,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #a1     
#bjaf ,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself1 ,ms4
 ,cantwell1 and ,ms4 ,hirono7 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 agreement  
between ,united ,states and ,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    
,the term ,compact means the ,compact of
 ,free ,association between the         
,government of the ,united ,states of   
,america and the ,government of ,palau1 
as contained in section #bja of ,public 
,law #ii-feh 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #aica note74
  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        
pursuant to section #dcb of the         
,compact1 are approved--  7#a7 except   
for the extension of article ,x of the  
,agreement regarding ,federal programs  
and services1 concluded pursuant to     
article ,,ii of title ,,ii and section  
#bcb of the ,compact2 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 during 
fiscal year #bjaf1 or more than         
#h1jjj1jjj during fiscal year #bjag1 the
 amounts payable under sections #a1     
#b7;a71 #c1 and #d7;a7 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 fund for the total amounts withdrawn   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 during fiscal  
year #bjaf or #h1jjj1jjj during fiscal  
year #bjag1 as applicable4  7c7 ,funding
 for certain provisions ,not later than 
#cj days after the date 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 to    
remain available until expended1 without
 any further appropriation4  7d7        
,authorization 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     
#bjag 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        
7including any successor of such a      
,federal entity7 to carry out the       
responsibilities of the ,federal entity 
under section #bba7;a7 of the ,compact  
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 ,fund     
,section #a of the ,agreement is amended
 to read as follows3  #a4 ,compact ,fund
 ,the ,government of the ,united ,states
 shall contribute #cj1bej1jjj to the    
,fund established under section #baa7;f7
 of the ,compact in accordance with the 

following schedule3  7#a7 #bj1jjj1jjj   
for fiscal year #bjag4  7#b7 #b1jjj1jjj 
for each of fiscal years #bjah through  
#bjbb4  7#c7 #bej1jjj for fiscal year   
#bjbc4  4  7#b7 ,infrastructure         
,maintenance ,fund ,subsection 7a7 of   
section #b of the ,agreement is amended 
to read as follows3  7a7 ,grant  7#a7   
,in general ,the ,government of the     
,united ,states shall provide a grant in
 an amount equal to #c1ejj1jjj for each 
of fiscal years #bjag through #bjbd to  
create a trust fund 7referred to in this
 agreement as the ,infrastructure       
,maintenance ,fund71 to be used for the 
routine and periodic maintenance of     
major capital improvement projects      
financed using funds provided by the    
,government of the ,united ,states4     
7#b7 ,contributions by ,palau ,the      
,government of ,palau shall match the   
contributions made by the ,government of
 the ,united ,states by making          
contributions of #aej1jjj to the        
,infrastructure ,maintenance ,fund on a 

quarterly basis during the period       
beginning on ,october #a1 #bjaf1 and    
ending on ,september #cj1 #bjbd4  7#c7  
,requirement ,the implementation of this
 subsection shall be carried out in     
accordance with appendix ,a to this     
agreement4  4  7#c7 ,fiscal             
,consolidation ,fund ,section #c of the 
,agreement is amended to read as        
follows3  #c4 ,fiscal ,consolidation    
,fund  7a7 ,in general ,the ,government 
of the ,united ,states shall provide to 
the ,government of ,palau #e1jjj1jjj for
 each of fiscal years #bjag and #bjah   
for deposit in an interest-bearing      
account to be used to reduce government 
arrears of the ,government of ,palau4   
7b7 ,requirement ,the implementation of 
this section shall be carried out in    
accordance with appendix ,b to this     
agreement4  4  7#d7 ,direct economic    
assistance ,subsection 7a7 of section #d
 of the ,agreement is amended to read as
 follows3  7a7 ,direct economic         
assistance  7#a7 ,in general ,in        

addition to economic assistance in an   
amount equal to #ac1adg1jjj provided to 
the ,government of ,palau by the        
,government of the ,united ,states for  
each of fiscal years #bjaj through      
#bjaf1 and unless otherwise specified in
 this agreement or an appendix to this  
agreement1 the ,government of the       
,united ,states shall provide to the    
,government of ,palau #bh1gba1jjj in    
economic assistance1 as follows3  7,a7  
#g1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjag4  7,b7 
#f1bej1jjj for fiscal year #bjah4  7,c7 
#e1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjai4  7,d7 
#d1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj4  7,e7 
#c1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba4  7,f7 
#b1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb4  7,g7 
#iga1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc4  7#b7   
,method ,unless otherwise specified in  
this agreement or in an appendix to this
 agreement1 the funds provided for a    
fiscal year under this subsection shall 
be provided in #d quarterly payments in 
an amount equal to--  7,a7 #cj percent  
of the total applicable amount during   

