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implement the agreements described in paragraphs 
(1) and (2). 
(b) REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.— 
(1) APPROVAL.—The 2023 Agreement to Amend 
the U.S.-RMI Compact and the 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust 
Fund Agreement, as submitted to Congress on October 
17, 2023, are approved and incorporated by reference. 
(2) CONSENT OF CONGRESS.—Congress consents 
to the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement, 
as submitted to Congress on October 17, 2023. 
(3) 
AUTHORITY
OF
PRESIDENT.—Notwith-
standing section 101(f) of the Compact of Free Asso-
ciation Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921(f)), 
the President is authorized to bring into force and 
implement the agreements described in paragraphs 
(1) and (2). 
(c) REPUBLIC OF PALAU.— 
(1) APPROVAL.—The 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact 
Review Agreement, as submitted to Congress on June 
15, 2023, is approved. 
(2) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT.—The President 
is authorized to bring into force and implement the 
2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement. 
(d) AMENDMENTS, CHANGES, OR TERMINATION
TO 
COMPACTS AND CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.—
944 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any amendment to, change 
to, or termination of all or any part of the 2023 
Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, 2023 Amended U.S.- 
RMI Compact, or the U.S.-Palau Compact, by mu-
tual agreement or unilateral action of the Government 
of the United States, shall not enter into force until 
the date on which Congress has incorporated the ap-
plicable amendment, change, or termination into an 
Act of Congress. 
(2) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS AND AGREEMENTS.—In 
addition to the Compacts described in paragraph (1), 
the requirements of that paragraph shall apply to— 
(A) any action of the Government of the 
United States under the 2023 Amended U.S.- 
FSM Compact, 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Com-
pact, or U.S.-Palau Compact, including an ac-
tion taken pursuant to section 431, 441, or 442 
of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, 2023 
Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or U.S.-Palau 
Compact; and 
(B) any amendment to, change to, or termi-
nation of— 
(i) the agreement described in section 
462(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM 
Compact;
945 
(ii) the agreement described in section 
462(a)(5) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 
Compact; 
(iii) an agreement concluded pursuant 
to section 265 of the 2023 Amended U.S.- 
FSM Compact; 
(iv) an agreement concluded pursuant 
to section 265 of the 2023 Amended U.S.- 
RMI Compact; 
(v) an agreement concluded pursuant 
to section 177 of the 2023 Amended U.S.- 
RMI Compact; 
(vi) Articles III and IV of the agree-
ment described in section 462(b)(6) of the 
2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; 
(vii) Articles III, IV, and X of the 
agreement described in section 462(b)(6) of 
the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; 
(viii) the agreement described in sec-
tion 462(h) of the U.S.-Palau Compact; and 
(ix) Articles VI, XV, and XVII of the 
agreement described in section 462(b)(7) of 
the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact and 
2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact and sec-
tion 462(i) of the U.S.-Palau Compact.
946 
(e) ENTRY INTO FORCE OF FUTURE AMENDMENTS TO 
SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENTS.—An agreement between the 
United States and the Government of the Federated States 
of Micronesia, the Government of the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands, or the Government of the Republic of Palau 
that would amend, change, or terminate any subsidiary 
agreement or portion of a subsidiary agreement (other than 
an amendment to, change to, or termination of an agree-
ment described in subsection (d)) shall not enter into force 
until the date that is 90 days after the date on which the 
President has transmitted to the President of the Senate 
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives— 
(1) the agreement to amend, change, or termi-
nate the subsidiary agreement; 
(2) an explanation of the amendment, change, or 
termination; 
(3) a description of the reasons for the amend-
ment, change, or termination; and 
(4) in the case of an agreement that would 
amend, change, or terminate any agreement described 
in section 462(b)(3) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM 
Compact or the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, a 
statement by the Secretary of Labor that describes— 
(A) the necessity of the amendment, change, 
or termination; and
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(B) any impacts of the amendment, change, 
or termination. 
