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COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION
 (included in U.S. Pub. Law 99-239, Compact of Free Assoc.
Act of 1985,
48 USC 1681 note. 59 Stat. 1031 and amended
Dec. 17, 2003 by
House Jt. Res. 63; U.S. Pub. Law 108-188)
The Compact of Free Association between the Federated States of Micronesia and the United States provide for U.S. economic assistance (including eligibility for certain U.S. federal programs), defense of the FSM, and other benefits in exchange for U.S. defense and certain other operating rights in the FSM, denial of access to FSM territory by other nations, and other agreements. Negotiations for a Compact with the United States began in 1969 with the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) that were comprised of the districts of Kusaie (Kosrae), Ponape (Pohnpei), Truk (Chuuk), and Yap, as well as the districts of the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau. The latter three entities eventually formulated their own governments as the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau, respectively. The Compact of Free Association between the Federated States of Micronesia and the United States was initialed by negotiators in 1980 and signed in 1982. The Compact was approved by the citizens of the FSM in a plebiscite held in 1983. Legislation on the Compact was adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1986 (see above for citations) and signed into law on November 13, 1986. Renegotiations of certain terms of the Compact is mandated by the provisions of the Compact. In 2003 certain provisions, most notably the economic provisions, of the Compact were amended. Amendments were made by U.S. Pub. Law 180-188 which was signed into law on Dec. 17, 2003. The FSM Congress approved the amendments on May 26, 2004 following earlier ratification by the four FSM states. On June 25, 2004, the FSM and U.S. governments signed documents to officially implement the Compact, as amended. To reference amended Compact provisions see the documents page on the website of the FSM Joint Committee on Compact Economic Negotiations (JCN). TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title 1. GOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS Article I: Self-Government (Section 111)
Article II: Foreign Affairs (Section 121-127)
Article III: Communications (Section 131-132)
Article IV: Immigration (Section 141-144)
Article V: Representation (Section 151-153)
Article VI: Environmental Protection (Section 161-163)
Article VII: General Legal Provisions (Section 171-178)
Title 2. ECONOMIC
RELATIONSArticle I:
Grant Assistance (Section 211-218)
Article
II: Program Assistance (Section 221-227)
Article
III: Administrative Provisions (Section 231-236)
Article
IV: Trade (Section 241-243)
Article V:
Finance and Taxation (Section 251-255)
Title 3. SECURITY AND
DEFENSE RELATIONS Article I:
Authority and Responsibility (Section 311-316)
Article II: Defense Facilities
and Operating Rights (Section 321-323)
Article
IV: Service in Armed Forces of the United States (Section 341-342)
Article V:
General Provisions (Section 351-354)
Title 4. GENERAL
PROVISIONS Article I:
Approval and Effective Date (Section 411-412)
Article
II: Conference and Dispute Resolution (Section 421-424)
Article
III: Amendment (Section 431-432)
Article IV: Termination (Section 441-443)
Article V: Survivability (Section 451-454)
Article
VI: Definition of Terms (Section 461-463)
Article
VII: Concluding Provisions (Section 471-472)
To reference copies of many of the
subsidiary agreements to the Compact of Free Association, see the Related
Agreements page of the Compact of Free Association section of
the website of the FSM Joint Committee on Compact Economic Negotiations (JCN).
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