Pub. L. 115-323 - REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act

115th Congress

Affects: 49 U.S.C. §§ 30301

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act”.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

(a) Section 201(5) of the Real ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note; Public Law 109–13) is amended by striking “the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,”.

(b) Section 202(c)(2)(B) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note; Public Law 109–13) is amended—

(b)(1) in clause (viii), by striking “or” at the end;

(b)(2) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and

(b)(3) by adding at the end the following:

(b)(3)“(x) is a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau who has been admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant pursuant to a Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic or Federated States.”

(b)(3) .

Legislative History

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3398:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018):

Sept. 26, considered and passed House.

Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.