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term does not include the area of Palau or the Northern Mar-
iana Islands.
(b) ‘‘Trusteeship Agreement’’ means the agreement setting
forth the terms of trusteeship for the Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands, approved by the Security Council of the United
Nations April 2, 1947, and by the United States July 18,
1947, entered into force July 18, 1947, 61 Stat. 3301, T.I.A.S.
1665, 8 U.N.T.S. 189.
(c) ‘‘The Republic of the Marshall Islands’’ and ‘‘the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia’’ are used in a geographic sense
and include the land and water areas to the outer limits of
the territorial sea and the air space above such areas as now
or hereafter recognized by the Government of the United States.
(d) ‘‘Compact’’ means the Compact of Free Association
Between the United States and the Federated States of Micro-
nesia and the Marshall Islands, that was approved by the
United States Congress in section 201 of Public Law 99–239
(Jan. 14, 1986) and went into effect with respect to the Republic
of the Marshall Islands on October 21, 1986.
(e) ‘‘Compact, as amended’’ means the Compact of Free
Association Between the United States and the Republic of
the Marshall Islands, as amended. The effective date of the
Compact, as amended, shall be on a date to be determined
by the President of the United States, and agreed to by the
Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, following
formal approval of the Compact, as amended, in accordance
with section 411 of this Compact, as amended.
(f) ‘‘Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands’’
means the Government established and organized by the Con-
stitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands including
all the political subdivisions and entities comprising that
Government.
(g) ‘‘Government of the Federated States of Micronesia’’
means the Government established and organized by the Con-
stitution of the Federated States of Micronesia including all
the political subdivisions and entities comprising that Govern-
ment.
(h) The following terms shall be defined consistent with
the 1978 Edition of the Radio Regulations of the International
Telecommunications as follows:
(1) ‘‘Radiocommunication’’ means telecommunication by
means of radio waves.
(2) ‘‘Station’’ means one or more transmitters or
receivers or a combination of transmitters and receivers,
including the accessory equipment, necessary at one loca-
tion for carrying on a radiocommunication service, or the
radio astronomy service.
(3) 
‘‘Broadcasting 
Service’’ 
means 
a
radiocommunication service in which the transmissions are
intended for direct reception by the general public. This
service may include sound transmissions, television trans-
missions or other types of transmission.
(4) ‘‘Broadcasting Station’’ means a station in the
broadcasting service.
(5) ‘‘Assignment (of a radio frequency or radio fre-
quency channel)’’ means an authorization given by an
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administration for a radio station to use a radio frequency
or radio frequency channel under specified conditions.
(6) ‘‘Telecommunication’’ means any transmission,
emission or reception of signs, signals, writings, images
and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio,
optical or other electromagnetic systems.
(i) ‘‘Military Areas and Facilities’’ means those areas and
facilities in the Republic of the Marshall Islands reserved or
acquired by the Government of the Republic of the Marshall
Islands for use by the Government of the United States, as
set forth in the separate agreements referred to in section
321.
(j) ‘‘Tariff Schedules of the United States’’ means the Tariff
Schedules of the United States as amended from time to time
and as promulgated pursuant to United States law and includes
the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated (TSUSA),
as amended.
(k) ‘‘Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations’’ means
the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done April
18, 1961, 23 U.S.T. 3227, T.I.A.S. 7502, 500 U.N.T.S. 95.
Section 462
(a) The Government of the United States and the Government
of the Republic of the Marshall Islands previously have concluded
agreements, which shall remain in effect and shall survive in accord-
ance with their terms, as follows:
(1) Agreement Between the Government of the United
States and the Government of the Marshall Islands for the
Implementation of Section 177 of the Compact of Free Associa-
tion;
(2) Agreement Between the Government of the United
States and the Government of the Marshall Islands by Persons
Displaced as a Result of the United States Nuclear Testing
Program in the Marshall Islands;
(3) Agreement Between the Government of the United
States and the Government of the Marshall Islands Regarding
the Resettlement of Enjebi Island;
(4) Agreement Concluded Pursuant to Section 234 of the
Compact; and
(5) Agreement Between the Government of the United
States and the Government of the Marshall Islands Regarding
Mutual Security Concluded Pursuant to Sections 321 and 323
of the Compact of Free Association.
