Title 48, Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-102
§1932 Extension of Compact of Free Association to Palau
Title 48 › CHAPTER 18 — MICRONESIA, MARSHALL ISLANDS, AND PALAU › SUBCHAPTER II — PALAU › Part A — Approval of Compact and Supplemental Provisions › § 1932
Summary
The way the United States understands and sets policy about the Compact of Free Association in section 1904 also applies to Palau. Sections 1905 (except subsection (i)), 1906, 1910, and 1911(a) and (d) also apply to Palau in the same way and to the same degree that they apply to the Marshall Islands.
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Title 48, §1932
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(a)The interpretation of and United States Policy Regarding the Compact of Free Association set forth in section 1904 of this title shall apply to the Compact of Free Association with Palau.
(b)The provisions of section 1905 of this title, except for subsection (i), section 1906 of this title, section 1910 of this title, and section 1911(a) and (d) of this title shall apply to Palau in the same manner and to the same extent as such sections apply to the Marshall Islands.
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The Compact of Free Association with Palau, referred to in subsec. (a), is the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Government of Palau, which is contained in section 201 of Pub. L. 99–658, set out as a note under section 1931 of this title. Codification Section was formerly set out as a note under section 1681 of this title.
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48 U.S.C. § 1932
Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102