§1990 Compact Appropriations

Summary

Appropriates money for fiscal years 2024 through 2043 to carry out parts of the U.S. Compacts with the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau. Funds go to the Compact of Free Association account at the Department of the Interior and stay available until spent to cover sections 261, 265, and 266 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM and U.S.-RMI Compacts and Articles 1–3 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement. Also appropriates $31,700,000 each year (2024–2043) to the United States Postal Service to cover specified postal provisions (section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, section 221(a)(2) of the U.S.-Palau Compact, and Article 6(a) of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement). Those amounts must be deposited into the Postal Service Fund under section 2003 of title 39, and the Postal Service is responsible for their fiscal and audit oversight. The Secretary of the Interior also gets $550,000 each year (2024–2043) for judicial training under section 1988(d). Amounts given to the FSM and RMI under the Interior funding are reduced by amounts already provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–15; 137 Stat. 81), as amended by Public Law 118–22 (section 101; 137 Stat. 114) and Public Law 118–35 (section 201; 138 Stat. 7).