted. 

14 (e) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO TRUST FUND

15 COMMITTEE.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The 3 United States voting 

17 members (which are composed of the United States 

18 chair and 2 other members from the Government of 

19 the United States) to the Trust Fund Committee es20 tablished pursuant to the agreement described in 

21 section 462(b)(5) of the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI 

22 Compact (referred to in this subsection as the 

23 ‘‘Committee’’) shall continue to be officers or em24 ployees of the Federal Government. 


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1 (2) TERM; APPOINTMENT.—The 3 United 

2 States members of the Committee described in para3 graph (1) shall be appointed for a term not more 

4 than 5 years as follows: 

5 (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

6 Secretary of State. 

7 (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

8 Secretary of the Interior. 

9 (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

10 Secretary of the Treasury. 

11 (3) REAPPOINTMENT.—A United States mem12 ber of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) 

13 may be reappointed for not more than 2 additional 

14 2-year terms. 

15 (4) QUALIFICATIONS.—Not fewer than 2 mem16 bers of the Committee appointed under paragraph 

17 (2) shall be individuals who— 

18 (A) by reason of knowledge, experience, or 

19 training, are especially qualified in accounting, 

20 auditing, budget analysis, compliance, financial 

21 investment, grant administration, program 

22 management, or international economics; and 

23 (B) possess not less than 5 years of full24 time experience in accounting, auditing, budget 

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1 grant administration, program management, or 

2 international economics. 

3 (5) NOTICE.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

5 after the date of appointment of a United 

6 States Member under paragraph (2), the Sec7 retary of the Interior shall notify the appro8 priate committees of Congress that an indi9 vidual has been appointed as a voting member 

10 of the Committee under that paragraph, includ11 ing a statement attesting to the qualifications 

12 of the appointee described in paragraph (4), 

13 subject to subparagraph (B). 

14 (B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a 

15 statement required under subparagraph (A)— 

16 (i) in the case of a member appointed 

17 under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary of 

18 the Interior shall compile information on 

19 the member provided to the Secretary of 

20 the Interior by the Secretary of State on 

21 request of the Secretary of the Interior; 

22 and 

23 (ii) in the case of a member appointed 

24 under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary of 

25 the Interior shall compile information on 


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1 the member provided to the Secretary of 

2 the Interior by the Secretary of the Treas3 ury on request of the Secretary of the Inte4 rior. 

5 (6) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

6 90 days after the date on which the Committee re7 ceives or completes any report required under the 

8 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related 

9 subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior 

10 shall submit the report to the appropriate commit11 tees of Congress. 

12 (7) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 

13 days after the date on which the Government of the 

14 Republic of the Marshall Islands submits to the 

15 Committee a report required under the 2023 

16 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related sub17 sidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall 

18 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— 

19 (A) if the report is submitted by the appli20 cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 

21 report is complete and accurate; or 

22 (B) if the report is not submitted by the 

23 applicable deadline, written notice that the re24 port has not been timely submitted. 


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1 (f) FOUR ATOLL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.—Con2 gress reaffirms that— 

3 (1) section 103(j)(1) of the Compact of Free 

4 Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(j)(1)) and 

5 section 103(h)(1) of the Compact of Free Associa6 tion Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

7 1921b(h)(1)) provided that services ‘‘provided by the 

8 United States Public Health Service or any other 

9 United States agency pursuant to section 1(a) of Ar10 ticle II of the Agreement for the Implementation of 

11 Section 177 of the Compact (hereafter in this sub12 section referred to as the ‘Section 177 Agreement’) 

13 shall be only for services to the people of the Atolls 

14 of Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrik who were 

15 affected by the consequences of the United States 

16 nuclear testing program, pursuant to the program 

17 described in Public Law 95–134 and Public Law 

18 96–205 and their descendants (and any other per19 sons identified as having been so affected if such 

20 identification occurs in the manner described in such 

21 public laws). Nothing in this subsection shall be con22 strued as prejudicial to the views or policies of the 

23 Government of the Marshall Islands as to the per24 sons affected by the consequences of the United 

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1 (2) section 103(j)(2) of the Compact of Free 

2 Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(j)(2)) and 

3 section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of Free Associa4 tion Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

5 1921b(h)(2)) provided that ‘‘at the end of the first 

6 year after the effective date of the Compact and at 

7 the end of each year thereafter, the providing agency 

8 or agencies shall return to the Government of the 

9 Marshall Islands any unexpended funds to be re10 turned to the Fund Manager (as described in Article 

11 I of the Section 177 Agreement) to be covered into 

12 the Fund to be available for future use.’’; and 

13 (3) section 103(j)(3) of the Compact of Free 

14 Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(j)(3)) and 

15 section 103(h)(3) of the Compact of Free Associa16 tion Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

17 1921b(h)(3)) provided that ‘‘the Fund Manager 

18 shall retain the funds returned by the Government 

19 of the Marshall Islands pursuant to paragraph (2) 

20 of this subsection, shall invest and manage such 

21 funds, and at the end of 15 years after the effective 

22 date of the Compact, shall make from the total 

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1 fied in paragraph (1) of this subsection to such ex2 tent as may be provided in contracts between the 

3 Government of the Marshall Islands and appropriate 

4 United States providers of such health services.’’. 

5 (g) RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.—Not6 withstanding any other provision of law, on the request 

7 of the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 

8 the President (through an appropriate department or 

9 agency of the United States) shall continue to provide spe10 cial medical care and logistical support for the remaining 

11 members of the population of Rongelap and Utrik who 

12 were exposed to radiation resulting from the 1954 United 

13 States thermonuclear ‘‘Bravo’’ test, pursuant to Public 

14 Law 95–134 (91 Stat. 1159) and Public Law 96–205 (94 

15 Stat. 84). 

16 (h) AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PROGRAMS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Congress reaffirms that— 

18 (A) section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of 

19 Free Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 

20 1903(h)(2)) and section 103(f)(2)(A) of the 

21 Compact of Free Association Amendments Act 

22 of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(f)(2)(A)) provided 

23 that notwithstanding ‘‘any other provision of 

24 law, upon the request of the Government of the 

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1 after the effective date of the Compact, the 

2 President (either through an appropriate de3 partment or agency of the United States or by 

4 contract with a United States firm or by a 

5 grant to the Government of the Republic of the 

6 Marshall Islands which may further contract 

7 only with a United States firm or a Republic of 

8 the Marshall Islands firm, the owners, officers 

9 and majority of the employees of which are citi10 zens of the United States or the Republic of the 

11 Marshall Islands) shall provide technical and 

12 other assistance without reimbursement, to con13 tinue the planting and agricultural maintenance 

