dits, to the same extent as section 236 applies to the Com-
pact. Section 215 of the Compact shall be applied to such 
commitments and amounts by substituting ‘‘2010’’ for 
‘‘1981’’. 
(f) PASSPORT REQUIREMENT.—Section 141 of Arti-
cle IV of Title One of the Compact of Free Association 
shall be construed and applied as if it read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 141. PASSPORT REQUIREMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual in one of the fol-
lowing categories may be admitted to lawfully engage in 
occupations and establish residence as a nonimmigrant in 
the United States and its territories and possessions with-
out regard to paragraphs (5) or (7)(B)(i)(II) of section 
212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(5) or (a)(7)(B)(i)(II)), if the passport presented 
to satisfy section 212(a)(7)(B)(i)(I) of such Act is a valid, 
unexpired, machine-readable passport that satisfies the 
internationally accepted standard for machine readability: 
‘‘(1) An individual who, on September 30, 
1994, was a citizen of the Trust Territory of the Pa-
cific Islands, as defined in title 53 of the Trust Ter-
ritory Code in force on January 1, 1979, and has 
become and remains a citizen of Palau. 
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‘‘(2) An individual who acquires the citizenship 
of Palau, at birth, on or after the effective date of 
the Constitution of Palau. 
‘‘(3) A naturalized citizen of Palau, who has 
been an actual resident of Palau for not less than 
five years after attaining such naturalization and 
who holds a certificate of actual residence. 
‘‘(b) EMPLOYMENT.—An individual in one of the cat-
egories in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) 
shall be considered to have the permission of the Secretary 
of Homeland Security of the United States to accept em-
ployment in the United States. 
‘‘(c) HABITUAL RESIDENCE.—The right of an indi-
vidual in one of the categories in paragraphs (1) through 
(3) of subsection (a) to establish habitual residence in a 
territory or possession of the United States may be sub-
jected to non-discriminatory limitations provided for— 
‘‘(1) in statutes or regulations of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(2) in those statutes or regulations of the ter-
ritory or possession concerned which are authorized 
by the laws of the United States. 
‘‘(d) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) does not confer on a citizen of Palau the 
right to establish the residence necessary for natu-
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ralization under the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, or to petition for benefits for alien relatives 
under that Act; and 
‘‘(2) shall not prevent a citizen of Palau from 
otherwise acquiring such rights or lawful permanent 
resident alien status in the United States.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 860 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2085 
[Report No. 115–1039, Part I] 
A BILL 
To approve an agreement between the United 
States and the Republic of Palau, and for other 
purposes. 
DECEMBER 28, 2018 
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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