SEC. 205. AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERATED STATES OF MI-
CRONESIA. 
(a) LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to sections 222 and 
224 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, the 
United States shall provide nonreimbursable technical 
and training assistance, as appropriate, including 
training and equipment for postal inspection of illicit 
drugs and other contraband, to enable the Govern-
ment of the Federated States of Micronesia— 
(A) to develop and adequately enforce laws 
of the Federated States of Micronesia; and 
(B) to cooperate with the United States in 
the enforcement of criminal laws of the United 
States. 
(2) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Funds ap-
propriated pursuant to subsection (j) of section 105 of 
the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 
2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d) (as amended by section 
209(j)) may be used in accordance with section 
102(a) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921a(a)).
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(b) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO JOINT ECONOMIC 
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The 3 United States ap-
pointees (which are composed of the United States 
chair and 2 other members from the Government of 
the United States) to the Joint Economic Manage-
ment Committee established under section 213 of the 
2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact (referred to in 
this subsection as the ‘‘Committee’’) shall— 
(A) be voting members of the Committee; 
and 
(B) continue to be officers or employees of 
the Federal Government. 
(2) TERM; APPOINTMENT.—The 3 United States 
members of the Committee described in paragraph (1) 
shall be appointed for a term of 2 years as follows: 
(A) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Treasury. 
(B) 1 member shall be appointed by the 
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(C) 1 member shall be appointed by the 
Interagency Group on Freely Associated States 
established under section 208(d)(1).
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(3) REAPPOINTMENT.—A United States member 
of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) may 
be reappointed for not more than 2 additional 2-year 
terms. 
(4) QUALIFICATIONS.—Not fewer than 2 United 
States members of the Committee appointed under 
paragraph (2) shall be individuals who— 
(A) by reason of knowledge, experience, or 
training, are especially qualified in accounting, 
auditing, budget analysis, compliance, grant ad-
ministration, program management, or inter-
national economics; and 
(B) possess not less than 5 years of full-time 
experience in accounting, auditing, budget anal-
ysis, compliance, grant administration, program 
management, or international economics. 
(5) NOTICE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of appointment of a United States 
member of the Committee under paragraph (2), 
the Secretary of the Interior shall notify the ap-
propriate committees of Congress that an indi-
vidual has been appointed as a voting member of 
the Committee under that paragraph, including 
a statement prepared by the Secretary of the In-
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terior attesting to the qualifications of the mem-
ber described in paragraph (4), subject to sub-
paragraph (B). 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a 
statement required under subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the case of a member appointed 
under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary of 
the Interior shall compile information on 
the member provided to the Secretary of the 
Interior by the Secretary of State on request 
of the Secretary of the Interior; and 
(ii) in the case of a member appointed 
under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary of 
the Interior shall compile information on 
the member provided to the Secretary of the 
Interior by the Interagency Group on Free-
ly Associated States established under sec-
tion 208(d)(1) on request of the Secretary of 
the Interior. 
(6) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the Committee receives 
or completes any report required under the 2023 
Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related sub-
sidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall
951 
submit the report to the appropriate committees of 
Congress. 
(7) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the Government of the 
Federated States of Micronesia submits to the Com-
mittee a report required under the 2023 Amended 
U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related subsidiary agree-
ment, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress— 
(A) if the report is submitted by the appli-
cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 
report is complete and accurate; or 
(B) if the report is not submitted by the ap-
plicable deadline, written notice that the report 
has not been timely submitted. 
(c) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO JOINT TRUST 
FUND COMMITTEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The 3 United States voting 
members (which are composed of the United States 
chair and 2 other members from the Government of 
the United States) to the Joint Trust Fund Com-
mittee established pursuant to the agreement described 
in section 462(b)(5) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM 
Compact (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Com-
952 
mittee’’) shall continue to be officers or employees of 
the Federal Government. 
