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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. J. RES. 48 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 2, 2023 

Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. RISCH, Ms. 

HIRONO, and Mr. BOOZMAN) introduced the following joint resolution; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

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

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

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

United States of America and the Government of the 

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

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ment 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 

the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of 

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tion 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 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this joint resolution: 

6 (1) 1986 COMPACT.—The term ‘‘1986 Com7 pact’’ means the Compact of Free Association be8 tween the Government of the United States and the 

9 Governments of the Marshall Islands and the Fed10 erated States of Micronesia set forth in section 201 

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

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

13 (2) 2003 AMENDED U.S.-FSM COMPACT.—The 

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

15 the Compact of Free Association amending the 1986 

16 Compact entitled the ‘‘Compact of Free Association, 

17 as amended, between the Government of the United 

18 States of America and the Government of the Fed19 erated States of Micronesia’’ set forth in section 

20 201(a) of the Compact of Free Association Amend21 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 note; Public 

22 Law 108–188). 

23 (3) 2003 AMENDED U.S.-RMI COMPACT.—The 

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

25 the Compact of Free Association amending the 1986 

26 Compact entitled ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as 


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1 amended, between the Government of the United 

2 States of America and the Government of the Re3 public of the Marshall Islands’’ set forth in section 

4 201(b) of the Compact of Free Association Amend5 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 note; Public 

6 Law 108–188). 

7 (4) 2023 AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE U.S.-FSM

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

9 the U.S.-FSM Compact’’ means the Agreement be10 tween the Government of the United States of 

11 America and the Government of the Federated 

12 States of Micronesia to Amend the Compact of Free 

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

14 2023. 

15 (5) 2023 AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE U.S.-RMI

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

17 the U.S.-RMI Compact’’ means the Agreement be18 tween the Government of the United States of 

19 America and the Government of the Republic of the 

20 Marshall Islands to Amend the Compact of Free As21 sociation, as Amended, done at Honolulu October 

22 16, 2023. 

23 (6) 2023 AMENDED U.S.-FSM COMPACT.—The 

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

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


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

2 Compact. 

3 (7) 2023 AMENDED U.S.-RMI COMPACT.—The 

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

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

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

7 Compact. 

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

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

10 Federal Programs and Services Agreement’’ means 

11 the 2023 Federal Programs and Services Agreement 

12 between the Government of the United States of 

13 America and the Government of the Federated 

14 States of Micronesia, done at Washington September 

15 28, 2023. 

16 (9) 2023 U.S.-FSM FISCAL PROCEDURES AGREE17 MENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Proce18 dures Agreement’’ means the Agreement Concerning 

19 Procedures for the Implementation of United States 

20 Economic Assistance provided in the 2023 Amended 

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

22 United States of America and the Government of 

23 the Federated States of Micronesia, done at Palikir 

24 May 23, 2023. 


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1 (10) 2023 U.S.-FSM TRUST FUND AGREE2 MENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund 

3 Agreement’’ means the Agreement between the Gov4 ernment of the United States of America and the 

5 Government of the Federated States of Micronesia 

6 Regarding the Compact Trust Fund, done at Palikir 

7 May 23, 2023. 

8 (11) 2023 U.S.-PALAU COMPACT REVIEW

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

10 Review Agreement’’ means the Agreement between 

11 the Government of the United States of America 

12 and the Government of the Republic of Palau Re13 sulting From the 2023 Compact of Free Association 

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

15 2023. 

16 (12) 2023 U.S.-RMI FISCAL PROCEDURES

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

18 Procedures Agreement’’ means the Agreement Con19 cerning Procedures for the Implementation of 

20 United States Economic Assistance Provided in the 

21 2023 Amended Compact Between the Government of 

22 the United States of America and the Government 

23 of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, done at 

24 Honolulu October 16, 2023. 


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1 (13) 2023 U.S.-RMI TRUST FUND AGREE2 MENT.—The term ‘‘2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund 

3 Agreement’’ means the Agreement between the Gov4 ernment of the United States of America and the 

5 Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands 

6 Regarding the Compact Trust Fund, done at Hono7 lulu October 16, 2023. 

8 (14) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON9 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con10 gress’’ means— 

11 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

12 Resources of the Senate; 

13 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

14 the Senate; 

15 (C) the Committee on Natural Resources 

16 of the House of Representatives; and 

17 (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

18 the House of Representatives. 

19 (15) FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—The term 

20 ‘‘Freely Associated States’’ means— 

21 (A) the Federated States of Micronesia; 

22 (B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 

23 and 

24 (C) the Republic of Palau. 


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1 (16) SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENT.—The term 

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

3 (A) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Pro4 grams and Services Agreement. 

5 (B) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Proce6 dures Agreement. 

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

8 Agreement. 

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

10 Agreement. 

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

12 Agreement. 

13 (F) Any Federal Programs and Services 

14 Agreement in force between the United States 

15 and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. 

16 (G) Any Federal Programs and Services 

17 Agreement in force between the United States 

18 and the Republic of Palau. 

19 (H) Any other agreements that the United 

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

21 the Government of the Federated States of Mi22 cronesia, the Government of the Republic of 

23 Palau, or the Government of the Republic of 

24 the Marshall Islands, in accordance with— 


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

2 Compact; 

3 (ii) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Re4 view Agreement; or 

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

6 Compact. 

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

8 Palau Compact’’ means the Compact of Free Asso9 ciation between the United States and the Govern10 ment of Palau set forth in section 201 of Public 

11 Law 99–658 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note). 

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

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

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

15 PALAU COMPACT REVIEW AGREEMENT, AND 

16 SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENTS. 

17 (a) FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA.— 

18 (1) APPROVAL.—The 2023 Agreement to 

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

20 FSM Trust Fund Agreement, as submitted to Con21 gress on June 15, 2023, are approved and incor22 porated by reference. 

