H. J. Res. 63
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, two thousand and three
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 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 Marshall Islands, and to appropriate funds to carry out the amended
Compacts.
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 international
trusteeship system of the United Nations) fulfilled its obligations
to promote the development of the people of the Trust Territory
toward self-government or independence 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 Com-
pact 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 Micronesia 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 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 Islands’’, which,
together with their related agreements, were signed by the
Government of the United States and the Governments of the
Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall
Islands on May 14, and April 30, 2003, respectively: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This joint resolution, together with the table
of contents in subsection (b) of this section, may be cited as the
‘‘Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this joint
resolution is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
TITLE I—APPROVAL OF U.S.-FSM COMPACT AND U.S.-RMI COMPACT; IN-
TERPRETATION OF, AND U.S. POLICIES REGARDING, U.S.-FSM COMPACT
AND U.S.-RMI COMPACT; SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 101. Approval of U.S.-FSM Compact of Free Association and the U.S.-RMI
Compact of Free Association; references to subsidiary agreements or
separate agreements.
(a) Federated States of Micronesia.
(b) Republic of the Marshall Islands.
(c) References to the Compact, the U.S.-FSM Compact and the U.S.-RMI Com-
pact; References to Subsidiary Agreements or Separate Agreements.
(d) Amendment, Change, or Termination in the U.S.-FSM Compact, the U.S.-
RMI Compact and Certain Agreements.
(e) Subsidiary Agreements Deemed Bilateral.
(f) Entry Into Force of Future Amendments to Subsidiary Agreements.
Sec. 102. Agreements With Federated States of Micronesia.
(a) Law Enforcement Assistance.
(b) Agreement on Audits.
Sec. 103. Agreements With and Other Provisions Related to the Republic of the
Marshall Islands.
(a) Law Enforcement Assistance.
(b) EJIT.
(c) Section 177 Agreement.
(d) Nuclear Test Effects.
(e) Espousal Provisions.
(f) DOE Radiological Health Care Program; USDA Agricultural and Food Pro-
grams.
(g) Rongelap.
(h) Four Atoll Health Care Program.
(i) Enjebi Community Trust Fund.
(j) Bikini Atoll Cleanup.
(k) Agreement on Audits.
(l) Kwajalein.
Sec. 104. Interpretation of and United States Policy Regarding U.S.-FSM Compact
and U.S.-RMI Compact.
(a) Human Rights.
(b) Immigration and Passport Security.
(c) Nonalienation of Lands.
(d) Nuclear Waste Disposal.
(e) Impact of the U.S.-FSM Compact and the U.S.-RMI Compact on the State
of Hawaii, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
and American Samoa; Related Authorization and Continuing Appropria-
tion.
(f) Foreign Loans.
(g) Sense of Congress Concerning Funding of Public Infrastructure.
(h) Reports and Reviews.
(i) Construction of Section 141(f).
(j) Inflation Adjustment.
(k) Participation by Secondary Schools in the Armed Services Vocational Apti-
tude Battery (ASVAB) Student Testing Program.
Sec. 105. Supplemental Provisions.
(a) Domestic Program Requirements.
(b) Relations With the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the
Marshall Islands.
(c) Continuing Trust Territory Authorization.
(d) Survivability.
(e) Noncompliance Sanctions; Actions Incompatible With United States Author-
ity.
(f) Continuing Programs and Laws.
(g) College of Micronesia.
(h) Trust Territory Debts to U.S. Federal Agencies.
(i) Judicial Training.
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(j) Technical Assistance.
(k) Prior Service Benefits Program.
(l) Indefinite Land Use Payments.
(m) Communicable Disease Control Program.
(n) User Fees.
(o) Treatment of Judgments of Courts of the Federated States of Micronesia, the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
(p) Establishment of Trust Funds; Expedition of Process.
Sec. 106. Construction Contract Assistance.
(a) Assistance to U.S. Firms.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.
Sec. 107. Prohibition.
Sec. 108. Compensatory Adjustments.
(a) Additional Programs and Services.
(b) Further Amounts.
Sec. 109. Authorization and Continuing Appropriation.
Sec. 110. Payment of Citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic
of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau Employed by the
Government of the United States in the Continental United States.
TITLE II—COMPACTS OF FREE ASSOCIATION WITH THE FEDERATED
STATES OF MICRONESIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
Sec. 201. Compacts of Free Association, as Amended Between the Government of
the United States of America and the Government of the Federated
States of Micronesia and Between the Government of the United States
of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
(a) Compact of Free Association, as Amended, Between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of the Federated States
of Micronesia.
TITLE ONE—GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Article I—Self-Government.
Article II—Foreign Affairs.
Article III—Communications.
Article IV—Immigration.
Article V—Representation.
Article VI—Environmental Protection.
Article VII—General Legal Provisions.
TITLE TWO—ECONOMIC RELATIONS
Article I—Grant Assistance.
Article II—Services and Program Assistance.
Article III—Administrative Provisions.
Article IV—Trade.
Article V—Finance and Taxation.
TITLE THREE—SECURITY AND DEFENSE RELATIONS
Article I—Authority and Responsibility.
Article II—Defense Facilities and Operating Rights.
Article III—Defense Treaties and International Security Agreements.
Article IV—Service in Armed Forces of the United States.
Article V—General Provisions.
TITLE FOUR—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article I—Approval and Effective Date.
Article II—Conference and Dispute Resolution.
Article III—Amendment.
Article IV—Termination.
Article V—Survivability.
Article VI—Definition of Terms.
Article VII—Concluding Provisions.
(b) Compact of Free Association, as Amended, Between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the
Marshall Islands.
TITLE ONE—GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Article I—Self-Government.