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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
DEFINI-
TION.—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 amend-
ed— 
(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’’; 
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(B) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(6) 
through (10) as paragraphs (5) through (9), re-
spectively. 
SEC. 9. 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 car-
rying out the obligations, services and programs. 
(2) OBLIGATIONS, SERVICES, AND
PROGRAMS 
DESCRIBED.—The obligations, services, and pro-
grams referred 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 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 8. 
(3) AUTHORITY.—The heads of the Federal 
agencies, departments, and instrumentalities to 
which appropriations are made available under para-
graph (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 
Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
1921d(j)) (as amended by section 8(j)) and sections 4(a), 
5(a), 6(b), and 8 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 
Agreement; or 
(4) any related subsidiary agreement. 
(c) REMAINING BALANCES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, including section 109 of the Com-
pact 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 Compact may be provided as grants for pur-
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poses of implementation of the 2023 Amended U.S.- 
FSM Compact, the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Re-
view Agreement, and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI 
Compact under the laws of the United States; and 
(2) funds appropriated pursuant to section 10 
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 joint resolution or the amend-
ments made by this joint resolution 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 
thereafter as grants to carry out the purposes of sec-
tion 211(b) of the 2003 U.S.-RMI Amended Com-
pact 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 
thereafter as grants to carry out the purposes of sec-
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tion 221 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, except as modified in the Federal Pro-
grams and Services Agreement in force between the 
United States and the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands; and 
(5) funds appropriated by that section and 
made available for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year 
thereafter as grants to carry out the purposes of sec-
tion 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. 10. 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 Inte-
rior, 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— 
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(1) sections 261, 265, and 266 of the 2023 
Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; 
(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 
remain available until expended, to carry out the 
costs of the following provisions that are not other-
wise funded: 
(A) Section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amend-
ed U.S.-FSM Compact. 
(B) Section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amend-
ed 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.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amounts appro-
priated to the United States Postal Service 
under paragraph (1) shall be deposited into the 
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 sub-
paragraph (A) shall be the fiduciary, fiscal, and 
audit responsibility of the Postal Service. 
(c) FUNDING FOR JUDICIAL TRAINING.—There is 
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out 
section 8(d) out of any funds in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, $550,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2043, to remain available until expended. 
Æ 
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