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resentative of the Comptroller General of the United 
States) shall have the authorities necessary to carry 
out the responsibilities of the Comptroller General of 
the United States under— 
(A) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact 
and related subsidiary agreements, including the 
authorities and privileges described in section 
102(b) of the Compact of Free Association 
Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921a(b)); 
(B) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact 
and related subsidiary agreements, including the 
authorities and privileges described in section 
103(k) of the Compact of Free Association 
Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(k)); 
and 
(C) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review 
Agreement, related subsidiary agreements, and 
the authorities described in appendix D of 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’’ signed by 
the United States and the Republic of Palau on 
September 3, 2010.
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(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 4 
years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report with respect to the Freely 
Associated States, including addressing— 
(A) the topics described in subparagraphs 
(A) through (E) of section 104(h)(1) of the Com-
pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 
2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(h)(1)), except that for 
purposes of a report submitted under this para-
graph, the report shall address those topics with 
respect to each of the Freely Associated States; 
and 
(B) the effectiveness of administrative over-
sight by the United States of the Freely Associ-
ated States. 
(b) SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR OVERSIGHT AU-
THORITY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall have the au-
thority necessary to fulfill the responsibilities for moni-
toring and managing the funds appropriated to the Com-
pact of Free Association account of the Department of the 
Interior by section 211(a) to carry out— 
(1) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; 
(2) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact;
975 
(3) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agree-
ment; and 
(4) subsidiary agreements. 
(c) POSTMASTER GENERAL OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY.— 
The Postmaster General shall have the authority necessary 
to fulfill the responsibilities for monitoring and managing 
the funds appropriated to the United States Postal Service 
under paragraph (1) of section 211(b) and deposited in the 
Postal Service Fund under paragraph (2)(A) of that section 
to carry out— 
(1) section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.- 
FSM Compact; 
(2) section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.- 
RMI Compact; 
(3) section 221(a)(2) of the U.S.-Palau Compact; 
and 
(4) Article 6(a) of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact 
Review Agreement. 
(d) INTERAGENCY GROUP ON FREELY ASSOCIATED 
STATES.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense, shall estab-
lish an Interagency Group on Freely Associated
976 
States (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Inter-
agency Group’’). 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the Interagency 
Group are— 
(A) to coordinate development and imple-
mentation of executive branch policies, programs, 
services, and other activities in or relating to the 
Freely Associated States; and 
(B) 
to 
provide 
policy 
guidance, 
rec-
ommendations, and oversight to Federal agen-
cies, departments, and instrumentalities with re-
spect to the implementation of— 
(i) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Com-
pact; 
(ii) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Com-
pact; and 
(iii) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Re-
view Agreement. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Interagency Group shall 
consist of— 
(A) the Secretary of State, who shall serve 
as co-chair of the Interagency Group; 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, who shall 
serve as co-chair of the Interagency Group; 
(C) the Secretary of Defense;
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(D) the Secretary of the Treasury; 
(E) the heads of relevant Federal agencies, 
departments, and instrumentalities carrying out 
obligations under— 
(i) sections 131 and 132 of the 2003 
Amended U.S.-FSM Compact and sub-
sections (a) and (b) of section 221 and sec-
tion 261 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM 
Compact; 
(ii) sections 131 and 132 of the 2003 
Amended U.S.-RMI Compact and sub-
sections (a) and (b) of section 221 and sec-
tion 261 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 
Compact; 
(iii) sections 131 and 132 and sub-
sections (a) and (b) of section 221 of the 
U.S.-Palau Compact; 
(iv) Article 6 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau 
Compact Review Agreement; 
(v) any applicable subsidiary agree-
ment; and 
(vi) section 209; and 
(F) the head of any other Federal agency, 
department, or instrumentality that the Sec-
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retary of State or the Secretary of the Interior 
may designate. 
(4) DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE AND SEC-
RETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—The Secretary of State 
(or a senior official designee of the Secretary of State) 
and the Secretary of the Interior (or a senior official 
designee of the Secretary of the Interior) shall— 
(A) co-lead and preside at a meeting of the 
Interagency Group not less frequently than an-
nually; 
(B) determine, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense, the agenda for meetings of the 
Interagency Group; and 
(C) facilitate and coordinate the work of the 
Interagency Group. 
(5) DUTIES OF THE INTERAGENCY GROUP.—The 
Interagency Group shall— 
(A) provide advice on the establishment or 
implementation of policies relating to the Freely 
Associated States to the President, acting 
through the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, 
in the form of a written report not less fre-
quently than annually; 
(B) obtain information and advice relating 
to the Freely Associated States from the Presi-
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dents, other elected officials, and members of civil 
society of the Freely Associated States, including 
through the members of the Interagency Group 
(including senior official designees of the mem-
bers) meeting not less frequently than annually 
with any Presidents of the Freely Associated 
States who elect to participate; 
(C) at the request of the head of any Federal 
agency (or a senior official designee of the head 
of a Federal agency) who is a member of the 
Interagency Group, promptly review and provide 
advice on a policy or policy implementation ac-
tion affecting 1 or more of the Freely Associated 
States proposed by the Federal agency, depart-
ment, or instrumentality; and 
(D) facilitate coordination of relevant poli-
cies, programs, initiatives, and activities involv-
ing 1 or more of the Freely Associated States, in-
cluding ensuring coherence and avoiding dupli-
cation between programs, initiatives, and activi-
ties conducted pursuant to a Compact with a 
Freely Associated State and non-Compact pro-
grams, initiatives, and activities. 
