; and (B) use available funds to carry out the activities under subparagraph (A). (b) Additional assistance Any assistance provided pursuant to section 105(j) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 ( 48 U.S.C. 1921d(j) ) (as amended by section 1409(j)) and sections 1405(a), 1406(a), 1407(b), and 1409 shall be in addition to and not charged against any amounts to be paid to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau pursuant to— (1) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact; (2) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; (3) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement; or (4) any related subsidiary agreement. (c) Remaining balances Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 109 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 ( 48 U.S.C. 1921h )— (1) remaining balances appropriated to carry out sections 211, 212(b), 215, and 217 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, shall be programmed pursuant to Article IX of the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement; and (2) remaining balances appropriated to carry out sections 211, 213(b), 216, and 218 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, shall be programmed pursuant to Article XI of the 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement. (d) Grants Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1) contributions under the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact may be provided as grants for purposes of implementation of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact under the laws of the United States