IA 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 96 

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) 

submitted 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 

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 


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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 

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 


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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 

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 


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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: 

8 (1) 1986 COMPACT.—The term ‘‘1986 Com9 pact’’ means the Compact of Free Association be10 tween the Government of the United States and the 

11 Governments of the Marshall Islands and the Fed12 erated States of Micronesia set forth in section 201 

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

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

15 (2) 2003 AMENDED U.S.-FSM COMPACT.—The 

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

17 the Compact of Free Association amending the 1986 

18 Compact entitled the ‘‘Compact of Free Association, 

19 as amended, between the Government of the United 

20 States of America and the Government of the Fed21 erated States of Micronesia’’ set forth in section 

22 201(a) of the Compact of Free Association Amend23 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 note; Public 

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1 (3) 2003 AMENDED U.S.-RMI COMPACT.—The 

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

3 the Compact of Free Association amending the 1986 

4 Compact entitled ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as 

5 amended, between the Government of the United 

6 States of America and the Government of the Re7 public of the Marshall Islands’’ set forth in section 

8 201(b) of the Compact of Free Association Amend9 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 note; Public 

10 Law 108–188). 

11 (4) 2023 AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE U.S.-FSM

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

13 the U.S.-FSM Compact’’ means the Agreement be14 tween the Government of the United States of 

15 America and the Government of the Federated 

16 States of Micronesia to Amend the Compact of Free 

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

18 2023. 

19 (5) 2023 AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE U.S.-RMI

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

21 the U.S.-RMI Compact’’ means the Agreement be22 tween the Government of the United States of 

23 America and the Government of the Republic of the 

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1 sociation, as Amended, done at Honolulu October 

2 16, 2023. 

3 (6) 2023 AMENDED U.S.-FSM COMPACT.—The 

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

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

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

7 Compact. 

8 (7) 2023 AMENDED U.S.-RMI COMPACT.—The 

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

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

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

12 Compact. 

13 (8) 2023 U.S.-FSM FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND

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

15 Federal Programs and Services Agreement’’ means 

16 the 2023 Federal Programs and Services Agreement 

17 between the Government of the United States of 

18 America and the Government of the Federated 

19 States of Micronesia, done at Washington September 

20 28, 2023. 

21 (9) 2023 U.S.-FSM FISCAL PROCEDURES AGREE22 MENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Proce23 dures Agreement’’ means the Agreement Concerning 

24 Procedures for the Implementation of United States 

25 Economic Assistance provided in the 2023 Amended 


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

2 United States of America and the Government of 

3 the Federated States of Micronesia, done at Palikir 

4 May 23, 2023. 

5 (10) 2023 U.S.-FSM TRUST FUND AGREE6 MENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund 

7 Agreement’’ means the Agreement between the Gov8 ernment of the United States of America and the 

9 Government of the Federated States of Micronesia 

10 Regarding the Compact Trust Fund, done at Palikir 

11 May 23, 2023. 

12 (11) 2023 U.S.-PALAU COMPACT REVIEW

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

14 Review Agreement’’ means the Agreement between 

15 the Government of the United States of America 

16 and the Government of the Republic of Palau Re17 sulting From the 2023 Compact of Free Association 

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

19 2023. 

20 (12) 2023 U.S.-RMI FISCAL PROCEDURES

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

22 Procedures Agreement’’ means the Agreement Con23 cerning Procedures for the Implementation of 

24 United States Economic Assistance Provided in the 

25 2023 Amended Compact Between the Government of 


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1 the United States of America and the Government 

2 of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, done at 

3 Honolulu October 16, 2023. 

4 (13) 2023 U.S.-RMI TRUST FUND AGREE5 MENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund 

6 Agreement’’ means the Agreement between the Gov7 ernment of the United States of America and the 

8 Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands 

9 Regarding the Compact Trust Fund, done at Hono10 lulu October 16, 2023. 

11 (14) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON12 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con13 gress’’ means— 

14 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

15 Resources of the Senate; 

16 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

17 the Senate; 

18 (C) the Committee on Natural Resources 

19 of the House of Representatives; and 

20 (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

21 the House of Representatives. 

22 (15) FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—The term 

23 ‘‘Freely Associated States’’ means— 

24 (A) the Federated States of Micronesia; 


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1 (B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 

2 and 

3 (C) the Republic of Palau. 

4 (16) SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENT.—The term 

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

6 (A) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Pro7 grams and Services Agreement. 

8 (B) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Proce9 dures Agreement. 

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

11 Agreement. 

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

13 Agreement. 

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

15 Agreement. 

16 (F) Any Federal Programs and Services 

17 Agreement in force between the United States 

18 and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. 

19 (G) Any Federal Programs and Services 

20 Agreement in force between the United States 

21 and the Republic of Palau. 

22 (H) Any other agreements that the United 

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

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1 Palau, or the Government of the Republic of 

2 the Marshall Islands, in accordance with— 

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

4 Compact; 

5 (ii) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Re6 view Agreement; or 

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

8 Compact. 

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

10 Palau Compact’’ means the Compact of Free Asso11 ciation between the United States and the Govern12 ment of Palau set forth in section 201 of Public 

13 Law 99–658 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note). 

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

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

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

17 PALAU COMPACT REVIEW AGREEMENT, AND 

18 SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENTS. 

19 (a) FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA.— 

20 (1) APPROVAL.—The 2023 Agreement to 

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

22 FSM Trust Fund Agreement, as submitted to Con23 gress on June 15, 2023, are approved and incor24 porated by reference. 


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1 (2) CONSENT OF CONGRESS.—Congress con2 sents to— 

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

4 Agreement, as submitted to Congress on June 

5 15, 2023; and 

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

7 and Services Agreement. 

8 (3) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT.—Notwith9 standing section 101(f) of the Compact of Free As10 sociation Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

11 1921(f)), the President is authorized to bring into 

12 force and implement the agreements described in 

13 paragraphs (1) and (2). 

14 (b) REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.— 

15 (1) APPROVAL.—The 2023 Agreement to 

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

17 RMI Trust Fund Agreement, as submitted to Con18 gress on October 17, 2023, are approved and incor19 porated by reference. 

20 (2) CONSENT OF CONGRESS.—Congress con21 sents to the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures 

22 Agreement as submitted to Congress on October 17, 

23 2023. 

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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 (c) REPUBLIC OF PALAU.— 

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

7 Review Agreement, as submitted to Congress on 

8 June 15, 2023, is approved. 

9 (2) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT.—The President 

10 is authorized to bring into force and implement the 

11 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement. 

12 (d) AMENDMENTS, CHANGES, OR TERMINATION TO

13 COMPACTS AND CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.— 

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

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

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

17 RMI Compact, or the U.S.-Palau Compact, by mu18 tual agreement or unilateral action of the Govern19 ment of the United States, shall not enter into force 

20 until the date on which Congress has incorporated 

21 the applicable amendment, change, or termination 

22 into an Act of Congress. 

23 (2) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS AND AGREEMENTS.— 

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

2 to— 

3 (A) any action of the Government of the 

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

5 FSM Compact, 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Com6 pact, or U.S.-Palau Compact, including an ac7 tion taken pursuant to section 431, 441, or 442 

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

9 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or U.S.- 

10 Palau Compact; 

11 (B) any amendment to, change to, or ter12 mination of— 

13 (i) the agreement described in section 

14 462(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM 

15 Compact; 

16 (ii) the agreement described in section 

17 462(a)(5) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 

18 Compact; 

19 (iii) an agreement concluded pursuant 

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

21 FSM Compact; 

22 (iv) an agreement concluded pursuant 

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

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1 (v) an agreement concluded pursuant 

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

3 RMI Compact; 

4 (vi) Articles III and IV of the agree5 ment described in section 462(b)(6) of the 

6 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; 

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

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

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

10 (viii) the agreement described in sec11 tion 462(h) of the U.S.-Palau Compact; 

12 and 

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

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

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

16 and 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact 

17 and section 462(i) of the U.S.-Palau Com18 pact. 

