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| http://sablan.house.gov/bill-introduced-extending-palau-compact | Bill introduced extending Palau Compact | 2016-02-16 | 2016 | 2016-02 | Independent | Senate | MP | Gregorio Sablan | S001177 | sablan.house.gov | legacy | Bill introduced extending Palau Compact Feb 15, 2016 Last week I introduced legislation, approving the agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau to extend Palau’s Compact of Free Association through 2024. The U.S. and Palau signed the agreement on September 3, 2010. Over five years later, however, Congress has yet to approve the extension, which provides annually decreasing amounts of financial assistance to our island neighbor. The U.S. also helps with postal, weather, and civil aviation services, and offers continued access to a limited number of federal grant programs. Instead, Congress has been meeting the financial aspects of the extension on a year-by-year basis. This is no way to treat a friend. Fortunately, President Obama does include the costs of the Compact extension in his FY17 budget proposal; and with introduction of my legislation, H.R. 4531, Congress may finally confirm the importance of our relationship with the Republic of Palau. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |