Houses, and was therefore null and void, and (b) Because the August 4, 1987 Constitutional Amendment was a nullity, approval of the compact still required 75% instead· of simple majority vote to approve and consequently, the 73% -40-~ecutive Order No •. 84- affirmative ·'vote on August 21, 1987 was insufficient to ratify the Compact; and WHEREAS, on January 16, 1989, the leadership of the Executive and. Legislative Branches,·•lected during the 1988 third constitutional government general elections, issued a unified "POSITION ,STATEMENT ON THE FUTURE POLITICAL STATUS OF PALAU" ... proclaiming, among other things, that !'Despite repeated· . failures by :the Palau electorate to muster the 75%· ~constitutionally mandated majority approval of the compact of Free Association, Palau leaders continue to believ.e that an overwhelming majority of the Palau electorate-still favors and supports the concept of . a fully constituted and self-governing Palau freely associated with· the-: united states";·: and WHEREAS, pursuant to RPPL No. 3-1, the Commission on Future Palau/United states Relations was created with 22 cross section membership, chaired by the Vice President of the Republic of Palau, and charged with the responsibility to address and negotiate for improvement of the future relationship between the United States and Palau; and WHEREAS, consistent with its statutory mandate, the commission on FUture Palau/United states Relations concluded and signed on May 26, 1989 with the representative of the Government of the United States the "Agreement concerning Special Programs Related to the Entry Into Force-of the Compact of ~ree Association Between the Government of ·the United states and the Government of Palau", and on June 9, 1989, submitted the report of its findings and recommendations to the President of the Republic of .. Palau, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Delegates, Third Olbiil Era Kelulau; and 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a legislative document related to the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States and the Government of Palau. It discusses the history of the compact, the ratification process, and the subsequent agreements and negotiations between the two governments. The text does not seem to focus on specific economic, environmental, or social issues, but rather on the political relationship between the two countries.

**Category**
International trade, Politics