(2) TERM; APPOINTMENT.—The 3 United States 
members of the Committee described in paragraph (1) 
shall be appointed for a term not more than 2 years 
as follows: 
(A) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary of State. 
(B) 1 member shall be appointed by the 
Secretary of the Interior. 
(C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury. 
(3) REAPPOINTMENT.—A United States member 
of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) may 
be reappointed for not more than 2 additional 2-year 
terms. 
(4) QUALIFICATIONS.—Not fewer than 2 mem-
bers of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) 
shall be individuals who— 
(A) by reason of knowledge, experience, or 
training, are especially qualified in accounting, 
auditing, budget analysis, compliance, financial 
investment, grant administration, program man-
agement, or international economics; and
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(B) possess not less than 5 years of full-time 
experience in accounting, auditing, budget anal-
ysis, compliance, financial investment, grant ad-
ministration, program management, or inter-
national economics. 
(5) NOTICE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of appointment of a United States 
member to the Committee under paragraph (2), 
the Secretary of the Interior shall notify the ap-
propriate committees of Congress that an indi-
vidual has been appointed as a voting member of 
the Committee under that paragraph, including 
a statement attesting to the qualifications of the 
member described in paragraph (4), subject to 
subparagraph (B). 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a 
statement required under subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the case of a member appointed 
under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary of 
the Interior shall compile information on 
the member provided to the Secretary of the 
Interior by the Secretary of State on request 
of the Secretary of the Interior; and
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(ii) in the case of a member appointed 
under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary of 
the Interior shall compile information on 
the member provided to the Secretary of the 
Interior by the Secretary of the Treasury on 
request of the Secretary of the Interior. 
(6) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the Committee receives 
or completes any report required under the 2023 
Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related sub-
sidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
submit the report to the appropriate committees of 
Congress. 
(7) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the Government of the 
Federated States of Micronesia submits to the Com-
mittee a report required under the 2023 Amended 
U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related subsidiary agree-
ment, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress— 
(A) if the report is submitted by the appli-
cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 
report is complete and accurate; or
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(B) if the report is not submitted by the ap-
plicable deadline, written notice that the report 
has not been timely submitted. 
SEC. 206. AGREEMENTS WITH AND OTHER PROVISIONS RE-
LATED TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL 
ISLANDS. 
(a) LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to sections 222 and 
224 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, the 
United States shall provide nonreimbursable technical 
and training assistance, as appropriate, including 
training and equipment for postal inspection of illicit 
drugs and other contraband, to enable the Govern-
ment of the Republic of the Marshall Islands— 
(A) to develop and adequately enforce laws 
of the Marshall Islands; and 
(B) to cooperate with the United States in 
the enforcement of criminal laws of the United 
States. 
(2) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Funds ap-
propriated pursuant to subsection (j) of section 105 of 
the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 
2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d) (as amended by section 
209(j)) may be used in accordance with section
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103(a) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(a)). 
(b) ESPOUSAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress reaffirms that— 
(A) section 103(g)(1) of the Compact of Free 
Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(g)(1)) 
and section 103(e)(1) of the Compact of Free As-
sociation Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
1921b(e)(1)) provided that ‘‘It is the intention of 
the Congress of the United States that the provi-
sions of section 177 of the Compact of Free Asso-
ciation and the Agreement between the Govern-
ment of the United States and the Government 
of the Marshall Islands for the Implementation of 
Section 177 of the Compact (hereafter in this 
subsection referred to as the ‘Section 177 Agree-
ment’) constitute a full and final settlement of 
all claims described in Articles X and XI of the 
Section 177 Agreement, and that any such 
claims be terminated and barred except insofar 
as provided for in the Section 177 Agreement.’’; 
and 
(B) section 103(g)(2) of the Compact of Free 
Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(g)(2)) 
and section 103(e)(2) of the Compact of Free As-
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sociation Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
1921b(e)(2)) provided that ‘‘In furtherance of the 
intention of Congress as stated in paragraph (1) 
of this subsection, the Section 177 Agreement is 
hereby ratified and approved. It is the explicit 
understanding and intent of Congress that the 
jurisdictional limitations set forth in Article XII 
of such Agreement are enacted solely and exclu-
sively to accomplish the objective of Article X of 
such Agreement and only as a clarification of the 
effect of Article X, and are not to be construed 
or implemented separately from Article X.’’. 
