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TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SEVENTH SPECIAL SESSION, 2020 C.B.

NO.

21-281 A BILL FOR AN ACT To amend sections 1, 2, 8, 9 and 12 of Public Law No.

21-42, as amended by Public Laws Nos.


21-55, 21-77, 21-94, 21-116 and 21-147, to appropriate $926,314 of additional funds from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, in order to provide supplemental funding for the operations of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 Section 1.

Section 1 of Public Law No.


21-42, as amended by 2 Public Law Nos.

21-55, 21-77, 21-94, 21-116, and 21-147 is hereby 3 further amended to read as follows: “Purpose.
The purpose of this act is to appropriate the sum of $[72,309,261] 73,235,575 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, for the purpose of funding the operations of all branches of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, its agencies, various programs, grants, subsidies and contributions and Capital and Human Resources Development.
The National Government’s share of the Amended Compact funds has been reduced to zero; EXCEPT THAT; the National Government will retain the Compact Sector Grant amount for COM-FSM and 10 percent of the Supplemental Education Grant funds as is reflected in the budget for the Department of Education.

The sum CBL 21-292 C.B.

NO.

21-281 1 2 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows:” Section 2.

Section 2.

Section 2 of Public Law No.


21-42, as 3 amended by Public Law No.

21-55, 21-77, 21-94, 21-116 and 21-147 4 is hereby further amended to read as follows: “Section 2.

Operating Expenses of the Executive Branch.


The sum of $[23,652,848] 23,771,249, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, for the purpose of funding the operations of the Executive Branch of the National Government during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Office of the President.
The sum of $[1,839,536] 1,854,536, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the President during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................... $ 656,593 Travel ................................... 349,943 Contractual Services ............. [700,000] 710,000 OCE ...............................[130,000] 135,000 Fixed Assets ............................... 3,000 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.
The sum of $[5,681,345] 5,716,345 or so much thereof as 2 of 27 C.B.

NO.

21-281 may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Foreign Affairs during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel, PROVIDED THAT, of this amount, $166,000 shall be used to fund the Foreign Service Premium.................. ................ $ 1,857,194 Travel ................................... 246,685 Contractual Services.......... ............ 2,995,047 OCE, PROVIDED THAT $25,000 is for the Consulate of Guam ........................ 459,163 Fixed Assets, PROVIDED THAT $35,000 is for the purchase of a new vehicle for the Central Office and $35,000 is for the purchase of a new van for the Guam Consulate, ....... ............... [123,256] 158,256 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.
The sum of $[3,034,873] 3,064,873, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Finance and Administration during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................... $ 2,129,683 Travel ...................... ............. 256,690 Contractual Services................... ... 227,500 OCE .......................... ... [276,500] 306,500 Fixed Assets .......................... ... 144,500 3 of 27 C.B.

NO.

21-281 (4) Department of Resources and Development.
The sum of $1,442,754, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Resources and Development during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................. .. $ 907,314 Travel ................................ ... 186,050 Contractual Services................... .. 59,850 OCE .................................... .. 187,540 Fixed Assets ............................. 102,000 (5) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure.
The sum of $2,652,922, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Transportation, Communications & Infrastructure during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................. .. $ 648,346 Travel ........................ ........... 166,462 Contractual Services........... ........... 1,692,214 OCE ..................................... .
96,600 Fixed Assets ............................. 49,300 (6) Department of Health and Social Affairs.

The sum of $[831,957] 848,358, or so much thereof as may 4 of 27 C.B.

NO.

21-281 be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Health and Social Affairs during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ........................$[514,230] 530,631 Travel ............................... .... 82,609 Contractual Services.................. .... 118,617 OCE ...................... ................ 113,501 Fixed Assets ...................... ....... 3,000 (7) Department of Education.

The sum of $824,529, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Education during the fiscal year 2020.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $366,598, shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Supplemental Education Grant.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .............................. .

$ 437,498 Travel ................................. .. 173,654 Contractual Services..................... .

159,226 OCE ..................................... .

49,651 Fixed Assets ............................ .

4,500 (8) Department of Justice.


The sum of $4,899,815, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of 5 of 27 C.B.

NO.

21-281 Justice during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................. .. .$ 3,405,293 Travel .................................. .

374,802 Contractual Services..................... .
634,977 OCE ..................................... .

377,443 Fixed Assets ............................ .

107,300 (9) Department of Climate Change, Environment and Emergency Management.

The sum of $813,730, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Climate Change, Environment and Emergency Management during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................... .
$ 545,058 Travel ................................. .. 105,452 Contractual Services.................... .. 80,000 OCE .................................... .