(6) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and each year there-
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after in which a Compact of Free Association with a 
Freely Associated State is in effect, the President shall 
submit to the majority leader and minority leader of 
the Senate, the Speaker and minority leader of the 
House of Representatives, and the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report that describes the activi-
ties and recommendations of the Interagency Group 
during the applicable year. 
(e) FEDERAL AGENCY COORDINATION.—The head of 
any Federal agency providing programs and services to the 
Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands, or the Republic of Palau shall coordinate with the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of State regard-
ing the provision of the programs and services. 
(f) FOREIGN LOANS OR DEBT.—Congress reaffirms 
that— 
(1) the foreign loans or debt of the Government 
of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Government 
of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Gov-
ernment of the Republic of Palau shall not constitute 
an obligation of the United States; and 
(2) the full faith and credit of the United States 
Government shall not be pledged for the payment and 
performance of any foreign loan or debt referred to in 
paragraph (1) without specific further authorization.
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(g) COMPACT COMPILATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall submit a report to the appropriate committees 
of Congress that includes a compilation of the Compact of 
Free Association with the Federated State of Micronesia, 
the Compact of Free Association with the Republic of Palau, 
and the Compact of Free Association with Republic of the 
Marshall Islands. 
(h) PUBLICATION; REVISION BY OFFICE OF THE LAW 
REVISION COUNSEL.— 
(1) PUBLICATION.—In publishing this title in 
slip form and in the United States Statutes at Large 
pursuant to section 112 of title 1, United States Code, 
the Archivist of the United States shall include after 
the date of approval at the end an appendix setting 
forth the text of— 
(A) the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.- 
FSM Compact; and 
(B) the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.- 
RMI Compact. 
(2) REVISION BY OFFICE OF THE LAW REVISION 
COUNSEL.—The Office of the Law Revision Counsel is 
directed to revise— 
(A) the 2003 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact 
set forth in the note following section 1921 of
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title 48, United States Code, to reflect the 
amendments to the 2003 Amended U.S.-FSM 
Compact made by the 2023 Agreement to Amend 
the U.S.-FSM Compact; and 
(B) the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact 
set forth in the note following section 1921 of 
title 48, United States Code, to reflect the 
amendments to the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI 
Compact made by the 2023 Agreement to Amend 
the U.S.-RMI Compact. 
SEC. 209. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE FREELY 
ASSOCIATED STATES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR VETERANS’ SERVICES.— 
(1) 
DEFINITION
OF
FREELY
ASSOCIATED 
STATES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘Freely Associ-
ated States’’ means— 
(A) the Federated States of Micronesia, dur-
ing such time as it is a party to the Compact 
of Free Association set forth in section 201 of the 
Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public 
Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note); 
(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 
during such time as it is a party to the Compact 
of Free Association set forth in section 201 of the
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Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public 
Law 99–239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note); and 
(C) the Republic of Palau, during such time 
as it is a party to the Compact of Free Associa-
tion between the United States and the Govern-
ment of Palau set forth in section 201 of Joint 
Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution to approve 
the ‘Compact of Free Association’ between the 
United States and the Government of Palau, and 
for other purposes’’ (Public Law 99–658; 48 
U.S.C. 1931 note). 
(2) HOSPITAL
CARE, MEDICAL
SERVICES, AND 
NURSING HOME CARE ABROAD.—Section 1724 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (b) and (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections 
(b), (c), and (f)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f)(1)(A) The Secretary may furnish hospital care 
and medical services in the Freely Associated States, subject 
to agreements the Secretary shall enter into with the govern-
ments of the Freely Associated States as described in section 
209(a)(4)(A) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
ments Act of 2024, and subject to subparagraph (B), to a
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veteran who is otherwise eligible to receive hospital care and 
medical services. 
‘‘(B) The agreements described in subparagraph (A) 
shall incorporate, to the extent practicable, the applicable 
laws of the Freely Associated States and define the care and 
services that can be legally provided by the Secretary in 
the Freely Associated States. 
‘‘(2) In furnishing hospital care and medical services 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may furnish hospital 
care and medical services through— 
‘‘(A) contracts or other agreements; 
‘‘(B) reimbursement; or 
‘‘(C) the direct provision of care by health care 
personnel of the Department. 
