Federal · Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions

48 U.S.C. § 1983: Approval of 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-FSM Compact, 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact, 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, and Subsidiary Agreements

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The 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-FSM Compact and the 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund Agreement, as submitted to Congress on June 15, 2023 , are approved and incorporated by reference. the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement, as submitted to Congress on June 15, 2023 ; and the 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs and Services Agreement. Notwithstanding section 1921(f) of this title , the President is authorized to bring into force and implement the agreements described in paragraphs (1) and (2). The 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact and the 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund Agreement, as submitted to Congress on October 17, 2023 , are approved and incorporated by reference. Congress consents to the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement, as submitted to Congress on October 17, 2023 . Notwithstanding section 1921(f) of this title , the President is authorized to bring into force and implement the agreements described in paragraphs (1) and (2). The 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, as submitted to Congress on June 15, 2023 , is approved. The President is authorized to bring into force and implement the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement. Any amendment to, change to, or termination of all or any part of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or the U.S.-Palau Compact, by mutual agreement or unilateral action of the Government of the United States, shall not enter into force until the date on which Congress has incorporated the applicable amendment, change, or termination into an Act of Congress. any action of the Government of the United States under the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or U.S.-Palau Compact, including an action taken pursuant to section 431, 441, or 442 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or U.S.-Palau Compact; and the agreement described in section 462(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; the agreement described in section 462(a)(5) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; an agreement concluded pursuant to section 265 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; an agreement concluded pursuant to section 265 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; an agreement concluded pursuant to section 177 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; Articles III and IV of the agreement described in section 462(b)(6) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; Articles III, IV, and X of the agreement described in section 462(b)(6) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; the agreement described in section 462(h) of the U.S.-Palau Compact; and Articles VI, XV, and XVII of the agreement described in section 462(b)(7) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact and 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact and section 462(i) of the U.S.-Palau Compact. the agreement to amend, change, or terminate the subsidiary agreement; an explanation of the amendment, change, or termination; a description of the reasons for the amendment, change, or termination; and the necessity of the amendment, change, or termination; and any impacts of the amendment, change, or termination. Subparagraphs (A) and (D)(iii) of section 1931(c)(2) of this title and subsection (d)(2)(A) shall not apply to an agreement that would amend, change, or terminate the agreement described in section 462(f) of the U.S.-Palau Compact.

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