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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Arson Prevention Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that_
        (1) arson is a serious and costly problem, and is responsible 
    for approximately 25 percent of all fires in the United States;
        (2) arson is a leading cause of fire deaths, accounting for 
    approximately 700 deaths annually in the United States, and is the 
    leading cause of property damage due to fire in the United States;
        (3) estimates of arson property losses are in the range of 
    $2,000,000,000 annually, or approximately 1 of every 4 dollars lost 
    to fire;
        (4) the incidence of arson in the United States is seriously 
    underreported, in part because of the lack of adequate 
    participation by local jurisdictions in the National Fire Incident 
    Reporting System (NFIRS) and the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) 
    program;
        (5) there is a need for expanded training programs for arson 
    investigators;
        (6) there is a need for improved programs designed to enable 
    volunteer firefighters to detect arson crimes and to preserve 
    evidence vital to the investigation and prosecution of arson cases;
        (7) according to the National Fire Protection Association, of 
    all the suspicious and incendiary fires estimated to occur, only 
    \1/3\ are confirmed as arson; and
        (8) improved training of arson investigators will increase the 
    ability of fire departments to identify suspicious and incendiary 
    fires, and will result in increased and more effective prosecution 
    of arson offenses.

SEC. 3. ARSON PREVENTION GRANTS.

    The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 is amended by 
inserting after section 24 (15 U.S.C. 2220) the following new section:

``SEC. 25. ARSON PREVENTION GRANTS.

    ``(a) Definitions._As used in this section:
        ``(1) Arson._The term `arson' includes all incendiary and 
    suspicious fires.
        ``(2) Office._The term `Office' means the Office of Fire 
    Prevention and Arson Control of the United States Fire 
    Administration.
    ``(b) Grants._The Administrator, acting through the Office, shall 
carry out a demonstration program under which not more than 10 grant 
awards shall be made to States, or consortia of States, for programs 
relating to arson research, prevention, and control.
    ``(c) Goals._In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall 
award 2-year grants on a competitive, merit basis to States, or 
consortia of States, for projects that promote one or more of the 
following goals:
        ``(1) To improve the training by States leading to professional 
    certification of arson investigators, in accordance with nationally 
    recognized certification standards.
        ``(2) To provide resources for the formation of arson task 
    forces or interagency organizational arrangements involving police 
    and fire departments and other relevant local agencies, such as a 
    State arson bureau and the office of a fire marshal of a State.
        ``(3) To combat fraud as a cause of arson and to advance 
    research at the State and local levels on the significance and 
    prevention of fraud as a motive for setting fires.
        ``(4) To provide for the management of arson squads, including_
            ``(A) training courses for fire departments in arson case 
        management, including standardization of investigative 
        techniques and reporting methodology;
            ``(B) the preparation of arson unit management guides; and
            ``(C) the development and dissemination of new public 
        education materials relating to the arson problem.
        ``(5) To combat civil unrest as a cause of arson and to advance 
    research at the State and local levels on the prevention and 
    control of arson linked to urban disorders.
        ``(6) To combat juvenile arson, such as juvenile fire-setter 
    counseling programs and similar intervention programs, and to 
    advance research at the State and local levels on the prevention of 
    juvenile arson.
        ``(7) To combat drug-related arson and to advance research at 
    the State and local levels on the causes and prevention of drug-
    related arson.
        ``(8) To combat domestic violence as a cause of arson and to 
    advance research at the State and local levels on the prevention of 
    arson arising from domestic violence.
        ``(9) To combat arson in rural areas and to improve the 
    capability of firefighters to identify and prevent arson initiated 
    fires in rural areas and public forests.
        ``(10) To improve the capability of firefighters to identify 
    and combat arson through expanded training programs, including_
            ``(A) training courses at the State fire academies; and
            ``(B) innovative courses developed with the Academy and 
        made available to volunteer firefighters through regional 
        delivery methods, including teleconferencing and satellite 
        delivered television programs.
    ``(d) Structuring of Applications._The Administrator shall assist 
grant applicants in structuring their applications so as to ensure that 
at least one grant is awarded for each goal described in subsection 
(c).
    ``(e) State Qualification Criteria._In order to qualify for a grant 
under this section, a State, or consortium of States, shall provide 
assurances adequate to the Administrator that the State or consortium_
        ``(1) will obtain at least 25 percent of the cost of programs 
    funded by the grant, in cash or in kind, from non-Federal sources;
        ``(2) will not as a result of receiving the grant decrease the 
    prior level of spending of funds of the State or consortium from 
    non-Federal sources for arson research, prevention, and control 
    programs;
        ``(3) will use no more than 10 percent of funds provided under 
    the grant for administrative costs of the programs; and
        ``(4) is making efforts to ensure that all local jurisdictions 
    will provide arson data to the National Fire Incident Reporting 
    System or the Uniform Crime Reporting program.
    ``(f) Extension._A grant awarded under this section may be extended 
for one or more additional periods, at the discretion of the 
Administrator, subject to the availability of appropriations.
    ``(g) Technical Assistance._The Administrator shall provide 
technical assistance to States in carrying out programs funded by 
grants under this section.
    ``(h) Consultation and Cooperation._In carrying out this section, 
the Administrator shall consult and cooperate with other Federal 
agencies to enhance program effectiveness and avoid duplication of 
effort, including the conduct of regular meetings initiated by the 
Administrator with representatives of other Federal agencies concerned 
with arson and concerned with efforts to develop a more comprehensive 
profile of the magnitude of the national arson problem.
    ``(i) Assessment._Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit a report 
to Congress that_
        ``(1) identifies grants made under this section;
        ``(2) specifies the identity of grantees;
        ``(3) states the goals of each grant; and
        ``(4) contains a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of 
    the grant program under this section.
    ``(j) Regulations._Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall issue regulations 
to implement this section, including procedures for grant applications.
    ``(k) Administration._The Administrator shall directly administer 
the grant program required by this section, and shall not enter into 
any contract under which the grant program or any portion of the 
program will be administered by another party.
    ``(l) Purchase of American Made Equipment and Products._
        ``(1) Sense of congress._It is the sense of Congress that any 
    recipient of a grant under this section should purchase, when 
    available and cost-effective, American made equipment and products 
    when expending grant monies.
        ``(2) Notice to recipients of assistance._In allocating grants 
    under this section, the Administrator shall provide to each 
    recipient a notice describing the statement made in paragraph (1) 
    by the Congress.''.