47,120 Fixed Assets .................... ......... 36,100 (10) Office of the Public Defender.

The sum of $1,052,058, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the Public Defender during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .............................. .. $ 744,081 6 of 27 C.B.

NO.

21-281 Travel ................................. .

$ 105,027 Contractual Services..................... .

101,050 OCE ...................................... 86,900 Fixed Assets ............................ .

15,000 (11) Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation.
The sum of $[226,259] 248,259, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel, of which $22,000 may be used for prior years obligations, .............. .... $ [138,018] 160,081 Travel ............................... .... 27,527 Contractual Services........................ 15,425 OCE ........................................ 20,289 Fixed Assets................................ 25,000 (12) Office of Veteran’s Affairs.
The sum of $168,353, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Veteran’s Affairs during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 79,240 Travel ................................... 21,113 Contractual Services....................... 50,000 7 of 27 C.B.

NO.
NO.

21-281 OCE ......................................$ 18,000 Fixed Assets............................... -0- (13) Office of Personnel.

The sum of $184,717, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Personnel during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ........................... .... $ 167,479 Travel .................................... 6,238 Contractual Services........................ -0- OCE ........................................ 11,000 Fixed Assets................................ -0-“ Section 3.

Section 8 of Public Law No.

21-42 as amended by 14 Public Laws Nos.

21-55, 21-94, and 21-147 is hereby further 15 amended to read as follows: “Section 8.
Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.

The sum of $[17,507,925] 18,140,838, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, for the following grants, subsidies and contributions during fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Office of the President.

(a) Asia Pacific Inst.


Broadcasting 8 of 27 C.B.

NO.
NO.

21-281 Development (AIBD) ....................... $ 4,500 (b) Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) ..................................... (c) Pacific Island News Association (d) Asia Pacific Investment ........ 800 350 250 (e) Former Presidents’ Allowance ... 50,000 (f) Joint Committee on Compact Review and Planning (JCRP); $160,000 to be used for Jim Stovall’s legal fees ..................... .

910,000 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.

(a) Pacific Island Forum Secretariat.
57,000 (b) Secretariat of the Pacific Community 65,000 (c) ESCAP .......................... 5,000 (d) UN Membership Fee .............. 50,000 (e) East West Center ................ 5,000 (f) ACP Cotonou Membership Fees .... 17,000 (g) SPC Office Space ................ 29,670 (h) SIS Program ..................... 10,000 (i) IOM Membership Fee ............. 600 (j) SPC Host Grant ................. 20,000 (k) Differential for foreign currency adjustment ............................... 1,290 (l) FSM Day ........................ 20,000 (m) 2020 Games in Japan – Representation and Participation (FSM Embassy/Tokyo) ......... 30,000 9 of 27 C.B.
NO.

21-281 (n) Prior year obligation – PIF ... $ 1,611 (o) Guam consulate citizen’s outreach 25,000 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.
(a) CTA-OCO Membership Fee ......... 14,024 (b) Maintenance Fee for Financial Management System (FMIS) .................. 55,000 (c) PITTA – CTA .................... 9,000 (d) ADB, IMF & Budget Finance Policy Consultations ............................. 25,000 (e) Macro Economist Advisor ........ 200,000 (f) Global Forum Membership Fee .... 26,000 (g) PFTAC Membership Fee ........... 20,000 (h) CTA Conference ................. 35,000 (i) FSM national government taxes prior year debts to social security (4th quarter 2018 to 1st quarter 2019) .................. 44,000 (j) Prior years obligations for Chuuk Finance Office ........................... 7,560 (k) Finance prior years obligations for acting capacity ....................... 1,150 (l) FSM Trust Fund Board ........... -0- (4) Department of Resources and Development.
(a) Pacific Island Development Program (PIDP) ................................... 15,000 (b) Pacific Asian Travel Association 10 of 27 C.B.

NO.
NO.

21-281 (PATA) ................................... $ 6,000 (c) United Nations Development Program 30,000 (d) Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) 4,800 (e) Western Forestry Leadership Coalition 530 (f) Matching to SPC Projects ....... 60,000 (g) Micronesian Challenge .......... 10,000 (h) Micronesian Cruise Association .
2,500 (i) South Pacific Tourism Organization 8,000 (j) IRENA .......................... 250 (k) Micronesia Trade Committee ..... 30,000 (l) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ........................... 1,000 (m) IFAD ........................... 500 (n) UNIDO Membership ............... 1,000 (o) Micronesia Island Forum Membership Fee ............................ 15,000 (p) Hosting of the Micronesian Islands Forum ............................. -0- (q) Pacific Festival ............... -0- (5) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
(a) UNFPA .......................... (b) WHO ............................ 3,000 4,650 (c) PIHOA .......................... 20,000 (d) Association of Territorial Health 4,000 (e) Nursing and Medical Licensing 60,000 11 of 27 C.B.

