Biden transmits Palau and Marshall Islands federal programs agreements to Congress

President Joe Biden sent Congress the 2024 Federal Programs and Services Agreements with Palau and the Marshall Islands on January 14, 2025. The agreements sit inside the broader Compacts of Free Association framework, which governs U.S. relations with Palau, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia. The transmittal mattered because federal programs and services agreements determine how U.S. agencies deliver services and support to freely associated states while Congress retains oversight of compact implementation. These agreements affect public services, economic assistance, strategic access, and the U.S. relationship with Pacific Island nations central to Indo-Pacific policy.