SEC. 4. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER TRAINING.

    Section 24(a)(2) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2220(a)(2)) is amended by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ``, with particular emphasis on the needs of 
volunteer firefighters for improved and more widely available arson 
training courses''.

SEC. 5. CPR TRAINING.

    The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 32. CPR TRAINING.

    ``No funds shall be made available to a State or local government 
under section 25 unless such government has a policy to actively 
promote the training of its firefighters in cardiopulmonary 
resuscitation.''.

SEC. 6. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HOUSING EXCEPTIONS.

    Section 31(c)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2227(c)(1)) is amended_
        (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``No Federal'' and 
    inserting in lieu thereof ``Except as otherwise provided in this 
    paragraph, no Federal''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
    ``(C) Housing covered by this paragraph that does not have an 
adequate and reliable electrical system shall not be subject to the 
requirement under subparagraph (A) for protection by hard-wired smoke 
detectors, but shall be protected by battery operated smoke detectors.
    ``(D) If funding has been programmed or designated for the 
demolition of housing covered by this paragraph, such housing shall not 
be subject to the fire protection requirements of subparagraph (A), but 
shall be protected by battery operated smoke detectors.''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 17 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 
(15 U.S.C. 2216) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(h) In addition to any other amounts that are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act, there are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act_
        ``(1) $500,000 for fiscal year 1995 for basic research on the 
    development of an advanced course on arson prevention;
        ``(2) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 for the expansion of 
    arson investigator training programs at the Academy under section 
    24 and at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, or through 
    regional delivery sites;
        ``(3) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996 for 
    carrying out section 25, except for salaries and expenses for 
    carrying out section 25; and
        ``(4) $250,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996 for 
    salaries and expenses for carrying out section 25.''.