‘‘(3) In furnishing hospital care and medical services 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may furnish hospital 
care and medical services for any condition regardless of 
whether the condition is connected to the service of the vet-
eran in the Armed Forces. 
‘‘(4)(A) A veteran who has received hospital care or 
medical services in a country pursuant to this subsection 
shall remain eligible, to the extent determined advisable and 
practicable by the Secretary, for hospital care or medical 
services in that country regardless of whether the country
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continues to qualify as a Freely Associated State for pur-
poses of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary determines it is no longer advis-
able or practicable to allow veterans described in subpara-
graph (A) to remain eligible for hospital care or medical 
services pursuant to such subparagraph, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) provide direct notice of that determination 
to such veterans; and 
‘‘(ii) publish that determination and the reasons 
for that determination in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘Freely Associated 
States’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Federated States of Micronesia, during 
such time as it is a party to the Compact of Free As-
sociation set forth in section 201 of the Compact of 
Free Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–239; 48 
U.S.C. 1901 note); 
‘‘(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, dur-
ing such time as it is a party to the Compact of Free 
Association set forth in section 201 of the Compact of 
Free Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–239; 48 
U.S.C. 1901 note); and 
‘‘(C) the Republic of Palau, during such time as 
it is a party to the Compact of Free Association be-
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tween the United States and the Government of Palau 
set forth in section 201 of Joint Resolution entitled 
‘Joint Resolution to approve the ‘‘Compact of Free 
Association’’ between the United States and the Gov-
ernment of Palau, and for other purposes’ (Public 
Law 99–658; 48 U.S.C. 1931 note).’’. 
(3) BENEFICIARY TRAVEL.—Section 111 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(h)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary may make payments to or for any person 
traveling in, to, or from the Freely Associated States for 
receipt of care or services authorized to be legally provided 
by the Secretary in the Freely Associated States under sec-
tion 1724(f)(1) of this title. 
‘‘(2) A person who has received payment for travel in 
a country pursuant to this subsection shall remain eligible 
for payment for such travel in that country regardless of 
whether the country continues to qualify as a Freely Associ-
ated State for purposes of this subsection. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry 
out this subsection. 
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘Freely Associated 
States’ means—
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‘‘(A) the Federated States of Micronesia, during 
such time as it is a party to the Compact of Free As-
sociation set forth in section 201 of the Compact of 
Free Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–239; 48 
U.S.C. 1901 note); 
‘‘(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, dur-
ing such time as it is a party to the Compact of Free 
Association set forth in section 201 of the Compact of 
Free Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–239; 48 
U.S.C. 1901 note); and 
‘‘(C) the Republic of Palau, during such time as 
it is a party to the Compact of Free Association be-
tween the United States and the Government of Palau 
set forth in section 201 of Joint Resolution entitled 
‘Joint Resolution to approve the ‘‘Compact of Free 
Association’’ between the United States and the Gov-
ernment of Palau, and for other purposes’ (Public 
Law 99–658; 48 U.S.C. 1931 note).’’. 
(4) LEGAL ISSUES.— 
(A) AGREEMENTS TO FURNISH CARE AND 
SERVICES.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Before delivering 
hospital care or medical services under sub-
section (f) of section 1724 of title 38, United 
States Code, as added by paragraph (2)(B),
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the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, shall 
enter into agreements with the governments 
of the Freely Associated States to— 
(I) facilitate the furnishing of 
health services, including telehealth, 
under the laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to vet-
erans in the Freely Associated States, 
such as by addressing— 
(aa) licensure, certification, 
registration, and tort issues relat-
ing to health care personnel; 
(bb) the scope of health serv-
ices the Secretary may furnish, as 
well as the means for furnishing 
such services; and 
(cc) matters relating to deliv-
ery of pharmaceutical products 
and medical surgical products, in-
cluding delivery of such products 
through the Consolidated Mail 
Outpatient Pharmacy of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, to 
the Freely Associated States;
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(II) clarify the authority of the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay 
for tort claims as set forth under sub-
paragraph (C); and 
(III) clarify authority and re-
sponsibility on any other matters de-
termined relevant by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs or the governments of 
the Freely Associated States. 
(ii) SCOPE
OF
AGREEMENTS.—The 
agreements described in clause (i) shall in-
corporate, to the extent practicable, the ap-
plicable laws of the Freely Associated States 
and define the care and services that can be 
legally provided by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs in the Freely Associated 
States. 
(iii) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 
90 days after entering into an agree-
ment described in clause (i), the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
the agreement to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress.
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(II) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES 
OF
CONGRESS
DEFINED.—In 
this 
clause, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(aa) the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, 
and the Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the Senate; and 
(bb) the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(B) LICENSURE OF HEALTH CARE PROFES-
SIONALS PROVIDING TREATMENT VIA TELEMEDI-
CINE IN THE FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—Sec-
tion 1730C(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘any State’’ and inserting 
‘‘any State or any of the Freely Associated 
States (as defined in section 1724(f) of this 
title)’’. 
