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S. 283: Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2007

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S. 283: Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2007

110th Congress · introduced 2007-01-12 · International Affairs · Latest: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-01-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2007

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 with respect to the provision of emergency and disaster assistance through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Provides with respect to the Republic of Palau that: (1) students from Micronesia and the Marshall Islands attending universities or colleges in Palau shall remain eligible for specified higher education assistance; and (2) government, institutions, and people of Palau shall be eligible for education assistance through FY2009 that they were eligible for in FY2003. Provides for the continuation of legal services to the citizens of Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands legally residing in the United States (including territories and possessions). Authorizes Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands to transmit videotaped programming. Authorizes the government of Palau to deposit the payment otherwise payable to the U.S. government under P.L. 101-219 (a law concerning the implementation of the Palau Compact of Free Association and insular area matters) into a trust fund if: (1) trust fund earnings are expended solely for maintenance of the road system constructed pursuant to the Compact of Free Association between the U.S. government and the government of Palau; and (2) the trust fund is established and operated pursuant to an agreement between the U.S. government and the government of Palau. Provides that in the U.S.-RMI Compact (Marshall Islands), the U.S.-FSM Compact (Micronesia), and their respective trust fund subsidiary agreements, for the purposes of taxation by the United States or its subsidiary jurisdictions, the term "state" means state, territory, or the District of Columbia.

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Official text

Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2007

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 283, Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2007 (2007-02-12); CBO cost estimate: S. 283, Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2007 (2007-02-12)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-s283 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110