14 program on Enewetak; without reimbursement, 

15 to continue the food programs of the Bikini, 

16 Rongelap, Utrik, and Enewetak people de17 scribed in section 1(d) of Article II of the Sub18 sidiary Agreement for the Implementation of 

19 Section 177 of the Compact and for continued 

20 waterborne transportation of agricultural prod21 ucts to Enewetak including operations and 

22 maintenance of the vessel used for such pur23 poses.’’; 

24 (B) section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of 

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1 1903(h)(2)) and section 103(f)(2)(B) of the 

2 Compact of Free Association Amendments Act 

3 of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(f)(2)(B)) provided 

4 that ‘‘The President shall ensure the assistance 

5 provided under these programs reflects the 

6 changes in the population since the inception of 

7 such programs.’’; and 

8 (C) section 103(h)(3) of the Compact of 

9 Free Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 

10 1903(h)(3)) and section 103(f)(3) of the Com11 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 

12 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(f)(3)) provided that 

13 ‘‘payments under this subsection shall be pro14 vided to such extent or in such amounts as are 

15 necessary for services and other assistance pro16 vided pursuant to this subsection. It is the 

17 sense of Congress that after the periods of time 

18 specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this sub19 section, consideration will be given to such addi20 tional funding for these programs as may be 

21 necessary.’’. 

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1 ing and agricultural maintenance program on Bikini, 

2 Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrik. 

3 (3) FOOD PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Agri4 culture may provide, without reimbursement, food 

5 programs to the people of the Republic of the Mar6 shall Islands. 

7 SEC. 6. AGREEMENTS WITH AND OTHER PROVISIONS RE8 LATED TO THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU. 

9 (a) BILATERAL ECONOMIC CONSULTATIONS.— 

10 United States participation in the annual economic con11 sultations referred to in Article 8 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau 

12 Compact Review Agreement shall be by officers or employ13 ees of the Federal Government. 

14 (b) ECONOMIC ADVISORY GROUP.— 

15 (1) QUALIFICATIONS.—A member of the Eco16 nomic Advisory Group described in Article 7 of the 

17 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement (re18 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Advisory 

19 Group’’) who is appointed by the Secretary of the 

20 Interior shall be an individual who, by reason of 

21 knowledge, experience, or training, is especially 

22 qualified in private sector business development, eco23 nomic development, or national development. 


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1 (2) FUNDS.—With respect to the Advisory 

2 Group, the Secretary of the Interior may use avail3 able funds for— 

4 (A) the costs of the 2 members of the Ad5 visory Group designated by the United States 

6 in accordance with Article 7 of the 2023 U.S.- 

7 Palau Compact Review Agreement; 

8 (B) 50 percent of the costs of the 5th 

9 member of the Advisory Group designated by 

10 the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with 

11 the Article described in subparagraph (A); and 

12 (C) the costs of— 

13 (i) technical and administrative assist14 ance for the Advisory Group; and 

15 (ii) other support necessary for the 

16 Advisory Group to accomplish the purpose 

17 of the Advisory Group. 

18 (3) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

19 90 days after the date on which the Advisory Group 

20 receives or completes any report required under the 

21 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, or 

22 any related subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of 

23 the Interior shall submit the report to the appro24 priate committees of Congress. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

2 the date on which the Government of the Republic 

3 of Palau completes any report required under the 

4 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, or 

5 any related subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of 

6 the Interior shall submit the report to the appro7 priate committees of Congress. 

8 (2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 

9 days after the date on which the Government of the 

10 Republic of Palau submits a report required under 

11 the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, or 

12 any related subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of 

13 the Interior shall submit to the appropriate commit14 tees of Congress— 

15 (A) if the report is submitted by the appli16 cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 

17 report is complete and accurate; or 

18 (B) if the report is not submitted by the 

19 applicable deadline, written notice that the re20 port has not been timely submitted. 

21 SEC. 7. OVERSIGHT PROVISIONS. 

22 (a) AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE COMP23 TROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 

25 the United States (including any duly authorized 


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1 representative of the Comptroller General of the 

2 United States) shall have the authorities necessary 

3 to carry out the responsibilities of the Comptroller 

4 General of the United States under— 

5 (A) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Com6 pact and related subsidiary agreements, includ7 ing the authorities and privileges described in 

8 section 102(b) of the Compact of Free Associa9 tion Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

10 1921a(b)); 

11 (B) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact 

12 and related subsidiary agreements, including 

13 the authorities and privileges described in sec14 tion 103(k) of the Compact of Free Association 

15 Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

16 1921b(k)); and 

17 (C) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review 

18 Agreement, related subsidiary agreements, and 

19 the authorities described in appendix D of the 

20 ‘‘Agreement between the Government of the 

21 United States of America and the Government 

22 of the Republic of Palau Following the Compact 

23 of Free Association Section 432 Review’’ signed 

24 by the United States and the Republic of Palau 

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1 (2) REPORTS.—Not later than 18 months after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, and every 4 years 

3 thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United 

4 States shall submit to the appropriate committees of 

5 Congress a report with respect to the Freely Associ6 ated States, including addressing— 

7 (A) the topics described in subparagraphs 

8 (A) through (E) of section 104(h)(1) of the 

9 Compact of Free Association Amendments Act 

10 of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(h)(1)), except that 

11 for purposes of a report submitted under this 

12 paragraph, the report shall address those topics 

13 with respect to each of the Freely Associated 

14 States; and 

15 (B) the effectiveness of administrative 

16 oversight by the United States of the Freely As17 sociated States. 

18 (b) SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR OVERSIGHT AU19 THORITY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall have the 

20 authority necessary to fulfill the responsibilities for moni21 toring and managing the funds appropriated to the Com22 pact of Free Association account of the Department of the 

23 Interior by section 10(a) to carry out— 

24 (1) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; 

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1 (3) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review 

2 Agreement; and 

3 (4) subsidiary agreements. 

4 (c) POSTMASTER GENERAL OVERSIGHT AUTHOR5 ITY.—The Postmaster General shall have the authority 

6 necessary to fulfill the responsibilities for monitoring and 

7 managing the funds appropriated to the United States 

8 Postal Service under paragraph (1) of section 10(b) and 

9 deposited in the Postal Service Fund under paragraph 

10 (2)(A) of that section to carry out— 

11 (1) section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended 

12 U.S.-FSM Compact; 

13 (2) section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended 

14 U.S.-RMI Compact; 

15 (3) section 221(a)(2) of the U.S.-Palau Com16 pact; and 

17 (4) Article 6(a) of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Com18 pact Review Agreement. 