23 (2) CONSENT OF CONGRESS.—Congress con24 sents to— 


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

2 Agreement, as submitted to Congress on June 

3 15, 2023; and 

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

5 and Services Agreement. 

6 (3) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT.—Notwith7 standing section 101(f) of the Compact of Free As8 sociation Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

9 1921(f)), the President is authorized to bring into 

10 force and implement the agreements described in 

11 paragraphs (1) and (2). 

12 (b) REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.— 

13 (1) APPROVAL.—The 2023 Agreement to 

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

15 RMI Trust Fund Agreement, as submitted to Con16 gress on October 17, 2023, are approved and incor17 porated by reference. 

18 (2) CONSENT OF CONGRESS.—Congress con19 sents to the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures 

20 Agreement, as submitted to Congress on October 17, 

21 2023. 

22 (3) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT.—Notwith23 standing section 101(f) of the Compact of Free As24 sociation Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

25 1921(f)), the President is authorized to bring into 


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1 force and implement the agreements described in 

2 paragraphs (1) and (2). 

3 (c) REPUBLIC OF PALAU.— 

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

5 Review Agreement, as submitted to Congress on 

6 June 15, 2023, is approved. 

7 (2) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT.—The President 

8 is authorized to bring into force and implement the 

9 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement. 

10 (d) AMENDMENTS, CHANGES, OR TERMINATION TO

11 COMPACTS AND CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.— 

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

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

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

15 RMI Compact, or the U.S.-Palau Compact, by mu16 tual agreement or unilateral action of the Govern17 ment of the United States, shall not enter into force 

18 until the date on which Congress has incorporated 

19 the applicable amendment, change, or termination 

20 into an Act of Congress. 

21 (2) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS AND AGREEMENTS.— 

22 In addition to the Compacts described in paragraph 

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

24 to— 


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1 (A) any action of the Government of the 

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

3 FSM Compact, 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Com4 pact, or U.S.-Palau Compact, including an ac5 tion taken pursuant to section 431, 441, or 442 

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

7 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or U.S.- 

8 Palau Compact; 

9 (B) any amendment to, change to, or ter10 mination of— 

11 (i) the agreement described in section 

12 462(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM 

13 Compact; 

14 (ii) the agreement described in section 

15 462(a)(5) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 

16 Compact; 

17 (iii) an agreement concluded pursuant 

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

19 FSM Compact; 

20 (iv) an agreement concluded pursuant 

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

22 RMI Compact; 

23 (v) an agreement concluded pursuant 

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

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1 (vi) Articles III and IV of the agree2 ment described in section 462(b)(6) of the 

3 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; 

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

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

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

7 (viii) the agreement described in sec8 tion 462(h) of the U.S.-Palau Compact; 

9 and 

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

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

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

13 and 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact 

14 and section 462(i) of the U.S.-Palau Com15 pact. 

16 (e) ENTRY INTO FORCE OF FUTURE AMENDMENTS

17 TO SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENTS.—An agreement between 

18 the United States and the Government of the Federated 

19 States of Micronesia, the Government of the Republic of 

20 the Marshall Islands, or the Government of the Republic 

21 of Palau that would amend, change, or terminate any sub22 sidiary agreement or portion of a subsidiary agreement 

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

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

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1 date on which the President has transmitted to the Presi2 dent of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Rep3 resentatives— 

4 (1) the agreement to amend, change, or termi5 nate the subsidiary agreement; 

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

7 or termination; 

8 (3) a description of the reasons for the amend9 ment, change, or termination; and 

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

11 amend, change, or terminate any agreement de12 scribed in section 462(b)(3) of the 2023 Amended 

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

14 Compact, a statement by the Secretary of Labor 

15 that describes— 

16 (A) the necessity of the amendment, 

17 change, or termination; and 

18 (B) any impacts of the amendment, 

19 change, or termination. 

20 SEC. 4. AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERATED STATES OF MICRO21 NESIA. 

22 (a) LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.— 

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

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

25 the United States shall provide nonreimbursable 


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1 technical and training assistance, as appropriate, in2 cluding training and equipment for postal inspection 

3 of illicit drugs and other contraband, to enable the 

4 Government of the Federated States of Micronesia— 

5 (A) to develop and adequately enforce laws 

6 of the Federated States of Micronesia; and 

7 (B) to cooperate with the United States in 

8 the enforcement of criminal laws of the United 

9 States. 

10 (2) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Funds ap11 propriated pursuant to subsection (j) of section 105 

12 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments 

13 Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d) (as amended by sec14 tion 8(j)) may be used in accordance with section 

15 102(a) of the Compact of Free Association Amend16 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921a(a)). 

17 (b) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO JOINT ECO18 NOMIC MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The 3 United States ap20 pointees (which are composed of the United States 

21 chair and 2 other members from the Government of 

22 the United States) to the Joint Economic Manage23 ment Committee established under section 213 of 

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

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


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1 (A) be voting members of the Committee; 

2 and 

3 (B) continue to be officers or employees of 

4 the Federal Government. 

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

6 States members of the Committee described in para7 graph (1) shall be appointed for a term of 2 years 

8 as follows: 

9 (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

10 Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec11 retary of the Treasury. 

12 (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

13 Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 

14 the Secretary of the Treasury. 