19 (e) ENTRY INTO FORCE OF FUTURE AMENDMENTS

20 TO SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENTS.—An agreement between 

21 the United States and the Government of the Federated 

22 States of Micronesia, the Government of the Republic of 

23 the Marshall Islands, or the Government of the Republic 

24 of Palau that would amend, change, or terminate any sub25 sidiary agreement or portion of a subsidiary agreement 


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

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

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

4 date on which the President has transmitted to the Presi5 dent of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Rep6 resentatives— 

7 (1) the agreement to amend, change, or termi8 nate the subsidiary agreement; 

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

10 or termination; 

11 (3) a description of the reasons for the amend12 ment, change, or termination; and 

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

14 amend, change, or terminate any agreement de15 scribed in section 462(b)(3) of the 2023 Amended 

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

17 Compact, a statement by the Secretary of Labor 

18 that describes— 

19 (A) the necessity of the amendment, 

20 change, or termination; and 

21 (B) any impacts of the amendment, 

22 change, or termination. 

23 SEC. 4. AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERATED STATES OF MICRO24 NESIA. 

25 (a) LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.— 


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

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

3 the United States shall provide nonreimbursable 

4 technical and training assistance, as appropriate, in5 cluding training and equipment for postal inspection 

6 of illicit drugs and other contraband, to enable the 

7 Government of the Federated States of Micronesia— 

8 (A) to develop and adequately enforce laws 

9 of the Federated States of Micronesia; and 

10 (B) to cooperate with the United States in 

11 the enforcement of criminal laws of the United 

12 States. 

13 (2) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Funds ap14 propriated pursuant to subsection (j) of section 105 

15 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments 

16 Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d) (as amended by sec17 tion 8(j)) may be used in accordance with section 

18 102(a) of the Compact of Free Association Amend19 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921a(a)). 

20 (b) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO JOINT ECO21 NOMIC MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The 3 United States ap23 pointees (which are composed of the United States 

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1 ment Committee established under section 213 of 

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

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

4 (A) be voting members of the Committee; 

5 and 

6 (B) continue to be officers or employees of 

7 the Federal Government. 

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

9 States members of the Committee described in para10 graph (1) shall be appointed for a term of 2 years 

11 as follows: 

12 (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

13 Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec14 retary of the Treasury. 

15 (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

16 Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 

17 the Secretary of the Treasury. 

18 (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

19 Interagency Group on Freely Associated States 

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

21 (3) REAPPOINTMENT.—A United States mem22 ber of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) 

23 may be reappointed for not more than 2 additional 

24 2-year terms. 


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1 (4) QUALIFICATIONS.—Not fewer than 2 

2 United States members of the Committee appointed 

3 under paragraph (2) shall be individuals who— 

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

5 training, are especially qualified in accounting, 

6 auditing, budget analysis, compliance, grant ad7 ministration, program management, or inter8 national economics; and 

9 (B) possess not less than 5 years of full10 time experience in accounting, auditing, budget 

11 analysis, compliance, grant administration, pro12 gram management, or international economics. 

13 (5) NOTICE.— 

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

15 after the date of appointment of a United 

16 States member of the Committee under para17 graph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall 

18 notify the appropriate committees of Congress 

19 that an individual has been appointed as a vot20 ing member of the Committee under that para21 graph, including a statement prepared by the 

22 Secretary of the Interior attesting to the quali23 fications of the member described in paragraph 

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


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1 (B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a 

2 statement required under subparagraph (A)— 

3 (i) in the case of a member appointed 

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

5 the Interior shall compile information on 

6 the member provided to the Secretary of 

7 the Interior by the Secretary of State on 

8 request of the Secretary of the Interior; 

9 and 

10 (ii) in the case of a member appointed 

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

12 the Interior shall compile information on 

13 the member provided to the Secretary of 

14 the Interior by the Interagency Group on 

15 Freely Associated States established under 

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

17 of the Interior. 

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

19 90 days after the date on which the Committee re20 ceives or completes any report required under the 

21 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related 

22 subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior 

23 shall submit the report to the appropriate commit24 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 Federated States of Micronesia submits to the Com4 mittee a report required under the 2023 Amended 

5 U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related subsidiary agree6 ment, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to 

7 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 (c) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO JOINT TRUST

15 FUND 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 Joint Trust Fund Com20 mittee established pursuant to the agreement de21 scribed in section 462(b)(5) of the 2023 Amended 

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

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

24 employees 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 2 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 to the Committee under para7 graph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall 

8 notify the appropriate committees of Congress 

9 that an individual has been appointed as a vot10 ing member of the Committee under that para11 graph, including a statement attesting to the 

12 qualifications of the member described in para13 graph (4), 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 

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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.-FSM 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 Federated States of Micronesia submits to the Com15 mittee a report required under the 2023 Amended 

16 U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related subsidiary agree17 ment, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to 

18 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 SEC. 5. AGREEMENTS WITH AND OTHER PROVISIONS RE2 LATED TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL 

3 ISLANDS. 

4 (a) LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.— 

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

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

7 the United States shall provide nonreimbursable 

8 technical and training assistance, as appropriate, in9 cluding training and equipment for postal inspection 

10 of illicit drugs and other contraband, to enable the 

11 Government of the Republic of the Marshall Is12 lands— 

13 (A) to develop and adequately enforce laws 

14 of the Marshall Islands; and 

15 (B) to cooperate with the United States in 

16 the enforcement of criminal laws of the United 

17 States. 

18 (2) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Funds ap19 propriated pursuant to subsection (j) of section 105 

20 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments 

21 Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d) (as amended by sec22 tion 8(j)) may be used in accordance with section 

23 103(a) of the Compact of Free Association Amend24 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(a)). 

25 (b) ESPOUSAL PROVISIONS.— 

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


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

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

3 1903(g)(1)) and section 103(e)(1) of the Com4 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 

5 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(e)(1)) provided that ‘‘It 

6 is the intention of the Congress of the United 

7 States that the provisions of section 177 of the 

8 Compact of Free Association and the Agree9 ment between the Government of the United 

10 States and the Government of the Marshall Is11 lands for the Implementation of Section 177 of 

12 the Compact (hereafter in this subsection re13 ferred to as the ‘Section 177 Agreement’) con14 stitute a full and final settlement of all claims 

15 described in Articles X and XI of the Section 

16 177 Agreement, and that any such claims be 

17 terminated and barred except insofar as pro18 vided for in the Section 177 Agreement.’’; and 

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

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

21 1903(g)(2)) and section 103(e)(2) of the Com22 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 

23 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(e)(2)) provided that 

24 ‘‘In furtherance of the intention of Congress as 

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1 Section 177 Agreement is hereby ratified and 

2 approved. It is the explicit understanding and 

3 intent of Congress that the jurisdictional limita4 tions set forth in Article XII of such Agreement 

5 are enacted solely and exclusively to accomplish 

6 the objective of Article X of such Agreement 

7 and only as a clarification of the effect of Arti8 cle X, and are not to be construed or imple9 mented separately from Article X.’’. 

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

11 to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact affects the appli12 cation of the provisions of law reaffirmed by para13 graph (1). 

