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To manage the funds appropriate to Palau from the United States through the Compact of Free Association (COFA), the COFA Trust Fund Board was reestablished in 2014. The Board meets monthly to review the trust fund's performance and meets annually with the investment advisor (currently
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The executive branch also has some independent agencies, including the Environmental Quality Protection Board, created in 1981 and tasked with protecting the "unique and aesthetically beautiful environment while promoting sustainable economic and social development".
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responsible for managing, operating and promoting public elementary and secondary schools systems and developing and implementing educational curricula and standards at every educational level
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and other sorts of criminal activity. In December 1999, a group of major international banks banned U.S. dollar-denominated transactions involving Palau and the other Pacific island states of
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The President is advised and assisted in governing by his/her Cabinet, composed of the Vice President and ministers responsible for the eight government ministries. The ministries include
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The Senate passed legislation making Palau an "offshore" financial center in 1998. Opponents to the legislation voiced fears that the country would become a haven for
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Divisions of: Criminal Investigation/Drug Enforcement, Patrol, Fire & Rescue, Corrections, Marine Law Enforcement, Fish & Wildlife Protection
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While calm in recent years, Palau witnessed several instances of political violence in the 1980s. The republic's first president,
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Bureaus of: Budget & Planning, National Treasury, Public Service System, Revenue and Taxation, Customs and Border Protection
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Presidential elections take place every four years, when the president and vice president run on separate tickets. The
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Offices of : Health Administration & Support Services; Health Policy, Research, & Development
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non-partisan democracy although there is no law preventing the formation of political parties.
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Bureaus of: International Trade & Technical Assistance, Domestic Affairs, Foreign Affairs
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interprets and applies the laws of Palau, as modified by custom and tradition, to ensure
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The Senate has 13 members, also serving four-year terms in multi-seat constituencies.
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The House of Delegates has 16 members, each serving four-year terms from single-seat
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In the last elections, held on 1 November 2016, only non-partisans were elected; no
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Bureaus of: Aviation, Public Works, Land and Survey, Commercial Development
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Offices of: Administration, Protocol, the Public Defender, Passport
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Bureaus of: Education Administration, Curriculum and Instruction
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Bureaus of: Public Health; Hospital & Clinical Services
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is independent of the executive and the legislature.
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Surangel Whipps Jr.
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Uduch Sengebau Senior
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House of Delegates
Sabino Anastacio
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