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	PUERTO RICO HERALD: Freely Associated States Or Dependent Republics? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Since the Compact of Free Association was implemented in 1986 with the FSM and the RMI, some 10% to 15% of their populations have migrated to the unincorporated U.S. Territory of Guam, the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Hawaii, and the U.S. mainland.
		As the Compacts of Free Association allowed the free movement of FAS countries’ citizens to the U.S. and its territories, thousands availed themselves of that right and migrated to the U.S. Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, the U.S. Territory of Guam, Hawaii, and states on the U.S. mainland.
		In addition, oversight by federal-government bureaucrats remains under free association, and the economic future of the FAS is dependent on the volatility of the stock market and on the abilities of a fund manager under U.S. government control.
	www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/2004/vol8n37/CBFreeAssoc.shtml (3443 words)

	MICRONESIAN MIGRANTS TO HAWAII, GUAM AND THE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) went into effect in late 1986, and with the Republic of Palau (ROP) in late 1994.
		When the Compacts of Free Association were implemented, these people suddenly became “legal” and, because their immigration status had been regularized, they no longer had to accept low-wage jobs from employers willing to risk legal sanctions and hire illegal aliens.
		The average household size of the 979 post-Compact Freely Associated States households was 6.7 persons B 6.8 for the FSM households, 5.6 for the Marshall Islanders, and 3.9 for the Palauan households.
	www.pacificweb.org /DOCS/compactimp99_files/compactimp98.html (7494 words)

	Surveillance for Waterborne-Disease Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water --- United States, 2001--2002
		Outbreaks of LD that occurred in association with water intended primarily for recreational use are discussed in the summary of recreational water-associated outbreaks (8).
		Four (80.0%) of the five parasitic outbreaks occurred in association with groundwater systems: two were associated with untreated wells; one occurred after the homeowners intentionally bypassed a reverse osmosis system that had run out of treated water; and one was associated with a distribution deficiency in a treated well/spring combination source.
		In addition, because changes in the capacity of local and state public health agencies and laboratories to detect an outbreak might result in reporting and surveillance bias, the states with the majority of outbreaks reported during this period might not be the states in which the majority of outbreaks actually occurred.
	www.cdc.gov /mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5308a4.htm (8375 words)

	Associated state - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An associated state is the minor partner of a formal, free relationship between a political territory with a degree of statehood and a (usually larger) nation, for which no other specific term, such as protectorate, is adopted.
		The Federated States of Micronesia (since 1986), Palau (since 1994), and the Marshall Islands (since 1986) are associated with the United States under what is known as the Compact of Free Association, giving the states international sovereignty and ultimate control over their territory.
		As sovereign states, these islands have full right to conduct their own foreign relations, while the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is a territorial status subject to United States congressional authority under the Constitution's Territory Clause, “to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory… belonging to the United States.” [1].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Associated_state (1069 words)

	Surveillance for Waterborne-Disease Outbreaks Associated with Recreational Water --- United States, 2001--2002
		Outbreaks of LD that occurred in association with water primarily intended for drinking or occupational use are discussed in the summary of drinking water-associated outbreaks (8).
		This is indicated because the reported increase is associated primarily with treated venues (Figure 6) as a result of contamination of pool water by Cryptosporidium (Figure 7), reflecting the emergence of the naturally chlorine-resistant Cryptosporidium as a human pathogen since 1980 (18).
		Shigellosis outbreak associated with an unchlorinated fill-and-drain wading pool---Iowa, 2001.
	www.cdc.gov /mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5308a1.htm (7098 words)

	Sandcastle V.I. - America's Tropical Isles - Micronesia Overview
		Palau is composed of the westernmost islands of the Caroline chain.
		The Federated States of Micronesia is the largest and most populous political entity to emerge from the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
		Like the other freely associated states, Palau and the Marshall Islands, the Federated States are fully autonomous nations, but the United States has reserved the right to provide for their national defense.
	www.sandcastlevi.com /travel/isles/us-micro.htm (1548 words)

	George Bush Presidential Library and Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		I have decided, pursuant to an agreement entered into on August 16, 1991, between the United States and Canada, that certain modifications in the rules of origin for particular goods of chapter 15 of the HTS should be proclaimed as a part of the HTS.
		Section 243 of the Compact, as given effect by section 401(b) of the Association Act, provides that certain articles imported from the freely associated states are to be excluded from the duty-free treatment proclaimed by the President and are to receive most-favored-nation (MFN) tariff treatment.
		In addition, section 401(a) of the Association Act further provides that canned tuna imports from the freely associated states entering free of duty shall be counted against the aggregate quantity of canned tuna that is dutiable under rate column numbered 1 for TSUS item 112.30 for that calendar year.
	bushlibrary.tamu.edu /research/papers/1991/91092801.html (1555 words)