15 (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

16 Interagency Group on Freely Associated States 

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

18 (3) REAPPOINTMENT.—A United States mem19 ber of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) 

20 may be reappointed for not more than 2 additional 

21 2-year terms. 

22 (4) QUALIFICATIONS.—Not fewer than 2 

23 United States members of the Committee appointed 

24 under paragraph (2) shall be individuals who— 


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

2 training, are especially qualified in accounting, 

3 auditing, budget analysis, compliance, grant ad4 ministration, program management, or inter5 national economics; and 

6 (B) possess not less than 5 years of full7 time experience in accounting, auditing, budget 

8 analysis, compliance, grant administration, pro9 gram management, or international economics. 

10 (5) NOTICE.— 

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

12 after the date of appointment of a United 

13 States member of the Committee under para14 graph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall 

15 notify the appropriate committees of Congress 

16 that an individual has been appointed as a vot17 ing member of the Committee under that para18 graph, including a statement prepared by the 

19 Secretary of the Interior attesting to the quali20 fications of the member described in paragraph 

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

22 (B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a 

23 statement required under subparagraph (A)— 

24 (i) in the case of a member appointed 

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


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1 the Interior shall compile information on 

2 the member provided to the Secretary of 

3 the Interior by the Secretary of State on 

4 request of the Secretary of the Interior; 

5 and 

6 (ii) in the case of a member appointed 

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

8 the Interior shall compile information on 

9 the member provided to the Secretary of 

10 the Interior by the Interagency Group on 

11 Freely Associated States established under 

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

13 of the Interior. 

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

15 90 days after the date on which the Committee re16 ceives or completes any report required under the 

17 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related 

18 subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior 

19 shall submit the report to the appropriate commit20 tees of Congress. 

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

22 days after the date on which the Government of the 

23 Federated States of Micronesia submits to the Com24 mittee a report required under the 2023 Amended 

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1 ment, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to 

2 the appropriate committees of Congress— 

3 (A) if the report is submitted by the appli4 cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 

5 report is complete and accurate; or 

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

7 applicable deadline, written notice that the re8 port has not been timely submitted. 

9 (c) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO JOINT TRUST

10 FUND COMMITTEE.— 

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

12 members (which are composed of the United States 

13 chair and 2 other members from the Government of 

14 the United States) to the Joint Trust Fund Com15 mittee established pursuant to the agreement de16 scribed in section 462(b)(5) of the 2023 Amended 

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

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

19 employees of the Federal Government. 

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

21 States members of the Committee described in para22 graph (1) shall be appointed for a term not more 

23 than 2 years as follows: 

24 (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

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1 (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

2 Secretary of the Interior. 

3 (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

4 Secretary of the Treasury. 

5 (3) REAPPOINTMENT.—A United States mem6 ber of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) 

7 may be reappointed for not more than 2 additional 

8 2-year terms. 

9 (4) QUALIFICATIONS.—Not fewer than 2 mem10 bers of the Committee appointed under paragraph 

11 (2) shall be individuals who— 

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

13 training, are especially qualified in accounting, 

14 auditing, budget analysis, compliance, financial 

15 investment, grant administration, program 

16 management, or international economics; and 

17 (B) possess not less than 5 years of full18 time experience in accounting, auditing, budget 

19 analysis, compliance, financial investment, 

20 grant administration, program management, or 

21 international economics. 

22 (5) NOTICE.— 

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

24 after the date of appointment of a United 

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1 graph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall 

2 notify the appropriate committees of Congress 

3 that an individual has been appointed as a vot4 ing member of the Committee under that para5 graph, including a statement attesting to the 

6 qualifications of the member described in para7 graph (4), subject to subparagraph (B). 

8 (B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a 

9 statement required under subparagraph (A)— 

10 (i) in the case of a member appointed 

11 under paragraph (2)(A), 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 State on 

15 request of the Secretary of the Interior; 

16 and 

17 (ii) in the case of a member appointed 

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

19 the Interior shall compile information on 

20 the member provided to the Secretary of 

21 the Interior by the Secretary of the Treas22 ury on request of the Secretary of the Inte23 rior. 

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

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1 ceives or completes any report required under the 

2 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related 

3 subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior 

4 shall submit the report to the appropriate commit5 tees of Congress. 

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

7 days after the date on which the Government of the 

8 Federated States of Micronesia submits to the Com9 mittee a report required under the 2023 Amended 

10 U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related subsidiary agree11 ment, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to 

12 the appropriate committees of Congress— 

13 (A) if the report is submitted by the appli14 cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 

15 report is complete and accurate; or 

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

17 applicable deadline, written notice that the re18 port has not been timely submitted. 

19 SEC. 5. AGREEMENTS WITH AND OTHER PROVISIONS RE20 LATED TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL 

21 ISLANDS. 

22 (a) LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.— 

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

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

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1 technical and training assistance, as appropriate, in2 cluding training and equipment for postal inspection 

3 of illicit drugs and other contraband, to enable the 

4 Government of the Republic of the Marshall Is5 lands— 

6 (A) to develop and adequately enforce laws 

7 of the Marshall Islands; and 

8 (B) to cooperate with the United States in 

9 the enforcement of criminal laws of the United 

10 States. 

11 (2) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Funds ap12 propriated pursuant to subsection (j) of section 105 

13 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments 

14 Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d) (as amended by sec15 tion 8(j)) may be used in accordance with section 

16 103(a) of the Compact of Free Association Amend17 ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(a)). 