SEC. 8. SUNSET.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds are 
authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year after fiscal year 
1996 for carrying out the programs for which funds are authorized by 
this Act, or the amendments made by this Act.







                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.







                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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Arson Prevention Act of 1994 - Amends the Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, acting through the Office of Fire Prevention and Arson Control, to carry out a demonstration program under which not more than ten grant awards shall be made to States or consortia of States (States) for programs relating to arson research, prevention, and control. 
Directs the Administrator, in carrying out such provision, to award two-year grants on a competitive, merit basis to States for projects that promote one or more of specified goals, including:  (1) improving the training by States leading to professional certification of arson investigators; (2) providing resources for the formation of arson task forces or interagency organizational arrangements involving the police and fire departments and other relevant local agencies; (3) combating fraud as a cause of arson and advancing research at the State and local levels on the significance and prevention of fraud as a motive for setting fires; (4) combating juvenile arson, drug-related arson, and domestic violence as a cause of arson; and (5) improving the capability of firefighters to identify and combat arson through expanded training programs. 
Sets forth provisions regarding:  (1) the structuring of applications; (2) State qualification criteria; (3) the extension of grants; (4) technical assistance; (5) consultation and cooperation with other Federal agencies; (6) assessment; and (7) the purchase of American made equipment and products by grant recipients. 
(Sec. 4) Includes within a provision requiring the Administrator to provide training and instructional materials in skills and knowledge necessary to assist Federal, State, and local fire service and law enforcement personnel in arson prevention, detection, and control, a requirement that particular emphasis be placed on the needs of volunteer firefighters for improved and more widely available arson training courses. 
(Sec. 5) Prohibits making certain funds available to a State or local government under the Act unless such government has a policy to actively promote the training of its firefighters in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 
(Sec. 6) Exempts Federal employee housing that does not have an adequate and reliable electrical system from the requirement for protection by hard-wired (but requires battery operated) smoke detectors. 
(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations, including appropriations for basic research on the development of an advanced course on arson prevention and for the expansion of arson investigator training programs at the National Fire Academy and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center or through regional delivery sites. 
(Sec. 8) Prohibits any funds from being authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year after FY 1996 for carrying out the programs for which funds are authorized by this Act or the amendments made by this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disability Insurance Reform Act of 
1994''.

SEC. 2. REFORM OF MONTHLY INSURANCE BENEFITS BASED ON DISABILITY 
              INVOLVING SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

    (a) In General.--Section 225 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
425) is amended--
            (1) by striking the heading and inserting the following:

      ``additional rules relating to benefits based on disability

                      ``Suspension of Benefits'';

            (2) by inserting before subsection (b) the following new 
        heading:

