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of this Compact, as amended, and shall survive in accord-
ance 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 Asso-
ciation, as Amended, which include:
(i) Postal Services and Related Programs;
(ii) Weather Services and Related Pro-
grams;
(iii) Civil Aviation Safety Service and Re-
lated Programs;
(iv) Civil Aviation Economic Services and
Related Programs;
(v) United States Disaster Preparedness
and Response Services and Related Programs;
and
(vi) Telecommunications Services and Re-
lated Programs.
(2) Agreement Between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of the
Republic of the Marshall Islands on Extradition, Mu-
tual Assistance in Law Enforcement Matters and
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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 Recruit-
ment Concluded Pursuant to Section 175 (b) of the
Compact of Free Association, as Amended;
(4) Agreement Concerning Procedures for the Im-
plementation of United States Economic Assistance
Provided in the Compact, as Amended, of Free Asso-
ciation Between the Government 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 Sec-
tion 216 and Section 217 of the Compact, as Amend-
ed, 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 Con-
cluded Pursuant to Sections 321 and 323 of the Com-
pact of Free Association, as Amended; and,
(7) Status of Forces Agreement Between the Gov-
ernment of the United States of America and the Gov-
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ernment of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Con-
cluded 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 Compact, 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 incorporation 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 constitu-
tional processes of the United States.
Article VII
Concluding Provisions
Section 471
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Both the Government of the United States and the Gov-
ernment 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 Com-
pact, 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 signa-
ture 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 au-
thorized, 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 duplicate, this thirtieth (30) day of April, 2003, each
text being equally authentic.
Signed (May 14, 2003)
Signed (May 14, 2003)
For the Government of the
For the Government of the
United States of America:
Federated States of
Micronesia:
Approved llllllllll , 2003.
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Strike out the preamble and insert:
Whereas the United States (in accordance with the Trusteeship
Agreement for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,
the United Nations Charter, and the objectives of the inter-
national trusteeship system of the United Nations) fulfilled
its obligations to promote the development of the people of
the Trust Territory toward self-government or independ-
ence as appropriate to the particular circumstances of the
Trust Territory and its peoples and the freely expressed
wishes of the peoples concerned;
Whereas the United States, the Federated States of Micronesia,
and the Republic of the Marshall Islands entered into the
Compact of Free Association set forth in title II of Public
Law 99–239, January 14, 1986, 99 Stat. 1770, to create
and maintain a close and mutually beneficial relationship;
Whereas the United States, in accordance with section 231 of
the Compact of Free Association entered into negotiations
with the Governments of the Federated States of Micro-
nesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands to provide
continued United States assistance and to reaffirm its
commitment to this close and beneficial relationship; and
Whereas these negotiations, in accordance with section 431 of
the Compact, resulted in the ‘‘Compact of Free Association,
as amended between the Government of the United States
of America and the Government of the Federated States of
Micronesia’’, and the ‘‘Compact of Free Association, as
amended between the Government of the United States of
America and the Government of the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands’’, which, together with their related agree-
ments, were signed by the Government of the United States
and the Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia
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and the Republic of the Marshall Islands on May 14, and
April 30, 2003, respectively: Now, therefore, be it
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A joint resolution to
approve the Compact of Free Association, as amended,
between the Government of the United States of America
and the Government of the Federated States of Micro-
nesia, and the Compact of Free Association, as amended,
between the Government of the United States of America
and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands, and to appropriate funds to carry out the amended
Compacts.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.