14 (c) CERTAIN SECTION 177 AGREEMENT PROVI15 SIONS.—Congress reaffirms that— 

16 (1) Article IX of the Agreement Between the 

17 Government of the United States and the Govern18 ment of the Marshall Islands for the Implementation 

19 of Section 177 of the Compact of Free Association, 

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

21 loss or damage to property and person of the citi22 zens of the Marshall Islands, resulting from the Nu23 clear Testing Program, arises or is discovered after 

24 the effective date of this Agreement, and such inju25 ries were not and could not reasonably have been 


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1 identified as of the effective date of this Agreement, 

2 and if such injuries render the provisions of this 

3 Agreement manifestly inadequate, the Government 

4 of the Marshall Islands may request that the Gov5 ernment of the United States provide for such inju6 ries by submitting such a request to the Congress of 

7 the United States for its consideration. It is under8 stood that this Article does not commit the Congress 

9 of the United States to authorize and appropriate 

10 funds.’’; and 

11 (2) section 3(a) of Article XIII of the agree12 ment described in paragraph (1) provided that ‘‘The 

13 Government of the United States and the Govern14 ment of the Marshall Islands shall consult at the re15 quest of either of them on matters relating to the 

16 provisions of this Agreement.’’. 

17 (d) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO JOINT ECO18 NOMIC MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

19 COMMITTEE.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The 2 United States ap21 pointees (which are composed of the United States 

22 chair and 1 other member from the Government of 

23 the United States) to the Joint Economic Manage24 ment and Financial Accountability Committee estab25 lished under section 214 of the 2003 Amended U.S.- 


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1 RMI Compact (referred to in this subsection as the 

2 ‘‘Committee’’) shall— 

3 (A) be voting members of the Committee; 

4 and 

5 (B) continue to be officers or employees of 

6 the Federal Government. 

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

8 States members of the Committee described in para9 graph (1) shall be appointed for a term of 2 years 

10 as follows: 

11 (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

12 Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec13 retary of the Treasury. 

14 (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

15 Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 

16 the Secretary of the Treasury. 

17 (3) REAPPOINTMENT.—A United States mem18 ber of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) 

19 may be reappointed for not more than 2 additional 

20 2-year terms. 

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

22 member of the Committee appointed under para23 graph (2) shall be an individual who— 

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

25 training, is especially qualified in accounting, 


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1 auditing, budget analysis, compliance, grant ad2 ministration, program management, or inter3 national economics; and 

4 (B) possesses not less than 5 years of full5 time experience in accounting, auditing, budget 

6 analysis, compliance, grant administration, pro7 gram management, or international economics. 

8 (5) NOTICE.— 

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

10 after the date of appointment of a United 

11 States member under paragraph (2), the Sec12 retary of the Interior shall notify the appro13 priate committees of Congress that an indi14 vidual has been appointed as a voting member 

15 of the Committee under that paragraph, includ16 ing a statement attesting to the qualifications 

17 of the member described in paragraph (4), sub18 ject to subparagraph (B). 

19 (B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a 

20 statement required under subparagraph (A), in 

21 the case of a member appointed under para22 graph (2)(A), the Secretary of the Interior shall 

23 compile information on the member provided to 

24 the Secretary of the Interior by the Secretary of 


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1 State on request of the Secretary of the Inte2 rior. 

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

4 90 days after the date on which the Committee re5 ceives or completes any report required under the 

6 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related 

7 subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior 

8 shall submit the report to the appropriate commit9 tees of Congress. 

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

11 days after the date on which the Government of the 

12 Republic of the Marshall Islands submits to the 

13 Committee a report required under the 2023 

14 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related sub15 sidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall 

16 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— 

17 (A) if the report is submitted by the appli18 cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 

19 report is complete and accurate; or 

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

21 applicable deadline, written notice that the re22 port has not been timely submitted. 

23 (e) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO TRUST FUND

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

2 members (which are composed of the United States 

3 chair and 2 other members from the Government of 

4 the United States) to the Trust Fund Committee es5 tablished pursuant to the agreement described in 

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

7 Compact (referred to in this subsection as the 

8 ‘‘Committee’’) shall continue to be officers or em9 ployees of the Federal Government. 

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

11 States members of the Committee described in para12 graph (1) shall be appointed for a term not more 

13 than 5 years as follows: 

14 (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

15 Secretary of State. 

16 (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

17 Secretary of the Interior. 

18 (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

19 Secretary of the Treasury. 

20 (3) REAPPOINTMENT.—A United States mem21 ber of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) 

22 may be reappointed for not more than 2 additional 

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1 (4) QUALIFICATIONS.—Not fewer than 2 mem2 bers of the Committee appointed under paragraph 

3 (2) shall be individuals who— 

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

5 training, are especially qualified in accounting, 

6 auditing, budget analysis, compliance, financial 

7 investment, grant administration, program 

8 management, or international economics; and 

9 (B) possess not less than 5 years of full10 time experience in accounting, auditing, budget 

11 analysis, compliance, financial investment, 

12 grant administration, program management, or 

13 international economics. 

14 (5) NOTICE.— 

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

16 after the date of appointment of a United 

17 States Member under paragraph (2), the Sec18 retary of the Interior shall notify the appro19 priate committees of Congress that an indi20 vidual has been appointed as a voting member 

21 of the Committee under that paragraph, includ22 ing a statement attesting to the qualifications 

23 of the appointee described in paragraph (4), 

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1 (B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a 

2 statement required under subparagraph (A)— 

3 (i) in the case of a member appointed 

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

5 the Interior shall compile information on 

6 the member provided to the Secretary of 

7 the Interior by the Secretary of State on 

8 request of the Secretary of the Interior; 

9 and 

10 (ii) in the case of a member appointed 

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

12 the Interior shall compile information on 

13 the member provided to the Secretary of 

14 the Interior by the Secretary of the Treas15 ury on request of the Secretary of the Inte16 rior. 

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

18 90 days after the date on which the Committee re19 ceives or completes any report required under the 

20 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related 

21 subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior 

22 shall submit the report to the appropriate commit23 tees of Congress. 

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

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1 Republic of the Marshall Islands submits to the 

2 Committee a report required under the 2023 

3 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related sub4 sidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall 

5 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— 

6 (A) if the report is submitted by the appli7 cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 

8 report is complete and accurate; or 

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

10 applicable deadline, written notice that the re11 port has not been timely submitted. 

12 (f) FOUR ATOLL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.—Con13 gress reaffirms that— 

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

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

16 section 103(h)(1) of the Compact of Free Associa17 tion Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

18 1921b(h)(1)) provided that services ‘‘provided by the 

19 United States Public Health Service or any other 

20 United States agency pursuant to section 1(a) of Ar21 ticle II of the Agreement for the Implementation of 

22 Section 177 of the Compact (hereafter in this sub23 section referred to as the ‘Section 177 Agreement’) 

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

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1 affected by the consequences of the United States 

2 nuclear testing program, pursuant to the program 

3 described in Public Law 95–134 and Public Law 

4 96–205 and their descendants (and any other per5 sons identified as having been so affected if such 

6 identification occurs in the manner described in such 

7 public laws). Nothing in this subsection shall be con8 strued as prejudicial to the views or policies of the 

9 Government of the Marshall Islands as to the per10 sons affected by the consequences of the United 

11 States nuclear testing program.’’; 

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

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

14 section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of Free Associa15 tion Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

16 1921b(h)(2)) provided that ‘‘at the end of the first 

17 year after the effective date of the Compact and at 

18 the end of each year thereafter, the providing agency 

19 or agencies shall return to the Government of the 

20 Marshall Islands any unexpended funds to be re21 turned to the Fund Manager (as described in Article 

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

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

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

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1 section 103(h)(3) of the Compact of Free Associa2 tion Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

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

4 shall retain the funds returned by the Government 

5 of the Marshall Islands pursuant to paragraph (2) 

6 of this subsection, shall invest and manage such 

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

8 date of the Compact, shall make from the total 

9 amount so retained and the proceeds thereof annual 

10 disbursements sufficient to continue to make pay11 ments for the provision of health services as speci12 fied in paragraph (1) of this subsection to such ex13 tent as may be provided in contracts between the 

14 Government of the Marshall Islands and appropriate 

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

16 (g) RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.—Not17 withstanding any other provision of law, on the request 