       ``Continued Payments During Rehabilitation Program''; and

            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

         ``Nonpayment of Benefits by Reason of Substance Abuse

    ``(c)(1)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no 
benefit based on disability under this title shall be paid to any 
individual for any month during any period of consecutive months 
beginning with a month in which such individual is medically determined 
to be a drug addict or an alcoholic and ending with a month as of the 
end of which--
            ``(i) the person, through an outpatient rehabilitation 
        program, has subsequently undergone treatment appropriate for 
        such condition for 3 months at an institution or facility 
        approved by the Secretary for purposes of this subsection, and 
        has complied with the terms, conditions, and requirements of 
        such treatment and with the requirements imposed under 
        paragraph (4); and
            ``(ii) the Secretary determines that--
                    ``(I) the person has made progress towards 
                recovery, or has recovered; or
                    ``(II) if the person has not made progress towards 
                recovery, the person meets such requirements 
                established in regulations as the Secretary deems 
                appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this title.
    ``(B) In any case in which an individual's disability is based in 
whole or in part on a medical determination that the individual is a 
drug addict or alcoholic, such individual's benefits based on 
disability under this title which are otherwise payable for any month 
preceding the month in which application for such benefits is made 
(pursuant to section 202(j)(1) or the last sentence of section 223(b)) 
shall be payable only pursuant to a certification of such payment to a 
representative payee of such individual pursuant to section 205(j).
    ``(2) If, after the 3-month treatment period referred to in 
paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary determines that the person has not 
recovered from the condition treated, then, as a condition of receiving 
benefits based on disability under this title for any month after such 
period, the person must continue to comply with the terms, conditions, 
and requirements of such treatment and with the requirements imposed 
under paragraph (4), until the month in which the Secretary determines 
that the person has recovered from such condition.
    ``(3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, in the 
case of a person who fails to continue treatment as required by 
paragraph (2), no benefit based on disability shall be paid under this 
title for any month ending after such failure and before the person has 
completed 2 weeks of such treatment.
    ``(B) In the case of a person to whom a benefit based on disability 
under this title becomes payable for any month after a month for which 
such benefit was not payable under subparagraph (A), and who thereafter 
fails to continue treatment as required by paragraph (2), no benefit 
based on disability shall be paid under this title for any month ending 
after such failure and before the person has completed 2 months of such 
treatment.
    ``(C) In the case of a person to whom a benefit based on disability 
under this title becomes payable for any month after a month for which 
such benefit was not payable under subparagraph (B), and who thereafter 
fails to continue treatment as required by paragraph (2), no benefit 
based on disability shall be paid under this title for any month ending 
after such failure.
    ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term `benefit based on 
disability' of an individual means a disability insurance benefit of 
such individual under section 223 or a child's, widow's, or widower's 
insurance benefit of such individual under section 202 based on the 
disability of such individual.
    ``(5) Monthly insurance benefits under this title which would be 
payable to any individual (other than the disabled individual to whom 
benefits are not payable by reason of this subsection) on the basis of 
the wages and self-employment income of such a disabled individual but 
for the provisions of paragraph (1), shall be payable as though such 
disabled individual were receiving such benefits which are not payable 
under this subsection.
    ``(6) The Secretary shall provide for the monitoring and testing of 
all individuals who are receiving benefits under this title and who as 
a condition of such benefits are required to be undergoing treatment 
and complying with the terms, conditions, and requirements thereof as 
described in the preceding provisions of this subsection, in order to 
assure such compliance and to determine the extent to which the 
imposition of such requirements is contributing to the achievement of 
the purposes of this title. The Secretary may retain jurisdiction in 
the case of a hearing before the Secretary under this title to the 
extent the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the preceding 
sentence. The Secretary shall annually submit to the Congress a full 
and complete report on the Secretary's activities under this paragraph.
    ``(7) The Secretary, in consultation with drug and alcohol 
treatment professionals, shall develop standards for drug and alcohol 
treatment programs, and in consultation with States, shall develop 
guidelines to be used to review and evaluate the progress of 
participants in such programs.''.
    (b) Preservation of Medicare Benefits.--Section 226 of such title 
(42 U.S.C. 426) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) For purposes of this section, each person to whom a benefit 
for any month is not payable by reason of section 225(c) shall be 
treated as entitled to such benefit for such month if such person would 
be entitled to such benefit for such month in the absence of such 
section.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to benefits payable for months beginning 90 or more days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. RESTRICTION OF FUTURE REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES TO GOVERNMENT 
              AGENCIES, STATE-LICENCED OR CERTIFIED FACILITIES, OR 
              STATE-BONDED OR LICENSED COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT SOCIAL 
              SERVICE AGENCIES.

