PUBLIC LAW 103-138—NOV. 11, 1993 107 STAT. 1395 on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 99-396, or any subsequent legislation related to Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Ismnds Covenant grant funding, except that should the Secretary of the Interior believe that the performance standards of such agreement are not being met, operations funds may be withheld, but only by Act of Congress as required by Public Law 99-396: Provided further, That $1,025,000 of the amounts provided for technical assistance shall be available for a grant to the Close Up Foundation: Provided further, That the funds for the program of operations and maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize routine operations and maintenance of capital infrastructure in American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 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 (including 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 territor^s commitment to timely maintenance of its capital assets): Provided further. That any appropriation for disaster assistance under this head in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stsififord Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c). 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), and grants to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, in addition to local revenues, for support of governmental functions; $23,838,000, to remain available until expended, including $18,464,000 for operations of the Government of Palau: Provided, That all financial transactions of the Trust Territory, including 48 USC 1683. 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 all Government operations funds appropriated and obligated for the Republic of Palau under this account for fiscal year 1994 shall be credited as an offset against fiscal year 1994 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, 1994: Provided further. That not less than $300,000 of the grants to the Republic of Pedau, for support of governmental functions, shall be dedicated to the College of Micronesia in accordance with the agreement between the Micronesian entities. COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION For economic assistance and necessary expenses for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands
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