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112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6040
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
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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Continued Free Association with Palau
Act of 2012
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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:
Compact 15th anniversary section 432 review agreement
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—
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
subject to the provisions of this section.
Funding provisions
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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
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Authorization of Appropriations
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.
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.
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
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Oversight and report to appropriate congressional committees
Finding
The Congress finds that the Government of Palau is eligible for certain United States domestic programs.
Annual report
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).
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.
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Offsets
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.
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:
Limitation on use of funds
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.
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.
Applicability
This section applies notwithstanding any other provision of law enacted after the enactment of this section.
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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:
Limitation on use of funds
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.
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.
Applicability
This section applies notwithstanding any other provision of law enacted after the enactment of this section.
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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:
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.
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.
This subsection applies notwithstanding any other provision of law enacted after the enactment of this subsection.
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IMET
Section 542 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347a) is amended—
by striking
There are authorized
and inserting the following:
In general
There are authorized
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Limitation on use of funds
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.
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.
Applicability
This subsection applies notwithstanding any other provision of law enacted after the enactment of this subsection.
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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:
Limitation on use of funds
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.
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.
Applicability
This section applies notwithstanding any other provision of law enacted after the enactment of this section.
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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:
Limitation on obligation of funds
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.
Applicability
This subsection applies notwithstanding any other provision of law enacted after the enactment of this subsection.
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