    (a) Restriction to Qualified Organizations.--Section 205(j) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(j)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``another individual, or 
        an organization,'' and inserting ``a qualified organization'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking ``the person'' and 
        inserting ``the qualified organization'', and by striking 
        ``such person'' and inserting ``representatives of such 
        qualified organization'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking ``person'' each 
        place it appears in subclause (I) and inserting ``qualified 
        organization'', by striking ``person's social security account 
        number (or employer identification number)'' in subclause (II) 
        and inserting ``qualified organization's employer 
        identification number'', by striking ``such person'' in 
        subclause (III) and inserting ``such qualified organization'', 
        and by striking ``such person'' each place it appears in 
        subclause (IV) and inserting ``such qualified organization''; 
        and
            (4) by striking paragraph (2)(B)(ii), by redesignating 
        paragraph (2)(B)(i) (as amended by paragraph (3)) as paragraph 
        (2)(B), and by redesignating subclauses (I), (II), (III), and 
        (IV) of paragraph (2)(B) (as redesignated) as clauses (i), 
        (ii), (iii), and (iv), respectively.
    (b) Qualified Organization Defined.--
            (1) In general.--Section 205(j)(2)(C)(i) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 405(j)(2)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ``Benefits of an 
        individual may not be certified for payment to any other person 
        pursuant to this subsection if--'' and inserting ``For purposes 
        of this subsection, the term `qualified organization' means an 
        agency or instrumentality of a State or a political subdivision 
        of a State, a nonprofit facility that is licensed or certified 
        as a care facility under the law of a State or a political 
        subdivision of a State, and, in connection with services 
        provided as a representative payee under this subsection in any 
        State, a community-based nonprofit social service agency which 
        is bonded or licensed in such State. Except as otherwise 
        provided in this subsection, such term does not include any 
        person if--''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 205(j)(2)(C) of such 
        Act is further amended--
                    (A) by striking ``subparagraph (B)(i)(III)'' in 
                clause (i)(I) and inserting ``subparagraph (B)(iii)'', 
                and by striking ``subparagraph (B)(i)(IV)'' in clause 
                (i)(II) and inserting ``subparagraph (B)(iv)'';
                    (B) in clause (iii), by striking subclauses (I) and 
                (IV), by redesignating subclauses (II), (III), and (V) 
                as subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively, and 
                by striking ``an individual'' in subclause (III) (as 
                redesignated) and inserting ``a person''; and
                    (C) in clause (iv), by striking ``individual'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``person''.
    (c) Authorization for Fees.--Section 205(j)(4) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 405(j)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(4)(A) A qualified organization may collect from an individual a 
monthly fee for expenses (including overhead) incurred by such 
organization in providing services performed as such individual's 
representative payee pursuant to this subsection if such fee does not 
exceed 10 percent of the monthly benefit involved. Any agreement 
providing for a fee in excess of the amount permitted under this 
subparagraph shall be void and shall be treated as misuse by such 
organization of such individual's benefits.'';
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B);
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B) 
        and, in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``qualified organization'' and inserting ``person''; and
            (4) by striking subparagraph (D).
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to certifications of payments to representative 
payees made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. Section 
205(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(j)) as in effect 
immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act shall continue 
to apply, in the case of any person who is then a representative payee 
under such section with respect to benefits for which certification of 
payment to such person under such section is then in effect, until such 
certification ceases to be effective under such section as then in 
effect.
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Disability Insurance Reform Act of 1994 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the payment of benefits based on disability to any individual who is a drug addict or alcoholic until such individual:  (1) undergoes appropriate substance abuse treatment at an approved facility; (2) has complied with the terms of such treatment; and (3) either recovers or makes progress towards recovery, with benefits terminated if the individual fails to continue treatment. 
Requires lump sum disability payments to be made only through a qualified governmental or nonprofit care facility or community-based social service agency representative payees.  Makes other changes with regard to representative payees, including allowing them to collect monthly fees for expenses in providing service. 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a monitoring and testing program to ensure individual compliance with treatment requirements.


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SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE 
              REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the Agreement 
        and appendices signed by the United States and the Republic of 
        Palau on September 3, 2010.
            (2) Compact of free association.--The term ``Compact of 
        Free Association'' means the Compact of Free Association 
        between the Government of the United States of America and the 
        Government of Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931 note; Public Law 99-658).
    (b) Results of Compact Review.--
            (1) In general.--Title I of Public Law 99-658 (48 U.S.C. 
        1931 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 105. RESULTS OF COMPACT REVIEW.

