Article VII

Article VII Concluding Provisions Section 471 Both the Government of the United States and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia shall take all necessary steps, of a general or particular character, to ensure, no later than the entry into force date of this Compact, as amended, the conformity of its laws, regulations and administrative procedures with the provisions of this Compact, as amended, or in the case of subsection (d) of section 141, as soon as reasonably possible thereafter.Section 472 This Compact, as amended, may be accepted, by signature or otherwise, by the Government of the United States and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorized, have signed this Compact of Free Association, as amended, which shall enter into force upon the exchange of diplomatic notes by which the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia inform each other about the fulfillment of their respective requirements for entry into force. DONE at Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, in duplicate, this fourteenth (14) day of May, 2003, each text being equally authentic.117 STAT. 2795 Signed (May 14, 2003)Signed (May 14, 2003)For the Government of theFor the Government of theUnited States of America:Federated States of Micronesia:Ambassador Larry M. DingerHis Excellency Jesse B. MarehalauU.S. Ambassador to theAmbassador Extraordinary and Federated States of MicronesiaPlenipotentiary (b) 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.—The 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 is as follows: