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(i) in the subparagraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘MEDICAID EXCEPTION FOR’’ and inserting 
‘‘EXCEPTION FOR’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the designated Federal 
program defined in paragraph (3)(C) (relating 
to the Medicaid program)’’ and inserting ‘‘any 
designated Federal program’’. 
(2) EXCEPTION TO 5-YEAR WAIT REQUIREMENT.— 
Section 403(b)(3) of the Personal Responsibility and 
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1613(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘, but only with re-
spect to the designated Federal program defined in sec-
tion 402(b)(3)(C)’’. 
(3) DEFINITION
OF
QUALIFIED
ALIEN.—Section 
431(b)(8) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Op-
portunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1641(b)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘, but only with re-
spect to the designated Federal program defined in sec-
tion 402(b)(3)(C) (relating to the Medicaid program)’’. 
(g) CONSULTATION WITH INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL 
INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
State, shall consult with appropriate officials of the Asian 
Development Bank and relevant international financial insti-
tutions (as defined in section 1701(c) of the International Fi-
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nancial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c))), as appropriate, 
with respect to overall economic conditions in, and the activi-
ties of other providers of assistance to, the Freely Associated 
States. 
(h) CHIEF OF MISSION.—Section 105(b) of the Compact 
of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
1921d(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (5) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(5) Pursuant to section 207 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927), all United States Govern-
ment executive branch employees in the Federated 
States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands, 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 Presidential directive.’’. 
(i) ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNIT FOR THE FREELY ASSO-
CIATED STATES IN THE BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PA-
CIFIC AFFAIRS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND IN-
CREASING PERSONNEL FOCUSED ON OCEANIA.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of State 
shall— 
(A) assign additional full-time equivalent per-
sonnel to the Office of Australia, New Zealand, and 
Pacific Island Affairs of the Bureau of East Asian 
and Pacific Affairs of the Department of State, in-
cluding to the unit established under subparagraph 
(B), as the Secretary of State determines to be ap-
propriate, in accordance 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 para-
graph (3). 
(3) FUNCTIONS
OF
UNIT.—The unit established 
under paragraph (2)(B) shall be responsible for the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Managing the bilateral and regional rela-
tions with the Freely Associated States. 
(B) Supporting the Secretary of State in lead-
ing negotiations relating to the Compacts of Free 
Association with the Freely Associated States. 
(C) Coordinating, in consultation with the De-
partment of the Interior, the Department of De-
fense, and other interagency partners as appro-
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priate, implementation of the Compacts of Free As-
sociation 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 en-
actment of this Act, assign to the Office of Aus-
tralia, New Zealand, and Pacific Island Affairs of 
the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, in-
cluding to the unit established under paragraph 
(2)(B), not less than 4 additional full-time equiva-
lent staff, who shall not be dual-hatted, including by 
considering— 
(i) the use of existing flexible hiring au-
thorities, including Domestic Employees Tele-
working Overseas (DETOs); and 
(ii) the realignment of existing personnel, 
including from the United States Mission in 
Australia, as appropriate; 
(B) reduce the number of vacant foreign serv-
ice positions in the Pacific Island region by estab-
lishing 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
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in this subsection beginning 1 year from the date 
of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 
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 in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(j) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Technical assistance may be 
provided pursuant to section 224 of the 2023 Amended 
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 institutions of the Gov-
ernment of the United States to the extent the assist-
ance shall be provided to States, territories, or units of 
local government. 
‘‘(2) HISTORIC PRESERVATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any technical assistance 
authorized under paragraph (1) that is provided by 
the Forest Service, the Natural Resources Con-
servation Service, the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, 
the United States Coast Guard, the Advisory Coun-
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cil on Historic Preservation, the Department of the 
Interior, or any other Federal agency providing as-
sistance under division A of subtitle III of title 54, 
United States Code, may be provided on a nonreim-
bursable basis. 
‘‘(B) GRANTS.—During the period in which the 
2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact (as so defined) 
and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact (as so 
defined) are in force, the grant programs under di-
vision A of subtitle III of title 54, United States 
Code, shall continue to apply to the Federated 
States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands in the same manner and to the same 
extent as those programs applied prior to the ap-
proval 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 addi-
tion 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
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‘‘(C) any related subsidiary agreement.’’. 