NO.
21-281 (f) FSM Red Cross ................ $ 70,000 (g) UNICEF (Vaccine & TB Drugs) ... 50,000 (h) UN/FSM Women (CEDAW) .......... (i) Drug Quality Testing Project .. 1,000 3,000 (j) National Therapeutics & Standards Committee ...................... 37,000 (k) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).. 10,000 (l) FSM Youth Summit .............. 50,000 (m) TB & Leprosy – Free Chuuk Project 100,000 (n) Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) ............................... 40,270 (o) Response to measles outbreak and novel coronavirus ......................... 747,500 (6) Department of Education.
(a) Aid for Non-Public Schools.
.... 800,000 (b) Aid to CMI Students ....... [-0-] 25,000 (c) Aid to PCC Students ............ 100,000 (d) National Scholarship [2,500,000] 2,901,913 (e) National Close-up .............. -0- (f) Merit Scholarship .............. 275,000 (g) Aid to FSM Students in Japan[-0-] 6,000 (h) Caroline College & Pastoral Institute ................................. 75,000 (i) Faithwalk Christian College .... 75,000 (j) Aid to FSM Students in China ... 35,000 12 of 27 C.B.
NO.

21-281 (k) Aid to FSM Students in Fiji ... $ 35,000 (7) Department of Transportation, Communication & Infrastructure.
(a) Asia Pacific Telecommunity ..... 11,000 (b) International Telecommunications Union(ITU) ............................... 20,867 (c) ICAO ........................... 28,050 (d) FSM Capital Energy ............. 600,000 (e) Micronesian Shipping Commission 25,000 (f) Fuel and Provisions for Caroline Voyager and Navigator ..................... 1,345,830 (g) MS Navigator – Repair services .

100,000 (h) Overtime owed to Shipping crew .


100,000 (i) Shipment cost of ground service equipment to the FSM States ............... 17,500 (8) Department of Justice.
(a) States Joint Law Enforcement: Kosrae .................................... 75,000 (b) States Joint Law Enforcement: Pohnpei ................................... 200,000 (c) States Joint Law Enforcement: Chuuk, of which $80,000 shall be used to purchase two vehicles for Municipal Police 200,000 (d) States Joint Law Enforcement: Yap 75,000 (e) Police Academy ................. 200,000 13 of 27 C.B.

NO.
NO.

21-281 (f) Fuel Subsidy .................. $ 200,000 (g) WIPO annual fees, including prior year membership dues .......................... 33,966 (h) Patrol boats – replenishment for unplanned search and rescue and outreach trips, and additional funding for administrative and humanitarian assistance .
300,000 (i) Reimbursement for investigation and prosecution to support Yap State ...... 210,000 (j) Interpol membership and activities 30,000 (k) Security for the MIF ........... 33,000 (l) DOJ Fuel Subsidy and Provisions 300,000 (9) Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management (a) UNEP ........................... 835 (b) UNFCC .......................... (c) UNCCD .......................... 325 195 (d) SPREP Membership ............... 10,768 (e) Waigani Convention ............. (f) SPREP-Noumea Convention ........ 1,190 1,764 (g) Earth Day Activities ........... 15,000 (h) 7th Bi-Annual Environment Conference ............................... 20,000 (i) Basel Convention ............... (j) Kyoto Protocol ................. 197 484 14 of 27 C.B.
NO.

21-281 (k) WMO Membership ................ $ 15,000 (l) DAEF Matching & Contribution ... 200,000 (10) Office of NACHP.

(a) UNESCO ......................... (b) NCSHPO ......................... (c) PARBICA ........................ (d) PIALA .......................... (e) WHC ............................ (f) Library fee .................... 4,000 2,760 100 100 54 50 (11) Office of the National Public Auditor.
(a) APIPA – Staff Development and Membership Fee ............................ 1,750 (b) PASAI – Staff Development and Membership Fee ............................ 15,000 (c) 2020 Conference – Staff Development and Membership Fee ........................ 29,000 (12) Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia.
(a) IPU Conference, PROVIDED THAT, 130,000 shall be used for subsidies to the IPU ................................... 130,000 (b) Climate Change Conference ...... (c) ACP ............................ -0- -0- (d) APPF ........................... 50,000 (e) Staff Upgrade .................. 25,000 15 of 27 C.B.

NO.