    ``(a) In General.--The Agreement and appendices signed by the 
United States and the Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010 (referred 
to in this section as the `Agreement'), in connection with section 432 
of the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United 
States of America and the Government of Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931 note; 
Public Law 99-658) (referred to in this section as the `Compact of Free 
Association'), are approved--
            ``(1) except for the extension of Article X of the 
        Agreement Regarding Federal Programs and Services, and 
        Concluded Pursuant to Article II of Title II and section 232 of 
        the Compact of Free Association; and
            ``(2) subject to the provisions of this section.
    ``(b) Withholding of Funds.--If the Republic of Palau withdraws 
more than $5,000,000 from the trust fund established under section 
211(f) of the Compact of Free Association in fiscal year 2015, amounts 
payable under sections 1, 2(a), 3, and 4(a), of the Agreement shall be 
withheld from the Republic of Palau until the date on which the 
Republic of Palau reimburses the trust fund for the total amounts 
withdrawn that exceeded $5,000,000 in that fiscal year, except that 
funds to be provided under section 3 of the Agreement may be released 
to replenish the 211(f) Fund if an arrangement had been made between 
the United States and the Republic of Palau to advance funds during 
such fiscal year from the 211(f) Fund for the purposes allowable under 
section 3 of the Agreement.
    ``(c) Funding for Certain Provisions Under Section 105 of Compact 
of Free Association.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, out of any funds in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to 
the Secretary of the Interior such sums as are necessary for the 
Secretary of the Interior to implement sections 1, 2(a), 3, 4(a), 5, 
and 6 of the Agreement, which sums shall remain available until 
expended without any further appropriation.
    ``(d) Authorizations of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated--
            ``(1) to the Secretary of the Interior to subsidize postal 
        services provided by the United States Postal Service to the 
        Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and 
        the Federated States of Micronesia, $1,500,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2016 through 2024, to remain available until 
        expended but may be available pursuant to this paragraph to the 
        United States Postal Service only so long as domestic postage 
        may be used for mail to Palau, the Federated States of 
        Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and
            ``(2) to the head of each Federal entity described in 
        paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 221(a) of the Compact 
        of Free Association (including the successor of each Federal 
        entity) to carry out the responsibilities of the Federal entity 
        under section 221(a) of the Compact of Free Association such 
        sums as are necessary, to remain available until expended.''.
            (2) Offset.--Section 3 of the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 
        Stat. 330, 82 Stat. 1213, chapter 423), is repealed.
    (c) Payment Schedule; Withholding of Funds; Funding.--
            (1) Compact section 211(f) fund.--Section 1 of the 
        Agreement shall be construed as though the section reads as 
        follows:

``SECTION 1. COMPACT SECTION 211(F) FUND.

    ``The Government of the United States shall contribute $30,250,000 
to the Fund referred to in section 211(f) of the Compact in accordance 
with the following schedule:
            ``(1) $17,000,000 in fiscal year 2016.
            ``(2) $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2017.
            ``(3) $2,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.
            ``(4) $250,000 in fiscal year 2023.''.
            (2) Infrastructure maintenance fund.--Subsection (a) of 
        section 2 of the Agreement shall be construed as though the 
        subsection reads as follows:
    ``(a) The Government of the United States shall provide a grant of 
$12,000,000 in fiscal year 2016, representing the amounts to have been 
provided by the United States in fiscal years 2011 through 2016 under 
section 2(a) of the Agreement, and a grant of $2,000,000 annually from 
the beginning of fiscal year 2017 through fiscal year 2024 to create a 
trust fund, to be known as the `Infrastructure Maintenance Fund', to be 
used for the routine and periodic maintenance of major capital 
improvement projects financed by funds provided by the United States. 
The Government of the Republic of Palau shall match the contributions 
made by the United States by making contributions of $150,000 to the 
Infrastructure Maintenance Fund on a quarterly basis from the beginning 
of fiscal year 2016 through fiscal year 2024. Implementation of this 
subsection shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of 
Appendix A of this Agreement.''.
            (3) Fiscal consolidation fund.--Section 3 of the Agreement 
        shall be construed as though the section reads as follows:

``SEC. 3. FISCAL CONSOLIDATION FUND.