18 (b) ESPOUSAL PROVISIONS.— 

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

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

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

22 1903(g)(1)) and section 103(e)(1) of the Com23 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 

24 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(e)(1)) provided that ‘‘It 

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1 States that the provisions of section 177 of the 

2 Compact of Free Association and the Agree3 ment between the Government of the United 

4 States and the Government of the Marshall Is5 lands for the Implementation of Section 177 of 

6 the Compact (hereafter in this subsection re7 ferred to as the ‘Section 177 Agreement’) con8 stitute a full and final settlement of all claims 

9 described in Articles X and XI of the Section 

10 177 Agreement, and that any such claims be 

11 terminated and barred except insofar as pro12 vided for in the Section 177 Agreement.’’; and 

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

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

15 1903(g)(2)) and section 103(e)(2) of the Com16 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 

17 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(e)(2)) provided that 

18 ‘‘In furtherance of the intention of Congress as 

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

20 Section 177 Agreement is hereby ratified and 

21 approved. It is the explicit understanding and 

22 intent of Congress that the jurisdictional limita23 tions set forth in Article XII of such Agreement 

24 are enacted solely and exclusively to accomplish 

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1 and only as a clarification of the effect of Arti2 cle X, and are not to be construed or imple3 mented separately from Article X.’’. 

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

5 to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact affects the appli6 cation of the provisions of law reaffirmed by para7 graph (1). 

8 (c) CERTAIN SECTION 177 AGREEMENT PROVI9 SIONS.—Congress reaffirms that— 

10 (1) Article IX of the Agreement Between the 

11 Government of the United States and the Govern12 ment of the Marshall Islands for the Implementation 

13 of Section 177 of the Compact of Free Association, 

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

15 loss or damage to property and person of the citi16 zens of the Marshall Islands, resulting from the Nu17 clear Testing Program, arises or is discovered after 

18 the effective date of this Agreement, and such inju19 ries were not and could not reasonably have been 

20 identified as of the effective date of this Agreement, 

21 and if such injuries render the provisions of this 

22 Agreement manifestly inadequate, the Government 

23 of the Marshall Islands may request that the Gov24 ernment of the United States provide for such inju25 ries by submitting such a request to the Congress of 


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1 the United States for its consideration. It is under2 stood that this Article does not commit the Congress 

3 of the United States to authorize and appropriate 

4 funds.’’; and 

5 (2) section 3(a) of Article XIII of the agree6 ment described in paragraph (1) provided that ‘‘The 

7 Government of the United States and the Govern8 ment of the Marshall Islands shall consult at the re9 quest of either of them on matters relating to the 

10 provisions of this Agreement.’’. 

11 (d) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO JOINT ECO12 NOMIC MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

13 COMMITTEE.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The 2 United States ap15 pointees (which are composed of the United States 

16 chair and 1 other member from the Government of 

17 the United States) to the Joint Economic Manage18 ment and Financial Accountability Committee estab19 lished under section 214 of the 2003 Amended U.S.- 

20 RMI Compact (referred to in this subsection as the 

21 ‘‘Committee’’) shall— 

22 (A) be voting members of the Committee; 

23 and 

24 (B) continue to be officers or employees of 

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

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

4 as follows: 

5 (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

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

8 (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

9 Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 

10 the Secretary of the Treasury. 

11 (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.—At least 1 United States 

16 member of the Committee appointed under para17 graph (2) shall be an individual who— 

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

19 training, is especially qualified in accounting, 

20 auditing, budget analysis, compliance, grant ad21 ministration, program management, or inter22 national economics; and 

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


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1 analysis, compliance, grant administration, pro2 gram management, or international economics. 

3 (5) NOTICE.— 

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

5 after the date of appointment of a United 

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

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

12 of the member described in paragraph (4), sub13 ject to subparagraph (B). 

14 (B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a 

15 statement required under subparagraph (A), in 

16 the case of a member appointed under para17 graph (2)(A), the Secretary of the Interior shall 

18 compile information on the member provided to 

19 the Secretary of the Interior by the Secretary of 

20 State on request of the Secretary of the Inte21 rior. 

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

23 90 days after the date on which the Committee re24 ceives or completes any report required under the 

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1 subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior 

2 shall submit the report to the appropriate commit3 tees of Congress. 

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

5 days after the date on which the Government of the 

6 Republic of the Marshall Islands submits to the 

7 Committee a report required under the 2023 

8 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related sub9 sidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall 

10 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— 

11 (A) if the report is submitted by the appli12 cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 

13 report is complete and accurate; or 

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

15 applicable deadline, written notice that the re16 port has not been timely submitted. 

17 (e) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO TRUST FUND

18 COMMITTEE.— 

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

20 members (which are composed of the United States 

21 chair and 2 other members from the Government of 

22 the United States) to the Trust Fund Committee es23 tablished pursuant to the agreement described in 

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

25 Compact (referred to in this subsection as the 


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1 ‘‘Committee’’) shall continue to be officers or em2 ployees of the Federal Government. 

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

4 States members of the Committee described in para5 graph (1) shall be appointed for a term not more 

6 than 5 years as follows: 

7 (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

8 Secretary of State. 

9 (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

10 Secretary of the Interior. 

11 (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

12 Secretary of the Treasury. 

13 (3) REAPPOINTMENT.—A United States mem14 ber of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) 

15 may be reappointed for not more than 2 additional 

16 2-year terms. 

