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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. CON. RES. 3
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 28, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Com-
mittees on Oversight and Reform, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the rich history, heritage, and strategic impor-
tance of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the
Marshallese population residing in the United States.
Whereas the Republic of the Marshall Islands—
(1) is a sovereign country in free association with
the United States under the Compact of Free Association
between the Government of the United States and the
Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (re-
ferred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Compact’’), approved
in the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public
Law 99–239; 99 Stat. 1770) and amended by the Com-
pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Pub-
lic Law 108–188; 117 Stat. 2720), which authorizes eco-
nomic assistance, through Federal grants and programs,
to persons in the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and
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(2) has full authority and responsibility over security
and defense matters relating to the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands;
Whereas, under the Compact, eligible citizens of the Republic
of the Marshall Islands may reside, work, and study in
the United States without a visa and may serve in the
Armed Forces of the United States;
Whereas an estimated 1⁄3 of the population of the Republic
of the Marshall Islands has relocated to the United
States; and
Whereas Marshallese individuals who live in the United
States—
(1) offer positive economic and cultural benefits to
the communities in which those individuals live;
(2) pay Federal and State taxes but are not eligible
for benefits under—
(A) the Medicare program established under
title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395 et seq.); or
(B) the Medicaid program established under
title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396
et seq.); and
(3) were undercounted in the 2010 census and, as
a result, areas where those individuals live are under-
served by the Federal Government: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives
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concurring), That Congress—
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(1) commends—
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(A) the rich history and heritage of the
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Republic of the Marshall Islands; and
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(B) citizens of the Republic of the Mar-
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shall Islands who live in the United States for
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the contributions of those individuals to—
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(i) the communities in which those in-
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dividuals live; and
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(ii) the national defense of the United
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States through their service in the Armed
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Forces of the United States;
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(2) recognizes the strategic importance of the
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Republic of the Marshall Islands; and
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(3) encourages a continued commitment to im-
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prove census data to better serve citizens of the Re-
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public of the Marshall Islands who live in the United
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States.
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Passed the Senate May 23 (legislative day, May 22),
2019.
Attest:
JULIE E. ADAMS,
Secretary.
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