19 (d) INTERAGENCY GROUP ON FREELY ASSOCIATED

20 STATES.— 

21 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President, in con22 sultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary 

23 of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense, shall 

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1 States (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Inter2 agency Group’’). 

3 (2) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the Inter4 agency Group are— 

5 (A) to coordinate development and imple6 mentation of executive branch policies, pro7 grams, services, and other activities in or relat8 ing to the Freely Associated States; and 

9 (B) to provide policy guidance, rec10 ommendations, and oversight to Federal agen11 cies, departments, and instrumentalities with 

12 respect to the implementation of— 

13 (i) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM 

14 Compact; 

15 (ii) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 

16 Compact; and 

17 (iii) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact 

18 Review Agreement. 

19 (3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Interagency Group 

20 shall consist of— 

21 (A) the Secretary of State, who shall serve 

22 as co-chair of the Interagency Group; 

23 (B) the Secretary of the Interior, who shall 

24 serve as co-chair of the Interagency Group; 

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1 (D) the Secretary of the Treasury; 

2 (E) the heads of relevant Federal agencies, 

3 departments, and instrumentalities carrying out 

4 obligations under— 

5 (i) sections 131 and 132 of the 2003 

6 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact and sub7 sections (a) and (b) of section 221 and sec8 tion 261 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM 

9 Compact; 

10 (ii) sections 131 and 132 of the 2003 

11 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact and sub12 sections (a) and (b) of section 221 and sec13 tion 261 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 

14 Compact; 

15 (iii) sections 131 and 132 and sub16 sections (a) and (b) of section 221 of the 

17 U.S.-Palau Compact; 

18 (iv) Article 6 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau 

19 Compact Review Agreement; 

20 (v) any applicable subsidiary agree21 ment; and 

22 (vi) section 8; and 

23 (F) the head of any other Federal agency, 

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1 retary of State or the Secretary of the Interior 

2 may designate. 

3 (4) DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE AND SEC4 RETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—The Secretary of State 

5 (or a senior official designee of the Secretary of 

6 State) and the Secretary of the Interior (or a senior 

7 official designee of the Secretary of the Interior) 

8 shall— 

9 (A) co-lead and preside at a meeting of the 

10 Interagency Group not less frequently than an11 nually; 

12 (B) determine, in consultation with the 

13 Secretary of Defense, the agenda for meetings 

14 of the Interagency Group; and 

15 (C) facilitate and coordinate the work of 

16 the Interagency Group. 

17 (5) DUTIES OF THE INTERAGENCY GROUP.— 

18 The Interagency Group shall— 

19 (A) provide advice on the establishment or 

20 implementation of policies relating to the Freely 

21 Associated States to the President, acting 

22 through the Office of Intergovernmental Af23 fairs, in the form of a written report not less 

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1 (B) obtain information and advice relating 

2 to the Freely Associated States from the Presi3 dents, other elected officials, and members of 

4 civil society of the Freely Associated States, in5 cluding through the members of the Inter6 agency Group (including senior official des7 ignees of the members) meeting not less fre8 quently than annually with any Presidents of 

9 the Freely Associated States who elect to par10 ticipate; 

11 (C) at the request of the head of any Fed12 eral agency (or a senior official designee of the 

13 head of a Federal agency) who is a member of 

14 the Interagency Group, promptly review and 

15 provide advice on a policy or policy implementa16 tion action affecting 1 or more of the Freely 

17 Associated States proposed by the Federal 

18 agency, department, or instrumentality; and 

19 (D) facilitate coordination of relevant poli20 cies, programs, initiatives, and activities involv21 ing 1 or more of the Freely Associated States, 

22 including ensuring coherence and avoiding du23 plication between programs, initiatives, and ac24 tivities conducted pursuant to a Compact with 


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1 a Freely Associated State and non-Compact 

2 programs, initiatives, and activities. 

3 (6) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 

4 date of enactment of this joint resolution and each 

5 year thereafter in which a Compact of Free Associa6 tion with a Freely Associated State is in effect, the 

7 President shall submit to the majority leader and 

8 minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker and mi9 nority leader of the House of Representatives, and 

10 the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

11 that describes the activities and recommendations of 

12 the Interagency Group during the applicable year. 

13 (e) FEDERAL AGENCY COORDINATION.—The head of 

14 any Federal agency providing programs and services to 

15 the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 

16 Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau shall coordinate 

17 with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 

18 State regarding the provision of the programs and serv19 ices. 

20 (f) FOREIGN LOANS OR DEBT.—Congress reaffirms 

21 that— 

22 (1) the foreign loans or debt of the Government 

23 of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Govern24 ment of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the 


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1 Government of the Republic of Palau shall not con2 stitute an obligation of the United States; and 

3 (2) the full faith and credit of the United 

4 States Government shall not be pledged for the pay5 ment and performance of any foreign loan or debt 

6 referred to in paragraph (1) without specific further 

7 authorization. 

8 (g) COMPACT COMPILATION.—Not later than 180 

9 days after the date of enactment of this joint resolution, 

10 the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the appro11 priate committees of Congress a report that includes a 

12 compilation of the Compact of Free Association with the 

13 Federated State of Micronesia, the Compact of Free Asso14 ciation with the Republic of Palau, and the Compact of 

15 Free Association with Republic of the Marshall Islands. 

16 (h) PUBLICATION; REVISION BY THE OFFICE OF THE

17 LAW REVISION COUNSEL.— 

18 (1) PUBLICATION.—In publishing this joint res19 olution in slip form and in the United States Stat20 utes at Large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, 

21 United States Code, the Archivist of the United 

22 States shall include after the date of approval at the 

23 end an appendix setting forth the text of— 

24 (A) the 2023 Agreement to Amend the 

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1 (B) the 2023 Agreement to Amend the 

2 U.S.-RMI Compact. 

3 (2) REVISION BY THE OFFICE OF THE LAW RE4 VISION COUNSEL.—The Office of the Law Revision 

5 Counsel is directed to revise— 

6 (A) the 2003 Amended U.S.-FSM Com7 pact set forth in the note following section 1921 

8 of title 48, United States Code, to reflect the 

9 amendments to the 2003 Amended U.S.-FSM 

10 Compact made by the 2023 Agreement to 

11 Amend the U.S.-FSM Compact; and 

12 (B) the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact 

13 set forth in the note following section 1921 of 

14 title 48, United States Code, to reflect the 

15 amendments to the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI 

16 Compact made by the 2023 Agreement to 

17 Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact. 

