; funding (1) Compact Section 211(f) Fund Section 1 of the Agreement shall be construed as though the section reads as follows: 1. Compact Section 211(f) Fund The Government of the United States shall contribute $30,250,000 to the Fund referred to in section 211(f) of the Compact in accordance with the following schedule: (1) $22,000,000 in fiscal year 2018. (2) $2,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2019 through 2022. (3) $250,000 in fiscal year 2023. . (2) Infrastructure maintenance fund Subsection (a) of section 2 of the Agreement shall be construed as though the subsection reads as follows: (a) The Government of the United States shall provide a grant of $16,000,000 in fiscal year 2018, representing the amounts to have been provided by the United States in fiscal years 2011 through 2017 under section 2(a) of the Agreement, and a grant of $2,000,000 annually from the beginning of fiscal year 2019 through fiscal year 2024 to create a trust fund, to be known as the Infrastructure Maintenance Fund , to be used for the routine and periodic maintenance of major capital improvement projects financed by funds provided by the United States. The Government of the Republic of Palau shall match the contributions made by the United States by making contributions of $150,000 to the Infrastructure Maintenance Fund on a quarterly basis from the beginning of fiscal year 2018 through fiscal year 2024. Implementation of this subsection shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Appendix A of this Agreement. . (3) Fiscal consolidation fund Section 3 of the Agreement shall be construed as though the section reads as follows: 3. Fiscal consolidation fund The Government of the United States shall provide the Government of Palau $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 for deposit in an interest bearing account to be used to reduce government arrears of Palau. Implementation of this section shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Appendix B of this Agreement. . (4) Direct economic assistance Subsection (a) of