(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in the 2023 Agreement to 
Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact affects the application 
of the provisions of law reaffirmed by paragraph (1). 
(c) CERTAIN
SECTION
177 AGREEMENT
PROVI-
SIONS.—Congress reaffirms that— 
(1) Article IX of the Agreement Between the Gov-
ernment of the United States and the Government of 
the Marshall Islands for the Implementation of Sec-
tion 177 of the Compact of Free Association, done at 
Majuro June 25, 1983, provided that ‘‘If loss or dam-
age to property and person of the citizens of the Mar-
shall Islands, resulting from the Nuclear Testing Pro-
gram, arises or is discovered after the effective date of
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this Agreement, and such injuries were not and could 
not reasonably have been identified as of the effective 
date of this Agreement, and if such injuries render the 
provisions of this Agreement manifestly inadequate, 
the Government of the Marshall Islands may request 
that the Government of the United States provide for 
such injuries by submitting such a request to the Con-
gress of the United States for its consideration. It is 
understood that this Article does not commit the Con-
gress of the United States to authorize and appro-
priate funds.’’; and 
(2) section 3(a) of Article XIII of the agreement 
described in paragraph (1) provided that ‘‘The Gov-
ernment of the United States and the Government of 
the Marshall Islands shall consult at the request of ei-
ther of them on matters relating to the provisions of 
this Agreement.’’. 
(d) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO JOINT ECONOMIC 
MANAGEMENT
AND
FINANCIAL
ACCOUNTABILITY
COM-
MITTEE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The 2 United States ap-
pointees (which are composed of the United States 
chair and 1 other member from the Government of the 
United States) to the Joint Economic Management 
and Financial Accountability Committee established
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under section 214 of the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI 
Compact (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Com-
mittee’’) shall— 
(A) be voting members of the Committee; 
and 
(B) continue to be officers or employees of 
the Federal Government. 
(2) TERM; APPOINTMENT.—The 2 United States 
members of the Committee described in paragraph (1) 
shall be appointed for a term of 2 years as follows: 
(A) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Treasury. 
(B) 1 member shall be appointed by the 
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(3) REAPPOINTMENT.—A United States member 
of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) may 
be reappointed for not more than 2 additional 2-year 
terms. 
(4) QUALIFICATIONS.—At least 1 United States 
member of the Committee appointed under paragraph 
(2) shall be an individual who— 
(A) by reason of knowledge, experience, or 
training, is especially qualified in accounting,
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auditing, budget analysis, compliance, grant ad-
ministration, program management, or inter-
national economics; and 
(B) possesses not less than 5 years of full- 
time experience in accounting, auditing, budget 
analysis, compliance, grant administration, pro-
gram management, or international economics. 
(5) NOTICE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of appointment of a United States 
member under paragraph (2), the Secretary of 
the Interior shall notify the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress that an individual has been ap-
pointed as a voting member of the Committee 
under that paragraph, including a statement at-
testing to the qualifications of the member de-
scribed in paragraph (4), subject to subpara-
graph (B). 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a 
statement required under subparagraph (A), in 
the case of a member appointed under paragraph 
(2)(A), the Secretary of the Interior shall compile 
information on the member provided to the Sec-
retary of the Interior by the Secretary of State 
on request of the Secretary of the Interior.
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(6) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the Committee receives 
or completes any report required under the 2023 
Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related sub-
sidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
submit the report to the appropriate committees of 
Congress. 