(C) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs may pay tort claims, in the 
manner authorized in the first paragraph of sec-
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tion 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when 
such claims arise in the Freely Associated States 
in connection with furnishing hospital care or 
medical services or providing medical consulta-
tion or medical advice to a veteran under the 
laws administered by the Secretary, including 
through a remote or telehealth program. 
(5) OUTREACH AND ASSESSMENT OF OPTIONS.— 
During the 1-year period beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall, subject to the availability of appropriations— 
(A) conduct robust outreach to, and engage 
with, each government of the Freely Associated 
States; 
(B) assess options for the delivery of care 
through the use of authorities provided pursuant 
to the amendments made by this subsection; and 
(C) increase staffing as necessary to conduct 
outreach under subparagraph (A). 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—For fiscal year 2024 and each 
fiscal year thereafter, the Government of the United 
States shall— 
(A) continue to make available to the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
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Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, 
grants for services to individuals eligible for such 
services under part B of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et 
seq.) to the extent that those services continue to 
be available to individuals in the United States; 
(B) continue to make available to the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia and the Republic of 
the Marshall Islands and make available to the 
Republic of Palau, competitive grants under the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Carl D. Per-
kins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and part D of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1450 et seq.), to the extent that those 
grants continue to be available to State and local 
governments in the United States; 
(C) continue to make grants available to the 
Republic of Palau under part A of title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.), the Adult Edu-
cation and Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 
et seq.), and the Carl D. Perkins Career and
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Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2301 et seq.); 
(D) continue to make available to eligible 
institutions of higher education in the Republic 
of Palau and make available to eligible institu-
tions of higher education in the Federated States 
of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands and to students enrolled in those institu-
tions of higher education, and to students who 
are citizens of the Federated States of Micro-
nesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and 
the Republic of Palau and enrolled in institu-
tions of higher education in the United States 
and territories of the United States, grants 
under— 
(i) subpart 1 of part A of title IV of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a et seq.); 
(ii) subpart 3 of part A of title IV of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070b et seq.); and 
(iii) part C of title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 
et seq.);
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(E) require, as a condition of eligibility for 
a public institution of higher education in any 
State (as defined in section 103 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003)) that is 
not a Freely Associated State to participate in 
or receive funds under any program under title 
IV of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), that the 
institution charge students who are citizens of 
the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic 
of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau 
tuition for attendance at a rate that is not great-
er than the rate charged for residents of the State 
in which such public institution of higher edu-
cation is located; and 
(F) continue to make available, to eligible 
institutions of higher education, secondary 
schools, and nonprofit organizations in the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, 
competitive grants under the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 
(2) OTHER FORMULA GRANTS.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Education 
shall not make a grant under any formula grant pro-
gram administered by the Department of Education
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to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of 
the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau. 
(3) GRANTS
TO
THE
FREELY
ASSOCIATED 
STATES UNDER PART B OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH 
DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.—Section 611(b)(1) of 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1411(b)(1)) is amended by striking subpara-
graph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) FUNDS RESERVED.—From the amount 
appropriated for any fiscal year under sub-
section (i), the Secretary shall reserve not more 
than 1 percent, which shall be used as follows: 
‘‘(i) To provide assistance to the out-
lying areas in accordance with their respec-
tive populations of individuals aged 3 
through 21. 
‘‘(ii)(I) To provide each freely associ-
ated State a grant so that no freely associ-
ated State receives a lesser share of the total 
funds reserved for the freely associated State 
than the freely associated State received of 
those funds for fiscal year 2023. 
‘‘(II) Each freely associated State shall es-
tablish its eligibility under this subparagraph
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consistent with the requirements for a State 
under section 612. 
‘‘(III) The funds provided to each freely as-
sociated State under this part may be used to 
provide, to each infant or toddler with a dis-
ability (as defined in section 632), either a free 
appropriate public education, consistent with 
section 612, or early intervention services con-
sistent with part C, notwithstanding the applica-
tion and eligibility requirements of sections 
634(2), 635, and 637.’’. 
(4) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMEN-
TARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.—The 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) of section 
1121(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6331(b)(1)) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) first reserve $1,000,000 for the Repub-
lic of Palau, subject to such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary may establish, except that Pub-
lic Law 95–134, permitting the consolidation of 
grants, shall not apply; and’’; and 
(B) in section 8101 (20 U.S.C. 7801), by 
amending paragraph (36) to read as follows:
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‘‘(36) OUTLYING
AREA.—The term ‘outlying 
area’— 
‘‘(A) means American Samoa, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, 
and the United States Virgin Islands; and 
‘‘(B) for the purpose of any discretionary 
grant program under this Act, includes the Re-
public of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 
States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, 
to the extent that any such grant program con-
tinues to be available to State and local govern-
ments in the United States.’’. 
(5) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE COMPACT 
OF FREE ASSOCIATION AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2003.— 
Section 105(f)(1)(B) of the Compact of Free Associa-
tion 
Amendments 
Act 
of 
2003 
(48 
U.S.C. 
1921d(f)(1)(B)) is amended by striking clause (ix). 
(6) HEAD START PROGRAMS.— 
(A) DEFINITIONS.—Section 637 of the Head 
Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9832) is amended, in the 
paragraph defining the term ‘‘State’’, by striking 
the second sentence and inserting ‘‘The term 
‘State’ includes the Federated States of Micro-
nesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and 
the Republic of Palau.’’.
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(B) 
ALLOTMENT
OF
FUNDS.—Section 
640(a)(2)(B) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
9835(a)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(i) in clause (iv), by inserting ‘‘the Re-
public of Palau,’’ before ‘‘and the Virgin Is-
lands’’; and 
(ii) by amending clause (v) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(v) if a base grant has been estab-
lished through appropriations for the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia or the Republic 
of the Marshall Islands, to provide an 
amount for that jurisdiction (for Head 
Start agencies (including Early Head Start 
agencies) in the jurisdiction) that is equal 
to the amount provided for base grants for 
such jurisdiction under this subchapter for 
the prior fiscal year, by allotting to each 
agency described in this clause an amount 
equal to that agency’s base grant for the 
prior fiscal year; and’’. 
(7) COORDINATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Interior, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Education and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, as applicable, shall, to the maximum extent
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practicable, coordinate with the 3 United States ap-
pointees to the Joint Economic Management Com-
mittee described in section 205(b)(1) and the 2 United 
States appointees to the Joint Economic Management 
and Financial Accountability Committee described in 
section 206(d)(1) to avoid duplication of economic as-
sistance 
for 
education 
provided 
under 
section 
261(a)(1) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact 
or section 261(a)(1) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 
Compact of activities or services provided under— 
(A) the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et 
seq.); 
(B) subpart 3 of part A of title IV of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b 
et seq.); or 
(C) part C of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
PROGRAMS.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MEDICAL FACILI-
TIES.—The Secretary of Defense shall make available, 
on a space available and reimbursable basis, the med-
ical facilities of the Department of Defense for use by 
citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Re-
public of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of
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Palau, who are properly referred to the facilities by 
government authorities responsible for provision of 
medical services in the Federated States of Micro-
nesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Re-
public of Palau, and the affected jurisdictions (as de-
fined in section 104(e)(2) of the Compact of Free As-
sociation Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
1921c(e)(2))). 
(2) PARTICIPATION BY SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN 
THE ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BAT-
TERY STUDENT TESTING PROGRAM.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Department of Defense may extend 
the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery 
(ASVAB) Student Testing Program and the ASVAB 
Career Exploration Program to selected secondary 
schools in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Re-
public of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of 
Palau to the extent such programs are available to 
Department of Defense dependent secondary schools 
established under section 2164 of title 10, United 
States Code, and located outside the United States. 
(d) JUDICIAL TRAINING.—In addition to amounts pro-
vided under section 261(a)(4) of the 2023 Amended U.S.- 
FSM Compact and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact 
and under subsections (a) and (b) of Article 1 of the 2023
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U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, for each of fiscal 
years 2024 through 2043, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
use the amounts made available to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior under section 211(c) to train judges and officials of 
the judiciary in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Re-
public of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, 
in cooperation with the Pacific Islands Committee of the 
judicial council of the ninth judicial circuit of the United 
States. 
(e) ELIGIBILITY FOR THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.— 
(1) NATIONAL
HEALTH
SERVICE
CORPS.—The 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make 
the services of the National Health Service Corps 
available to the residents of the Federated States of 
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and 
the Republic of Palau to the same extent, and for the 
same duration, as services are authorized to be pro-
vided to persons residing in any other areas within 
or outside the United States. 
(2) ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.—The 
Republic of Palau shall be eligible for the programs 
and services made available to the Federated States of 
Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands 
under section 108(a) of the Compact of Free Associa-
tion Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921g(a)).
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(3) PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF CERTAIN AGEN-
CIES.—In addition to the programs and services set 
forth in the operative Federal Programs and Services 
Agreement between the United States and the Repub-
lic of Palau, the programs and services of the fol-
lowing agencies shall be made available to the Repub-
lic of Palau: 
(A) The Legal Services Corporation. 
(B) The Public Health Service. 
(C) The Rural Housing Service. 
(f) COMPACT IMPACT FAIRNESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 402 of the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(N) EXCEPTION FOR CITIZENS OF FREELY 
ASSOCIATED STATES.—With respect to eligibility 
for benefits for any specified Federal program, 
paragraph (1) shall not apply to any individual 
who lawfully resides in the United States in ac-
cordance with section 141 of the Compacts of 
Free Association between the Government of the 
United States and the Governments of the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
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Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (b)(2)(G)— 
(i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
striking ‘‘MEDICAID EXCEPTION FOR’’ and 
inserting ‘‘EXCEPTION FOR’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the designated Federal 
program defined in paragraph (3)(C) (re-
lating to the Medicaid program)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘any designated Federal program’’. 