the first quarter2  7,b7 #cj percent of 
the total applicable amount during the  
second quarter2  7,c7 #bj percent of the
 total applicable amount during the     
third quarter2 and  7,d7 #bj percent of 
the total applicable amount during the  
fourth quarter4  4  7#e7 ,infrastructure
 projects ,section #e of the ,agreement 
is amended to read as follows3  #e4     
,infrastructure projects  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,government of the ,united 
,states shall provide to the ,government
 of ,palau grants in a total amount     
equal to #dj1jjj1jjj1 as follows3  7#a7 
#h1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjag through #bjai4  7#b7 #f1jjj1jjj   
for fiscal year #bjbj4  7#c7 #e1jjj1jjj 
for each of fiscal years #bjba and      
#bjbb4  7b7 ,use ,the ,government of    
,palau shall use each grant provided    
under subsection 7a7 for #a or more     
mutually agreed-upon infrastructure     
projects1 in accordance with appendix ,c
 to this agreement4  4  7d7 ,passport   
requirement ,section #ada of the        

,compact is amended to read as follows3 
#ada4 ,passport requirement  7a7        
,admission  7#a7 ,in general ,any person
 who meets the requirements of any      
category described in paragraph 7#b7 may
 be admitted to1 and lawfully engage in 
occupations and establish residence as a
 nonimmigrant in1 the ,united ,states   
and its territories and possessions1    
without regard to paragraph 7#e7 or     
7#g77;,b77i77,,ii7 of section #bab7;a7  
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a771 subject  
to the condition that the passport      
presented to satisfy paragraph          
7#g77;,b77i77,i7 of that section is a   
valid1 unexpired1 machine-readable      
passport that satisfies the             
internationally accepted standard for   
machine readability4  7#b7 ,description 
of categories ,the categories referred  
to in paragraph 7#a7 are the following3 
7,a7 ,a person who--  7i7 on ,september 
#cj1 #aiid1 was a citizen of the ,trust 
,territory of the ,pacific ,islands 7as 

defined in title #ec of the ,trust      
,territory ,code in force on ,january   
#a1 #aigi72 and  7ii7 has become1 and   
remains1 a citizen of ,palau4  7,b7 ,a  
person who acquires the citizenship of  
,palau1 at birth1 on or after the       
effective date of the ,constitution of  
,palau4  7,c7 ,a naturalized citizen of 
,palau who-- 7i7 has been an actual     
resident of ,palau for not less than #e 
years after attaining that              
naturalization2 and  7ii7 holds a       
certificate of that actual residence4   
7#c7 ,effect of subsection ,nothing in  
this subsection-- 7,a7 confers on a     
citizen of ,palau the right--  7i7 to   
establish residence necessary for       
naturalization under the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja et seq472 or  7ii7 to petition for
 benefits for alien relatives under that
 ,act2 or  7,b7 prevents a citizen of   
,palau from otherwise acquiring-- 7i7 a 
right described in subparagraph 7,a72 or
  7ii7 lawful permanent resident alien  

status in the ,united ,states4  7b7     
,acceptance of employment ,any person   
who meets the requirements of any       
category described in subsection 7a77#b7
 shall be considered to have the        
permission of the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security to accept employment
 in the ,united ,states4  7c7           
,establishment of habitual residence in 
certain territories and possessions ,the
 right of a person who meets the        
requirements of any category described  
in subsection 7a77#b7 to establish      
habitual residence in a territory or    
possession of the ,united ,states may be
 subject to any nondiscriminatory       
limitation under any law 7including     
regulations7 of--  7#a7 the ,united     
,states2 or  7#b7 the applicable        
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states4  4  7e7 ,continuing programs   
and laws ,section #aje7;f77#a77;,b77ix7 
of the ,compact of ,free ,association   
,amendments ,act of #bjjc 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4
 #aiba;d7f77#a77;,b77ix77 is amended by 

striking #bjji and inserting #bjbd4