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      "date": "2004-05-03",
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      "title": "The Marshall Islands and Micronesia: Amendments to the Compact of Free Association with the United States",
      "summary": "On April 30, 2003 and May 15, 2003, the United States signed agreements with two Freely\nAssociated States (FAS), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) and the Federated States of\nMicronesia (FSM), to amend provisions of the Compact of Free Association. The Compact of Free\nAssociation, along with the  Compact of Free Association Act of 1985  ( P.L. 99-239 ), has\ngoverned\nthe political, economic, and military relationships between the United States and the FAS since 1986. \nThe Compact, as amended, provides for continued U.S. financial and program assistance to the RMI\nand FSM and payments for U.S. military use of Kwajalein Atoll totaling approximately $3.5 billion\nover a twenty-year period. Several changes were made to the way that grants and programs are\nadministered in order to ensure greater accountability, oversight, and effectiveness. Furthermore,\nthe Compact, as amended, establishes trust funds for the purpose of providing revenues to the RMI\nand FSM beyond 2023. The agreements were approved by Congress on November 30, 2003, and\nsigned into law on December 17, 2003 ( P.L. 108-188 ). Related issues include the RMI petition for\nadditional compensation for past U.S. nuclear testing on the Marshall Islands (the  changed\ncircumstances petition ) and the impact of FAS migration on Guam, Hawaii, and other U.S.\njurisdictions.",
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