    ``The Government of the United States shall provide the Government 
of Palau $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 for deposit in an interest 
bearing account to be used to reduce government arrears of Palau. 
Implementation of this section shall be carried out in accordance with 
the provisions of Appendix B of this Agreement.''.
            (4) Direct economic assistance.--Subsection (a) of section 
        4 of the Agreement shall be construed as though the subsection 
        reads as follows:
    ``(a) In addition to the economic assistance of $13,147,000 
provided to the Government of Palau by the Government of the United 
States in each of fiscal years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015, 
and unless otherwise specified in this Agreement or in an Appendix of 
this Agreement, the Government of the United States shall provide the 
Government of Palau $45,750,000 in economic assistance as follows:
            ``(1) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2016.
            ``(2) $8,500,000 in fiscal year 2017.
            ``(3) $7,250,000 in fiscal year 2018.
            ``(4) $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2019.
            ``(5) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2020.
            ``(6) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2021.
            ``(7) $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2022.
            ``(8) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023.
The funds provided in any fiscal year under this subsection for 
economic assistance shall be provided in 4 quarterly payments (30 
percent in the first quarter, 30 percent in the second quarter, 20 
percent in the third quarter, and 20 percent in the fourth quarter) 
unless otherwise specified in this Agreement or in an Appendix of this 
Agreement.''.
            (5) Infrastructure projects.--Section 5 of the Agreement 
        shall be construed as though the section reads as follows:

``SEC. 5. INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.

    ``The Government of the United States shall provide in fiscal year 
2016 $40,000,000 to the Government of Palau towards one or more 
mutually agreed infrastructure projects in accordance with the 
provisions of Appendix C to this Agreement.''.
    (d) Continuing Programs and Laws.--Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the 
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
192ld(f)(1)(B)(ix)) is amended by striking ``2009'' and inserting 
``2024''.
    (e) Audit; Full Faith and Credit; Inflation Adjustment.--The 
Secretary of the Interior shall fund the amounts necessary to conduct 
the audits required by section 6 and Appendix D of the Agreement. 
Section 236 of the Compact applies to the commitments of the United 
States under sections 1, 2(a), 3, 4(a), and 5 of the Agreement, and to 
the amounts necessary to conduct such audits, to the same extent as 
section 236 applies to the Compact. Section 215 of the Compact shall be 
applied to such commitments and amounts by substituting ``2010'' for 
``1981''.
    (f) Passport Requirement.--Section 141 of Article 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 following categories 
may be admitted to lawfully engage in occupations and establish 
residence as a nonimmigrant in the United States and its territories 
and possessions without 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 Pacific Islands, as 
        defined in title 53 of the Trust Territory Code in force on 
        January 1, 1979, and has become and remains a citizen of Palau.
            ``(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 categories 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 employment in the United States.
    ``(c) Habitual Residence.--The right of an individual 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 subjected to non-discriminatory limitations provided for--
            ``(1) in statutes or regulations of the United States; and
            ``(2) in those statutes or regulations of the territory 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 naturalization 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.''.
answer:

This bill approves, with specified exceptions, the agreement and appendices signed by the United States and the Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010, in connection with the Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau. If Palau withdraws more than $5 million from the trust fund set up by the Compact in FY2015, certain amounts will be withheld from Palau until it reimburses the fund for the total amounts withdrawn that exceeded $5 million in FY2015. Certain funds may be released to replenish that trust fund, however, if the United States and Palau have arranged to advance funds during FY2015 from the trust fund for specified allowable purposes.  The bill authorizes appropriations to: (1) subsidize postal services to Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia for FY2016-FY2024; and (2) carry out specified federal responsibilities under the Compact. The bill also repeals specified offset requirements.  FY2016 funding is provided to reduce government arrears of Palau.  FY2016-FY2023 additional economic assistance, and FY2016 funding for infrastructure projects, are provided. Specified passport requirements are revised.