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time of a national emergency declared by the 
President of the United States, a state of war 
declared by the Congress of the United States 
or as necessary to defend against an actual or 
impending armed attack on the United States, 
the Republic of the Marshall Islands or the 
Federated States of Micronesia, the Govern-
ment of the United States shall not store in 
the Republic of the Marshall Islands or the 
Federated States of Micronesia any toxic 
chemical weapon, nor any radioactive mate-
rials nor any toxic chemical materials in-
tended for weapons use. 
(c) Radioactive, toxic chemical, or biologi-
cal materials not intended for weapons use 
shall not be affected by section 314(b). 
(d) No material or substance referred to in 
this section shall be stored in the Republic of 
the Marshall Islands except in an amount and 
manner which would not be hazardous to 
public health or safety. In determining what 
shall be an amount or manner which would 
be hazardous to public health or safety under 
this section, the Government of the United 
States shall comply with any applicable mu-
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tual agreement, international guidelines ac-
cepted by the Government of the United 
States, and the laws of the United States and 
their implementing regulations. 
(e) Any exercise of the exemption author-
ity set forth in section 161(e) shall have no ef-
fect on the obligations of the Government of 
the United States under this section or on the 
application of this subsection. 
(f) The provisions of this section shall 
apply in the areas in which the Government 
of the Republic of the Marshall Islands exer-
cises jurisdiction over the living resources of 
the seabed, subsoil or water column adjacent 
to its coasts. 
Section 315
The Government of the United States may 
invite members of the armed forces of other 
countries to use military areas and facilities 
in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, in 
conjunction with and under the control of 
United States Armed Forces. Use by units of 
the armed forces of other countries of such 
military areas and facilities, other than for 
transit and overflight purposes, shall be sub-
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ject to consultation with and, in the case of 
major units, approval of the Government of 
the Republic of the Marshall Islands. 
Section 316
The authority and responsibility of the 
Government of the United States under this 
Title may not be transferred or otherwise as-
signed. 
Article II 
Defense Facilities and Operating Rights 
Section 321
(a) Specific arrangements for the estab-
lishment and use by the Government of the 
United States of military areas and facilities 
in the Republic of the Marshall Islands are set 
forth in separate agreements, which shall re-
main in effect in accordance with the terms 
of such agreements. 
(b) If, in the exercise of its authority and 
responsibility under this Title, the Govern-
ment of the United States requires the use of 
areas within the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands in addition to those for which specific 
arrangements are concluded pursuant to sec-
tion 321(a), it may request the Government of
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the Republic of the Marshall Islands to satisfy 
those requirements through leases or other 
arrangements. The Government of the Repub-
lic of the Marshall Islands shall sympa-
thetically consider any such request and shall 
establish suitable procedures to discuss it 
with and provide a prompt response to the 
Government of the United States. 
(c) The Government of the United States 
recognizes and respects the scarcity and spe-
cial importance of land in the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands. In making any requests pur-
suant to section 321(b), the Government of the 
United States shall follow the policy of re-
questing the minimum area necessary to ac-
complish the required security and defense 
purpose, of requesting only the minimum in-
terest in real property necessary to support 
such purpose, and of requesting first to sat-
isfy its requirement through public real prop-
erty, where available, rather than through 
private real property. 
Section 322
The Government of the United States 
shall provide and maintain fixed and floating
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aids to navigation in the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands at least to the extent necessary 
for the exercise of its authority and responsi-
bility under this Title. 
Section 323
The military operating rights of the Gov-
ernment of the United States and the legal 
status and contractual arrangements of the 
United States Armed Forces, their members, 
and associated civilians, while present in the 
Republic of the Marshall Islands are set forth 
in separate agreements, which shall remain in 
effect in accordance with the terms of such 
agreements. 
Article III 
Defense Treaties and International Security 
Agreements 
Section 331
Subject to the terms of this Compact, as 
amended, and its related agreements, the 
Government of the United States, exclusively, 
has assumed and enjoys, as to the Republic of 
the Marshall Islands, all obligations, respon-
sibilities, rights and benefits of: