§1982 — Title 48 Territories and Insular Possessions | U.S. Code

Summary

Names the main Compacts and related agreements between the United States and the Freely Associated States and gives short meanings for certain words used in this part. It lists the original 1986 Compact between the U.S. and the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. It names the 2003 Amendments to that Compact for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Public Law 108–188). It names the 2023 Agreements that amend those Compacts (the FSM agreement done at Palikir May 23, 2023, and the RMI agreement done at Honolulu October 16, 2023) and the resulting 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM and 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compacts. It also names several 2023 related agreements (the FSM Federal Programs and Services Agreement done at Washington September 28, 2023; FSM Fiscal Procedures and Trust Fund Agreements done at Palikir May 23, 2023; the RMI Fiscal Procedures and Trust Fund Agreements done at Honolulu October 16, 2023; and the U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement done at Port Moresby May 22, 2023). Defines the following short terms: the four “appropriate committees of Congress” (Senate Energy and Natural Resources; Senate Foreign Relations; House Natural Resources; House Foreign Affairs), the “Freely Associated States” (Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau), “subsidiary agreement” (the listed 2023 agreements, existing Federal Programs and Services Agreements with RMI or Palau, and any other U.S. agreements with those governments under the 2023 Amended Compacts or the Palau review), and the “U.S.-Palau Compact” (the Compact in section 201 of Public Law 99–658).

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In this subchapter:

(1)The term “1986 Compact” means the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States and the Governments of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia set forth in section 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 99–239).

(2)The term “2003 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact” means the Compact of Free Association amending the 1986 Compact entitled 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” set forth in section 201(a) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 note; Public Law 108–188).

(3)The term “2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact” means the Compact of Free Association amending the 1986 Compact entitled “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” set forth in section 201(b) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 note; Public Law 108–188).

(4)The term “2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-FSM Compact” means the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia to Amend the Compact of Free Association, as Amended, done at Palikir May 23, 2023.

(5)The term “2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact” means the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to Amend the Compact of Free Association, as Amended, done at Honolulu October 16, 2023.

(6)The term “2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact” means the 2003 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact [48 U.S.C. 1921 note], as amended by the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-FSM Compact.

(7)The term “2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact” means the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact [48 U.S.C. 1921 note], as amended by the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact.

(8)The term “2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs and Services Agreement” means the 2023 Federal Programs and Services Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, done at Washington September 28, 2023.

(9)The term “2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement” means the Agreement Concerning Procedures for the Implementation of United States Economic Assistance provided in the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, done at Palikir May 23, 2023.

(10)The term “2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund Agreement” means the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia Regarding the Compact Trust Fund, done at Palikir May 23, 2023.

(11)The term “2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement” means the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Palau Resulting From the 2023 Compact of Free Association section 432 Review, done at Port Moresby May 22, 2023.

(12)The term “2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement” means the Agreement Concerning Procedures for the Implementation of United States Economic Assistance Provided in the 2023 Amended Compact Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, done at Honolulu October 16, 2023.

(13)The term “2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund Agreement” means the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Regarding the Compact Trust Fund, done at Honolulu October 16, 2023.

(14)The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—

(A)the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate;

(B)the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

(C)the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and

(D)the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

(15)The term “Freely Associated States” means—

(A)the Federated States of Micronesia;

(B)the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and

(C)the Republic of Palau.

(16)The term “subsidiary agreement” means any of the following:

(A)The 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs and Services Agreement.

(B)The 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement.

(C)The 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund Agreement.

(D)The 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement.

(E)The 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund Agreement.

(F)Any Federal Programs and Services Agreement in force between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

(G)Any Federal Programs and Services Agreement in force between the United States and the Republic of Palau.

(H)Any other agreement that the United States may from time-to-time enter into with the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Government of the Republic of Palau, or the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, in accordance with—

(i)the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;

(ii)the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement; or

(iii)the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact.

(17)The term “U.S.-Palau Compact” means the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Government of Palau set forth in section 201 of Public Law 99–658 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of div. G of Pub. L. 118–43, Mar. 9, 2024, 138 Stat. 419, known as the Compact of Free Association

Amendments

Act of 2024, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see

Short Title

of 2024 Amendment note set out under section 1901 of this title and Tables.

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