(2) EXCEPTION
TO
5-YEAR
WAIT
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 403(b)(3) of the Personal Responsi-
bility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘, 
but only with respect to the designated Federal pro-
gram defined in section 402(b)(3)(C)’’. 
(3) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED ALIEN.—Section 
431(b)(8) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1641(b)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘, but only with 
respect to the designated Federal program defined in 
section 402(b)(3)(C) (relating to the Medicaid pro-
gram)’’. 
(g) CONSULTATION WITH INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL 
INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury, in coordi-
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nation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of State, shall consult with appropriate officials of the 
Asian Development Bank and relevant international finan-
cial institutions (as defined in section 1701(c) of the Inter-
national Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c))), 
as appropriate, with respect to overall economic conditions 
in, and the activities of other providers of assistance to, the 
Freely Associated States. 
(h) CHIEF OF MISSION.—Section 105(b) of the Com-
pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 
U.S.C. 1921d(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (5) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) Pursuant to section 207 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927), all United 
States Government executive branch employees in the 
Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau fall 
under the authority of the respective applicable chief 
of mission, except for employees identified as excepted 
from the authority under Federal law or by Presi-
dential directive.’’. 
(i) ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNIT FOR THE FREELY AS-
SOCIATED STATES IN THE BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND 
PACIFIC AFFAIRS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND IN-
CREASING PERSONNEL FOCUSED ON OCEANIA.—
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(1) DEFINITION
OF
APPROPRIATE
CONGRES-
SIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of State 
shall— 
(A) assign additional full-time equivalent 
personnel to the Office of Australia, New Zea-
land, and Pacific Island Affairs of the Bureau of 
East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Depart-
ment of State, including to the unit established 
under subparagraph (B), as the Secretary of 
State determines to be appropriate, in accord-
ance with paragraph (4)(A); and 
(B) establish a unit in the Bureau of East 
Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Department of 
State to carry out the functions described in 
paragraph (3). 
(3) FUNCTIONS OF UNIT.—The unit established 
under paragraph (2)(B) shall be responsible for the 
following: 
(A) Managing the bilateral and regional re-
lations with the Freely Associated States.
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(B) Supporting the Secretary of State in 
leading negotiations relating to the Compacts of 
Free Association with the Freely Associated 
States. 
(C) Coordinating, in consultation with the 
Department of the Interior, the Department of 
Defense, and other interagency partners as ap-
propriate, implementation of the Compacts of 
Free Association with the Freely Associated 
States. 
(4) FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES.—The 
Secretary of State shall— 
(A) not later than 5 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, assign to the Office of 
Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Island Af-
fairs of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs, including to the unit established under 
paragraph (2)(B), not less than 4 additional 
full-time equivalent staff, who shall not be dual- 
hatted, including by considering— 
(i) the use of existing flexible hiring 
authorities, including Domestic Employees 
Teleworking Overseas (DETOs); and
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(ii) the realignment of existing per-
sonnel, including from the United States 
Mission in Australia, as appropriate; 
(B) reduce the number of vacant foreign 
service positions in the Pacific Island region by 
establishing an incentive program within the 
Foreign Service for overseas positions related to 
the Pacific Island region; and 
(C) report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on progress toward objectives outlined 
in this subsection beginning 1 year from the date 
of the enactment of this Act and annually there-
after for 5 years. 
(j) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 105 of the Com-
pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 
U.S.C. 1921d) is amended by striking subsection (j) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(j) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Technical assistance may be 
provided pursuant to section 224 of the 2023 Amend-
ed U.S.-FSM Compact, section 224 of the 2023 
Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or section 222 of the 
U.S.-Palau Compact (as those terms are defined in 
section 203 of the Compact of Free Association 
Amendments Act of 2024) by Federal agencies and in-
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stitutions of the Government of the United States to 
the extent the assistance shall be provided to States, 
territories, or units of local government. 
‘‘(2) HISTORIC PRESERVATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any technical assist-
ance authorized under paragraph (1) that is pro-
vided by the Forest Service, the Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service, the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Marine 
Fisheries Service, the United States Coast 
Guard, the Advisory Council on Historic Preser-
vation, the Department of the Interior, or any 
other Federal agency providing assistance under 
division A of subtitle III of title 54, United 
States Code, may be provided on a nonreimburs-
able basis. 