17 (4) QUALIFICATIONS.—Not fewer than 2 mem18 bers of the Committee appointed under paragraph 

19 (2) shall be individuals who— 

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

21 training, are especially qualified in accounting, 

22 auditing, budget analysis, compliance, financial 

23 investment, grant administration, program 

24 management, or international economics; and 


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

3 analysis, compliance, financial investment, 

4 grant administration, program management, or 

5 international economics. 

6 (5) NOTICE.— 

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

8 after the date of appointment of a United 

9 States Member under paragraph (2), the Sec10 retary of the Interior shall notify the appro11 priate committees of Congress that an indi12 vidual has been appointed as a voting member 

13 of the Committee under that paragraph, includ14 ing a statement attesting to the qualifications 

15 of the appointee described in paragraph (4), 

16 subject to subparagraph (B). 

17 (B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a 

18 statement required under subparagraph (A)— 

19 (i) in the case of a member appointed 

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

21 the Interior shall compile information on 

22 the member provided to the Secretary of 

23 the Interior by the Secretary of State on 

24 request of the Secretary of the Interior; 

25 and 


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1 (ii) in the case of a member appointed 

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

3 the Interior shall compile information on 

4 the member provided to the Secretary of 

5 the Interior by the Secretary of the Treas6 ury on request of the Secretary of the Inte7 rior. 

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

9 90 days after the date on which the Committee re10 ceives or completes any report required under the 

11 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related 

12 subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior 

13 shall submit the report to the appropriate commit14 tees of Congress. 

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

16 days after the date on which the Government of the 

17 Republic of the Marshall Islands submits to the 

18 Committee a report required under the 2023 

19 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related sub20 sidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall 

21 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— 

22 (A) if the report is submitted by the appli23 cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 

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

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

4 (f) FOUR ATOLL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.—Con5 gress reaffirms that— 

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

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

8 section 103(h)(1) of the Compact of Free Associa9 tion Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

10 1921b(h)(1)) provided that services ‘‘provided by the 

11 United States Public Health Service or any other 

12 United States agency pursuant to section 1(a) of Ar13 ticle II of the Agreement for the Implementation of 

14 Section 177 of the Compact (hereafter in this sub15 section referred to as the ‘Section 177 Agreement’) 

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

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

18 affected by the consequences of the United States 

19 nuclear testing program, pursuant to the program 

20 described in Public Law 95–134 and Public Law 

21 96–205 and their descendants (and any other per22 sons identified as having been so affected if such 

23 identification occurs in the manner described in such 

24 public laws). Nothing in this subsection shall be con25 strued as prejudicial to the views or policies of the 


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1 Government of the Marshall Islands as to the per2 sons affected by the consequences of the United 

3 States nuclear testing program.’’; 

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

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

6 section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of Free Associa7 tion Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

8 1921b(h)(2)) provided that ‘‘at the end of the first 

9 year after the effective date of the Compact and at 

10 the end of each year thereafter, the providing agency 

11 or agencies shall return to the Government of the 

12 Marshall Islands any unexpended funds to be re13 turned to the Fund Manager (as described in Article 

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

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

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

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

18 section 103(h)(3) of the Compact of Free Associa19 tion Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

20 1921b(h)(3)) provided that ‘‘the Fund Manager 

21 shall retain the funds returned by the Government 

22 of the Marshall Islands pursuant to paragraph (2) 

23 of this subsection, shall invest and manage such 

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

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1 amount so retained and the proceeds thereof annual 

2 disbursements sufficient to continue to make pay3 ments for the provision of health services as speci4 fied in paragraph (1) of this subsection to such ex5 tent as may be provided in contracts between the 

6 Government of the Marshall Islands and appropriate 

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

8 (g) RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.—Not9 withstanding any other provision of law, on the request 

10 of the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 

11 the President (through an appropriate department or 

12 agency of the United States) shall continue to provide spe13 cial medical care and logistical support for the remaining 

14 members of the population of Rongelap and Utrik who 

15 were exposed to radiation resulting from the 1954 United 

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

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

18 Stat. 84). 

19 (h) AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PROGRAMS.— 

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

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

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

23 1903(h)(2)) and section 103(f)(2)(A) of the 

24 Compact of Free Association Amendments Act 

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1 that notwithstanding ‘‘any other provision of 

2 law, upon the request of the Government of the 

3 Marshall Islands, for the first fifteen years 

4 after the effective date of the Compact, the 

5 President (either through an appropriate de6 partment or agency of the United States or by 

7 contract with a United States firm or by a 

8 grant to the Government of the Republic of the 

9 Marshall Islands which may further contract 

10 only with a United States firm or a Republic of 

11 the Marshall Islands firm, the owners, officers 

12 and majority of the employees of which are citi13 zens of the United States or the Republic of the 

14 Marshall Islands) shall provide technical and 

15 other assistance without reimbursement, to con16 tinue the planting and agricultural maintenance 

17 program on Enewetak; without reimbursement, 

18 to continue the food programs of the Bikini, 

19 Rongelap, Utrik, and Enewetak people de20 scribed in section 1(d) of Article II of the Sub21 sidiary Agreement for the Implementation of 

22 Section 177 of the Compact and for continued 

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1 maintenance of the vessel used for such pur2 poses.’’; 

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

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

5 1903(h)(2)) and section 103(f)(2)(B) of the 

6 Compact of Free Association Amendments Act 

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

8 that ‘‘The President shall ensure the assistance 

9 provided under these programs reflects the 

10 changes in the population since the inception of 

11 such programs.’’; and 

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

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

14 1903(h)(3)) and section 103(f)(3) of the Com15 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 

16 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(f)(3)) provided that 

17 ‘‘payments under this subsection shall be pro18 vided to such extent or in such amounts as are 

19 necessary for services and other assistance pro20 vided pursuant to this subsection. It is the 

21 sense of Congress that after the periods of time 

22 specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this sub23 section, consideration will be given to such addi24 tional funding for these programs as may be 

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1 (2) PLANTING AND AGRICULTURAL MAINTE2 NANCE PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the Interior 

3 may provide grants to the Government of the Re4 public of the Marshall Islands to carry out a plant5 ing and agricultural maintenance program on Bikini, 

6 Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrik. 

