compact of free association

compact of free association For grants and necessary expenses, $6,434,000, as provided for in sections 221(a)(2), 221(b), and 233 of the Compact of Free Association for the Republic of Palau as authorized by Public Law 99–658; section 103(f)(2) of title I of H.J. Res. 63 or S.J. Res. 16, (as introduced July 8, 2003, and July 14, 2003, respectively); and section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts of Free Association and 117 STAT. 1261 their related agreements between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (signed April 30, 2003), and between the Government of the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia (signed May 14, 2003); to remain available until expended. Further, $142,400,000 shall be available until expended, of which $76,700,000 shall be provided for the Federated States of Micronesia and shall be used for grants and necessary expenses as provided for (and in accordance with and subject to the terms, conditions, procedures, and requirements set forth in) sections 211, 212, 213, 214, and 216 of the Compact of Free Association and its related agreements between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (signed May 14, 2003); $50,700,000 shall be provided for the Republic of the Marshall Islands and shall be used for grants and necessary expenses as provided for (and in accordance with, and subject to the terms, conditions, procedures, and requirements set forth in) sections 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, and 217 of the Compact of Free Association and its related agreements between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (signed April 30, 2003); and $15,000,000 shall be made available for the effect of U.S.-FSM Compact and U.S.-RMI Compact, in accordance with, and subject to the terms, conditions, procedures, and requirements set forth in section 104(e) of title I of H.J. Res. 63, or S.J. Res. 16 (as introduced July 8, 2003, and July 14, 2003, respectively). The funding made available in this paragraph shall not be used to fund the Trust Funds of the Compacts of Free Association, however measures necessary to set up the Trust Funds in accordance with the agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (signed May 14, 2003) and the agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (signed April 30, 2003) implementing section 215 and section 216, respectively, of the Compacts regarding a Trust Fund are authorized and may commence. If the aforementioned H.J. Res. 63, S.J. Res. 16, or similar legislation as identified in the President’s fiscal year 2004 budget to approve the Compacts of Free Association (dated April 30, 2003, and May 14, 2003) and their related agreements is enacted, any funding made available under this paragraph shall be considered to have been made available and expended for and under that enacted legislation purposes of funding for fiscal year 2004. Section 231 of Public Law 99–239 is amended by striking “If these negotiations” and all that follows through the final period and inserting the following: “The period for the enactment of legislation approving the agreements resulting from such negotiations shall extend through the earlier of the date of the enactment of such legislation or September 30, 2004, during which time the provisions of this Compact, including title three, shall remain in full force and effect.”.