18 SEC. 8. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE FREELY 

19 ASSOCIATED STATES. 

20 (a) AUTHORIZATION FOR VETERANS’ SERVICES.— 

21 (1) DEFINITION OF FREELY ASSOCIATED

22 STATES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘Freely Asso23 ciated States’’ means— 

24 (A) the Federated States of Micronesia, 

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1 pact of Free Association set forth in section 

2 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 

3 1985 (Public Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 

4 note); 

5 (B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 

6 during such time as it is a party to the Com7 pact of Free Association set forth in section 

8 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 

9 1985 (Public Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 

10 note); and 

11 (C) the Republic of Palau, during such 

12 time as it is a party to the Compact of Free As13 sociation between the United States and the 

14 Government of Palau set forth in section 201 of 

15 Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution to 

16 approve the ‘Compact of Free Association’ be17 tween the United States and the Government of 

18 Palau, and for other purposes’’ (Public Law 

19 99–658; 48 U.S.C. 1931 note). 

20 (2) HOSPITAL CARE, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND

21 NURSING HOME CARE ABROAD.—Section 1724 of 

22 title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sub24 sections (b) and (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections 

25 (b), (c), and (f)’’; and 


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1 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(f)(1) The Secretary may furnish hospital care and 

3 medical services in the Freely Associated States to a vet4 eran who is otherwise eligible to receive hospital care and 

5 medical services. 

6 ‘‘(2) In furnishing hospital care and medical services 

7 under paragraph (1), the Secretary may furnish hospital 

8 care and medical services through— 

9 ‘‘(A) contracts or other agreements; 

10 ‘‘(B) reimbursement; or 

11 ‘‘(C) the direct provision of care by health care 

12 personnel of the Department. 

13 ‘‘(3) In furnishing hospital care and medical services 

14 under paragraph (1), the Secretary may furnish hospital 

15 care and medical services for any condition regardless of 

16 whether the condition is connected to the service of the 

17 veteran in the Armed Forces. 

18 ‘‘(4)(A) A veteran who has received hospital care or 

19 medical services in a country pursuant to this subsection 

20 shall remain eligible, to the extent determined advisable 

21 and practicable by the Secretary, for hospital care or med22 ical services in that country regardless of whether the 

23 country continues to qualify as a Freely Associated State 

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1 ‘‘(B) If the Secretary determines it is no longer advis2 able or practicable to allow veterans described in subpara3 graph (A) to remain eligible for hospital care or medical 

4 services pursuant to such subparagraph, the Secretary 

5 shall— 

6 ‘‘(i) provide direct notice of that determination 

7 to such veterans; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) publish that determination and the reasons 

9 for that determination in the Federal Register. 

10 ‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘Freely Associated 

11 States’ means— 

12 ‘‘(A) the Federated States of Micronesia, dur13 ing such time as it is a party to the Compact of 

14 Free Association set forth in section 201 of the 

15 Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public 

16 Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note); 

17 ‘‘(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, dur18 ing such time as it is a party to the Compact of 

19 Free Association set forth in section 201 of the 

20 Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public 

21 Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note); and 

22 ‘‘(C) the Republic of Palau, during such time as 

23 it is a party to the Compact of Free Association be24 tween the United States and the Government of 

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1 entitled ‘Joint Resolution to approve the ‘‘Compact 

2 of Free Association’’ between the United States and 

3 the Government of Palau, and for other purposes’ 

4 (Public Law 99–658; 48 U.S.C. 1931 note).’’. 

5 (3) BENEFICIARY TRAVEL.—Section 111 of title 

6 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

7 the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(h)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

9 the Secretary may make payments to or for any person 

10 traveling in, to, or from the Freely Associated States for 

11 receipt of care or services authorized under section 

12 1724(f) of this title. 

13 ‘‘(2) A person who has received payment for travel 

14 in a country pursuant to this subsection shall remain eligi15 ble for payment for such travel in that country regardless 

16 of whether the country continues to qualify as a Freely 

17 Associated State for purposes of this subsection. 

18 ‘‘(3) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to 

19 carry out this subsection. 

20 ‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘Freely Associated 

21 States’ means— 

22 ‘‘(A) the Federated States of Micronesia, dur23 ing such time as it is a party to the Compact of 

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1 Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public 

2 Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note); 

3 ‘‘(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, dur4 ing such time as it is a party to the Compact of 

5 Free Association set forth in section 201 of the 

6 Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public 

7 Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note); and 

8 ‘‘(C) the Republic of Palau, during such time as 

9 it is a party to the Compact of Free Association be10 tween the United States and the Government of 

11 Palau set forth in section 201 of Joint Resolution 

12 entitled ‘Joint Resolution to approve the ‘‘Compact 

13 of Free Association’’ between the United States and 

14 the Government of Palau, and for other purposes’ 

15 (Public Law 99–658; 48 U.S.C. 1931 note).’’. 

16 (4) LEGAL ISSUES.— 

17 (A) HEALTH SERVICES.—The Secretary of 

18 Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Sec19 retary of State, shall work with the govern20 ments of the Freely Associated States to facili21 tate the furnishing of health services, including 

22 telehealth, under the laws administered by the 

23 Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to veterans in the 

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1 (i) licensure, certification, registra2 tion, and tort issues relating to health care 

3 personnel; and 

4 (ii) matters relating to delivery of 

5 pharmaceutical products and medical sur6 gical products, including delivery of such 

7 products through the Consolidated Mail 

8 Outpatient Pharmacy of the Department 

9 of Veterans Affairs, to the Freely Associ10 ated States. 

11 (B) LICENSURE OF HEALTH CARE PRO12 FESSIONALS PROVIDING TREATMENT VIA TELE13 MEDICINE IN THE FREELY ASSOCIATED

14 STATES.—Section 1730C(a) of title 38, United 

15 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘any 

16 State’’ and inserting ‘‘any State or any of the 

17 Freely Associated States (as defined in section 

18 1724(f) of this title)’’. 

19 (C) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.—The Secretary 

20 of Veterans Affairs may pay tort claims, in the 

21 manner authorized in the first paragraph of 

22 section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, 

23 when such claims arise in the Freely Associated 

24 States in connection with furnishing hospital 

25 care or medical services or providing medical 


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1 consultation or medical advice to a veteran 

2 under the laws administered by the Secretary, 

3 including through a remote or telehealth pro4 gram. 

5 (5) OUTREACH AND ASSESSMENT OF OP6 TIONS.—During the 1-year period beginning on the 

7 date of enactment of this joint resolution, the Sec8 retary of Veterans Affairs shall, subject to the avail9 ability of appropriations— 

10 (A) conduct robust outreach to, and en11 gage with, each government of the Freely Asso12 ciated States; 

13 (B) assess options for the delivery of care 

14 through the use of authorities provided pursu15 ant to the amendments made by this sub16 section; and 

17 (C) increase staffing as necessary to con18 duct outreach under subparagraph (A). 

19 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 

20 (1) ELIGIBILITY.—For fiscal year 2024 and 

21 each fiscal year thereafter, the Government of the 

22 United States shall— 

23 (A) continue to make available to the Fed24 erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 

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1 grants for services to individuals eligible for 

2 such services under part B of the Individuals 

3 with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 

4 1411 et seq.) to the extent that those services 

5 continue to be available to individuals in the 

6 United States; 

7 (B) continue to make available to the Fed8 erated States of Micronesia and the Republic of 

9 the Marshall Islands and make available to the 

10 Republic of Palau, competitive grants under the 

11 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

12 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Carl D. 

13 Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

14 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and part D of 

15 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

16 (20 U.S.C. 1450 et seq.), to the extent that 

17 those grants continue to be available to State 

18 and local governments in the United States; 

19 (C) continue to make grants available to 

20 the Republic of Palau under part A of title I of 

21 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

22 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.), the Adult 

23 Education and Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 

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1 and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

2 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); 

3 (D) continue to make available to eligible 

4 institutions of higher education in the Republic 

5 of Palau and make available to eligible institu6 tions of higher education in the Federated 

7 States of Micronesia and the Republic of the 

8 Marshall Islands and to students enrolled in 

9 those institutions of higher education, and to 

10 students who are citizens of the Federated 

11 States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Mar12 shall Islands, and the Republic of Palau and 

13 enrolled in institutions of higher education in 

14 the United States and territories of the United 

15 States, grants under— 

16 (i) subpart 1 of part A of title IV of 

17 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

18 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.); 

19 (ii) subpart 3 of part A of title IV of 

20 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

21 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.); and 

22 (iii) part C of title IV of the Higher 

23 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087– 

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1 (E) require, as a condition of eligibility for 

2 a public institution of higher education in any 

3 State (as defined in section 103 of the Higher 

4 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003)) that 

5 is not a Freely Associated State to participate 

6 in or receive funds under any program under 

7 title IV of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), 

8 that the institution charge students who are 

9 citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, 

10 the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Re11 public of Palau tuition for attendance at a rate 

12 that is not greater than the rate charged for 

13 residents of the State in which such public in14 stitution of higher education is located; and 

15 (F) continue to make available, to eligible 

16 institutions of higher education, secondary 

17 schools, and nonprofit organizations in the Fed18 erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 

19 Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, 

20 competitive grants under the Higher Education 

21 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 

22 (2) OTHER FORMULA GRANTS.—Except as pro23 vided in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Education 

24 shall not make a grant under any formula grant pro25 gram administered by the Department of Education 


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1 to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic 

2 of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau. 

3 (3) GRANTS TO THE FREELY ASSOCIATED

4 STATES UNDER PART B OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH

5 DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.—Section 611(b)(1) 

6 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

7 (20 U.S.C. 1411(b)(1)) is amended by striking sub8 paragraph (A) and inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(A) FUNDS RESERVED.—From the 

10 amount appropriated for any fiscal year under 

11 subsection (i), the Secretary shall reserve not 

12 more than 1 percent, which shall be used as fol13 lows: 

14 ‘‘(i) To provide assistance to the out15 lying areas in accordance with their respec16 tive populations of individuals aged 3 

17 through 21. 

18 ‘‘(ii)(I) To provide each freely associ19 ated State a grant so that no freely associ20 ated State receives a lesser share of the 

21 total funds reserved for the freely associ22 ated State than the freely associated State 

23 received of those funds for fiscal year 

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1 ‘‘(II) Each freely associated State 

2 shall establish its eligibility under this sub3 paragraph consistent with the require4 ments for a State under section 612. 

5 ‘‘(III) The funds provided to each 

6 freely associated State under this part may 

7 be used to provide, to each infant or tod8 dler with a disability (as defined in section 

9 632), either a free appropriate public edu10 cation, consistent with section 612, or 

11 early intervention services consistent with 

12 part C, notwithstanding the application 

13 and eligibility requirements of sections 

14 634(2), 635, and 637.’’. 

15 (4) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ELE16 MENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF

17 1965.—The Elementary and Secondary Education 

18 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended— 

19 (A) by striking subparagraph (A) of sec20 tion 1121(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6331(b)(1)(A)) and 

21 inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) first reserve $1,000,000 for the Re23 public of Palau, subject to such terms and con24 ditions as the Secretary may establish, except 


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1 that Public Law 95–134, permitting the con2 solidation of grants, shall not apply; and’’; and 

3 (B) by striking paragraph (36) of section 

4 8101 (20 U.S.C. 7801(36)) and inserting the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(36) OUTLYING AREA.—The term ‘outlying 

7 area’— 

8 ‘‘(A) means American Samoa, the Com9 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 

10 Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(B) for the purpose of any discretionary 

13 grant program under this Act, includes the Re14 public of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 

15 States of Micronesia, and the Republic of 

16 Palau, to the extent that any such grant pro17 gram continues to be available to State and 

18 local governments in the United States.’’. 

19 (5) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE COMPACT

20 OF FREE ASSOCIATION AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2003.— 

21 Section 105(f)(1)(B) of the Compact of Free Asso22 ciation Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

23 1921d(f)(1)(B)) is amended by striking clause (ix). 

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1 (A) DEFINITIONS.—Section 637 of the 

2 Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9832) is amended, 

3 in the paragraph defining the term ‘‘State’’, by 

4 striking the second sentence and inserting ‘‘The 

5 term ‘State’ includes the Federated States of 

6 Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Is7 lands, and the Republic of Palau.’’. 

8 (B) ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—Section 

9 640(a)(2)(B) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 

10 9835(a)(2)(B)) is amended— 

11 (i) in clause (iv), by inserting ‘‘the 

12 Republic of Palau,’’ before ‘‘and the Virgin 

13 Islands’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking clause (v) and insert15 ing the following: 

16 ‘‘(v) if a base grant has been estab17 lished through appropriations for the Fed18 erated States of Micronesia or the Repub19 lic of the Marshall Islands, to provide an 

20 amount for that jurisdiction (for Head 

21 Start agencies (including Early Head Start 

22 agencies) in the jurisdiction) that is equal 

23 to the amount provided for base grants for 

24 such jurisdiction under this subchapter for 

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1 agency described in this clause an amount 

2 equal to that agency’s base grant for the 

3 prior fiscal year; and’’. 

