[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Pages 21408-21411]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2005

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1830) to amend the 
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other 
purposes, which had been reported from the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources, with amendments, as follows:
  (The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface 
brackets and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are shown in 
italics.)

                                S. 1830

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Compacts of Free Association 
     Amendments Act of 2005''.

     SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS.

       Section 101 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments 
     Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``, including 
     Article X of the Federal Programs and Services Agreement 
     Between the Government of the United States and the 
     Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, as amended 
     under the Agreement to Amend Article X that was signed by 
     those 2 Governments on June 30, 2004, which shall serve as 
     the authority to implement the provisions thereof''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``, including 
     Article X of the Federal Programs and Services Agreement 
     Between the Government of the United States and the 
     Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as 
     amended under the Agreement to Amend Article X that was 
     signed by those 2 Governments on June 18,

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     2004, which shall serve as the authority to implement the 
     provisions thereof''.

     SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

       Section 105(f)(1) of the Compact of Free Association 
     Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Emergency and disaster assistance.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), section 
     221(a)(6) of the U.S.-FSM Compact and section 221(a)(5) of 
     the U.S.-RMI Compact shall each be construed and applied in 
     accordance with the 2 Agreements to Amend Article X of the 
     Federal Programs and Service Agreements signed on June 30, 
     2004, and on June 18, 2004, respectively.
       ``(ii) Definition of will provide funding.--In the second 
     sentence of paragraph 12 of each of the Agreements described 
     in clause (i), the term `will provide funding' means will 
     provide funding through a transfer of funds using Standard 
     Form 1151 or a similar document or through an interagency, 
     reimbursable agreement.''.

     SEC. 4. CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING PALAU.

       Section 105(f)(1)(B) of the Compact of Free Association 
     Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``and its territories'' 
     and inserting ``, its territories, and the Republic of 
     Palau'';
       (2) in [clause (iii)] clause (iii)(II), by striking ``, or 
     the Republic of the Marshall Islands'' and inserting ``, the 
     Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau''; 
     and
       (3) in clause (ix)--
       (A) by striking ``Republic'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``government, institutions, and people''; [and]
       (B) by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2009''; and
       [(B)] (C) by striking ``was'' and inserting ``were''.

     SEC. 5. AVAILABILITY OF LEGAL SERVICES.

       Section 105(f)(1)(C) of the Compact of Free Association 
     Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(C)) is amended 
     by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, 
     which shall also continue to be available to the citizens of 
     the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, 
     and the Republic of the Marshall Islands who legally reside 
     in the United States (including territories and 
     possessions)''.

     SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title I.--
       (1) Section 177 agreement.--Section 103(c)(1) of the 
     Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
     1921b(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 177'' and 
     inserting ``Section 177''.
       (2) Interpretation and united states policy.--Section 104 
     of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 
     U.S.C. 1921c) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``the'' before 
     ``U.S.-RMI Compact,'';
       (B) in subsection (e)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
     (8) , by striking ``to include'' and inserting ``and 
     include'';
       (ii) in paragraph (9)(A), by inserting a comma after 
     ``may''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (10), by striking ``related to service'' 
     and inserting ``related to such services''; and
       (C) in the first sentence of subsection (j), by inserting 
     ``the'' before ``Interior''.
       (3) Supplemental provisions.--Section 105(b)(1) of the 
     Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
     1921d(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``Trust Fund'' and 
     inserting ``Trust Funds''.
       (b) Title II.--
       (1) U.S.-FSM compact.--The Compact of Free Association, as 
     amended, between the Government of the United States of 
     America and the Government of the Federated States of 
     Micronesia (as provided in section 201(a) of the Compact of 
     Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 2757)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in section 174--
       (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``courts'' and inserting 
     ``court''; and
       (ii) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``the'' before 
     ``November'';
       (B) in section 177(a), by striking ``, or Palau'' and 
     inserting ``(or Palau)'';
       (C) in section 179(b), strike ``amended Compact'' and 
     inserting ``Compact, as amended,'';
       (D) in section 211--
       (i) in the fifth sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``Trust Fund Agreement,'' and inserting ``Agreement Between 
     the Government of the United States of America and the 
     Government of the Federated States of Micronesia Implementing 
     Section 215 and Section 216 of the Compact, as Amended, 
     Regarding a Trust Fund (Trust Fund Agreement),'';
       (ii) in subsection (b)--

       (I) in the first sentence, by striking ``Government of 
     the'' before ``Federated''; and