(7) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the Government of the 
Republic of the Marshall Islands submits to the Com-
mittee a report required under the 2023 Amended 
U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related subsidiary agree-
ment, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress— 
(A) if the report is submitted by the appli-
cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 
report is complete and accurate; or 
(B) if the report is not submitted by the ap-
plicable deadline, written notice that the report 
has not been timely submitted. 
(e) UNITED STATES APPOINTEES TO TRUST FUND 
COMMITTEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The 3 United States voting 
members (which are composed of the United States 
chair and 2 other members from the Government of
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the United States) to the Trust Fund Committee es-
tablished pursuant to the agreement described in sec-
tion 462(b)(5) of the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Com-
pact (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Com-
mittee’’) shall continue to be officers or employees of 
the Federal Government. 
(2) TERM; APPOINTMENT.—The 3 United States 
members of the Committee described in paragraph (1) 
shall be appointed for a term not more than 5 years 
as follows: 
(A) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary of State. 
(B) 1 member shall be appointed by the 
Secretary of the Interior. 
(C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury. 
(3) REAPPOINTMENT.—A United States member 
of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) may 
be reappointed for not more than 2 additional 2-year 
terms. 
(4) QUALIFICATIONS.—Not fewer than 2 mem-
bers of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) 
shall be individuals who— 
(A) by reason of knowledge, experience, or 
training, are especially qualified in accounting,
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auditing, budget analysis, compliance, financial 
investment, grant administration, program man-
agement, or international economics; and 
(B) possess not less than 5 years of full-time 
experience in accounting, auditing, budget anal-
ysis, compliance, financial investment, grant ad-
ministration, program management, or inter-
national economics. 
(5) NOTICE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of appointment of a United States 
Member under paragraph (2), the Secretary of 
the Interior shall notify the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress that an individual has been ap-
pointed as a voting member of the Committee 
under that paragraph, including a statement at-
testing to the qualifications of the appointee de-
scribed in paragraph (4), subject to subpara-
graph (B). 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of a 
statement required under subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the case of a member appointed 
under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary of 
the Interior shall compile information on 
the member provided to the Secretary of the
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Interior by the Secretary of State on request 
of the Secretary of the Interior; and 
(ii) in the case of a member appointed 
under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary of 
the Interior shall compile information on 
the member provided to the Secretary of the 
Interior by the Secretary of the Treasury on 
request of the Secretary of the Interior. 
(6) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the Committee receives 
or completes any report required under the 2023 
Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related sub-
sidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
submit the report to the appropriate committees of 
Congress. 
(7) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the Government of the 
Republic of the Marshall Islands submits to the Com-
mittee a report required under the 2023 Amended 
U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related subsidiary agree-
ment, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress— 
(A) if the report is submitted by the appli-
cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 
report is complete and accurate; or
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tinue to make payments for the provision of health 
services as specified in paragraph (1) of this sub-
section to such extent as may be provided in contracts 
between the Government of the Marshall Islands and 
appropriate United States providers of such health 
services.’’. 
(g) RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, on the request of 
the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 
President (through an appropriate department or agency 
of the United States) shall continue to provide special med-
ical care and logistical support for the remaining members 
of the population of Rongelap and Utrik who were exposed 
to radiation resulting from the 1954 United States thermo-
nuclear ‘‘Bravo’’ test, pursuant to Public Law 95–134 (91 
Stat. 1159) and Public Law 96–205 (94 Stat. 84). 