4 (7) COORDINATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary 

5 of the Interior, in coordination with the Secretary of 

6 Education and the Secretary of Health and Human 

7 Services, as applicable, shall, to the maximum extent 

8 practicable, coordinate with the 3 United States ap9 pointees to the Joint Economic Management Com10 mittee described in section 4(b)(1) and the 2 United 

11 States appointees to the Joint Economic Manage12 ment and Financial Accountability Committee de13 scribed in section 5(d)(1) to avoid duplication of eco14 nomic assistance for education provided under sec15 tion 261(a)(1) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM 

16 Compact or section 261(a)(1) of the 2023 Amended 

17 U.S.-RMI Compact of activities or services provided 

18 under— 

19 (A) the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 

20 et seq.); 

21 (B) subpart 3 of part A of title IV of the 

22 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

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1 (C) part C of title IV of the Higher Edu2 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et 

3 seq.). 

4 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

5 PROGRAMS.— 

6 (1) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MEDICAL FA7 CILITIES.—The Secretary of Defense shall make 

8 available, on a space available and reimbursable 

9 basis, the medical facilities of the Department of De10 fense for use by citizens of the Federated States of 

11 Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 

12 and the Republic of Palau, who are properly referred 

13 to the facilities by government authorities respon14 sible for provision of medical services in the Fed15 erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 

16 Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the af17 fected jurisdictions (as defined in section 104(e)(2) 

18 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments 

19 Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(e)(2))). 

20 (2) PARTICIPATION BY SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN

21 THE ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BAT22 TERY STUDENT TESTING PROGRAM.—It is the sense 

23 of Congress that the Department of Defense may ex24 tend the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Bat25 tery (ASVAB) Student Testing Program and the 


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1 ASVAB Career Exploration Program to selected sec2 ondary schools in the Federated States of Micro3 nesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the 

4 Republic of Palau to the extent such programs are 

5 available to Department of Defense dependent sec6 ondary schools established under section 2164 of 

7 title 10, United States Code, and located outside the 

8 United States. 

9 (d) JUDICIAL TRAINING.—In addition to amounts 

10 provided under section 261(a)(4) of the 2023 Amended 

11 U.S.-FSM Compact and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 

12 Compact and under subsections (a) and (b) of Article 1 

13 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, for 

14 each of fiscal years 2024 through 2043, the Secretary of 

15 the Interior shall use the amounts made available to the 

16 Secretary of the Interior under section 10(c) to train 

17 judges and officials of the judiciary in the Federated 

18 States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 

19 and the Republic of Palau, in cooperation with the Pacific 

20 Islands Committee of the judicial council of the ninth judi21 cial circuit of the United States. 

22 (e) ELIGIBILITY FOR THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.— 

23 (1) NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS.—The 

24 Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make 

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1 available to the residents of the Federated States of 

2 Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 

3 and the Republic of Palau to the same extent, and 

4 for the same duration, as services are authorized to 

5 be provided to persons residing in any other areas 

6 within or outside the United States. 

7 (2) ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.— 

8 The Republic of Palau shall be eligible for the pro9 grams and services made available to the Federated 

10 States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Mar11 shall Islands under section 108(a) of the Compact of 

12 Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 

13 U.S.C. 1921g(a)). 

14 (3) PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF CERTAIN

15 AGENCIES.—In addition to the programs and serv16 ices set forth in the operative Federal Programs and 

17 Services Agreement between the United States and 

18 the Republic of Palau, the programs and services of 

19 the following agencies shall be made available to the 

20 Republic of Palau: 

21 (A) The Legal Services Corporation. 

22 (B) The Public Health Service. 

23 (C) The Rural Housing Service. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 402 of the Personal 

2 Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 

3 Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612) is amended— 

4 (A) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the 

5 end the following: 

6 ‘‘(N) EXCEPTION FOR CITIZENS OF FREE7 LY ASSOCIATED STATES.—With respect to eligi8 bility for benefits for any specified Federal pro9 gram, paragraph (1) shall not apply to any in10 dividual who lawfully resides in the United 

11 States in accordance with section 141 of the 

12 Compacts of Free Association between the Gov13 ernment of the United States and the Govern14 ments of the Federated States of Micronesia, 

15 the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the 

16 Republic of Palau.’’; and 

17 (B) in subsection (b)(2)(G)— 

18 (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 

19 striking ‘‘MEDICAID EXCEPTION FOR’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘EXCEPTION FOR’’; and 

21 (ii) by striking ‘‘the designated Fed22 eral program defined in paragraph (3)(C) 

23 (relating to the Medicaid program)’’ and 

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1 (2) EXCEPTION TO 5-YEAR WAIT REQUIRE2 MENT.—Section 403(b)(3) of the Personal Responsi3 bility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 

4 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(b)(3)) is amended by striking 

5 ‘‘, but only with respect to the designated Federal 

6 program defined in section 402(b)(3)(C)’’. 

7 (3) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED ALIEN.—Section 

8 431(b)(8) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 

9 Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 

10 1641(b)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘, but only with 

11 respect to the designated Federal program defined 

12 in section 402(b)(3)(C) (relating to the Medicaid 

13 program)’’. 

14 (g) CONSULTATION WITH INTERNATIONAL FINAN15 CIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury, in 

16 coordination with the Secretary of the Interior and the 

17 Secretary of State, shall consult with appropriate officials 

18 of the Asian Development Bank and relevant international 

19 financial institutions (as defined in section 1701(c) of the 

20 International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 

21 262r(c))), as appropriate, with respect to overall economic 

22 conditions in, and the activities of other providers of as23 sistance to, the Freely Associated States. 

24 (h) CHIEF OF MISSION.—Section 105(b) of the Com25 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 


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1 U.S.C. 1921d(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (5) 

2 and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(5) Pursuant to section 207 of the Foreign 

4 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927), all United 

5 States Government executive branch employees in 

6 the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of 

7 the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau fall 

8 under the authority of the respective applicable chief 

9 of mission, except for employees identified as ex10 cepted from the authority under Federal law or by 

11 Presidential directive.’’. 

12 (i) ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNIT FOR THE FREELY

13 ASSOCIATED STATES IN THE BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN

14 AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

15 AND INCREASING PERSONNEL FOCUSED ON OCEANIA.— 

16 (1) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRES17 SIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this subsection, the term 

18 ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the 

19 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

20 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

21 Representatives. 

22 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of State 

23 shall— 

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1 land, and Pacific Island Affairs of the Bureau 

2 of East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the De3 partment of State, including to the unit estab4 lished under subparagraph (B), as the Sec5 retary of State determines to be appropriate, in 

6 accordance with paragraph (4)(A); and 

7 (B) establish a unit in the Bureau of East 

8 Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Department of 

9 State to carry out the functions described in 

10 paragraph (3). 