‘‘(B) GRANTS.—During the period in which 
the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact (as so de-
fined) and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Com-
pact (as so defined) are in force, the grant pro-
grams under division A of subtitle III of title 54, 
United States Code, shall continue to apply to 
the Federated States of Micronesia and the Re-
public of the Marshall Islands in the same man-
ner and to the same extent as those programs ap-
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plied prior to the approval of the U.S.-FSM 
Compact and U.S.-RMI Compact. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—Any funds provided 
pursuant to this subsection, subsections (c), (g), (h), 
(i), (k), (l), and (m), section 102(a), and subsections 
(a), (b), (f), (g), (h), and (j) of section 103 shall be 
in addition to, and not charged against, any amounts 
to be paid to the Federated States of Micronesia or 
the Republic of the Marshall Islands pursuant to— 
‘‘(A) the U.S.-FSM Compact; 
‘‘(B) the U.S.-RMI Compact; or 
‘‘(C) any related subsidiary agreement.’’. 
(k) CONTINUING
TRUST
TERRITORY
AUTHORIZA-
TION.—The authorization provided by the Act of June 30, 
1954 (68 Stat. 330, chapter 423), shall remain available 
after the effective date of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Com-
pact and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact with re-
spect to the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic 
of the Marshall Islands for transition purposes, including— 
(1) completion of projects and fulfillment of com-
mitments or obligations; 
(2) termination of the Trust Territory Govern-
ment and termination of the High Court; 
(3) health and education as a result of excep-
tional circumstances;
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(4) ex gratia contributions for the populations of 
Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrik; and 
(5) technical assistance and training in finan-
cial management, program administration, and 
maintenance of infrastructure. 
(l) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT DEFINITION.— 
Section 2(f) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 201(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘and the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau’’. 
(2) COMPACT
IMPACT
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
104(e) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(e)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2003’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘during the period of fiscal years 2003 
through 2023’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘after fiscal year 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
the period of fiscal years 2004 through 
2023’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (5); and
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(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(6) 
through (10) as paragraphs (5) through (9), re-
spectively. 
SEC. 210. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES. 
(a) AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS, AND INSTRUMENTAL-
ITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Appropriations to carry out 
the obligations, services, and programs described in 
paragraph (2) shall be made directly to the Federal 
agencies, departments, and instrumentalities carrying 
out the obligations, services and programs. 
(2) OBLIGATIONS, SERVICES, AND PROGRAMS DE-
SCRIBED.—The obligations, services, and programs 
referred to in paragraphs (1) and (3) are the obliga-
tions, services, and programs under— 
(A) sections 131 and 132, paragraphs (1) 
and (3) through (6) of section 221(a), and sec-
tion 221(b) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM 
Compact; 
(B) sections 131 and 132, paragraphs (1) 
and (3) through (6) of section 221(a), and sec-
tion 221(b) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 
Compact;
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(C) sections 131 and 132 and paragraphs 
(1), (3), and (4) of section 221(a) of the U.S.- 
Palau Compact; 
(D) Article 6 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Com-
pact Review Agreement; and 
(E) section 209. 
(3) AUTHORITY.—The heads of the Federal agen-
cies, departments, and instrumentalities to which ap-
propriations are made available under paragraph (1) 
as well as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
shall— 
(A) have the authority to carry out any ac-
tivities that are necessary to fulfill the obliga-
tions, services, and programs described in para-
graph (2); and 
(B) use available funds to carry out the ac-
tivities under subparagraph (A). 
(b) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Any assistance pro-
vided pursuant to section 105(j) of the Compact of Free As-
sociation Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(j)) (as 
amended by section 209(j)) and sections 205(a), 206(a), 
207(b), and 209 shall be in addition to and not charged 
against any amounts to be paid to the Federated States 
of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and 
the Republic of Palau pursuant to—
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(1) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; 
(2) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; 
(3) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agree-
ment; or 
(4) any related subsidiary agreement. 
(c) REMAINING
BALANCES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, including section 109 of the Compact 
of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
1921h)— 
(1) remaining balances appropriated to carry 
out sections 211, 212(b), 215, and 217 of the 2023 
Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, shall be programmed 
pursuant to Article IX of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal 
Procedures Agreement; and 
(2) remaining balances appropriated to carry 
out sections 211, 213(b), 216, and 218 of the 2023 
Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, shall be programmed 
pursuant to Article XI of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal 
Procedures Agreement. 
(d) GRANTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law— 
(1) contributions under the 2023 Amended U.S.- 
FSM Compact, the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review 
Agreement, and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Com-
pact may be provided as grants for purposes of imple-
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mentation of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, 
the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, and 
the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact under the laws 
of the United States; and 
(2) funds appropriated pursuant to section 211 
may be deposited in interest-bearing accounts and 
any interest earned may be retained in and form part 
of those accounts for use consistent with the purpose 
of the deposit. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Except as specifically 
provided, nothing in this title or the amendments made by 
this title amends the following: 
(1) Title I of the Compact of Free Association 
Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.). 
(2) Title I of Public Law 99–658 (48 U.S.C. 
1931 et seq.). 
(3) Title I of the Compact of Free Association 
Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.). 
(4) Section 1259C of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (48 U.S.C. 1931 
note; Public Law 115–91). 