       [(II) in the second sentence, by striking ``Sections 321 
     and 323 of the Compact'' and inserting ``Sections 211(b), 
     321, and 323. The Compact, as amended,''; and]

       (II) in the second sentence, by striking ``Sections 321 and 
     323 of the Compact of Free Association, as Amended'' and 
     inserting ``Sections 211(b), 321, and 323 of the Compact of 
     Free Association, as amended,''; and

       (iii) in the last sentence of subsection (d), by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``and the Federal 
     Programs and Services Agreement referred to in section 231'';
       (E) in the first sentence of section 215(b), by striking 
     ``subsection(a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)'';
       (F) in section 221--
       (i) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting ``(Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency)'' after ``Homeland Security''; and
       (ii) in the first sentence of subsection (c), by striking 
     ``agreements'' and inserting ``agreement'';
       (G) in the second sentence of section 222, by inserting 
     ``in'' after ``referred to'';
       (H) in the second sentence of [the first undesignated 
     paragraph of] section 232, by striking ``sections 102 (c)'' 
     and all that follows through ``January 14, 1986)'' and 
     inserting ``section 102(b) of Public Law 108-188, 117 Stat. 
     2726, December 17, 2003'';
       (I) in the second sentence of section 252, by inserting ``, 
     as amended,'' after ``Compact'';
       (J) in the first sentence of the first undesignated 
     paragraph of section 341, by striking ``Section 141'' and 
     inserting ``section 141'';
       (K) in section 342--
       (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``14 U.S.C. 195'' and 
     inserting ``section 195 of title 14, United States Code''; 
     and
       (ii) in subsection (b)--

       (I) by striking ``46 U.S.C. 1295(b)(6)'' and inserting 
     ``section 1303(b)(6) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
     U.S.C. 1295b(b)(6))''; and
       (II) by striking ``46 U.S.C. 1295b(b)(6)(C)'' and inserting 
     ``section 1303(b)(6)(C) of that Act'';

       (L) in the third sentence of section 354(a), by striking 
     ``section 442 and 452'' and inserting ``sections 442 and 
     452'';
       (M) in section 461(h), by striking ``Telecommunications'' 
     and inserting ``Telecommunication'';
       (N) in section 462(b)(4), by striking ``of Free 
     Association'' the second place it appears; and
       (O) in section 463(b), by striking ``Articles IV'' and 
     inserting ``Article IV''.
       (2) U.S.-RMI compact.--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 (as provided in section 201(b) of the Compact of Free 
     Association Amendments Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 2795)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in section 174(a), by striking ``court'' and inserting 
     ``courts'';
       (B) in section 177(a), by striking the comma before ``(or 
     Palau)'';
       (C) in section 179(b), by striking ``amended Compact,'' and 
     inserting ``Compact, as amended,'';
       (D) in section 211--
       (i) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by striking 
     ``Agreement between the Government of the United States and 
     the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands 
     Regarding Miliary Use and Operating Rights'' and inserting 
     ``Agreement Regarding the Military Use and Operating Rights 
     of the Government of the United States in the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands concluded Pursuant to Sections 321 and 323 
     of the Compact of Free Association, as Amended (Agreement 
     between the Government of the United States and the 
     Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Regarding 
     Military Use and Operating Rights)''; and
       (ii) in the last sentence of subsection (e), by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``and the Federal 
     Programs and Services Agreement referred to in section 231'';
       (E) in section 221(a)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Section 231'' and inserting ``section 231''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``(Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency)'' after ``Homeland Security'';
       (F) in the second sentence of section 232, by striking 
     ``sections 103(m)'' and all that follows through ``(January 
     14, 1986)'' and inserting ``section 103(k) of Public Law 108-
     188, 117 Stat. 2734, December 17, 2003'';
       (G) in the first sentence of section 341, by striking 
     ``Section 141'' and inserting ``section 141'';
       (H) in section 342--
       (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``14 U.S.C. 195'' and 
     inserting ``section 195 of title 14, United States Code''; 
     and
       (ii) in subsection (b)--

       (I) by striking ``46 U.S.C. 1295(b)(6)'' and inserting 
     ``section 1303(b)(6) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
     U.S.C. 1295b(b)(6))''; and
       (II) by striking ``46 U.S.C. 1295b(b)(6)(C)'' and inserting 
     ``section 1303(b)(6)(C) of that Act'';

       (I) in the third sentence of section 354(a), by striking 
     ``section 442 and 452'' and inserting ``sections 442 and 
     452'';
       (J) in the first sentence of section 443, by inserting ``, 
     as amended,'' after ``the Compact'';
       (K) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 
     461(h)--
       (i) by striking ``1978'' and inserting ``1998''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Telecommunications'' and inserting 
     ``Telecommunication''; and
       (L) in section 463(b), by striking ``Article'' and 
     inserting ``Articles''.