18 of the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 

19 the President (through an appropriate department or 

20 agency of the United States) shall continue to provide spe21 cial medical care and logistical support for the remaining 

22 members of the population of Rongelap and Utrik who 

23 were exposed to radiation resulting from the 1954 United 

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

2 Stat. 84). 

3 (h) AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PROGRAMS.— 

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

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

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

7 1903(h)(2)) and section 103(f)(2)(A) of the 

8 Compact of Free Association Amendments Act 

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

10 that notwithstanding ‘‘any other provision of 

11 law, upon the request of the Government of the 

12 Marshall Islands, for the first fifteen years 

13 after the effective date of the Compact, the 

14 President (either through an appropriate de15 partment or agency of the United States or by 

16 contract with a United States firm or by a 

17 grant to the Government of the Republic of the 

18 Marshall Islands which may further contract 

19 only with a United States firm or a Republic of 

20 the Marshall Islands firm, the owners, officers 

21 and majority of the employees of which are citi22 zens of the United States or the Republic of the 

23 Marshall Islands) shall provide technical and 

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1 program on Enewetak; without reimbursement, 

2 to continue the food programs of the Bikini, 

3 Rongelap, Utrik, and Enewetak people de4 scribed in section 1(d) of Article II of the Sub5 sidiary Agreement for the Implementation of 

6 Section 177 of the Compact and for continued 

7 waterborne transportation of agricultural prod8 ucts to Enewetak including operations and 

9 maintenance of the vessel used for such pur10 poses.’’; 

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

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

13 1903(h)(2)) and section 103(f)(2)(B) of the 

14 Compact of Free Association Amendments Act 

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

16 that ‘‘The President shall ensure the assistance 

17 provided under these programs reflects the 

18 changes in the population since the inception of 

19 such programs.’’; and 

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

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

22 1903(h)(3)) and section 103(f)(3) of the Com23 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 

24 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(f)(3)) provided that 

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1 vided to such extent or in such amounts as are 

2 necessary for services and other assistance pro3 vided pursuant to this subsection. It is the 

4 sense of Congress that after the periods of time 

5 specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this sub6 section, consideration will be given to such addi7 tional funding for these programs as may be 

8 necessary.’’. 

9 (2) PLANTING AND AGRICULTURAL MAINTE10 NANCE PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the Interior 

11 may provide grants to the Government of the Re12 public of the Marshall Islands to carry out a plant13 ing and agricultural maintenance program on Bikini, 

14 Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrik. 

15 (3) FOOD PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Agri16 culture may provide, without reimbursement, food 

17 programs to the people of the Republic of the Mar18 shall Islands. 

19 SEC. 6. AGREEMENTS WITH AND OTHER PROVISIONS RE20 LATED TO THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU. 

21 (a) BILATERAL ECONOMIC CONSULTATIONS.— 

22 United States participation in the annual economic con23 sultations referred to in Article 8 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau 

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1 (b) ECONOMIC ADVISORY GROUP.— 

2 (1) QUALIFICATIONS.—A member of the Eco3 nomic Advisory Group described in Article 7 of the 

4 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement (re5 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Advisory 

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

7 Interior shall be an individual who, by reason of 

8 knowledge, experience, or training, is especially 

9 qualified in private sector business development, eco10 nomic development, or national development. 

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

12 Group, the Secretary of the Interior may use avail13 able funds for— 

14 (A) the costs of the 2 members of the Ad15 visory Group designated by the United States 

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

17 Palau Compact Review Agreement; 

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

19 member of the Advisory Group designated by 

20 the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with 

21 the Article described in subparagraph (A); and 

22 (C) the costs of— 

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1 (ii) other support necessary for the 

2 Advisory Group to accomplish the purpose 

3 of the Advisory Group. 

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

5 90 days after the date on which the Advisory Group 

6 receives or completes any report required under the 

7 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, or 

8 any related subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of 

9 the Interior shall submit the report to the appro10 priate committees of Congress. 

11 (c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 

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

13 the date on which the Government of the Republic 

14 of Palau completes any report required under the 

15 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, or 

16 any related subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of 

17 the Interior shall submit the report to the appro18 priate committees of Congress. 

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

20 days after the date on which the Government of the 

21 Republic of Palau submits a report required under 

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

23 any related subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of 

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1 (A) if the report is submitted by the appli2 cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 

3 report is complete and accurate; or 

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

5 applicable deadline, written notice that the re6 port has not been timely submitted. 

7 SEC. 7. OVERSIGHT PROVISIONS. 

8 (a) AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE COMP9 TROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.— 

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

11 the United States (including any duly authorized 

12 representative of the Comptroller General of the 

13 United States) shall have the authorities necessary 

14 to carry out the responsibilities of the Comptroller 

15 General of the United States under— 

16 (A) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Com17 pact and related subsidiary agreements, includ18 ing the authorities and privileges described in 

19 section 102(b) of the Compact of Free Associa20 tion Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

21 1921a(b)); 

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

23 and related subsidiary agreements, including 

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

2 1921b(k)); and 

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

4 Agreement, related subsidiary agreements, and 

5 the authorities described in appendix D of the 

6 ‘‘Agreement between the Government of the 

7 United States of America and the Government 

8 of the Republic of Palau Following the Compact 

9 of Free Association Section 432 Review’’ signed 

10 by the United States and the Republic of Palau 

11 on September 3, 2010. 

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

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

14 thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United 

15 States shall submit to the appropriate committees of 

16 Congress a report with respect to the Freely Associ17 ated States, including addressing— 

18 (A) the topics described in subparagraphs 

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

20 Compact of Free Association Amendments Act 

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

22 for purposes of a report submitted under this 

23 paragraph, the report shall address those topics 

24 with respect to each of the Freely Associated 

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1 (B) the effectiveness of administrative 

2 oversight by the United States of the Freely As3 sociated States. 

4 (b) SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR OVERSIGHT AU5 THORITY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall have the 

6 authority necessary to fulfill the responsibilities for moni7 toring and managing the funds appropriated to the Com8 pact of Free Association account of the Department of the 

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

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

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

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

13 Agreement; and 

14 (4) subsidiary agreements. 

15 (c) POSTMASTER GENERAL OVERSIGHT AUTHOR16 ITY.—The Postmaster General shall have the authority 

17 necessary to fulfill the responsibilities for monitoring and 

18 managing the funds appropriated to the United States 

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

20 deposited in the Postal Service Fund under paragraph 

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

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

23 U.S.-FSM Compact; 

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

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1 (3) section 221(a)(2) of the U.S.-Palau Com2 pact; and 

3 (4) Article 6(a) of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Com4 pact Review Agreement. 

5 (d) INTERAGENCY GROUP ON FREELY ASSOCIATED

6 STATES.— 

7 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President, in con8 sultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary 

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

10 establish an Interagency Group on Freely Associated 

11 States (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Inter12 agency Group’’). 

13 (2) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the Inter14 agency Group are— 

15 (A) to coordinate development and imple16 mentation of executive branch policies, pro17 grams, services, and other activities in or relat18 ing to the Freely Associated States; and 

19 (B) to provide policy guidance, rec20 ommendations, and oversight to Federal agen21 cies, departments, and instrumentalities with 

22 respect to the implementation of— 

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

2 Compact; and 

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

4 Review Agreement. 

5 (3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Interagency Group 

6 shall consist of— 

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

8 as co-chair of the Interagency Group; 

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

10 serve as co-chair of the Interagency Group; 

11 (C) the Secretary of Defense; 

12 (D) the Secretary of the Treasury; 

13 (E) the heads of relevant Federal agencies, 

14 departments, and instrumentalities carrying out 

15 obligations under— 

16 (i) sections 131 and 132 of the 2003 

17 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact and sub18 sections (a) and (b) of section 221 and sec19 tion 261 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM 

20 Compact; 

21 (ii) sections 131 and 132 of the 2003 

22 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact and sub23 sections (a) and (b) of section 221 and sec24 tion 261 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 

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1 (iii) sections 131 and 132 and sub2 sections (a) and (b) of section 221 of the 

3 U.S.-Palau Compact; 

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

5 Compact Review Agreement; 

6 (v) any applicable subsidiary agree7 ment; and 

8 (vi) section 8; and 

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

10 department, or instrumentality that the Sec11 retary of State or the Secretary of the Interior 

12 may designate. 