	CITES BY TOPIC: foreign country
		Status of citizens of United States who reside within a state; i.e., person who are born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens of the U.S. and the state wherein they reside.
		Sovereignty is vested in one or the other sovereign entity over a given territory, such as a state or the federal government, but not both entities simultaneously.
		The 50 union states ARE NOT territories of the federal government.
	famguardian.org /TaxFreedom/CitesByTopic/ForeignCountry.htm (515 words)

	Federated States of Micronesia - Links to Online Legal Documents
		the Compact of Free Association, establishing the relationship between the United States, on the one hand, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, from the Embassy of the Federated States of Micronesia to the United States and
		The United States and the Federated States of Micronesia have negotiated amendments to the Compact of Free Association.
		United States laws pertaining to the Federated States of Micronesia (and the Republic of the Marshall Islands), as collected in title 48 of the United States Code, from the Legal Information Institute at the Cornell Law School.
	www.macmeekin.com /Links/documents/docsfsm.htm (846 words)

	FAS Work Permit
		Under the Compacts of Free Association, most citizens of the Freely Associated States are permitted to "enter into, lawfully engage in occupations, and establish residence as a non-immigrant in the United States."
		Most employers in the United States, however, do not know that citizens of the Freely Associated States are allowed to work in the United States.
		If you are a citizen of one of the Freely Associated States, you may need to apply for an Employment Authorization Document to prove you are allowed to work in the United States.
	www.macmeekin.com /Links/Research/FASworkpermit.htm (544 words)

	Executive Order 12569 -- Compact of Free Association With the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of ...
		The authority of the Secretary of State shall include, consistent with Article V of Title One of the Compact and section 105(b)(1) of the Act, the establishment and maintenance of representative offices in the Freely Associated States and supervision of the
		The Secretary shall provide from appropriations made to the Department of State such funds as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Order in relation to the activities of the Department of State.
		The United States Representative assigned to a Freely Associated State in accordance with Article V of Title One of the Compact shall represent the Government of the
	www.reagan.utexas.edu /archives/speeches/1986/101686b.htm (992 words)

	ELIGIBILITY OF CITIZENS OF FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES FOR HUD FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
		Citizens of the Freely Associated States whose residence in the United States rests on section 141 of the Compact are not within any of the specified exceptions and thus are subject to the general rule.
		The term “State” includes the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories and possessions of the United States, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and Indian tribes.
		In 1976, the United States and the Northern Mariana Islands concluded a Covenant to establish the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under the sovereignty of the United States.
	www.usdoj.gov /olc/diaz.2.ltr.htm (2374 words)

	U.S. and the Freely Associated States
		States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshall Islands
		RMI and Palau elected a relationship of free association with the
		States was keen to bolster its security posture in the Pacific.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /acad/intrel/roth2.htm (2125 words)

	Data Element: State Name and Alpha Code - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
		Full State names and unique two-letter Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) alphabetic codes for representing the 50 States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas.
		State Name: Full name, up to a maximum of 30 characters, including the letters A through Z and punctuation marks.
		Full State names and their corresponding two-letter alphabetic codes will be handled as separate data fields in any new or modified automated system, and will not be combined in a single data field.
	www.fws.gov /stand/standards/de_statecombo_rev1.html (551 words)

	INS Regulations on Residents of Freely Associated States
		The Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia; and
		Public Law 99-239 approved the Compact between the United States and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, and Public Law 99-658 approved the Compact between the United States and Palau (collectively, Compacts).
		Both Compacts, at section 141(b), provide that the right of citizens of the FAS, who were admitted to the territories or possessions of the United States pursuant to the provisions of the Compacts, to establish habitual residence in a territory or possession of the United States may be subject to nondiscriminatory limitations.
	www.vkblaw.com /news/sixhundredseventyone.htm (2642 words)

	USmap (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		United States, 318 U.S. “It is, we think, a sound principle, that when a government becomes a partner in any trading company, it divests itself, so far as concerns the transactions of that company, of it’s sovereign character, and takes that of a private citizen.
		Instead of communication to the company its privileges and prerogatives, it descends to the level with those with whom it associates itself, and takes the character of which belongs to its associates, and to the business which is to be transacted”.
		It may be merely the name of the sovereign occupying the position analogous to that of other sovereigns in the family of nations, it may desginate territory over which sovereignty of the Untied States extends, or it may be collectively the name of the states which are united by and under the Constitution.
	home.earthlink.net /~venue53/USmap.html (392 words)

	Letter Regarding IDEA Funding for the Freely Associated States
		The undersigned organizations, representing millions of education and support service personnel and parents of individuals with disabilities, urge Congress to continue to include funding for the Freely Associated States (FAS) of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau and the Marshall Islands in H.R. 1350, the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
		These three republics, with a long history of economic and strategic ties to the United States were included in the definition of outlying areas under IDEA up until 1997.
		We urge you to include the three FAS entities, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republics of the Marshall Islands and Palau in the definition of Outlying Area in Section 602(19).
	www.aucd.org /legislative_affairs/letter_FAS_IDEA.htm (271 words)

