PUBLIC LAW 99-239—JAN. 14, 1986
99 STAT. 1791
(iii) gear development; (iv) biological resource monitoring; (v) education and training in the field of fisheries; and (vi) regional and direct bilateral assistance in the field of fisheries, (g) FOREIGN LOANS.—The Congress hereby reaffirms the United States position that the United States Government is not responsible for foreign loans or debt obtained by the Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands. SEC. 105. SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS.
48 USC 1681
(a) DOMESTIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Except as may otherwise
be provided in this joint resolution, all United States Federal programs and services extended to or operated in the Federated States of Micronesia or the Marshall Islands are and shall remain subject to all applicable criteria, standards, reporting requirements, auditing procedures, and other rules and regulations applicable to such programs when operating in the United States (including its territories and commonwealths). (b) RELATIONS WITH THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA AND THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.—
(1) The United States representatives to the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands pursuant to Article V of title I of the Compact shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be under the supervision of the Secretary of State, who shall have responsibility for government to government relations between the United States and the Government with respect to whom they are appointed, consistent with the authority of the Secretary of the Interior as set forth in this section. (2) Appropriations made pursuant to the Compact or any other provision of this joint resolution may be made only to the Secretary of the Interior, who shall coordinate and monitor any program or activity provided to the Federated States of Micronesia or the Republic of the Marshall Islands by departments and agencies of the Government of the United States and related economic development planning pursuant to the Compact or pursuant to any other authorization except for the provisions of sections 161(e), 313, and 351 of the Compact and Post, pp. 1807, the authorization of the President to agree to an effective date ^^^2' ^^^^ pursuant to this resolution. Funds appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to this paragraph shall not be allocated to other Departments or agencies. (3) All programs and services provided to the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands by Federgd agencies may be provided only after consultation with and under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, and the head of each Federal agency is directed to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior and to make such personnel and services available as the Secretary of the Interior may request. (4) Any United States Government personnel assigned, on a temporary or permanent basis, to either the Federated States of Micronesia or the Marshall Islands shall, during the period of such assignment, be subject to the supervision of the United States representative to that area. (5) The President is hereby authorized to appoint an Inter- President of U.S. agency Group on Freely Associated States' Affairs to provide
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