text: act which can be given effect without such invalid provision, and to this extent the provisions of this act are severable. Section 15. Effective date. This Act shall take effect upon its approval by the President of the Republic of Palau, or upon its becoming law without such approval, except as otherwise provided by law. PASSED: August 4, 1989 APPROVED 00 OOS DAY OP _...,.74p£t-.::t...-rl~.::;,_------_,, 1989. -27-Annex __ LU REPUBLIC OF PALAU PUBLIC LAW NO. 3-24 Third Olbiil Era Kelulau ~PLNO. ~~3~-2~4~~~-=~~~~~ Fifth Regular Session, Jan. 1990 (Intro. as SB No. 3-159, SD2, HD3, CDl) To amend RPPL No. 3·10 to expand the time for voter registration for the upcoming Compact referendum, to define the Compact SUbsidiary Agreements, to provide for referenck.ml voting on different dates outside of the ReJ:Ublic, to provide a period for legal challenges to the COlii?SCt referendum, to provide procedures for the impleltlelltBtion of the Compact, to provide processes for approval of plans sul:xni tted pursuant to the Compact and amendment of the Compact, to authorize and appropriate $100,000 for the purposes of encouraging voter participation in the February 6, 1990 referendum on the CSCJ>act of Free Association, to authorize and appropriate $98,000 to fun~ Palauan participation in tho Micronesian Games, and for other purposes. niB PBl.l'LB OF PAUJJ ·REPRESENTED IN TiiE OLBIIL BRA XEWLAU 00 ENACT AS FO~S: Section 1. Amen.d":.e.n.u. (1) Section 1 of RPPL 3·10 is amended by adding the folloving subsections as follows: .... Section 1. Leii~latiye Declarations and Findio~. The Olbiil Bra relulau declares: (10) For the purposes of this Act and the referendum and plebiscite called punu.ant to this Act, the tet'11l "Subsidiary Agreements" shall mean the followlni •ireanents: (a) Agreement Regardini tho Provision of Teleconm.mication Services by the Government of tho United StBtes to Palau Concluded Pursuant to Seoction 131 of the Compact of Free 
analysis: This text appears to be a legislative document related to the governance and administration of Palau, a country in the Pacific. It amends existing laws and provides for the implementation of the Compact of Free Association, which likely involves international agreements and relations. The document also mentions funding for specific initiatives, such as encouraging voter participation in a referendum and Palauan participation in the Micronesian Games.