13 (4) DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE AND SEC14 RETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—The Secretary of State 

15 (or a senior official designee of the Secretary of 

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

17 official designee of the Secretary of the Interior) 

18 shall— 

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

20 Interagency Group not less frequently than an21 nually; 

22 (B) determine, in consultation with the 

23 Secretary of Defense, the agenda for meetings 

24 of the Interagency Group; and 


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1 (C) facilitate and coordinate the work of 

2 the Interagency Group. 

3 (5) DUTIES OF THE INTERAGENCY GROUP.— 

4 The Interagency Group shall— 

5 (A) provide advice on the establishment or 

6 implementation of policies relating to the Freely 

7 Associated States to the President, acting 

8 through the Office of Intergovernmental Af9 fairs, in the form of a written report not less 

10 frequently than annually; 

11 (B) obtain information and advice relating 

12 to the Freely Associated States from the Presi13 dents, other elected officials, and members of 

14 civil society of the Freely Associated States, in15 cluding through the members of the Inter16 agency Group (including senior official des17 ignees of the members) meeting not less fre18 quently than annually with any Presidents of 

19 the Freely Associated States who elect to par20 ticipate; 

21 (C) at the request of the head of any Fed22 eral agency (or a senior official designee of the 

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

24 the Interagency Group, promptly review and 

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1 tion action affecting 1 or more of the Freely 

2 Associated States proposed by the Federal 

3 agency, department, or instrumentality; and 

4 (D) facilitate coordination of relevant poli5 cies, programs, initiatives, and activities involv6 ing 1 or more of the Freely Associated States, 

7 including ensuring coherence and avoiding du8 plication between programs, initiatives, and ac9 tivities conducted pursuant to a Compact with 

10 a Freely Associated State and non-Compact 

11 programs, initiatives, and activities. 

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

13 date of enactment of this joint resolution and each 

14 year thereafter in which a Compact of Free Associa15 tion with a Freely Associated State is in effect, the 

16 President shall submit to the majority leader and 

17 minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker and mi18 nority leader of the House of Representatives, and 

19 the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

20 that describes the activities and recommendations of 

21 the Interagency Group during the applicable year. 

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

23 any Federal agency providing programs and services to 

24 the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 

25 Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau shall coordinate 


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1 with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 

2 State regarding the provision of the programs and serv3 ices. 

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

5 that— 

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

7 of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Govern8 ment of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the 

9 Government of the Republic of Palau shall not con10 stitute an obligation of the United States; and 

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

12 States Government shall not be pledged for the pay13 ment and performance of any foreign loan or debt 

14 referred to in paragraph (1) without specific further 

15 authorization. 

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

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

18 the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the appro19 priate committees of Congress a report that includes a 

20 compilation of the Compact of Free Association with the 

21 Federated State of Micronesia, the Compact of Free Asso22 ciation with the Republic of Palau, and the Compact of 

23 Free Association with Republic of the Marshall Islands. 

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

25 LAW REVISION COUNSEL.— 


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1 (1) PUBLICATION.—In publishing this joint res2 olution in slip form and in the United States Stat3 utes at Large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, 

4 United States Code, the Archivist of the United 

5 States shall include after the date of approval at the 

6 end an appendix setting forth the text of— 

7 (A) the 2023 Agreement to Amend the 

8 U.S.-FSM Compact; and 

9 (B) the 2023 Agreement to Amend the 

10 U.S.-RMI Compact. 

11 (2) REVISION BY THE OFFICE OF THE LAW RE12 VISION COUNSEL.—The Office of the Law Revision 

13 Counsel is directed to revise— 

14 (A) the 2003 Amended U.S.-FSM Com15 pact set forth in the note following section 1921 

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

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

18 Compact made by the 2023 Agreement to 

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

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

21 set forth in the note following section 1921 of 

22 title 48, United States Code, to reflect the 

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

24 Compact made by the 2023 Agreement to 

25 Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact. 


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1 SEC. 8. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE FREELY 

2 ASSOCIATED STATES. 

3 (a) AUTHORIZATION FOR VETERANS’ SERVICES.— 

4 (1) DEFINITION OF FREELY ASSOCIATED

5 STATES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘Freely Asso6 ciated States’’ means— 

7 (A) the Federated States of Micronesia, 

8 during such time as it is a party to the Com9 pact of Free Association set forth in section 

10 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 

11 1985 (Public Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 

12 note); 

13 (B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 

14 during such time as it is a party to the Com15 pact of Free Association set forth in section 

16 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 

17 1985 (Public Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 

18 note); and 

19 (C) the Republic of Palau, during such 

20 time as it is a party to the Compact of Free As21 sociation between the United States and the 

22 Government of Palau set forth in section 201 of 

23 Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution to 

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

2 99–658; 48 U.S.C. 1931 note). 

3 (2) HOSPITAL CARE, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND

4 NURSING HOME CARE ABROAD.—Section 1724 of 

5 title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

6 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sub7 sections (b) and (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections 

8 (b), (c), and (f)’’; and 

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

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

11 medical services in the Freely Associated States to a vet12 eran who is otherwise eligible to receive hospital care and 

13 medical services. 

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

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

16 care and medical services through— 

17 ‘‘(A) contracts or other agreements; 

18 ‘‘(B) reimbursement; or 

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

20 personnel of the Department. 

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

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

23 care and medical services for any condition regardless of 

24 whether the condition is connected to the service of the 

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

2 medical services in a country pursuant to this subsection 

3 shall remain eligible, to the extent determined advisable 

4 and practicable by the Secretary, for hospital care or med5 ical services in that country regardless of whether the 

6 country continues to qualify as a Freely Associated State 

7 for purposes of this subsection. 

8 ‘‘(B) If the Secretary determines it is no longer advis9 able or practicable to allow veterans described in subpara10 graph (A) to remain eligible for hospital care or medical 

11 services pursuant to such subparagraph, the Secretary 

12 shall— 

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

14 to such veterans; and 

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

16 for that determination in the Federal Register. 

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

18 States’ means— 

19 ‘‘(A) the Federated States of Micronesia, dur20 ing such time as it is a party to the Compact of 

21 Free Association set forth in section 201 of the 

22 Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public 

23 Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note); 

24 ‘‘(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, dur25 ing such time as it is a party to the Compact of 


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1 Free Association set forth in section 201 of the 

2 Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public 

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

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

5 it is a party to the Compact of Free Association be6 tween the United States and the Government of 

7 Palau set forth in section 201 of Joint Resolution 

8 entitled ‘Joint Resolution to approve the ‘‘Compact 

9 of Free Association’’ between the United States and 

10 the Government of Palau, and for other purposes’ 

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

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

13 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

14 the end the following: 

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

16 the Secretary may make payments to or for any person 

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

18 receipt of care or services authorized under section 

19 1724(f) of this title. 

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

21 in a country pursuant to this subsection shall remain eligi22 ble for payment for such travel in that country regardless 

23 of whether the country continues to qualify as a Freely 

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

2 carry out this subsection. 

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

4 States’ means— 

5 ‘‘(A) the Federated States of Micronesia, dur6 ing such time as it is a party to the Compact of 

7 Free Association set forth in section 201 of the 

8 Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public 

9 Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note); 

10 ‘‘(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, dur11 ing such time as it is a party to the Compact of 

12 Free Association set forth in section 201 of the 

13 Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public 

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

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

16 it is a party to the Compact of Free Association be17 tween the United States and the Government of 

18 Palau set forth in section 201 of Joint Resolution 

19 entitled ‘Joint Resolution to approve the ‘‘Compact 

20 of Free Association’’ between the United States and 

21 the Government of Palau, and for other purposes’ 

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

23 (4) LEGAL ISSUES.— 

24 (A) HEALTH SERVICES.—The Secretary of 

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1 retary of State, shall work with the govern2 ments of the Freely Associated States to facili3 tate the furnishing of health services, including 

4 telehealth, under the laws administered by the 

5 Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to veterans in the 

6 Freely Associated States, such as by address7 ing— 

8 (i) licensure, certification, registra9 tion, and tort issues relating to health care 

10 personnel; and 

11 (ii) matters relating to delivery of 

12 pharmaceutical products and medical sur13 gical products, including delivery of such 

14 products through the Consolidated Mail 

15 Outpatient Pharmacy of the Department 

16 of Veterans Affairs, to the Freely Associ17 ated States. 

18 (B) LICENSURE OF HEALTH CARE PRO19 FESSIONALS PROVIDING TREATMENT VIA TELE20 MEDICINE IN THE FREELY ASSOCIATED

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

22 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘any 

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

24 Freely Associated States (as defined in section 

25 1724(f) of this title)’’. 


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1 (C) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.—The Secretary 

2 of Veterans Affairs may pay tort claims, in the 

3 manner authorized in the first paragraph of 

4 section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, 

5 when such claims arise in the Freely Associated 

6 States in connection with furnishing hospital 

7 care or medical services or providing medical 

8 consultation or medical advice to a veteran 

9 under the laws administered by the Secretary, 

10 including through a remote or telehealth pro11 gram. 

12 (5) OUTREACH AND ASSESSMENT OF OP13 TIONS.—During the 1-year period beginning on the 

14 date of enactment of this joint resolution, the Sec15 retary of Veterans Affairs shall, subject to the avail16 ability of appropriations— 

17 (A) conduct robust outreach to, and en18 gage with, each government of the Freely Asso19 ciated States; 

20 (B) assess options for the delivery of care 

21 through the use of authorities provided pursu22 ant to the amendments made by this sub23 section; and 

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1 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 

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

3 each fiscal year thereafter, the Government of the 

4 United States shall— 

5 (A) continue to make available to the Fed6 erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 

7 Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, 

8 grants for services to individuals eligible for 

9 such services under part B of the Individuals 

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

11 1411 et seq.) to the extent that those services 

12 continue to be available to individuals in the 

13 United States; 

14 (B) continue to make available to the Fed15 erated States of Micronesia and the Republic of 

16 the Marshall Islands and make available to the 

17 Republic of Palau, competitive grants under the 

18 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

19 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Carl D. 

20 Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

21 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and part D of 

22 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

23 (20 U.S.C. 1450 et seq.), to the extent that 

24 those grants continue to be available to State 

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1 (C) continue to make grants available to 

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

3 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

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

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

6 3271 et seq.), and the Carl D. Perkins Career 

7 and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

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

9 (D) continue to make available to eligible 

10 institutions of higher education in the Republic 

11 of Palau and make available to eligible institu12 tions of higher education in the Federated 

13 States of Micronesia and the Republic of the 

14 Marshall Islands and to students enrolled in 

15 those institutions of higher education, and to 

16 students who are citizens of the Federated 

17 States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Mar18 shall Islands, and the Republic of Palau and 

19 enrolled in institutions of higher education in 

20 the United States and territories of the United 

21 States, grants under— 

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

23 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

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

2 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

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

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

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

6 51 et seq.); 

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

8 a public institution of higher education in any 

9 State (as defined in section 103 of the Higher 

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

11 is not a Freely Associated State to participate 

12 in or receive funds under any program under 

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

14 that the institution charge students who are 

15 citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, 

16 the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Re17 public of Palau tuition for attendance at a rate 

18 that is not greater than the rate charged for 

19 residents of the State in which such public in20 stitution of higher education is located; and 

21 (F) continue to make available, to eligible 

22 institutions of higher education, secondary 

23 schools, and nonprofit organizations in the Fed24 erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 

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1 competitive grants under the Higher Education 

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

3 (2) OTHER FORMULA GRANTS.—Except as pro4 vided in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Education 

5 shall not make a grant under any formula grant pro6 gram administered by the Department of Education 

7 to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic 

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

9 (3) GRANTS TO THE FREELY ASSOCIATED

10 STATES UNDER PART B OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH

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

12 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

13 (20 U.S.C. 1411(b)(1)) is amended by striking sub14 paragraph (A) and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) FUNDS RESERVED.—From the 

16 amount appropriated for any fiscal year under 

17 subsection (i), the Secretary shall reserve not 

18 more than 1 percent, which shall be used as fol19 lows: 

20 ‘‘(i) To provide assistance to the out21 lying areas in accordance with their respec22 tive populations of individuals aged 3 

23 through 21. 

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1 ated State receives a lesser share of the 

2 total funds reserved for the freely associ3 ated State than the freely associated State 

4 received of those funds for fiscal year 

5 2023. 

6 ‘‘(II) Each freely associated State 

7 shall establish its eligibility under this sub8 paragraph consistent with the require9 ments for a State under section 612. 

10 ‘‘(III) The funds provided to each 

11 freely associated State under this part may 

12 be used to provide, to each infant or tod13 dler with a disability (as defined in section 

14 632), either a free appropriate public edu15 cation, consistent with section 612, or 

16 early intervention services consistent with 

17 part C, notwithstanding the application 

18 and eligibility requirements of sections 

19 634(2), 635, and 637.’’. 

20 (4) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ELE21 MENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF

22 1965.—The Elementary and Secondary Education 

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1 (A) by striking subparagraph (A) of sec2 tion 1121(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6331(b)(1)(A)) and 

3 inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘(A) first reserve $1,000,000 for the Re5 public of Palau, subject to such terms and con6 ditions as the Secretary may establish, except 

7 that Public Law 95–134, permitting the con8 solidation of grants, shall not apply; and’’; and 

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

10 8101 (20 U.S.C. 7801(36)) and inserting the 

11 following: 

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

13 area’— 

14 ‘‘(A) means American Samoa, the Com15 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 

16 Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands; 

17 and 

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

19 grant program under this Act, includes the Re20 public of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 

21 States of Micronesia, and the Republic of 

22 Palau, to the extent that any such grant pro23 gram continues to be available to State and 

24 local governments in the United States.’’. 


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1 (5) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE COMPACT

2 OF FREE ASSOCIATION AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2003.— 

3 Section 105(f)(1)(B) of the Compact of Free Asso4 ciation Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

5 1921d(f)(1)(B)) is amended by striking clause (ix). 

6 (6) HEAD START PROGRAMS.— 

7 (A) DEFINITIONS.—Section 637 of the 

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

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

10 striking the second sentence and inserting ‘‘The 

11 term ‘State’ includes the Federated States of 

12 Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Is13 lands, and the Republic of Palau.’’. 

14 (B) ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—Section 

15 640(a)(2)(B) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 

16 9835(a)(2)(B)) is amended— 

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

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

19 Islands’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking clause (v) and insert21 ing the following: 

22 ‘‘(v) if a base grant has been estab23 lished through appropriations for the Fed24 erated States of Micronesia or the Repub25 lic of the Marshall Islands, to provide an 


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1 amount for that jurisdiction (for Head 

2 Start agencies (including Early Head Start 

3 agencies) in the jurisdiction) that is equal 

4 to the amount provided for base grants for 

5 such jurisdiction under this subchapter for 

6 the prior fiscal year, by allotting to each 

7 agency described in this clause an amount 

8 equal to that agency’s base grant for the 

9 prior fiscal year; and’’. 

