To recognize the value of continued friendly relations between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and for other purposes.

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Recognizes the: (1) value of continued friendly relations between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and (2) importance of ongoing measures to address, in accordance with the legal settlement set forth in the Compact of Free Association of 1985, the impact on such Islands of the nuclear testing program. Expresses the intent of Congress: (1) to maintain, through appropriate mutually agreed political and economic measures, the long-term military alliance and strategic partnership defined by the Compact as a primary element of bilateral relations in the future; and (2) through its oversight responsibilities and the exercise of its constitutional authority regarding negotiation and approval of bilateral agreements with respect to the Compact's provisions which expire in 2001, to exercise vigilance in preserving the strategic U.S. interests in ensuring that the friendship between the Islands and the United States is sustained as mutually agreed pursuant to their respective constitutional processes.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 June 1997

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  Introduced in House · EN · 5 June 1997

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  summary · EN · 5 June 1997

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