,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bg1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,wyden 7by request7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to approve an   
agreement between the ,united ,states   
and the ,republic of ,palau4  #a4       
,approval of the agreement between the  
,united ,states and the ,republic of    
,palau  7a7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3  7#a7 ,agreement ,the term     
,agreement means the ,agreement and     
appendices signed by the ,united ,states
 and the ,republic of ,palau on         
,september #c1 #bjaj4  7#b7 ,compact of 
free association ,the term ,compact of  
,free ,association means the ,compact of
 ,free ,association between the         
,government of the ,united ,states of   
,america and the ,government of ,palau  
7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #aica note2 ,public ,law 
#ii-feh74  7b7 ,results of compact      

review  7#a7 ,in general ,title ,i of   
,public ,law #ii-feh 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4     
#aica et seq47 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #aje4 ,results  
of compact review  7a7 ,in general ,the 
,agreement and appendices signed by the 
,united ,states and the ,republic of    
,palau on ,september #c1 #bjaj 7referred
 to in this section as the ,agreement71 
in connection with section #dcb of the  
,compact of ,free ,association between  
the ,government of the ,united ,states  
of ,america and the ,government of      
,palau 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #aica note2       
,public ,law #ii-feh7 7referred to in   
this section as the ,compact of ,free   
,association71 are approved--  7#a7     
except for the extension of article ,x  
of the ,agreement ,regarding ,federal   
,programs and ,services1 and ,concluded 
,pursuant to article ,,ii of title ,,ii 
and section #bcb of the ,compact of     
,free ,association2 and  7#b7 subject to
 the provisions of this section4  7b7   
,withholding of funds ,if the ,republic 

of ,palau withdraws more than #e1jjj1jjj
 from the trust fund established under  
section #baa7;f7 of the ,compact of     
,free ,association in any of fiscal     
years #bjaa1 #bjab1 or #bjac1 amounts   
payable under sections #a1 #b7;a71 #c1  
and #d7;a71 of the ,agreement shall be  
withheld from the ,republic of ,palau   
until the date on which the ,republic of
 ,palau reimburses the trust fund for   
the total amounts withdrawn that        
exceeded #e1jjj1jjj in any of those     
fiscal years4  7c7 ,funding for certain 
provisions under ,section #aje of       
compact of free association ,within #cj 
days of enactment of this section1 out  
of any funds in the ,treasury not       
otherwise appropriated1 the ,secretary  
of the ,treasury shall transfer to the  
,secretary of the ,interior such sums as
 are necessary for the ,secretary of the
 ,interior to implement sections #a1    
#b7;a71 #c1 #d7;a71 and #e of the       
,agreement1 which sums shall remain     
available until expended without any    

further appropriation4  7d7             
,authorizations of appropriations ,there
 are authorized to be appropriated--    
7#a7 to the ,secretary of the ,interior 
to subsidize postal services provided by
 the ,united ,states ,postal ,service to
 the ,republic of ,palau1 the ,republic 
of the ,marshall ,islands1 and the      
,federated ,states of ,micronesia       
#a1ejj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjad through #bjbd1 to remain available
 until expended2 and  7#b7 to the head  
of each ,federal entity described in    
paragraphs 7#a71 7#c71 and 7#d7 of      
section #bba7;a7 of the ,compact of     
,free ,association 7including the       
successor of each ,federal entity7 to   
carry out the responsibilities of the   
,federal entity under section #bba7;a7  
of the ,compact of ,free ,association   
such sums as are necessary1 to remain   
available until expended4  4  7#b7      
,offset ,section #c of the ,act of ,june
 #cj1 #aied 7#fh ,stat4 #ccj1 #hb ,stat4
 #abac1 chapter #dbc71 is repealed4  7c7

 ,payment schedule2 withholding of      
funds2 funding  7#a7 ,compact section   
#baa7;f7 fund ,section #a of the        
,agreement shall be construed as though 
the section reads as follows3  #a4      
,compact section #baa7;f7 fund ,the     
,government of the ,united ,states of   
,america 7the ,government of the ,united
 ,states7 shall contribute #cj1bej1jjj  
to the ,fund referred to in section     
#baa7;f7 of the ,compact in accordance  
with the following schedule--  7#a7     
#aa1jjj1jjj in fiscal year #bjad2  7#b7 
#c1jjj1jjj in each of fiscal years #bjae
 through #bjag2  7#c7 #b1jjj1jjj in each
 of fiscal years #bjah through #bjbb2   
and  7#d7 #bej1jjj in fiscal year #bjbc4
  4  7#b7 ,infrastructure maintenance   
fund ,subsection 7a7 of section #b of   
the ,agreement shall be construed as    
though the subsection reads as follows3 
7a7 ,the ,government of the ,united     
,states shall provide a grant of        
#f1iab1jjj for fiscal year #bjad and a  
grant of #b1jjj1jjj annually from the   

beginning of fiscal year #bjae through  
fiscal year #bjbd to create a trust fund
 7the ,infrastructure ,maintenance      
,fund7 to be used for the routine and   
periodic maintenance of major capital   
improvement projects financed by funds  
provided by the ,united ,states4 ,the   
,government of the ,republic of ,palau  
will match the contributions made by the
 ,united ,states by making contributions
 of #aej1jjj to the ,infrastructure     
,maintenance ,fund on a quarterly basis 
from the beginning of fiscal year #bjad 
through fiscal year #bjbd4              
,implementation of this subsection shall
 be carried out in accordance with the  
provisions of ,appendix ,a to this      
,agreement4  4  7#c7 ,fiscal            
consolidation fund ,section #c of the   
,agreement shall be construed as though 
the section reads as follows3  #c4      
,fiscal consolidation fund ,the         
,government of the ,united ,states shall
 provide the ,government of ,palau      
#aj1jjj1jjj in fiscal year #bjad for    

