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FULL COMMITTEE HEARING: to review S. 343, a bill to amend Title I of PL 99-658 regarding the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Palau, to approve the results of the 15-year review of the Compact, including the Agreement Between th

June 16, 2011
10:30 AM
SD-366 Energy Committee Hearing Room
The purpose of this hearing is to review S. 343, a bill to amend Title I of PL 99-658 regarding the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Palau, to approve the results of the 15-year review of the Compact, including the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Palau following the Compact of Free Association Section 432 Review, to appropriate funds for the purposes of the amended PL 99-658 for fiscal years ending on or before September 30, 2024, and to carry out the agreements resulting from that review (Hearing Room SD-366). OVERFLOW ROOM SH-216.

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Witness Panel 1

Witness Panel 2

  • Ms. Frankie A. Reed

    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
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  • The Honorable Anthony M. Babauta

    Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas
    Department of the Interior
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  • The Honorable Robert Scher

    Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia, U.S. Department of Defense
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  • Mr. David B. Gootnick

    Director, International Affairs and Trade
    Government Accountability Office
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