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     SEC. 7. TRANSMISSION OF VIDEOTAPE PROGRAMMING.

       Section 111(e)(2) of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``or the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
     Islands'' and inserting ``the Federated States of Micronesia, 
     the Republic of Palau, or the Republic of the Marshall 
     Islands''.

     SEC. 8. PALAU ROAD MAINTENANCE.

       The Government of the Republic of Palau may deposit the 
     payment otherwise payable to the Government of the United 
     States under section 111 of Public Law 101-219 (48 U.S.C. 
     1960) into a trust fund if--
       (1) the earnings of the trust fund are expended solely for 
     maintenance of the road system constructed pursuant to 
     section 212 of the Compact of Free Association between the 
     Government of the United States of America and the Government 
     of Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931 note); and
       (2) the trust fund is established and operated pursuant to 
     an agreement entered into between the Government of the 
     United States and the Government of the Republic of Palau.

  The amendment (No. 5109) was agreed to, as follows:

       On page 7, between lines 1 and 2, insert the following:
       (i) in the fourth sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``Compact, as Amended, of Free Association'' and inserting 
     ``Compact of Free Association, as amended'';
       On page 7, line 2, strike ``(i)'' and insert ``(ii)''.
       On page 7, line 11, strike ``(ii)'' and insert ``(iii)''.
       On page 8, line 1, strike ``(iii)'' and insert ``(iv)''.
       On page 10, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       (i) in the fourth sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``Compact, as Amended, of Free Association'' and inserting 
     ``Compact of Free Association, as amended'';
       On page 10, line 18, strike ``(i)'' and insert ``(ii)''.
       On page 11, line 9, strike ``(ii)'' and insert ``(iii)''.
       On page 12, strike line 21 and insert the following: 
     ``inserting `, as amended.' after `the Compact';''.
       On page 13, strike line 2 and insert the following: ``and 
     inserting `Telecommunication Union'; and''.
       On page 13, after line 25, add the following:

     SEC. 9. CLARIFICATION OF TAX-FREE STATUS OF TRUST FUNDS.

       In the U.S.-RMI Compact, the U.S.-FSM Compact, and their 
     respective trust fund subsidiary agreements, for the purposes 
     of taxation by the United States or its subsidiary 
     jurisdictions, the term ``State'' means ``State, territory, 
     or the District of Columbia''.
  The committee amendments were agreed to.
  The bill S. 1830 was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was 
read the third time; and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1830

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Compacts of Free Association 
     Amendments Act of 2005''.

     SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS.

       Section 101 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments 
     Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``, including 
     Article X of the Federal Programs and Services Agreement 
     Between the Government of the United States and the 
     Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, as amended 
     under the Agreement to Amend Article X that was signed by 
     those 2 Governments on June 30, 2004, which shall serve as 
     the authority to implement the provisions thereof''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``, including 
     Article X of the Federal Programs and Services Agreement 
     Between the Government of the United States and the 
     Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as 
     amended under the Agreement to Amend Article X that was 
     signed by those 2 Governments on June 18, 2004, which shall 
     serve as the authority to implement the provisions thereof''.

     SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

       Section 105(f)(1) of the Compact of Free Association 
     Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Emergency and disaster assistance.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), section 
     221(a)(6) of the U.S.-FSM Compact and section 221(a)(5) of 
     the U.S.-RMI Compact shall each be construed and applied in 
     accordance with the 2 Agreements to Amend Article X of the 
     Federal Programs and Service Agreements signed on June 30, 
     2004, and on June 18, 2004, respectively.
       ``(ii) Definition of will provide funding.--In the second 
     sentence of paragraph 12 of each of the Agreements described 
     in clause (i), the term `will provide funding' means will 
     provide funding through a transfer of funds using Standard 
     Form 1151 or a similar document or through an interagency, 
     reimbursable agreement.''.

     SEC. 4. CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING PALAU.

       Section 105(f)(1)(B) of the Compact of Free Association 
     Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``and its territories'' 
     and inserting ``, its territories, and the Republic of 
     Palau'';
       (2) in clause (iii)(II), by striking ``, or the Republic of 
     the Marshall Islands'' and inserting ``, the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau''; and
       (3) in clause (ix)--
       (A) by striking ``Republic'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``government, institutions, and people'';
       (B) by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2009''; and
       (C) by striking ``was'' and inserting ``were''.

     SEC. 5. AVAILABILITY OF LEGAL SERVICES.

       Section 105(f)(1)(C) of the Compact of Free Association 
     Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(C)) is amended 
     by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, 
     which shall also continue to be available to the citizens of 
     the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, 
     and the Republic of the Marshall Islands who legally reside 
     in the United States (including territories and 
     possessions)''.

     SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title I.--
       (1) Section 177 agreement.--Section 103(c)(1) of the 
     Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
     1921b(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 177'' and 
     inserting ``Section 177''.
       (2) Interpretation and united states policy.--Section 104 
     of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 
     U.S.C. 1921c) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``the'' before 
     ``U.S.-RMI Compact,'';
       (B) in subsection (e)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
     (8), by striking ``to include'' and inserting ``and 
     include'';
       (ii) in paragraph (9)(A), by inserting a comma after 
     ``may''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (10), by striking ``related to service'' 
     and inserting ``related to such services''; and
       (C) in the first sentence of subsection (j), by inserting 
     ``the'' before ``Interior''.
       (3) Supplemental provisions.--Section 105(b)(1) of the 
     Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
     1921d(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``Trust Fund'' and 
     inserting ``Trust Funds''.
       (b) Title II.--
       (1) U.S.-FSM compact.--The Compact of Free Association, as 
     amended, between the Government of the United States of 
     America and the Government of the Federated States of 
     Micronesia (as provided in section 201(a) of the Compact of 
     Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 2757)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in section 174--
       (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``courts'' and inserting 
     ``court''; and
       (ii) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``the'' before 
     ``November'';
       (B) in section 177(a), by striking ``, or Palau'' and 
     inserting ``(or Palau)'';
       (C) in section 179(b), strike ``amended Compact'' and 
     inserting ``Compact, as amended,'';
       (D) in section 211--
       (i) in the fourth sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``Compact, as Amended, of Free Association'' and inserting 
     ``Compact of Free Association, as amended'';
       (ii) in the fifth sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``Trust Fund Agreement,'' and inserting ``Agreement Between 
     the Government of the United States of America and the 
     Government of the Federated States of Micronesia Implementing 
     Section 215 and Section 216 of the Compact, as Amended, 
     Regarding a Trust Fund (Trust Fund Agreement),'';
       (iii) in subsection (b)--

       (I) in the first sentence, by striking ``Government of 
     the'' before ``Federated''; and
       (II) in the second sentence, by striking ``Sections 321 and 
     323 of the Compact of Free Association, as Amended'' and 
     inserting ``Sections 211(b), 321, and 323 of the Compact of 
     Free Association, as amended,''; and

       (iv) in the last sentence of subsection (d), by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``and the Federal 
     Programs and Services Agreement referred to in section 231'';
       (E) in the first sentence of section 215(b), by striking 
     ``subsection(a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)'';
       (F) in section 221--
       (i) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting ``(Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency)'' after ``Homeland Security''; and
       (ii) in the first sentence of subsection (c), by striking 
     ``agreements'' and inserting ``agreement'';
       (G) in the second sentence of section 222, by inserting 
     ``in'' after ``referred to'';
       (H) in the second sentence of section 232, by striking 
     ``sections 102 (c)'' and all that follows through ``January 
     14, 1986)'' and inserting ``section 102(b) of Public Law 108-
     188, 117 Stat. 2726, December 17, 2003'';
       (I) in the second sentence of section 252, by inserting ``, 
     as amended,'' after ``Compact'';

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       (J) in the first sentence of the first undesignated 
     paragraph of section 341, by striking ``Section 141'' and 
     inserting ``section 141'';
       (K) in section 342--
       (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``14 U.S.C. 195'' and 
     inserting ``section 195 of title 14, United States Code''; 
     and
       (ii) in subsection (b)--

       (I) by striking ``46 U.S.C. 1295(b)(6)'' and inserting 
     ``section 1303(b)(6) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
     U.S.C. 1295b(b)(6))''; and
       (II) by striking ``46 U.S.C. 1295b(b)(6)(C)'' and inserting 
     ``section 1303(b)(6)(C) of that Act'';