11 (3) FUNCTIONS OF UNIT.—The unit established 

12 under paragraph (2)(B) shall be responsible for the 

13 following: 

14 (A) Managing the bilateral and regional re15 lations with the Freely Associated States. 

16 (B) Supporting the Secretary of State in 

17 leading negotiations relating to the Compacts of 

18 Free Association with the Freely Associated 

19 States. 

20 (C) Coordinating, in consultation with the 

21 Department of the Interior, the Department of 

22 Defense, and other interagency partners as ap23 propriate, implementation of the Compacts of 

24 Free Association with the Freely Associated 

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1 (4) FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES.—The 

2 Secretary of State shall— 

3 (A) not later than 5 years after the date 

4 of enactment of this joint resolution, assign to 

5 the Office of Australia, New Zealand, and Pa6 cific Island Affairs of the Bureau of East Asian 

7 and Pacific Affairs, including to the unit estab8 lished under paragraph (2)(B), not less than 4 

9 additional full-time equivalent staff, who shall 

10 not be dual-hatted, including by considering— 

11 (i) the use of existing flexible hiring 

12 authorities, including Domestic Employees 

13 Teleworking Overseas (DETOs); and 

14 (ii) the realignment of existing per15 sonnel, including from the United States 

16 Mission in Australia, as appropriate; 

17 (B) reduce the number of vacant foreign 

18 service positions in the Pacific Island region by 

19 establishing an incentive program within the 

20 Foreign Service for overseas positions related to 

21 the Pacific Island region; and 

22 (C) report to the appropriate congressional 

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1 the date of enactment of this joint resolution 

2 and annually thereafter for 5 years. 

3 (j) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 105 of the 

4 Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 

5 (48 U.S.C. 1921d) is amended by striking subsection (j) 

6 and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(j) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Technical assistance may 

9 be provided pursuant to section 224 of the 2023 

10 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, section 224 of the 

11 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or section 222 

12 of the U.S.-Palau Compact (as those terms are de13 fined in section 2 of the Compact of Free Associa14 tion Amendments Act of 2023) by Federal agencies 

15 and institutions of the Government of the United 

16 States to the extent the assistance shall be provided 

17 to States, territories, or units of local government. 

18 ‘‘(2) HISTORIC PRESERVATION.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any technical assist20 ance authorized under paragraph (1) that is 

21 provided by the Forest Service, the Natural Re22 sources Conservation Service, the United States 

23 Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Marine 

24 Fisheries Service, the United States Coast 

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1 ervation, the Department of the Interior, or any 

2 other Federal agency providing assistance 

3 under division A of subtitle III of title 54, 

4 United States Code, may be provided on a non5 reimbursable basis. 

6 ‘‘(B) GRANTS.—During the period in 

7 which the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact 

8 (as so defined) and the 2023 Amended U.S.- 

9 RMI Compact (as so defined) are in force, the 

10 grant programs under division A of subtitle III 

11 of title 54, United States Code, shall continue 

12 to apply to the Federated States of Micronesia 

13 and the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the 

14 same manner and to the same extent as those 

15 programs applied prior to the approval of the 

16 U.S.-FSM Compact and U.S.-RMI Compact. 

17 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—Any funds provided 

18 pursuant to this subsection, subsections (c), (g), (h), 

19 (i), (k), (l), and (m), section 102(a), and subsections 

20 (a), (b), (f), (g), (h), and (j) of section 103 shall be 

21 in addition to, and not charged against, any 

22 amounts to be paid to the Federated States of Mi23 cronesia or the Republic of the Marshall Islands pur24 suant to— 

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1 ‘‘(B) the U.S.-RMI Compact; or 

2 ‘‘(C) any related subsidiary agreement.’’. 

3 (k) CONTINUING TRUST TERRITORY AUTHORIZA4 TION.—The authorization provided by the Act of June 30, 

5 1954 (68 Stat. 330, chapter 423), shall remain available 

6 after the effective date of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM 

7 Compact and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact with 

8 respect to the Federated States of Micronesia and the Re9 public of the Marshall Islands for transition purposes, in10 cluding— 

11 (1) completion of projects and fulfillment of 

12 commitments or obligations; 

13 (2) termination of the Trust Territory Govern14 ment and termination of the High Court; 

15 (3) health and education as a result of excep16 tional circumstances; 

17 (4) ex gratia contributions for the populations 

18 of Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrik; and 

19 (5) technical assistance and training in finan20 cial management, program administration, and 

21 maintenance of infrastructure. 

22 (l) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

23 (1) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT DEFINI24 TION.—Section 2(f) of the Public Health Service Act 

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1 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of 

3 the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau’’. 

4 (2) COMPACT IMPACT AMENDMENTS.—Section 

5 104(e) of the Compact of Free Association Amend6 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(e)) is amend7 ed— 

8 (A) in paragraph (4)— 

9 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

10 ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2003’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘during the period of fiscal years 2003 

12 through 2023’’; and 

13 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

14 ‘‘after fiscal year 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘for 

15 the period of fiscal years 2004 through 

16 2023’’; 

17 (B) by striking paragraph (5); and 

18 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 

19 through (10) as paragraphs (5) through (9), re20 spectively. 

21 SEC. 9. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES. 

22 (a) AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS, AND INSTRUMENTAL23 ITIES.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Appropriations to carry out 

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1 paragraph (2) shall be made directly to the Federal 

2 agencies, departments, and instrumentalities car3 rying out the obligations, services and programs. 

4 (2) OBLIGATIONS, SERVICES, AND PROGRAMS

5 DESCRIBED.—The obligations, services, and pro6 grams referred to in paragraphs (1) and (3) are the 

7 obligations, services, and programs under— 

8 (A) sections 131 and 132, paragraphs (1) 

9 and (3) through (6) of section 221(a), and sec10 tion 221(b) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM 

11 Compact; 

12 (B) sections 131 and 132, paragraphs (1) 

13 and (3) through (6) of section 221(a), and sec14 tion 221(b) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 

15 Compact; 

16 (C) sections 131 and 132 and paragraphs 

17 (1), (3), and (4) of section 221(a) of the U.S.- 

18 Palau Compact; 

19 (D) Article 6 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Com20 pact Review Agreement; and 

21 (E) section 8. 

22 (3) AUTHORITY.—The heads of the Federal 

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1 graph (1) as well as the Federal Deposit Insurance 

2 Corporation shall— 

3 (A) have the authority to carry out any ac4 tivities that are necessary to fulfill the obliga5 tions, services, and programs described in para6 graph (2); and 

7 (B) use available funds to carry out the ac8 tivities under subparagraph (A). 

