Continued Free Association with Palau Act of 2012 - Approves, with specified exceptions, the agreement and appendices signed by the United States and the Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010, in connection with the Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau.
Extends funding for: (1) infrastructure maintenance and projects, (2) the Fiscal Consolidation Fund (at a reduced level for FY2012), and (3) specified federal entities.
Assents to specified amendments to the Compact subsidiary agreements.
Authorizes appropriations to the Department of the Interior for postal services related to Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands.
States that Congress finds that Palau is eligible for certain U.S. domestic programs.
Prohibits specified funds from being used for: (1) assistance to China or Argentina, (2) the development innovation ventures program, and (3) contributions to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6040 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6040
To approve the Agreement providing terms for a continuation of the free
association between the United States and Palau, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 27, 2012
Mr. Manzullo (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Sablan, Mr.
Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Diaz-
Balart, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Rivera, and Mr.
Pierluisi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on
Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To approve the Agreement providing terms for a continuation of the free
association between the United States and Palau, and for other
purposes.
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 ``Continued Free Association with
Palau Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT.
Title I of Public Law 99-658 (48 U.S.C. 1931 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 105. COMPACT 15TH ANNIVERSARY SECTION 432 REVIEW AGREEMENT.
``(a) In General.--The Agreement and appendices signed by the
United States and the Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010 (in this
section referred to as the `Agreement'), in connection with section 432
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;
Public Law 99-658) (in this section referred to as the `Compact of Free
Association'), are approved--
``(1) except for the extension of Article X of the
Agreement Regarding Federal Programs and Services, and
Concluded Pursuant to Article II of Title Two and section 232
of the Compact of Free Association; and
``(2) subject to the provisions of this section.
``(b) Funding Provisions.--
``(1) Infrastructure maintenance.--The amounts to be
provided by the United States and Palau in fiscal year 2011
under section 2(a) of the Agreement shall be provided in fiscal
year 2013, in addition to the amounts otherwise to be provided
under that section in that fiscal year.
``(2) Fiscal consolidation fund.--The amounts to be
provided by the United States under section 3 of the Agreement
in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 shall be provided in fiscal years
2012 and 2013, respectively, and the amount so provided by the
United States under that section in fiscal year 2012 shall be
reduced by $411,000.
``(3) Infrastructure projects.--The amounts to be provided
by the United States under section 5 of the Agreement in fiscal
years 2011 through 2016 shall be provided in fiscal years 2012
through 2017, respectively.
``(c) Approval of Amendments to Compact Subsidiary Agreements.--
Congress consents to the amendments to the Compact subsidiary
agreements referred to in sections 7 and 8 of the Agreement .
``(d) Application of Related Law.--Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix) shall be applied by substituting `2024' for `2009'.
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) Postal services.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of the Interior $1,500,000 for
each of fiscal years 2012 through 2024 for postal services
related to Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the
Marshall Islands, to remain available until expended. The
Department of the Interior may transfer funds made available
pursuant to this paragraph to the United States Postal Service
so long as domestic postage may be used for mail to Palau, the
Federated States of Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands.
``(2) Continuation of other appropriations.--Appropriations
to the Federal entities referred to in paragraphs (1), (3), and
(4) of section 221(a) of the Compact of Free Association, and
the successors to such Federal entities, to which
appropriations have been made available in fiscal year 2011,
may be made through fiscal year 2024 to carry out the purposes
of those paragraphs, and shall remain available until expended.
``(3) Full faith and credit.--Section 236 of the Compact
applies to the commitments of the United States under sections
1, 2(a), 3, 4(a), and 5 of the Compact Review Agreement, and to
the amounts necessary to conduct the audits required by
Appendix D to the Compact Review Agreement, to the same extent
as such section 236 applies to the Compact. Section 215 of the
Compact shall be applied to such commitments and amounts by
substituting `2011' for `1981'.
``(f) Oversight and Report to Appropriate Congressional
Committees.--
``(1) Finding.--The Congress finds that the Government of
Palau is eligible for certain United States domestic programs.
