{"identifier":"/us/usc/t48/s1981","title":48,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1981.","heading":"Findings","text":"\u00a7\u202f1981.\nFindings\nCongress finds the following:\n(1) The United States (in accordance with the Trusteeship Agreement for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the United Nations Charter, and the objectives of the international trusteeship system of the United Nations) fulfilled its obligations to promote the development of the people of the Trust Territory toward self-government or independence, as appropriate, to the particular circumstances of the Trust Territory and the people of the Trust Territory and the freely expressed wishes of the people concerned.\n(2) The United States, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands entered into the Compact of Free Association set forth in section 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (\n48 U.S.C. 1901\nPublic Law 99\u2013239\nsection 201 of Public Law 99\u2013658\n48 U.S.C. 1931\n(3) The \u201cCompact of Free Association, as amended, between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia\u201d, the \u201cCompact of Free Association, as amended, between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands\u201d, and related agreements were signed by the Government of the United States and the Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands and approved, as applicable, by section 201 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (\n48 U.S.C. 1921\nPublic Law 108\u2013188\n(4) The \u201cAgreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Palau Following the Compact of Free Association Section 432 Review\u201d, was signed by the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of Palau on\nSeptember 3, 2010\nSeptember 19, 2018\n(5) On\nMay 22, 2023\n(6) On\nMay 23, 2023\nSeptember 28, 2023\n(7) On\nOctober 16, 2023","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t48/s1981.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t48/s1981","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1981."},{"t":"heading","text":"Findings","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Congress finds the following:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t48/s1981/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" The United States (in accordance with the Trusteeship Agreement for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the United Nations Charter, and the objectives of the international trusteeship system of the United Nations) fulfilled its obligations to promote the development of the people of the Trust Territory toward self-government or independence, as appropriate, to the particular circumstances of the Trust Territory and the people of the Trust Territory and the freely expressed wishes of the people concerned.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t48/s1981/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" The United States, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands entered into the Compact of Free Association set forth in section 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"48 U.S.C. 1901","href":"/us/usc/t48/s1901","tail":" note; "},{"t":"ref","text":"Public Law 99\u2013239","href":"/us/pl/99/239","tail":") and the United States and the Republic of Palau entered into the Compact of Free Association set forth in "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 201 of Public Law 99\u2013658","href":"/us/pl/99/658/s201","tail":" ("},{"t":"ref","text":"48 U.S.C. 1931","href":"/us/usc/t48/s1931","tail":" note) to create and maintain a close and mutually beneficial relationship."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t48/s1981/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" The \u201cCompact of Free Association, as amended, between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia\u201d, the \u201cCompact of Free Association, as amended, between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands\u201d, and related agreements were signed by the Government of the United States and the Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands and approved, as applicable, by section 201 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"48 U.S.C. 1921","href":"/us/usc/t48/s1921","tail":" note; 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