Sec. 9. Additional authorities

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Appropriations to carry out the obligations, services, and programs described in paragraph

(2)shall be made directly to the Federal agencies, departments, and instrumentalities carrying out the obligations, services and programs. The obligations, services, and programs referred to in paragraphs

(1)and

(3)are the obligations, services, and programs under— sections 131 and 132, paragraphs

(1)and

(3)through

(6)of section 221(a), and section 221(b) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; sections 131 and 132, paragraphs

(1)and

(3)through

(6)of section 221(a), and section 221(b) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; sections 131 and 132 and paragraphs (1), (3), and

(4)of section 221(a) of the U.S.-Palau Compact; Article 6 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement; and section 8. The heads of the Federal agencies, departments, and instrumentalities to which appropriations are made available under paragraph

(1)as well as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall— have the authority to carry out any activities that are necessary to fulfill the obligations, services, and programs described in paragraph (2); and use available funds to carry out the activities under subparagraph (A). Any assistance provided pursuant to section 105(j) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 ( 48 U.S.C. 1921d(j) ) (as amended by section 8(j)) and sections 4(a), 5(a), 6(b), and 8 shall be in addition to and not charged against any amounts to be paid to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau pursuant to— the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement; or any related subsidiary agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 109 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 ( 48 U.S.C. 1921h )— remaining balances appropriated to carry out sections 211, 212(b), 215, and 217 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, shall be programmed pursuant to Article IX of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement; and remaining balances appropriated to carry out sections 211, 213(b), 216, and 218 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, shall be programmed pursuant to Article XI of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of law— contributions under the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact may be provided as grants for purposes of implementation of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact under the laws of the United States; and funds appropriated pursuant to section 10 may be deposited in interest-bearing accounts and any interest earned may be retained in and form part of those accounts for use consistent with the purpose of the deposit. Except as specifically provided, nothing in this joint resolution or the amendments made by this joint resolution amends the following: Title I of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 ( 48 U.S.C. 1901 et seq. ). Title I of Public Law 99–658 ( 48 U.S.C. 1931 et seq. ). Title I of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 ( 48 U.S.C. 1921 et seq. ). Section 1259C of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( 48 U.S.C. 1931 note; Public Law 115–91 ). The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 ( Public Law 115–141 ; 132 Stat. 635). Notwithstanding section 109 of the Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 ( 48 U.S.C. 1921h )— funds appropriated by that section and deposited into the RMI Compact Trust Fund shall be governed by the 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund Agreement on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund Agreement; funds appropriated by that section and deposited into the FSM Compact Trust Fund shall be governed by the 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund Agreement on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund Agreement; funds appropriated by that section and made available for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year thereafter as grants to carry out the purposes of section 211(b) of the 2003 U.S.-RMI Amended Compact shall be subject to the provisions of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement; funds appropriated by that section and made available for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year thereafter as grants to carry out the purposes of section 221 of the 2003 U.S.-RMI Amended Compact shall be subject to the provisions of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement, except as modified in the Federal Programs and Services Agreement in force between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and funds appropriated by that section and made available for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year thereafter as grants to carry out the purposes of section 221 of the 2003 U.S.-FSM Amended Compact shall be subject to the provisions of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement, except as modified in the 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs and Services Agreement.

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