(5) The Department of the Interior, Environ-
ment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 
(Public Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 635).
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(f) CLARIFICATION
RELATING
TO
APPROPRIATED 
FUNDS.—Notwithstanding section 109 of the Compacts of 
Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
1921h)— 
(1) funds appropriated by that section and de-
posited into the RMI Compact Trust Fund shall be 
governed by the 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund Agree-
ment on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust 
Fund Agreement; 
(2) funds appropriated by that section and de-
posited into the FSM Compact Trust Fund shall be 
governed by the 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund Agree-
ment on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust 
Fund Agreement; 
(3) funds appropriated by that section and made 
available for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year there-
after as grants to carry out the purposes of section 
211(b) of the 2003 U.S.-RMI Amended Compact shall 
be subject to the provisions of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fis-
cal Procedures Agreement on entry into force of the 
2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement; 
(4) funds appropriated by that section and made 
available for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year there-
after as grants to carry out the purposes of section 
221 of the 2003 U.S.-RMI Amended Compact shall be
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subject to the provisions of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal 
Procedures Agreement on entry into force of the 2023 
U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement, except as 
modified in the Federal Programs and Services Agree-
ment in force between the United States and the Re-
public of the Marshall Islands; and 
(5) funds appropriated by that section and made 
available for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year there-
after as grants to carry out the purposes of section 
221 of the 2003 U.S.-FSM Amended Compact shall be 
subject to the provisions of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal 
Procedures Agreement on entry into force of the 2023 
U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement, except as 
modified in the 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs 
and Services Agreement. 
SEC. 211. COMPACT APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) FUNDING FOR ACTIVITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF 
THE INTERIOR.—For the period of fiscal years 2024 
through 2043, there are appropriated to the Compact of 
Free Association account of the Department of the Interior, 
out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, to remain available until expended, the amounts 
described in and to carry out the purposes of— 
(1) sections 261, 265, and 266 of the 2023 
Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
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(2) sections 261, 265, and 266 of the 2023 
Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; and 
(3) Articles 1, 2, and 3 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau 
Compact Review Agreement. 
(b) FUNDING FOR ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES 
POSTAL SERVICE.— 
(1) APPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated to 
the United States Postal Service, out of any funds in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for each of 
fiscal years 2024 through 2043, $31,700,000, to re-
main available until expended, to carry out the costs 
of the following provisions that are not otherwise 
funded: 
(A) Section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended 
U.S.-FSM Compact. 
(B) Section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended 
U.S.-RMI Compact. 
(C) Section 221(a)(2) of the U.S.-Palau 
Compact. 
(D) Article 6(a) of the 2023 U.S.-Palau 
Compact Review Agreement. 
(2) DEPOSIT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amounts appro-
priated to the United States Postal Service 
under paragraph (1) shall be deposited into the
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Postal Service Fund established under section 
2003 of title 39, United States Code, to carry out 
the provisions described in that paragraph. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—Any amounts depos-
ited into the Postal Service Fund under subpara-
graph (A) shall be the fiduciary, fiscal, and 
audit responsibility of the Postal Service. 
(c) FUNDING FOR JUDICIAL TRAINING.—There is ap-
propriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out sec-
tion 209(d) out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $550,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2043, to remain available until expended. 
(d) TREATMENT
OF
PREVIOUSLY
APPROPRIATED 
AMOUNTS.—The total amounts made available to the Gov-
ernment of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Gov-
ernment of the Republic of the Marshall Islands under sub-
section (a) shall be reduced by amounts made available to 
the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia and 
the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as 
applicable, under section 2101(a) of the Continuing Appro-
priations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act (Public Law 
118–15; 137 Stat. 81) (as amended by section 101 of divi-
sion B of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other 
Extensions Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–22; 137 Stat. 114) 
and section 201 of the Further Additional Continuing Ap-
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propriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (Public Law 
118–35; 138 Stat. 7)). 
TITLE III—EXTENSIONS AND 
OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF UNDETECTABLE FIREARMS ACT 
OF 1988. 
Section 2(f)(2) of the Undetectable Firearms Act of 
1988 (18 U.S.C. 922 note; Public Law 100–649) is amended 
by striking ‘‘35 years after the effective date of this Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘on March 8, 2031’’. 
SEC. 302. UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION EXTEN-
SION. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘United States Parole Commission Additional Extension 
Act of 2024’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT OF SENTENCING REFORM ACT OF 
1984.—For purposes of section 235(b) of the Sentencing Re-
form Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C. 3551 note; Public Law 98– 
473; 98 Stat. 2032), as such section relates to chapter 311 
of title 18, United States Code, and the United States Pa-
role Commission, each reference in such section to ‘‘36 years 
and 129 days’’ or ‘‘36-year and 129-day period’’ shall be 
deemed a reference to ‘‘36 years and 335 days’’ or ‘‘36-year 
and 335-day period’’, respectively.