	Migration and the Freely Associated States
		Upon the implementation of the Compacts of Free Association, citizens of the three new nations (Palau, Marshalls and FSM) were free to live and work in the US and its territories including the Northern Marianas.
		Life at this time for a normal run-of-the-mill Micronesian from FSM in the the United States is practically very doubtful on a long term basis due to economic hardships faced and sometimes downright condescending discrimination(possibly very rare cases, but probable).
		One of the major projects is the impact of the Micronesian migration resulting from the implementation of the Compacts of Free Association.
	www.micsem.org /forum/archives/migrationsum.htm (3342 words)

	FIPS 5-2 - State Codes of the US and Outlying Areas
		Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas.
		The standard covers all land areas under the sovereignty of the United States, the freely associated states of Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands, and the trust territory of Palau.
		FIPS State Alpha Codes for the outlying and associated areas are not identical in every case to the two-letter USPS abbreviations for the same entities.
	www.itl.nist.gov /fipspubs/fip5-2.htm (1471 words)

	Compacts of Free Association with the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The freely associated states have had their share of successes and failures as part of the growing pains of separate sovereigns.
		The stated goal of Title II is ''to assist the FAS in their efforts to advance the economic self-sufficiency of their peoples.'' This is a tall order and one that requires hard work, sacrifice, and flexibility by all the nations.
		As former trust territories and currently as nations in free association, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau are involved in a mutually-beneficial relationship with the United States in areas such as defense, the economy and education.
	commdocs.house.gov /committees/resources/hii51943.000/hii51943_0.htm (18018 words)

	Office of Habitat Conservation
		Western Atlantic and Caribbean shallow-water coral reefs are off the State of Florida, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge.
		The term mangrove is used to refer to a group of trees and shrubs that inhabit the coastal intertidal zone in the tropics and subtropics along protected coastlines, including cays, away from the direct action of waves.
		Most of the production in mangroves is associated with the microbial community in the sediments, which is responsible for breaking down the organic matter from land and leaves that fall off the trees, and this is largely exported to reef communities where it is utilized as a nutrient source.
	www.nmfs.noaa.gov /habitat/ead/PEAchapter3.htm (3106 words)

	HHS GrantsNet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands approved the Compact and are now freely associated.
		The Compact of Free Association is not yet effective in Palau; so Palau remains in a trustee relationship.
		Amounts that are made available as a result of the percentage reduction of raw allocations to the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands are available for reallocation to other states and territories participating in the program in accordance with the statutory and regulatory requirements of each program.
	www.hhs.gov /grantsnet/adminis/gam/GAM1150.htm (704 words)

	Territories and Freely Associated States Educational Grant Program Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards CFDA No. ...
		Note: The Freely Associated States (FSM, RMI and RP) are eligible for these funds only until an agreement for the extension of U.S. educational assistance under new Compacts of Free Association for those States become effective.
		For the purposes of this program, the term ``direct educational services''-- (1) Means activities that are designed to improve student achievement or the quality of education; and (2) Includes instructional services for students and teacher training.
		Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http:// www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.
	www.ed.gov /legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2002-4/100902a.html (1739 words)

	IDEA1411
		— After reserving funds for technical assistance, and for payments to the outlying areas, the freely associated States, and the Secretary of the Interior under subsections (b) and (c) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate the remaining amount among the States in accordance with this subsection.
		— The State shall first award each local educational agency described in paragraph (1) the amount the local educational agency would have received under this section for fiscal year 1999, if the State had distributed 75 percent of its grant for that year under section 611(d) as section 611(d) was then in effect.
		The plan shall also be distributed upon request to States, State educational agencies and local educational agencies, and other agencies providing services to infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities, to tribes, and to other interested parties.
	www.law.seattleu.edu /SPED/lawtexts/lawtexts/statsregs/IDEA1411.htm (4058 words)

	CCMA: Ecosystems: Coral Reefs: The State of Coral Reefs 2005
		The initial report, The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2002 (Turgeon et al., 2002), is similar to this report in that it incorporates the work of many scientists and managers from across the world.
		Data collection and integrated reporting of information are crucial to management efforts that strive to protect and conserve coral reefs, their associated habitats, and the organisms that depend on them.
		The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2005 (PDF, 55.2MB)
	ccma.nos.noaa.gov /ecosystems/coralreef/coral_report_2005 (670 words)

	U.S. TO MONITOR COMPACT COMPLIANCE FROM HONOLULU - November 6, 2003
		Also, she is from Hawaii, so this is a coming home for her." Cohen said that he hopes to have a staff of up to seven in place in Honolulu by early next year.
		They will be responsible for the day-to-day monitoring of grant assistance under the Compact, and will spend a large percentage of their time in the freely associated states.
		The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to approve the amended Compacts of Free Association with the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, with action by the U.S. Senate still pending.
	archives.pireport.org /archive/2003/november/11-06-05.htm (519 words)

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