-17four-step process for approval and entry into force of the Com- This process includes approval by the FAS governments in pact. accordance with their constitutional processes and approval of the Compact by the peoples of the Marshall Islands and the Federated The procedure for popular approval is set States of Micronesia. calls for a plebiscite on future which 412, Section in forth ng a free and informed act of constituti status political mination. selIf-deter The approval process also requires approval of the Compact by the United States, and agreement between the United States and the governments concerned on its effective date. Once so approved, the United States, as administering authority of the Trusteeship, will make appropriate arrangements for termination of the Trusteeship Agreement with the United States. Article II, Conference and Dispute Resolution Section 421-424. These sections establish the method for settlement of disputes arising in connection with the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of the Compact except for matters arising out of Title Three, which will be handled as provided for in Section 351. The procedure for dispute resolution requires that upon notification of a dispute, the parties confer on the matter. After a 90-day period, if the issue has not been resolved, the matter is referred to a three-person Arbitration Board consisting of one member appointed by each of the parties and a chairman jointly appointed by the parties or selected by lot from standing lists if mutual agreement cannot be reached. Decisions will be by majority vote and shall be binding on the parties unless it is agreed that the decision shall be advisory. The Board will also not have jurisdiction in matters arising under the environmental protection provisions of Article VI, Title One, and the general legal provisions of Article VII, Title One. Article III, Amendment Sections 431-432. These sections provide for bilateral and multilateral amendment of the Compact by mutual agreement of the parties affected by such amendments. Article IV, Termination Sections 441-443. The Compact provides three avenues for its termination. Under Section 441, the Compact may be terminated by mutual agreement of the United States and one, or all, of the FAS. Section 441 requires United States and FAS approval of the terms and conditions of termination, and contemplates termination only if the United States and the FAS are fully satisfied with the post-termination arrangements. Section 442 provides for unilateral termination initiated by the United States,'in which case prior notice of no less than six