Full Committee Hearing

Full Committee Hearing to Receive Testimony Regarding the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023

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Location:  Dirksen Senate Office Building
366

The hearing will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 10:00 am in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. 

The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony regarding the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023, a joint resolution proposed by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior, to approve agreements concluded with the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau (and an agreement with the Republic of the Marshall Islands upon its conclusion) to amend the Compacts of Free Association with the Freely Associated States.

The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing concludes. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.

Members

  1. Joe Manchin

    Chairman
  2. John Barrasso

    Wyoming

Witness Panel 1

  1. The Honorable Joseph Y. Yun

    Special Presidential Envoy for Compact Negotiations
    United States of America
  2. The Honorable Carmen G. Cantor

    Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs
    U.S. Department of the Interior
  3. Dr. Siddharth Mohandas

    Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia, Office of the Secretary of Defense
    U.S. Department of Defense

Witness Panel 2

  1. His Excellency Surangel S. Whipps, Jr.

    President
    Republic of Palau
  2. Mr. Leo A. Falcam, Jr.

    Chief Compact Negotiator
    Federated States of Micronesia
  3. The Honorable Jack Ading

    Minster of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    Republic of the Marshall Islands

Related Files

  1. Updated Witness List 7-13-23 SENR Cmte Hrg.pdf
  2. COFA Legislative Proposal - Executive Branch Transmittal.pdf
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