PUBLIC LAW 101-121—OCT. 23, 1989 103 STAT. 717 Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is- lands, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia through assessments of long- range operations and maintenance needs, improved capability of local operations and maintenance institutions and agencies (includ- ing management and vocational education training), and project- specific maintenance (with territorial participation and cost sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on the individual territory's commitment to timely maintenance of its capital assets). TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS For expenses necessary for the Department of the Interior in administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands pursuant to the Trusteeship Agreement approved by joint resolution of July 18, 1947 (61 Stat. 397), and the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 Stat. 330), as amended (90 Stat. 299; 91 Stat. 1159; 92 Stat. 495); grants to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, in addition to local revenues, for support of governmental functions; $33,339,000, including $3,000,000 to reduce the accumulated deficit of the former Trust Territory Government: Provided, That all financial transactions of 48 USC 1683. the Trust Territory, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities established or utilized by such Trust Territory, shall be audited by the General Accounting Office in accordance with chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further. That the government of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands is 48 USC 1682. authorized to make purchases through the CJeneral Services Administration: Provided further. That all Government operations funds appropriated and obligated for the Republic of Palau under this account for fiscal year 1990, shall be credited as an offset against fiscal year 1990 payments made pursuant to the legislation approving the Palau Compact of Free Association (Public Law 99- 658), if such Compact is implemented before October 1, 1990: Pro- vided further. That any unobligated balances for Palau government operations that remain available on the date of Compact im- plementation shall be used by the Department of the Interior to reduce the accumulated deficit of the Trust Territory Government. COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION For economic assistance and necessary expenses for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands as provided for in sections 122, 221, 223, 232, and 233 of the Compact of Free Association, $23,260,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized by Public Law 99-239: Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of Public Laws 99-500 and 99-591, the effective date of the Palau Compact for purposes of economic assistance pursuant to the Palau Compact of Free Association, Public Law 99-658, shall be the effective date of the Palau Compact as determined pursuant to section 101(d) of Public Law 99-658.
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