Sec. 10. Compact Appropriations

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For the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2043, there are appropriated to the Compact of Free Association account of the Department of the Interior, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until expended, the amounts described in and to carry out the purposes of— sections 261, 265, and 266 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; sections 261, 265, and 266 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; and Articles 1, 2, and 3 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement.

There is appropriated to the United States Postal Service, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2043, $31,700,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out the costs of the following provisions that are not otherwise funded: Section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact. Section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact. Section 221(a)(2) of the U.S.-Palau Compact. Article 6(a) of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement.

The amounts appropriated to the United States Postal Service under paragraph

(1)shall be deposited into the Postal Service Fund established under section 2003 of title 39, United States Code, to carry out the provisions described in that paragraph. Any amounts deposited into the Postal Service Fund under subparagraph

(A)shall be the fiduciary, fiscal, and audit responsibility of the Postal Service. There is appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out section 8(d) out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $550,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2043, to remain available until expended.