-14- Section 316. This section prohibits assignment or transfer of United States authority and responsibility for security and defense of the FAS to another country. Article II, Defense Facilities and Operating Rights Section 321. This section provides for separate agreements to be concluded between the United States and the FAS for the establishment and use of military areas and faciltiies of the United States in the FAS in connection with United States security and defense authority and responsibility. This section also sets forth the framework for agreement between the United States the FAS for additional military areas and facilities should be required in the future, and acknowledges that the United will seek minimum areas necessary to carry out its security defense responsiblities. and they States and Section 322. In connection with its security and defense activities, the United States will provide and maintain certain fixed and floating aids to navigation in the FAS. This activity will also promote civilian shipping in the islands, which will continue to benefit from U.S. Coast Guard assistance with navigational aids. Section 323. Pursuant to this section, the United States and the FAS have concluded comprehensive agreements on military use and operating rights (MUORA) and status of forces (SOFA). These agreements are modeled on similar arrangements the United States has entered into with other countries. Bilateral MUORAS have been concluded with each of the member states of the FAS addressing the specific needs and requirements of the United States in each of these states. The MUORAsS make available to the United States certain defense sites and facilities for its use in the FAS and detail the operating rights that may be exercised in the use of Such areas. The SOFA is a multilateral agreement which defines the rights and obligations of United States Armed Forces and their personnel in the FAS. Specifically, the SOFA defines the personnel afforded the protections under the SOFA and addresses such issues as entry and exit requirements, use of contractors and employment of labor, tax and customs relief, criminal jurisdiction, applicability of local law, payment of claims, medical and postal services, telecommunications, and other related matters. Article III, Defense Treaties and International Security Agreements Section 331. In keeping with United States responsiblity and authority for security and defense matters in the FAS, this section provides that security and defense agreements or treaties to which the United States is a party, and which have applied to