``(2) Annual report.--
``(A) Report.--The Secretary of the Interior,
because of the Secretary's jurisdiction with respect to
the administration of financial assistance under the
Compact, shall, not later than March 1 of each year,
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate and to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives, a report on the use and effectiveness
of financial, technical, and other assistance provided
to Palau under any United States domestic program
described in paragraph (1).
``(B) Consultation.--In preparing each report
required by subparagraph (A) with respect to a domestic
program, the Secretary of the Interior shall consult
with the Federal agency or agencies with jurisdiction
over that domestic program.''.
SEC. 3. OFFSETS.
(a) Repeal of Prior Authorization for Civil Administration of Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands.--Section 3 of the Act of June 30,
1954 (68 Stat. 330, 82 Stat. 1213, chapter 423) is repealed.
(b) Global Health Programs.--Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``SEC. 136. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.
``(a) Limitation.--None of the funds made available to carry out
this chapter or chapter 10 for global health activities for fiscal year
2012 and each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2024 may be
used to provide assistance to the People's Republic of China for such
activities.
``(b) Amount of Reduction.--The total amount that may be obligated
for global health activities for a fiscal year in subsection (a) is
$2,000,000 less than the total amount made available for such
activities for such fiscal year.
``(c) Applicability.--This section applies notwithstanding any
other provision of law enacted after the enactment of this section.''.
(c) Climate Change Funds.--Chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the economic support fund) (22
U.S.C. 2346 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 535. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.
``(a) Limitation.--None of the funds made available to carry out
this chapter for climate change activities for fiscal year 2012 and
each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2024 may be used to
provide assistance to the People's Republic of China for such
activities.
``(b) Amount of Reduction.--The total amount that may be obligated
for climate change activities for a fiscal year in subsection (a) is
$4,500,000 less than the total amount made available for such
activities for such fiscal year.
``(c) Applicability.--This section applies notwithstanding any
other provision of law enacted after the enactment of this section.''.
(d) Prohibition on Funding for Development Innovation Ventures
(DIV) Program.--Section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2427) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c)(1) None of the funds made available for fiscal years 2012 and
2013 to the United States Agency for International Development may be
used for the Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) program or any
successor program.
``(2) The total amount that may be obligated by the United States
Agency for International Development for a fiscal year in subsection
(a) is $28,200,000 less than the total amount made available for such
Agency for such fiscal year.
``(3) This subsection applies notwithstanding any other provision
of law enacted after the enactment of this subsection.''.
(e) IMET.--Section 542 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2347a) is amended--
(1) by striking ``There are authorized'' and inserting the
following:
``(a) In General.--There are authorized''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Limitation on Use of Funds.--
``(1) Limitation.--None of the funds made available to
carry out this chapter for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal
year thereafter through fiscal year 2024 may be used to provide
assistance to Argentina.
``(2) Amount of reduction.--The total amount that may be
obligated under this chapter for a fiscal year in subsection
(a) is $4,500,000 less than the total amount made available for
such activities for such fiscal year.
``(3) Applicability.--This subsection applies
notwithstanding any other provision of law enacted after the
enactment of this subsection.''.
(f) UNESCO.--Chapter 3 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 308. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.
``(a) Limitation.--None of the funds made available for fiscal year
2012 and each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2024 for
United States assessed contributions to the United Nations may be used
for such contributions to the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization.
``(b) Amount of Reduction.--The total amount that may be obligated
for a fiscal year in subsection (a) for United States assessed
contributions to the United Nations is $4,500,000 less than the total
amount made available for such contributions for such fiscal year.
``(c) Applicability.--This section applies notwithstanding any
other provision of law enacted after the enactment of this section.''.
(g) United States Institute of Peace.--Section 1710 of the United
States Institute of Peace (22 U.S.C. 4609) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(e) Limitation on Obligation of Funds.--
``(1) Limitation.--The total amount that may be obligated
to carry out this title for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal
year thereafter through fiscal year 2024 is $6,811,000 less
than the total amount made available for such purpose for such
fiscal year.
``(2) Applicability.--This subsection applies
notwithstanding any other provision of law enacted after the
enactment of this subsection.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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