,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #c  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate   
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ac1  
#bjai,mr4 ,boozman 7= himself & ,mr4    
,cotton7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t    
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces         
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !  
ri* hi/ory1 h]itage1 & /rategic         
importance ( ! ,republic ( ! ,m>%all    
,isl&s & ! ,m>%allese population resid+ 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas ! ,republic (
 ! ,m>%all ,isl&s-- 7#a7 is a sov]eign  
c\ntry 9 free association ) ! ,unit$    
,/ates "u ! ,compact ( ,free            
,association betwe5 ! ,gov]nm5t ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,gov]nm5t ( !         
,republic ( ! ,m>%all ,isl&s 7ref]r$ to 
9 ?is preamble z ! ,compact71 approv$ 9 
! ,compact ( ,free ,association ,act (  
#aihe 7,public ,law #ii-bci2 #ii ,/at4  
#aggj7 & am5d$ by ! ,compact ( ,free    
,association ,am5dm5ts ,act ( #bjjc     
7,public ,law #ajh-ahh2 #aag ,/at4      
#bgbj71 :i* au?orizes economic          

assi/ance1 ?r\gh ,f$]al grants &        
programs1 to p]sons 9 ! ,republic ( !   
,m>%all ,isl&s2 &  7#b7 has full        
au?ority & responsibility ov] security &
 def5se matt]s relat+ to ! ,republic ( !
 ,m>%all ,isl&s2  ,:]eas1 "u ! ,compact1
 eligible citiz5s ( ! ,republic ( !     
,m>%all ,isl&s may reside1 "w1 & /udy 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates )\t a visa & may s]ve 9 
! ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas 
an e/imat$ #a_/c ( ! population ( !     
,republic ( ! ,m>%all ,isl&s has        
relocat$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas   
,m>%allese individuals :o live 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates--  7#a7 (f] positive      
economic & cultural b5efits to !        
communities 9 :i* ^? individuals live2  
7#b7 pay ,f$]al & ,/ate taxes b are n   
eligible = b5efits "u-- 7,a7 ! ,m$ic>e  
program e/abli%$ "u title ,,xviii ( !   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie et seq472 or  7,b7 ! ,m$icaid     
program e/abli%$ "u title ,,xix ( !     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif et seq472 &  7#c7 7 und]c\nt$ 9 ! 

#bjaj c5sus &1 z a result1 areas :]e ^? 
individuals live are und]s]v$ by !      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t  
,congress-- 7#a7 comm5ds--  7,a7 ! ri*  
hi/ory & h]itage ( ! ,republic ( !      
,m>%all ,isl&s2 &  7,b7 citiz5s ( !     
,republic ( ! ,m>%all ,isl&s :o live 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates = ! contributions ( ^?   
individuals to--  7i7 ! communities 9   
:i* ^? individuals live2 &  7ii7 !      
national def5se ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh 
_! s]vice 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates2  7#b7 recognizes ! /rategic     
importance ( ! ,republic ( ! ,m>%all    
,isl&s2 &  7#c7 enc\rages a cont9u$     
commitm5t to improve c5sus data to bett]
 s]ve citiz5s ( ! ,republic ( ! ,m>%all 
,isl&s :o live 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4