       (L) in the third sentence of section 354(a), by striking 
     ``section 442 and 452'' and inserting ``sections 442 and 
     452'';
       (M) in section 461(h), by striking ``Telecommunications'' 
     and inserting ``Telecommunication'';
       (N) in section 462(b)(4), by striking ``of Free 
     Association'' the second place it appears; and
       (O) in section 463(b), by striking ``Articles IV'' and 
     inserting ``Article IV''.
       (2) U.S.-RMI compact.--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 (as provided in section 201(b) of the Compact of Free 
     Association Amendments Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 2795)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in section 174(a), by striking ``court'' and inserting 
     ``courts'';
       (B) in section 177(a), by striking the comma before ``(or 
     Palau)'';
       (C) in section 179(b), by striking ``amended Compact,'' and 
     inserting ``Compact, as amended,'';
       (D) in section 211--
       (i) in the fourth sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``Compact, as Amended, of Free Association'' and inserting 
     ``Compact of Free Association, as amended'';
       (ii) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by striking 
     ``Agreement between the Government of the United States and 
     the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands 
     Regarding Miliary Use and Operating Rights'' and inserting 
     ``Agreement Regarding the Military Use and Operating Rights 
     of the Government of the United States in the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands concluded Pursuant to Sections 321 and 323 
     of the Compact of Free Association, as Amended (Agreement 
     between the Government of the United States and the 
     Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Regarding 
     Military Use and Operating Rights)''; and
       (iii) in the last sentence of subsection (e), by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``and the Federal 
     Programs and Services Agreement referred to in section 231'';
       (E) in section 221(a)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Section 231'' and inserting ``section 231''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``(Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency)'' after ``Homeland Security'';
       (F) in the second sentence of section 232, by striking 
     ``sections 103(m)'' and all that follows through ``(January 
     14, 1986)'' and inserting ``section 103(k) of Public Law 108-
     188, 117 Stat. 2734, December 17, 2003'';
       (G) in the first sentence of section 341, by striking 
     ``Section 141'' and inserting ``section 141'';
       (H) in section 342--
       (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``14 U.S.C. 195'' and 
     inserting ``section 195 of title 14, United States Code''; 
     and
       (ii) in subsection (b)--

       (I) by striking ``46 U.S.C. 1295(b)(6)'' and inserting 
     ``section 1303(b)(6) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
     U.S.C. 1295b(b)(6))''; and
       (II) by striking ``46 U.S.C. 1295b(b)(6)(C)'' and inserting 
     ``section 1303(b)(6)(C) of that Act'';

       (I) in the third sentence of section 354(a), by striking 
     ``section 442 and 452'' and inserting ``sections 442 and 
     452'';
       (J) in the first sentence of section 443, by inserting ``, 
     as amended.'' after ``the Compact'';
       (K) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 
     461(h)--
       (i) by striking ``1978'' and inserting ``1998''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Telecommunications'' and inserting 
     ``Telecommunication Union''; and
       (L) in section 463(b), by striking ``Article'' and 
     inserting ``Articles''.

     SEC. 7. TRANSMISSION OF VIDEOTAPE PROGRAMMING.

       Section 111(e)(2) of title 17, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``or the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
     Islands'' and inserting ``the Federated States of Micronesia, 
     the Republic of Palau, or the Republic of the Marshall 
     Islands''.

     SEC. 8. PALAU ROAD MAINTENANCE.

       The Government of the Republic of Palau may deposit the 
     payment otherwise payable to the Government of the United 
     States under section 111 of Public Law 101-219 (48 U.S.C. 
     1960) into a trust fund if--
       (1) the earnings of the trust fund are expended solely for 
     maintenance of the road system constructed pursuant to 
     section 212 of the Compact of Free Association between the 
     Government of the United States of America and the Government 
     of Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931 note); and
       (2) the trust fund is established and operated pursuant to 
     an agreement entered into between the Government of the 
     United States and the Government of the Republic of Palau.

     SEC. 9. CLARIFICATION OF TAX-FREE STATUS OF TRUST FUNDS.

       In the U.S.-RMI Compact, the U.S.-FSM Compact, and their 
     respective trust fund subsidiary agreements, for the purposes 
     of taxation by the United States or its subsidiary 
     jurisdictions, the term ``State'' means ``State, territory, 
     or the District of Columbia''.

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