deposit in an interest bearing account  
to be used to reduce government arrears 
of ,palau4 ,implementation of this      
section shall be carried out in         
accordance with the provisions of       
,appendix ,b to this ,agreement4  4     
7#d7 ,direct economic assistance        
,subsection 7a7 of section #d of the    
,agreement shall be construed as though 
the subsection reads as follows3  7a7   
,in addition to the economic assistance 
of #ac1adg1jjj provided to the          
,government of ,palau by the ,government
 of the ,united ,states in each of      
fiscal years #bjaj1 #bjaa1 #bjab1 and   
#bjac1 and unless otherwise specified in
 this ,agreement or in an ,appendix to  
this ,agreement1 the ,government of the 
,united ,states shall provide the       
,government of ,palau #fi1bej1jjj in    
economic assistance as follows--  7#a7  
#ab1jjj1jjj in fiscal year #bjad2  7#b7 
#aa1ejj1jjj in fiscal year #bjae2  7#c7 
#aj1jjj1jjj in fiscal year #bjaf2  7#d7 
#h1ejj1jjj in fiscal year #bjag2  7#e7  

#g1bej1jjj in fiscal year #bjah2  7#f7  
#f1jjj1jjj in fiscal year #bjai2  7#g7  
#e1jjj1jjj in fiscal year #bjbj2  7#h7  
#d1jjj1jjj in fiscal year #bjba2  7#i7  
#c1jjj1jjj in fiscal year #bjbb2 and    
7#aj7 #b1jjj1jjj in fiscal year #bjbc4  
,the funds provided in any fiscal year  
under this subsection for economic      
assistance shall be provided in #d      
quarterly payments 7#cj percent in the  
first quarter1 #cj percent in the second
 quarter1 #bj percent in the third      
quarter1 and #bj percent in the fourth  
quarter7 unless otherwise specified in  
this ,agreement or in an ,appendix to   
this ,agreement4  4  7#e7               
,infrastructure projects ,section #e of 
the ,agreement shall be construed as    
though the section reads as follows3    
#e4 ,infrastructure projects ,the       
,government of the ,united ,states shall
 provide grants totaling #dj1jjj1jjj to 
the ,government of ,palau as follows3   
#cj1jjj1jjj in fiscal year #bjad2 and   
#e1jjj1jjj annually in each of fiscal   

years #bjae and #bjaf2 towards #a or    
more mutually agreed infrastructure     
projects in accordance with the         
provisions of ,appendix ,c to this      
,agreement4  4  7d7 ,continuing programs
 and laws ,section #aje7;f77#a77;,b77ix7
 of the ,compact of ,free ,association  
,amendments ,act of #bjjc 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4
 #aibld7f77#a77;,b77ix77 is amended by  
striking #bjji and inserting #bjbd4  7e7
 ,passport requirement ,section #ada of 
,article ,,iv of ,title ,one of the     
,compact of ,free ,association shall be 
construed and applied as if it read as  
follows3  #ada4 ,passport requirement   
7a7 ,any person in the following        
categories may be admitted to1 lawfully 
engage in occupations1 and establish    
residence as a nonimmigrant in the      
,united ,states and its territories and 
possessions without regard to paragraphs
 7#e7 or 7#g77;,b77i77,,ii7 of section  
#bab7;a7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahb7;a77#e7 or 7a77#g77;,b77i77,,ii771

 provided that the passport presented to
 satisfy section                        
#bab7;a77#g77;,b77i77,i7 of such ,act is
 a valid unexpired machine-readable     
passport that satisfies the             
internationally accepted standard for   
machine readability--  7#a7 a person    
who1 on ,september #cj1 #aiid1 was a    
citizen of the ,trust ,territory of the 
,pacific ,islands1 as defined in title  
#ec of the ,trust ,territory ,code in   
force on ,january #a1 #aigi1 and has    
become and remains a citizen of ,palau2 
7#b7 a person who acquires the          
citizenship of ,palau1 at birth1 on or  
after the effective date of the         
,constitution of ,palau2 or  7#c7 a     
naturalized citizen of ,palau1 who has  
been an actual resident of ,palau for   
not less than five years after attaining
 such naturalization and who holds a    
certificate of actual residence4  7b7   
,such persons shall be considered to    
have the permission of the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security of the ,united     

,states to accept employment in the     
,united ,states4  7c7 ,the right of such
 persons to establish habitual residence
 in a territory or possession of the    
,united ,states may1 however1 be        
subjected to non-discriminatory         
limitations provided for--  7#a7 in     
statutes or regulations of the ,united  
,states2 or  7#b7 in those statutes or  
regulations of the territory or         
possession concerned which are          
authorized by the laws of the ,united   
,states4  7d7 ,section #ada7;a7 does not
 confer on a citizen of ,palau the right
 to establish the residence necessary   
for naturalization under the            
,immigration and ,nationality ,act1 or  
to petition for benefits for alien      
relatives under that ,act4 ,section     
#ada7;a71 however1 shall not prevent a  
citizen of ,palau from otherwise        
acquiring such rights or lawful         
permanent resident alien status in the  
,united ,states4  4