7 (3) FOOD PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Agri8 culture may provide, without reimbursement, food 

9 programs to the people of the Republic of the Mar10 shall Islands. 

11 SEC. 6. AGREEMENTS WITH AND OTHER PROVISIONS RE12 LATED TO THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU. 

13 (a) BILATERAL ECONOMIC CONSULTATIONS.— 

14 United States participation in the annual economic con15 sultations referred to in Article 8 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau 

16 Compact Review Agreement shall be by officers or employ17 ees of the Federal Government. 

18 (b) ECONOMIC ADVISORY GROUP.— 

19 (1) QUALIFICATIONS.—A member of the Eco20 nomic Advisory Group described in Article 7 of the 

21 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement (re22 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Advisory 

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

24 Interior shall be an individual who, by reason of 

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1 qualified in private sector business development, eco2 nomic development, or national development. 

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

4 Group, the Secretary of the Interior may use avail5 able funds for— 

6 (A) the costs of the 2 members of the Ad7 visory Group designated by the United States 

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

9 Palau Compact Review Agreement; 

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

11 member of the Advisory Group designated by 

12 the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with 

13 the Article described in subparagraph (A); and 

14 (C) the costs of— 

15 (i) technical and administrative assist16 ance for the Advisory Group; and 

17 (ii) other support necessary for the 

18 Advisory Group to accomplish the purpose 

19 of the Advisory Group. 

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

21 90 days after the date on which the Advisory Group 

22 receives or completes any report required under the 

23 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, or 

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1 the Interior shall submit the report to the appro2 priate committees of Congress. 

3 (c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 

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

5 the date on which the Government of the Republic 

6 of Palau 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 (2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 

12 days after the date on which the Government of the 

13 Republic of Palau submits a report required under 

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

15 any related subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of 

16 the Interior shall submit to the appropriate commit17 tees of Congress— 

18 (A) if the report is submitted by the appli19 cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 

20 report is complete and accurate; or 

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

22 applicable deadline, written notice that the re23 port has not been timely submitted. 


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1 SEC. 7. OVERSIGHT PROVISIONS. 

2 (a) AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE COMP3 TROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.— 

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

5 the United States (including any duly authorized 

6 representative of the Comptroller General of the 

7 United States) shall have the authorities necessary 

8 to carry out the responsibilities of the Comptroller 

9 General of the United States under— 

10 (A) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Com11 pact and related subsidiary agreements, includ12 ing the authorities and privileges described in 

13 section 102(b) of the Compact of Free Associa14 tion Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 

15 1921a(b)); 

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

17 and related subsidiary agreements, including 

18 the authorities and privileges described in sec19 tion 103(k) of the Compact of Free Association 

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

21 1921b(k)); and 

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

23 Agreement, related subsidiary agreements, and 

24 the authorities described in appendix D of the 

25 ‘‘Agreement between the Government of the 

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1 of the Republic of Palau Following the Compact 

2 of Free Association Section 432 Review’’ signed 

3 by the United States and the Republic of Palau 

4 on September 3, 2010. 

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

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

7 thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United 

8 States shall submit to the appropriate committees of 

9 Congress a report with respect to the Freely Associ10 ated States, including addressing— 

11 (A) the topics described in subparagraphs 

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

13 Compact of Free Association Amendments Act 

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

15 for purposes of a report submitted under this 

16 paragraph, the report shall address those topics 

17 with respect to each of the Freely Associated 

18 States; and 

19 (B) the effectiveness of administrative 

20 oversight by the United States of the Freely As21 sociated States. 

22 (b) SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR OVERSIGHT AU23 THORITY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall have the 

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1 pact of Free Association account of the Department of the 

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

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

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

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

6 Agreement; and 

7 (4) subsidiary agreements. 

8 (c) POSTMASTER GENERAL OVERSIGHT AUTHOR9 ITY.—The Postmaster General shall have the authority 

10 necessary to fulfill the responsibilities for monitoring and 

11 managing the funds appropriated to the United States 

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

13 deposited in the Postal Service Fund under paragraph 

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

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

16 U.S.-FSM Compact; 

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

18 U.S.-RMI Compact; 

19 (3) section 221(a)(2) of the U.S.-Palau Com20 pact; and 

21 (4) Article 6(a) of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Com22 pact Review Agreement. 