9 (b) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Any assistance pro10 vided pursuant to section 105(j) of the Compact of Free 

11 Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

12 1921d(j)) (as amended by section 8(j)) and sections 4(a), 

13 5(a), 6(b), and 8 shall be in addition to and not charged 

14 against any amounts to be paid to the Federated States 

15 of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and 

16 the Republic of Palau pursuant to— 

17 (1) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; 

18 (2) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; 

19 (3) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review 

20 Agreement; or 

21 (4) any related subsidiary agreement. 

22 (c) REMAINING BALANCES.—Notwithstanding any 

23 other provision of law, including section 109 of the Com24 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 

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1 (1) remaining balances appropriated to carry 

2 out sections 211, 212(b), 215, and 217 of the 2023 

3 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, shall be programmed 

4 pursuant to Article IX of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal 

5 Procedures Agreement; and 

6 (2) remaining balances appropriated to carry 

7 out sections 211, 213(b), 216, and 218 of the 2023 

8 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, shall be programmed 

9 pursuant to Article XI of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal 

10 Procedures Agreement. 

11 (d) GRANTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

12 of law— 

13 (1) contributions under the 2023 Amended 

14 U.S.-FSM Compact, the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact 

15 Review Agreement, and the 2023 Amended U.S.- 

16 RMI Compact may be provided as grants for pur17 poses of implementation of the 2023 Amended U.S.- 

18 FSM Compact, the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Re19 view Agreement, and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 

20 Compact under the laws of the United States; and 

21 (2) funds appropriated pursuant to section 10 

22 may be deposited in interest-bearing accounts and 

23 any interest earned may be retained in and form 

24 part of those accounts for use consistent with the 

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1 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Except as specifically 

2 provided, nothing in this joint resolution or the amend3 ments made by this joint resolution amends the following: 

4 (1) Title I of the Compact of Free Association 

5 Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.). 

6 (2) Title I of Public Law 99–658 (48 U.S.C. 

7 1931 et seq.). 

8 (3) Title I of the Compact of Free Association 

9 Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.). 

10 (4) Section 1259C of the National Defense Au11 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (48 U.S.C. 

12 1931 note; Public Law 115–91). 

13 (5) The Department of the Interior, Environ14 ment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

15 2018 (Public Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 635). 

16 (f) CLARIFICATION RELATING TO APPROPRIATED

17 FUNDS.—Notwithstanding section 109 of the Compacts of 

18 Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

19 1921h)— 

20 (1) funds appropriated by that section and de21 posited into the RMI Compact Trust Fund shall be 

22 governed by the 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund Agree23 ment on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-RMI 

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1 (2) funds appropriated by that section and de2 posited into the FSM Compact Trust Fund shall be 

3 governed by the 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund Agree4 ment on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-FSM 

5 Trust Fund Agreement; 

6 (3) funds appropriated by that section and 

7 made available for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year 

8 thereafter as grants to carry out the purposes of sec9 tion 211(b) of the 2003 U.S.-RMI Amended Com10 pact shall be subject to the provisions of the 2023 

11 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement on entry 

12 into force of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures 

13 Agreement; 

14 (4) funds appropriated by that section and 

15 made available for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year 

16 thereafter as grants to carry out the purposes of sec17 tion 221 of the 2003 U.S.-RMI Amended Compact 

18 shall be subject to the provisions of the 2023 U.S.- 

19 RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement on entry into 

20 force of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures 

21 Agreement, except as modified in the Federal Pro22 grams and Services Agreement in force between the 

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1 (5) funds appropriated by that section and 

2 made available for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year 

3 thereafter as grants to carry out the purposes of sec4 tion 221 of the 2003 U.S.-FSM Amended Compact 

5 shall be subject to the provisions of the 2023 U.S.- 

6 FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement on entry into 

7 force of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures 

8 Agreement, except as modified in the 2023 U.S.- 

9 FSM Federal Programs and Services Agreement. 

10 SEC. 10. COMPACT APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 (a) FUNDING FOR ACTIVITIES OF THE SECRETARY

12 OF THE INTERIOR.—For the period of fiscal years 2024 

13 through 2043, there are appropriated to the Compact of 

14 Free Association account of the Department of the Inte15 rior, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro16 priated, to remain available until expended, the amounts 

17 described in and to carry out the purposes of— 

18 (1) sections 261, 265, and 266 of the 2023 

19 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; 

20 (2) sections 261, 265, and 266 of the 2023 

21 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; and 

22 (3) Articles 1, 2, and 3 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau 

23 Compact Review Agreement. 

24 (b) FUNDING FOR ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED

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1 (1) APPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated to 

2 the United States Postal Service, out of any funds 

3 in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for each 

4 of fiscal years 2024 through 2043, $31,700,000, to 

5 remain available until expended, to carry out the 

6 costs of the following provisions that are not other7 wise funded: 

8 (A) Section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amend9 ed U.S.-FSM Compact. 

10 (B) Section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amend11 ed U.S.-RMI Compact. 

12 (C) Section 221(a)(2) of the U.S.-Palau 

13 Compact. 

14 (D) Article 6(a) of the 2023 U.S.-Palau 

15 Compact Review Agreement. 

16 (2) DEPOSIT.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The amounts appro18 priated to the United States Postal Service 

19 under paragraph (1) shall be deposited into the 

20 Postal Service Fund established under section 

21 2003 of title 39, United States Code, to carry 

22 out the provisions described in that paragraph. 

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1 paragraph (A) shall be the fiduciary, fiscal, and 

2 audit responsibility of the Postal Service. 

3 (c) FUNDING FOR JUDICIAL TRAINING.—There is 

4 appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out 

5 section 8(d) out of any funds in the Treasury not other6 wise appropriated, $550,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 

7 through 2043, to remain available until expended. 


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Union Calendar No. 775 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. J. RES. 96 

[Report No. 118–785, Part I] 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

To approve the 2023 Agreement to Amend the 

agreements, and for other purposes. Palau, to appropriate funds to carry out the America and the Government of the Republic of tween the Government of the United States of 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement bethe Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the United States of America and the Government of lated agreements between the Government of the Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact, and certain reStates of Micronesia, the 2023 Agreement to America and the Government of the Federated tween the Government of the United States of U.S.-FSM Compact, and related agreements, beDECEMBER 19, 2024 

Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, Oversight and Accountthe State of the Union and ordered to be printed committed to the Committee of the Whole House on ability, Agriculture, and Ways and Means discharged; 


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