(h) AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress reaffirms that— 
(A) section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of Free 
Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(h)(2)) 
and section 103(f)(2)(A) of the Compact of Free 
Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
1921b(f)(2)(A)) provided that notwithstanding 
‘‘any other provision of law, upon the request of 
the Government of the Marshall Islands, for the
968 
first fifteen years after the effective date of the 
Compact, the President (either through an ap-
propriate department or agency of the United 
States or by contract with a United States firm 
or by a grant to the Government of the Republic 
of the Marshall Islands which may further con-
tract only with a United States firm or a Re-
public of the Marshall Islands firm, the owners, 
officers and majority of the employees of which 
are citizens of the United States or the Republic 
of the Marshall Islands) shall provide technical 
and other assistance without reimbursement, to 
continue the planting and agricultural mainte-
nance program on Enewetak; without reimburse-
ment, to continue the food programs of the Bi-
kini, Rongelap, Utrik, and Enewetak people de-
scribed in section 1(d) of Article II of the Sub-
sidiary Agreement for the Implementation of 
Section 177 of the Compact and for continued 
waterborne transportation of agricultural prod-
ucts to Enewetak including operations and 
maintenance of the vessel used for such pur-
poses.’’; 
(B) section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of 
Free Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C.
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1903(h)(2)) and section 103(f)(2)(B) of the Com-
pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 
2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(f)(2)(B)) provided that 
‘‘The President shall ensure the assistance pro-
vided under these programs reflects the changes 
in the population since the inception of such pro-
grams.’’; and 
(C) section 103(h)(3) of the Compact of Free 
Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(h)(3)) 
and section 103(f)(3) of the Compact of Free As-
sociation Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
1921b(f)(3)) provided that ‘‘payments under this 
subsection shall be provided to such extent or in 
such amounts as are necessary for services and 
other assistance provided pursuant to this sub-
section. It is the sense of Congress that after the 
periods of time specified in paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of this subsection, consideration will be given 
to such additional funding for these programs as 
may be necessary.’’. 
(2) PLANTING AND AGRICULTURAL MAINTENANCE 
PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the Interior may pro-
vide grants to the Government of the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands to carry out a planting and agricul-
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tural maintenance program on Bikini, Enewetak, 
Rongelap, and Utrik. 
(3) FOOD PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may provide, without reimbursement, food 
programs to the people of the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands. 
SEC. 207. AGREEMENTS WITH AND OTHER PROVISIONS RE-
LATED TO THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU. 
(a) BILATERAL ECONOMIC CONSULTATIONS.—United 
States participation in the annual economic consultations 
referred to in Article 8 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact 
Review Agreement shall be by officers or employees of the 
Federal Government. 
(b) ECONOMIC ADVISORY GROUP.— 
(1) QUALIFICATIONS.—A member of the Eco-
nomic Advisory Group described in Article 7 of the 
2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement (re-
ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Advisory Group’’) 
who is appointed by the Secretary of the Interior 
shall be an individual who, by reason of knowledge, 
experience, or training, is especially qualified in pri-
vate sector business development, economic develop-
ment, or national development.
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(2) FUNDS.—With respect to the Advisory 
Group, the Secretary of the Interior may use avail-
able funds for— 
(A) the costs of the 2 members of the Advi-
sory Group designated by the United States in 
accordance with Article 7 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau 
Compact Review Agreement; 
(B) 50 percent of the costs of the 5th mem-
ber of the Advisory Group designated by the Sec-
retary of the Interior in accordance with the Ar-
ticle described in subparagraph (A); and 
(C) the costs of— 
(i) technical and administrative assist-
ance for the Advisory Group; and 
(ii) other support necessary for the Ad-
visory Group to accomplish the purpose of 
the Advisory Group. 
(3) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the Advisory Group re-
ceives or completes any report required under the 
2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, or any 
related subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the In-
terior shall submit the report to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress. 
(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the Government of the Republic of 
Palau completes any report required under the 2023 
U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, or any re-
lated subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall submit the report to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress. 
(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the Government of the 
Republic of Palau submits a report required under 
the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, or 
any related subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress— 
(A) if the report is submitted by the appli-
cable deadline, written notice attesting that the 
report is complete and accurate; or 
(B) if the report is not submitted by the ap-
plicable deadline, written notice that the report 
has not been timely submitted. 
SEC. 208. OVERSIGHT PROVISIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE COMPTROLLER 
GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States (including any duly authorized rep-