23 (d) INTERAGENCY GROUP ON FREELY ASSOCIATED

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1 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President, in con2 sultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary 

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

4 establish an Interagency Group on Freely Associated 

5 States (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Inter6 agency Group’’). 

7 (2) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the Inter8 agency Group are— 

9 (A) to coordinate development and imple10 mentation of executive branch policies, pro11 grams, services, and other activities in or relat12 ing to the Freely Associated States; and 

13 (B) to provide policy guidance, rec14 ommendations, and oversight to Federal agen15 cies, departments, and instrumentalities with 

16 respect to the implementation of— 

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

18 Compact; 

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

20 Compact; and 

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

22 Review Agreement. 

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

2 as co-chair of the Interagency Group; 

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

4 serve as co-chair of the Interagency Group; 

5 (C) the Secretary of Defense; 

6 (D) the Secretary of the Treasury; 

7 (E) the heads of relevant Federal agencies, 

8 departments, and instrumentalities carrying out 

9 obligations under— 

10 (i) sections 131 and 132 of the 2003 

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

14 Compact; 

15 (ii) sections 131 and 132 of the 2003 

16 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact and sub17 sections (a) and (b) of section 221 and sec18 tion 261 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 

19 Compact; 

20 (iii) sections 131 and 132 and sub21 sections (a) and (b) of section 221 of the 

22 U.S.-Palau Compact; 

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

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1 (v) any applicable subsidiary agree2 ment; and 

3 (vi) section 8; and 

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

5 department, or instrumentality that the Sec6 retary of State or the Secretary of the Interior 

7 may designate. 

8 (4) DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE AND SEC9 RETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—The Secretary of State 

10 (or a senior official designee of the Secretary of 

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

12 official designee of the Secretary of the Interior) 

13 shall— 

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

15 Interagency Group not less frequently than an16 nually; 

17 (B) determine, in consultation with the 

18 Secretary of Defense, the agenda for meetings 

19 of the Interagency Group; and 

20 (C) facilitate and coordinate the work of 

21 the Interagency Group. 

22 (5) DUTIES OF THE INTERAGENCY GROUP.— 

23 The Interagency Group shall— 

24 (A) provide advice on the establishment or 

25 implementation of policies relating to the Freely 


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1 Associated States to the President, acting 

2 through the Office of Intergovernmental Af3 fairs, in the form of a written report not less 

4 frequently than annually; 

5 (B) obtain information and advice relating 

6 to the Freely Associated States from the Presi7 dents, other elected officials, and members of 

8 civil society of the Freely Associated States, in9 cluding through the members of the Inter10 agency Group (including senior official des11 ignees of the members) meeting not less fre12 quently than annually with any Presidents of 

13 the Freely Associated States who elect to par14 ticipate; 

15 (C) at the request of the head of any Fed16 eral agency (or a senior official designee of the 

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

18 the Interagency Group, promptly review and 

19 provide advice on a policy or policy implementa20 tion action affecting 1 or more of the Freely 

21 Associated States proposed by the Federal 

22 agency, department, or instrumentality; and 

23 (D) facilitate coordination of relevant poli24 cies, programs, initiatives, and activities involv25 ing 1 or more of the Freely Associated States, 


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1 including ensuring coherence and avoiding du2 plication between programs, initiatives, and ac3 tivities conducted pursuant to a Compact with 

4 a Freely Associated State and non-Compact 

5 programs, initiatives, and activities. 

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

7 date of enactment of this joint resolution and each 

8 year thereafter in which a Compact of Free Associa9 tion with a Freely Associated State is in effect, the 

10 President shall submit to the majority leader and 

11 minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker and mi12 nority leader of the House of Representatives, and 

13 the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

14 that describes the activities and recommendations of 

15 the Interagency Group during the applicable year. 

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

17 any Federal agency providing programs and services to 

18 the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 

19 Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau shall coordinate 

20 with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 

21 State regarding the provision of the programs and serv22 ices. 

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

24 that— 


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

2 of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Govern3 ment of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the 

4 Government of the Republic of Palau shall not con5 stitute an obligation of the United States; and 

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

7 States Government shall not be pledged for the pay8 ment and performance of any foreign loan or debt 

9 referred to in paragraph (1) without specific further 

10 authorization. 

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

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

13 the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the appro14 priate committees of Congress a report that includes a 

15 compilation of the Compact of Free Association with the 

16 Federated State of Micronesia, the Compact of Free Asso17 ciation with the Republic of Palau, and the Compact of 

18 Free Association with Republic of the Marshall Islands. 

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

20 LAW REVISION COUNSEL.— 

21 (1) PUBLICATION.—In publishing this joint res22 olution in slip form and in the United States Stat23 utes at Large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, 

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1 States shall include after the date of approval at the 

2 end an appendix setting forth the text of— 

3 (A) the 2023 Agreement to Amend the 

4 U.S.-FSM Compact; and 

5 (B) the 2023 Agreement to Amend the 

6 U.S.-RMI Compact. 

7 (2) REVISION BY THE OFFICE OF THE LAW RE8 VISION COUNSEL.—The Office of the Law Revision 

9 Counsel is directed to revise— 

10 (A) the 2003 Amended U.S.-FSM Com11 pact set forth in the note following section 1921 

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

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

14 Compact made by the 2023 Agreement to 

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

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

17 set forth in the note following section 1921 of 

18 title 48, United States Code, to reflect the 

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

20 Compact made by the 2023 Agreement to 

21 Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact. 

22 SEC. 8. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE FREELY 

23 ASSOCIATED STATES. 

24 (a) AUTHORIZATION FOR VETERANS’ SERVICES.— 


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1 (1) DEFINITION OF FREELY ASSOCIATED

2 STATES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘Freely Asso3 ciated States’’ means— 

4 (A) the Federated States of Micronesia, 

5 during such time as it is a party to the Com6 pact of Free Association set forth in section 

7 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 

8 1985 (Public Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 

9 note); 

10 (B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 

11 during such time as it is a party to the Com12 pact of Free Association set forth in section 

13 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 

14 1985 (Public Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 

15 note); and 

16 (C) the Republic of Palau, during such 

17 time as it is a party to the Compact of Free As18 sociation between the United States and the 

19 Government of Palau set forth in section 201 of 

20 Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution to 

21 approve the ‘Compact of Free Association’ be22 tween the United States and the Government of 

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

24 99–658; 48 U.S.C. 1931 note). 


