The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_of_Free_Association" id="mwAT0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Compact of Free Association">Compact of Free Association</a> becomes law, granting the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" id="mwAT4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Federated States of Micronesia</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Islands" id="mwAT8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a> independence from the United States.