(k) CONTINUING TRUST TERRITORY AUTHORIZATION.— 
The authorization provided by the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 
Stat. 330, chapter 423), shall remain available after the ef-
fective date of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact and 
the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact with respect to the 
Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands for transition purposes, including— 
(1) completion of projects and fulfillment of com-
mitments or obligations; 
(2) termination of the Trust Territory Government 
and termination of the High Court; 
(3) health and education as a result of exceptional 
circumstances; 
(4) ex gratia contributions for the populations of 
Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrik; and 
(5) technical assistance and training in financial 
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
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States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands, and the Republic of Palau’’. 
(2) 
COMPACT
IMPACT
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
104(e) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments 
Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(e)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘be-
ginning in fiscal year 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘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 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 
(10) as paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively. 
SEC. 210. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES. 
(a) AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS, AND INSTRUMENTAL-
ITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Appropriations to carry out the 
obligations, services, and programs described in para-
graph (2) shall be made directly to the Federal agencies, 
departments, and instrumentalities carrying out the obli-
gations, services and programs.
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(2) OBLIGATIONS, SERVICES, AND PROGRAMS DE-
SCRIBED.—The obligations, services, and programs re-
ferred to in paragraphs (1) and (3) are the obligations, 
services, and programs under— 
(A) sections 131 and 132, paragraphs (1) and 
(3) through (6) of section 221(a), and section 
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 section 
221(b) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; 
(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 Compact 
Review Agreement; and 
(E) section 209. 
(3) AUTHORITY.—The heads of the Federal agen-
cies, departments, and instrumentalities to which appro-
priations are made available under paragraph (1) as well 
as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall— 
(A) have the authority to carry out any activi-
ties that are necessary to fulfill the obligations, 
services, and programs described in paragraph (2); 
and
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(B) use available funds to carry out the activi-
ties under subparagraph (A). 
(b) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Any assistance provided 
pursuant to section 105(j) of the Compact of Free Associa-
tion 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 Re-
public of Palau pursuant to— 
(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 Amend-
ed U.S.-FSM Compact, shall be programmed pursuant 
to Article IX of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures 
Agreement; and
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(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 Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note; 
Public Law 115–91). 
(5) The Department of the Interior, Environment, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public 
Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 635). 
(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 depos-
ited into the RMI Compact Trust Fund shall be gov-
erned by the 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund Agreement on 
entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund 
Agreement; 
(2) funds appropriated by that section and depos-
ited into the FSM Compact Trust Fund shall be gov-
erned by the 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund Agreement on 
entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund 
Agreement;
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(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 Fiscal 
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 sub-
ject to the provisions of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Pro-
cedures Agreement on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.- 
RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement, except as modified in 
the Federal Programs and Services Agreement in force 
between the United States and the Republic of the Mar-
shall 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 sub-
ject to the provisions of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Pro-
cedures Agreement on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.- 
FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement, except as modified
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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 Associa-
tion account of the Department of the Interior, out of any 
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 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 Amend-
ed U.S.-FSM Compact; 
(2) sections 261, 265, and 266 of the 2023 Amend-
ed 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 remain avail-
able until expended, to carry out the costs of the fol-
lowing provisions that are not otherwise funded:
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(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 Com-
pact. 
(D) Article 6(a) of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Com-
pact Review Agreement. 
(2) DEPOSIT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The amounts appropriated 
to the United States Postal Service under para-
graph (1) shall be deposited into the Postal Service 
Fund established under section 2003 of title 39, 
United States Code, to carry out the provisions de-
scribed in that paragraph. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—Any amounts deposited 
into the Postal Service Fund under subparagraph 
(A) shall be the fiduciary, fiscal, and audit responsi-
bility of the Postal Service. 
(c) FUNDING FOR JUDICIAL TRAINING.—There is appro-
priated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out section 
209(d) out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $550,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
2043, to remain available until expended.