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 CIS NO: 85-H521-93
 TITLE: Micronesian Compact.
 SOURCE: Committee on the Judiciary. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+79 p.
 DATE: July 18, 1985
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 99-1              SUDOC: Y4.J89/1:99/11
 ITEM NO: 1020-A; 1020-B
 LC CARD NO: 86-601974               MC ENTRY NO: 86-5711

 Committee Serial No. 11. Hearing before the Subcom on Immigration,
 Refugees, and International Law to consider H.J. Res. 187, to approve the
 Compact of Free Association signed Oct. 1, 1982, between the U.S. and the
 Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), and June 25, 1983, between the U.S.
 and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, providing for termination of the
 TTPI trusteeship arrangement and establishment of a new political
 relationship with the U.S.
   Focuses on bill immigration provisions (text, sectional analysis, p.
 42-51).
 Supplementary material (p. 52-79) includes:
 a. FSM citizenship and naturalization laws, 1982 (p. 54-65).
 b. Schwalbenberg, Henry M., "Micronesians on the Move: Guam or Hawaii?"
     Apr. 1984 (p. 66-79).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Marshall Islands and Micronesia political status
     agreement with US, review
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON IMMIGRATION,
     REFUGEES, AND INTERNATIONAL LAW. HOUSE; MICRONESIA (Political status
     agreement with US, review); MARSHALL ISLANDS (Political status
     agreement with US, review); PUBLIC.ADMINISTRATION; TREATIES AND
     CONVENTIONS; TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS;
     FEDERAL-TERRITORIAL RELATIONS; GUAM ("Micronesians on the Move: Guam
     or Hawaii?"); HAWAII ("Micronesians on the Move: Guam or Hawaii?");
     FOREIGN.LAWS (Micronesia citizenship and naturalization laws);
     CITIZENSHIP (Micronesia citizenship and naturalization laws); COMPACT
     OF FREE ASSOCIATION; IMMIGRATION
 BILLS: 99 H.J.Res.187
 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L.99-239

 85-H521-93 TESTIMONY NO: 1         July 18, 1985 p. 2-41
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     ZEDER, FRED M., II (Ambassador; Pres Reagan's Personal Rep, Office of
        Micronesian Status Negotiations); accompanied by BERG, JAMES D.
        (Political and Economic Counselor, Office for Micronesian Status
        Negotiations)
     MONTOYA, RICHARD T. (Asst Sec, Territorial and Intl Aff, Interior
        Dept)
     SCHMIDT, PAUL (Dep Gen Counsel, Immigration and Naturalization
        Service, Justice Dept)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Explanation and approval of Compact immigration
     provisions; adequacy of safeguards against third country nationals
     exploitation of Compact immigration privileges by becoming naturalized
     citizens of FSM and Marshall Islands.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Marshall Islands and Micronesia political status
     agreement with US, review
 DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.INTERIOR; DEPARTMENT.OF.JUSTICE; OFFICE OF
     MICRONESIAN STATUS NEGOTIATIONS