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1 (2) HOSPITAL CARE, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND

2 NURSING HOME CARE ABROAD.—Section 1724 of 

3 title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

4 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sub5 sections (b) and (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections 

6 (b), (c), and (f)’’; and 

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

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

9 medical services in the Freely Associated States to a vet10 eran who is otherwise eligible to receive hospital care and 

11 medical services. 

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

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

14 care and medical services through— 

15 ‘‘(A) contracts or other agreements; 

16 ‘‘(B) reimbursement; or 

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

18 personnel of the Department. 

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

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

21 care and medical services for any condition regardless of 

22 whether the condition is connected to the service of the 

23 veteran in the Armed Forces. 

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

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1 shall remain eligible, to the extent determined advisable 

2 and practicable by the Secretary, for hospital care or med3 ical services in that country regardless of whether the 

4 country continues to qualify as a Freely Associated State 

5 for purposes of this subsection. 

6 ‘‘(B) If the Secretary determines it is no longer advis7 able or practicable to allow veterans described in subpara8 graph (A) to remain eligible for hospital care or medical 

9 services pursuant to such subparagraph, the Secretary 

10 shall— 

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

12 to such veterans; and 

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

14 for that determination in the Federal Register. 

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

16 States’ means— 

17 ‘‘(A) the Federated States of Micronesia, dur18 ing such time as it is a party to the Compact of 

19 Free Association set forth in section 201 of the 

20 Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public 

21 Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note); 

22 ‘‘(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, dur23 ing such time as it is a party to the Compact of 

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1 Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public 

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

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

4 it is a party to the Compact of Free Association be5 tween the United States and the Government of 

6 Palau set forth in section 201 of Joint Resolution 

7 entitled ‘Joint Resolution to approve the ‘‘Compact 

8 of Free Association’’ between the United States and 

9 the Government of Palau, and for other purposes’ 

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

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

12 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

13 the end the following: 

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

15 the Secretary may make payments to or for any person 

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

17 receipt of care or services authorized under section 

18 1724(f) of this title. 

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

20 in a country pursuant to this subsection shall remain eligi21 ble for payment for such travel in that country regardless 

22 of whether the country continues to qualify as a Freely 

23 Associated State for purposes of this subsection. 

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

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

2 States’ means— 

3 ‘‘(A) the Federated States of Micronesia, dur4 ing such time as it is a party to the Compact of 

5 Free Association set forth in section 201 of the 

6 Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public 

7 Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note); 

8 ‘‘(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, dur9 ing such time as it is a party to the Compact of 

10 Free Association set forth in section 201 of the 

11 Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public 

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

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

14 it is a party to the Compact of Free Association be15 tween the United States and the Government of 

16 Palau set forth in section 201 of Joint Resolution 

17 entitled ‘Joint Resolution to approve the ‘‘Compact 

18 of Free Association’’ between the United States and 

19 the Government of Palau, and for other purposes’ 

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

21 (4) LEGAL ISSUES.— 

22 (A) HEALTH SERVICES.—The Secretary of 

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1 tate the furnishing of health services, including 

2 telehealth, under the laws administered by the 

3 Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to veterans in the 

4 Freely Associated States, such as by address5 ing— 

6 (i) licensure, certification, registra7 tion, and tort issues relating to health care 

8 personnel; and 

9 (ii) matters relating to delivery of 

10 pharmaceutical products and medical sur11 gical products, including delivery of such 

12 products through the Consolidated Mail 

13 Outpatient Pharmacy of the Department 

14 of Veterans Affairs, to the Freely Associ15 ated States. 

16 (B) LICENSURE OF HEALTH CARE PRO17 FESSIONALS PROVIDING TREATMENT VIA TELE18 MEDICINE IN THE FREELY ASSOCIATED

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

20 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘any 

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

22 Freely Associated States (as defined in section 

23 1724(f) of this title)’’. 

24 (C) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.—The Secretary 

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1 manner authorized in the first paragraph of 

2 section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, 

3 when such claims arise in the Freely Associated 

4 States in connection with furnishing hospital 

5 care or medical services or providing medical 

6 consultation or medical advice to a veteran 

7 under the laws administered by the Secretary, 

8 including through a remote or telehealth pro9 gram. 

10 (5) OUTREACH AND ASSESSMENT OF OP11 TIONS.—During the 1-year period beginning on the 

12 date of enactment of this joint resolution, the Sec13 retary of Veterans Affairs shall, subject to the avail14 ability of appropriations— 

15 (A) conduct robust outreach to, and en16 gage with, each government of the Freely Asso17 ciated States; 

18 (B) assess options for the delivery of care 

19 through the use of authorities provided pursu20 ant to the amendments made by this sub21 section; and 

22 (C) increase staffing as necessary to con23 duct outreach under subparagraph (A). 

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

2 each fiscal year thereafter, the Government of the 

3 United States shall— 

4 (A) continue to make available to the Fed5 erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 

6 Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, 

7 grants for services to individuals eligible for 

8 such services under part B of the Individuals 

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

10 1411 et seq.) to the extent that those services 

11 continue to be available to individuals in the 

12 United States; 

13 (B) continue to make available to the Fed14 erated States of Micronesia and the Republic of 

15 the Marshall Islands and make available to the 

16 Republic of Palau, competitive grants under the 

17 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

18 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Carl D. 

19 Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

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

21 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

22 (20 U.S.C. 1450 et seq.), to the extent that 

23 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 

23 Services Agreement between the United States 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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