10 (7) COORDINATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary 

11 of the Interior, in coordination with the Secretary of 

12 Education and the Secretary of Health and Human 

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

14 practicable, coordinate with the 3 United States ap15 pointees to the Joint Economic Management Com16 mittee described in section 4(b)(1) and the 2 United 

17 States appointees to the Joint Economic Manage18 ment and Financial Accountability Committee de19 scribed in section 5(d)(1) to avoid duplication of eco20 nomic assistance for education provided under sec21 tion 261(a)(1) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM 

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

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

24 under— 


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

2 et seq.); 

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

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

5 1070b et seq.); or 

6 (C) part C of title IV of the Higher Edu7 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et 

8 seq.). 

9 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

10 PROGRAMS.— 

11 (1) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MEDICAL FA12 CILITIES.—The Secretary of Defense shall make 

13 available, on a space available and reimbursable 

14 basis, the medical facilities of the Department of De15 fense for use by citizens of the Federated States of 

16 Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 

17 and the Republic of Palau, who are properly referred 

18 to the facilities by government authorities respon19 sible for provision of medical services in the Fed20 erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 

21 Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the af22 fected jurisdictions (as defined in section 104(e)(2) 

23 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments 

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1 (2) PARTICIPATION BY SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN

2 THE ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BAT3 TERY STUDENT TESTING PROGRAM.—It is the sense 

4 of Congress that the Department of Defense may ex5 tend the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Bat6 tery (ASVAB) Student Testing Program and the 

7 ASVAB Career Exploration Program to selected sec8 ondary schools in the Federated States of Micro9 nesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the 

10 Republic of Palau to the extent such programs are 

11 available to Department of Defense dependent sec12 ondary schools established under section 2164 of 

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

14 United States. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

21 the Interior shall use the amounts made available to the 

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

23 judges and officials of the judiciary in the Federated 

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

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1 Islands Committee of the judicial council of the ninth judi2 cial circuit of the United States. 

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

4 (1) NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS.—The 

5 Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make 

6 the services of the National Health Service Corps 

7 available to the residents of the Federated States of 

8 Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 

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

10 for the same duration, as services are authorized to 

11 be provided to persons residing in any other areas 

12 within or outside the United States. 

13 (2) ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.— 

14 The Republic of Palau shall be eligible for the pro15 grams and services made available to the Federated 

16 States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Mar17 shall Islands under section 108(a) of the Compact of 

18 Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 

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

20 (3) PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF CERTAIN

21 AGENCIES.—In addition to the programs and serv22 ices set forth in the operative Federal Programs and 

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1 the following agencies shall be made available to the 

2 Republic of Palau: 

3 (A) The Legal Services Corporation. 

4 (B) The Public Health Service. 

5 (C) The Rural Housing Service. 

6 (f) COMPACT IMPACT FAIRNESS.— 

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

8 Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 

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

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

11 end the following: 

12 ‘‘(N) EXCEPTION FOR CITIZENS OF FREE13 LY ASSOCIATED STATES.—With respect to eligi14 bility for benefits for any specified Federal pro15 gram, paragraph (1) shall not apply to any in16 dividual who lawfully resides in the United 

17 States in accordance with section 141 of the 

18 Compacts of Free Association between the Gov19 ernment of the United States and the Govern20 ments of the Federated States of Micronesia, 

21 the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the 

22 Republic of Palau.’’; and 

23 (B) in subsection (b)(2)(G)— 


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1 (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 

2 striking ‘‘MEDICAID EXCEPTION FOR’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘EXCEPTION FOR’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘the designated Fed5 eral program defined in paragraph (3)(C) 

6 (relating to the Medicaid program)’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘any designated Federal pro8 gram’’. 

9 (2) EXCEPTION TO 5-YEAR WAIT REQUIRE10 MENT.—Section 403(b)(3) of the Personal Responsi11 bility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 

12 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(b)(3)) is amended by striking 

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

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

15 (3) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED ALIEN.—Section 

16 431(b)(8) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 

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

18 1641(b)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘, but only with 

19 respect to the designated Federal program defined 

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

21 program)’’. 

22 (g) CONSULTATION WITH INTERNATIONAL FINAN23 CIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury, in 

24 coordination with the Secretary of the Interior and the 

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1 of the Asian Development Bank and relevant international 

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

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

4 262r(c))), as appropriate, with respect to overall economic 

5 conditions in, and the activities of other providers of as6 sistance to, the Freely Associated States. 

7 (h) CHIEF OF MISSION.—Section 105(b) of the Com8 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 

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

10 and inserting the following: 

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

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

13 States Government executive branch employees in 

14 the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of 

15 the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau fall 

16 under the authority of the respective applicable chief 

17 of mission, except for employees identified as ex18 cepted from the authority under Federal law or by 

19 Presidential directive.’’. 

20 (i) ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNIT FOR THE FREELY

21 ASSOCIATED STATES IN THE BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN

22 AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

23 AND INCREASING PERSONNEL FOCUSED ON OCEANIA.— 

24 (1) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRES25 SIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this subsection, the term 


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1 ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the 

2 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

3 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

4 Representatives. 

5 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of State 

6 shall— 

7 (A) assign additional full-time equivalent 

8 personnel to the Office of Australia, New Zea9 land, and Pacific Island Affairs of the Bureau 

10 of East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the De11 partment of State, including to the unit estab12 lished under subparagraph (B), as the Sec13 retary of State determines to be appropriate, in 

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

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

16 Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Department of 

17 State to carry out the functions described in 

18 paragraph (3). 

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

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

21 following: 

22 (A) Managing the bilateral and regional re23 lations with the Freely Associated States. 

24 (B) Supporting the Secretary of State in 

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1 Free Association with the Freely Associated 

2 States. 

3 (C) Coordinating, in consultation with the 

4 Department of the Interior, the Department of 

5 Defense, and other interagency partners as ap6 propriate, implementation of the Compacts of 

7 Free Association with the Freely Associated 

8 States. 

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

10 Secretary of State shall— 

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

12 of enactment of this joint resolution, assign to 

13 the Office of Australia, New Zealand, and Pa14 cific Island Affairs of the Bureau of East Asian 

15 and Pacific Affairs, including to the unit estab16 lished under paragraph (2)(B), not less than 4 

17 additional full-time equivalent staff, who shall 

18 not be dual-hatted, including by considering— 

19 (i) the use of existing flexible hiring 

20 authorities, including Domestic Employees 

21 Teleworking Overseas (DETOs); and 

22 (ii) the realignment of existing per23 sonnel, including from the United States 

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1 (B) reduce the number of vacant foreign 

2 service positions in the Pacific Island region by 

3 establishing an incentive program within the 

4 Foreign Service for overseas positions related to 

5 the Pacific Island region; and 

6 (C) report to the appropriate congressional 

7 committees on progress toward objectives out8 lined in this subsection beginning 1 year from 

9 the date of enactment of this joint resolution 

10 and annually thereafter for 5 years. 