(b) The Government of the United States and the Government
of the Republic of the Marshall Islands shall conclude prior to
the date of submission of this Compact to the legislatures of the
two countries, the following related agreements which shall come
into effect on the effective date of this Compact, as amended,
and shall survive in accordance with their terms, as follows:
(1) Federal Programs and Services Agreement Between
the Government of the United States of America and the
Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Concluded
Pursuant to Article III of Title One, Article II of Title Two
(including Section 222), and Section 231 of the Compact of
Free Association, as Amended, which include:
(i) Postal Services and Related Programs;
(ii) Weather Services and Related Programs;
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(iii) Civil Aviation Safety Service and Related Pro-
grams;
(iv) Civil Aviation Economic Services and Related Pro-
grams;
(v) United States Disaster Preparedness and Response
Services and Related Programs; and
(vi) Telecommunications Services and Related Pro-
grams.
(2) Agreement Between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government of the Republic of the
Marshall Islands on Extradition, Mutual Assistance in Law
Enforcement Matters and Penal Sanctions Concluded Pursuant
to Section 175 (a) of the Compact of Free Association, as
Amended;
(3) Agreement Between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government of the Republic of the
Marshall Islands on Labor Recruitment Concluded Pursuant
to Section 175 (b) of the Compact of Free Association, as
Amended;
(4) Agreement Concerning Procedures for the Implementa-
tion of United States Economic Assistance Provided in the
Compact, as Amended, of Free Association Between the Govern-
ment of the United States of America and the Government
of the Republic of the Marshall Islands;
(5) Agreement Between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government of the Republic of the
Marshall Islands Implementing Section 216 and Section 217
of the Compact, as Amended, Regarding a Trust Fund;
(6) Agreement Regarding the Military Use and Operating
Rights of the Government of the United States in the Republic
of the Marshall Islands Concluded Pursuant to Sections 321
and 323 of the Compact of Free Association, as Amended;
and
(7) Status of Forces Agreement Between the Government
of the United States of America and the Government of the
Republic of the Marshall Islands Concluded Pursuant to Section
323 of the Compact of Free Association, as Amended.
Section 463
(a) Except as set forth in subsection (b) of this section, any
reference in this Compact, as amended, to a provision of the United
States Code or the Statutes at Large of the United States constitutes
the incorporation of the language of such provision into this Com-
pact, as amended, as such provision was in force on the effective
date of this Compact, as amended.
(b) Any reference in Article IV and VI of Title One, and Sections
174, 175, 178 and 342 to a provision of the United States Code
or the Statutes at Large of the United States or to the Privacy
Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Administrative Procedure
Act or the Immigration and Nationality Act constitutes the incorpo-
ration of the language of such provision into this Compact, as
amended, as such provision was in force on the effective date
of this Compact, as amended, or as it may be amended thereafter
on a non-discriminatory basis according to the constitutional proc-
esses of the United States.
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Article VII
Concluding Provisions
Section 471
Both the Government of the United States and the Government
of the Republic of the Marshall Islands shall take all necessary
steps, of a general or particular character, to ensure, no later
than the entry into force date of this Compact, as amended, the
conformity of its laws, regulations and administrative procedures
with the provisions of this Compact, as amended, or, in the case
of subsection (d) of section 141, as soon as reasonably possible
thereafter.
Section 472
This Compact, as amended, may be accepted, by signature
or otherwise, by the Government of the United States and the
Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorized,
have signed this Compact of Free Association, as amended, which
shall enter into force upon the exchange of diplomatic notes by
which the Government of the United States of America and the
Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands inform each
other about the fulfillment of their respective requirements for
entry into force.
DONE at Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands, in dupli-
cate, this thirtieth (30) day of April, 2003, each text being equally
authentic.
Signed (April 30, 2003)
Signed (April 30, 2003)
For the Government of the
For the Government of the
United States of America:
Republic of the Marshall Islands:
Ambassador Michael J. Senko
His Excellency Banny deBrum
U.S. Ambassador to the
Ambassador Extraordinary and
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Plenipotentiary
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.