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

12 Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 

13 (48 U.S.C. 1921d) is amended by striking subsection (j) 

14 and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(j) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

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

17 be provided pursuant to section 224 of the 2023 

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

19 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or section 222 

20 of the U.S.-Palau Compact (as those terms are de21 fined in section 2 of the Compact of Free Associa22 tion Amendments Act of 2023) by Federal agencies 

23 and institutions of the Government of the United 

24 States to the extent the assistance shall be provided 

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1 ‘‘(2) HISTORIC PRESERVATION.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any technical assist3 ance authorized under paragraph (1) that is 

4 provided by the Forest Service, the Natural Re5 sources Conservation Service, the United States 

6 Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Marine 

7 Fisheries Service, the United States Coast 

8 Guard, the Advisory Council on Historic Pres9 ervation, the Department of the Interior, or any 

10 other Federal agency providing assistance 

11 under division A of subtitle III of title 54, 

12 United States Code, may be provided on a non13 reimbursable basis. 

14 ‘‘(B) GRANTS.—During the period in 

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

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

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

18 grant programs under division A of subtitle III 

19 of title 54, United States Code, shall continue 

20 to apply to the Federated States of Micronesia 

21 and the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the 

22 same manner and to the same extent as those 

23 programs applied prior to the approval of the 

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

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

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

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

5 in addition to, and not charged against, any 

6 amounts to be paid to the Federated States of Mi7 cronesia or the Republic of the Marshall Islands pur8 suant to— 

9 ‘‘(A) the U.S.-FSM Compact; 

10 ‘‘(B) the U.S.-RMI Compact; or 

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

12 (k) CONTINUING TRUST TERRITORY AUTHORIZA13 TION.—The authorization provided by the Act of June 30, 

14 1954 (68 Stat. 330, chapter 423), shall remain available 

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

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

17 respect to the Federated States of Micronesia and the Re18 public of the Marshall Islands for transition purposes, in19 cluding— 

20 (1) completion of projects and fulfillment of 

21 commitments or obligations; 

22 (2) termination of the Trust Territory Govern23 ment and termination of the High Court; 

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1 (4) ex gratia contributions for the populations 

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

3 (5) technical assistance and training in finan4 cial management, program administration, and 

5 maintenance of infrastructure. 

6 (l) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

7 (1) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT DEFINI8 TION.—Section 2(f) of the Public Health Service Act 

9 (42 U.S.C. 201(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘and the 

10 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands’’ and inserting 

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

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

13 (2) COMPACT IMPACT AMENDMENTS.—Section 

14 104(e) of the Compact of Free Association Amend15 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(e)) is amend16 ed— 

17 (A) in paragraph (4)— 

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

19 ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2003’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘during the period of fiscal years 2003 

21 through 2023’’; and 

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

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

24 the period of fiscal years 2004 through 

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

2 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 

3 through (10) as paragraphs (5) through (9), re4 spectively. 

5 SEC. 9. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES. 

6 (a) AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS, AND INSTRUMENTAL7 ITIES.— 

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

9 the obligations, services, and programs described in 

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

11 agencies, departments, and instrumentalities car12 rying out the obligations, services and programs. 

13 (2) OBLIGATIONS, SERVICES, AND PROGRAMS

14 DESCRIBED.—The obligations, services, and pro15 grams referred to in paragraphs (1) and (3) are the 

16 obligations, services, and programs under— 

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

18 and (3) through (6) of section 221(a), and sec19 tion 221(b) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM 

20 Compact; 

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

22 and (3) through (6) of section 221(a), and sec23 tion 221(b) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 

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1 (C) sections 131 and 132 and paragraphs 

2 (1), (3), and (4) of section 221(a) of the U.S.- 

3 Palau Compact; 

4 (D) Article 6 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Com5 pact Review Agreement; and 

6 (E) section 8. 

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

8 agencies, departments, and instrumentalities to 

9 which appropriations are made available under para10 graph (1) as well as the Federal Deposit Insurance 

11 Corporation shall— 

12 (A) have the authority to carry out any ac13 tivities that are necessary to fulfill the obliga14 tions, services, and programs described in para15 graph (2); and 

16 (B) use available funds to carry out the ac17 tivities under subparagraph (A). 

18 (b) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Any assistance pro19 vided pursuant to section 105(j) of the Compact of Free 

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

21 1921d(j)) (as amended by section 8(j)) and sections 4(a), 

22 5(a), 6(b), and 8 shall be in addition to and not charged 

23 against any amounts to be paid to the Federated States 

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

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

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

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

4 Agreement; or 

5 (4) any related subsidiary agreement. 

6 (c) REMAINING BALANCES.—Notwithstanding any 

7 other provision of law, including section 109 of the Com8 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 

9 U.S.C. 1921h)— 

10 (1) remaining balances appropriated to carry 

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

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

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

14 Procedures Agreement; and 

15 (2) remaining balances appropriated to carry 

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

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

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

19 Procedures Agreement. 

20 (d) GRANTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

21 of law— 

22 (1) contributions under the 2023 Amended 

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

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

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1 poses of implementation of the 2023 Amended U.S.- 

2 FSM Compact, the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Re3 view Agreement, and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 

4 Compact under the laws of the United States; and 

5 (2) funds appropriated pursuant to section 10 

6 may be deposited in interest-bearing accounts and 

7 any interest earned may be retained in and form 

8 part of those accounts for use consistent with the 

9 purpose of the deposit. 

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

11 provided, nothing in this joint resolution or the amend12 ments made by this joint resolution amends the following: 

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

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

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

16 1931 et seq.). 

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

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

19 (4) Section 1259C of the National Defense Au20 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (48 U.S.C. 

21 1931 note; Public Law 115–91). 

22 (5) The Department of the Interior, Environ23 ment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

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1 (f) CLARIFICATION RELATING TO APPROPRIATED

2 FUNDS.—Notwithstanding section 109 of the Compacts of 

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

4 1921h)— 

5 (1) funds appropriated by that section and de6 posited into the RMI Compact Trust Fund shall be 

7 governed by the 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund Agree8 ment on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-RMI 

9 Trust Fund Agreement; 

10 (2) funds appropriated by that section and de11 posited into the FSM Compact Trust Fund shall be 

12 governed by the 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund Agree13 ment on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-FSM 

14 Trust Fund Agreement; 

15 (3) funds appropriated by that section and 

16 made available for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year 

17 thereafter as grants to carry out the purposes of sec18 tion 211(b) of the 2003 U.S.-RMI Amended Com19 pact shall be subject to the provisions of the 2023 

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

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

22 Agreement; 

23 (4) funds appropriated by that section and 

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1 tion 221 of the 2003 U.S.-RMI Amended Compact 

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

3 RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement on entry into 

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

5 Agreement, except as modified in the Federal Pro6 grams and Services Agreement in force between the 

7 United States and the Republic of the Marshall Is8 lands; and 

9 (5) funds appropriated by that section and 

10 made available for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year 

11 thereafter as grants to carry out the purposes of sec12 tion 221 of the 2003 U.S.-FSM Amended Compact 

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

14 FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement on entry into 

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

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

17 FSM Federal Programs and Services Agreement. 

18 SEC. 10. COMPACT APPROPRIATIONS. 

19 (a) FUNDING FOR ACTIVITIES OF THE SECRETARY

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

21 through 2043, there are appropriated to the Compact of 

22 Free Association account of the Department of the Inte23 rior, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro24 priated, to remain available until expended, the amounts 

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

2 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; 

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

4 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; and 

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

6 Compact Review Agreement. 

7 (b) FUNDING FOR ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED

8 STATES POSTAL SERVICE.— 

9 (1) APPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated to 

10 the United States Postal Service, out of any funds 

11 in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for each 

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

13 remain available until expended, to carry out the 

14 costs of the following provisions that are not other15 wise funded: 

16 (A) Section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amend17 ed U.S.-FSM Compact. 

18 (B) Section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amend19 ed U.S.-RMI Compact. 

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

21 Compact. 

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

23 Compact Review Agreement. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The amounts appro2 priated to the United States Postal Service 

3 under paragraph (1) shall be deposited into the 

4 Postal Service Fund established under section 

5 2003 of title 39, United States Code, to carry 

6 out the provisions described in that paragraph. 

7 (B) REQUIREMENT.—Any amounts depos8 ited into the Postal Service Fund under sub9 paragraph (A) shall be the fiduciary, fiscal, and 

10 audit responsibility of the Postal Service. 

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

12 appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out 

13 section 8(d) out of any funds in the Treasury not other14 wise appropriated, $550,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 

15 through 2043, to remain available until expended. 

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