21-281 (f) World Bank-IMF Annual Meeting .
$ (g) MRA Conference in Japan ........ (h) Fisheries Meeting .............. -0- -0- -0- (i) IPU Annual Dues ................ 12,500 (j) COFA Alliance National Network (CANN) .................................... 25,000 (k) Travel to Investment Advisor (Wilshire) ............................... -0- (l) Compact Historical Project ..... 25,000 (m) Assistance for Jennifer Chieng/ Olympic Training .......................... 25,000 (n) Micronesia Productions ......... 70,000 (o) Prior and current year Member and staff housing ............................. 62,000 (13) Resources (Other Grants, Subsidies & Contributions) (a) COM Board Meeting .............. 5,000 (b) COM-FSM Treaty Obligation ...... 25,000 (c) FSM Social Security Administration ............................ 1,000,000 (d) State Judiciaries: Kosrae ...... 40,000 (e) State Judiciaries: Pohnpei ..... 60,000 (f) State Judiciaries: Chuuk ....... 110,000 (g) State Judiciaries: Yap ......... 40,000 (h) National Law Day ............... 50,000 16 of 27 C.B.
NO.
21-281 (i) Micronesian Legal Services Corporation (MLSC) ....................... $ 250,000 (j) NORMA-Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) 62,638 (k) NORMA – WCPFC Tuna Commission Fee 257,284 (l) Independence Day Activities .... 26,695 (m) MLFC Loan Payment .............. 260,000 (n) Single Audit Fee (FY 2019) ..... 460,000 (o) Staff housing, of which $3,300 may be used for prior years obligations ....... 735,000 (p) Recruitment & Repatriation ..... 223,218 (q) Legal and Advocacy Services in Washington D.C. (A&P) ..................... -0- (r) Pacific Missionary Aviation–Subsidy 100,000 (s) Caroline Island Air – Subsidy to assist with insurance costs and fuel ...... 310,000 (t) National Olympic Committee – Qualifiers and Olympic Coaching ........... 45,000 (u) Saint Cecilia Catholic School— School bus and classroom renovations ...... 70,000 (v) Acting Capacity—Jeem Lippwe .... 15,000 (w) Acting Capacity—Henry Shrew .... 15,000 (x) Micare subsidy ................. 680,000 (y) Contribution to the Tourism Sector Mitigation Fund ........................... 1,000,000” Section 4.
Section 9 of Public Law No.

21-42, as amended by 17 of 27 C.B.

NO.

21-281 1 Public Laws Nos.

21-55, 21-77, 21-116 and 21-147 is hereby further 2 amended to read as follows: “Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.


The sum of $[17,020,326] 17,195,326 or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, for the following capital improvements, development programs, and projects and human resources development.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $1,000,000 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from education sector; and $1,246,022 shall be deemed to come from funds available under Supplemental Education Grant.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) College of Micronesia – FSM.
(a) College of Micronesia—FSM ..... $ 4,050,000 (b) FSM Fisheries and Maritime Institute (FMI) ........................ 575,611 (c) College of Micronesia—FSM SEG Funding ................................ 689,948 (d) COM-FSM Endowment Fund .......... 300,000 (2) Department of Finance & Administration.

(a) FSM Warehouse lease & maintenance 40,000 (b) PCD Awareness & Training ....... 15,000 18 of 27 C.B.

NO.
NO.

21-281 (3) Department of Resources & Development.
(a) R&D SNLC ........................ $ 100,000 (b) Enhancing Tourism: Kosrae subsidy to the Office of the Governor of the States of Kosrae; PROVIDED THAT, no funds shall be used for travel expenses .............. 250,000 (c) Enhancing Tourism: Pohnpei ....... 500,000 (d) Enhancing Tourism: Chuuk – to be apportioned as follows: (1) Chuuk Visitor’s Bureau ....... 120,000 (2) Environmental Protection Agency – Solid Waste Program ............. 120,000 (3) Department of Agriculture – Forestry & Conservation .................. 100,000 (4) Fisheries .................... 100,000 (5) Chuuk Women’s Council (CWC) .. 30,000 (6) Chuuk Public Health – non- communicable disease (NDC) prevention, education and outreach ................... 30,000 (e) Enhancing Tourism: Yap-to be used for Yap Stone Money Banks and Paths, Yap Historical Sites, maintaining various existing significant traditional sites[, and other land-based tourism development projects]; PROVIDED THAT, no funds shall be used 19 of 27 C.B.
NO.
21-281 for travel expenses; and PROVIDED THAT no single expenditure exceeds $10,000; FURTHER PROVIDED THAT, funds shall not be used to develop new sites .................... $ 250,000 (4) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure (a) Operation and Dry-Docking of Caroline Voyager and Navigator.... ....... 1,500,000 (b) FSM National Government Computer Network ................................. 277,420 (c) AIP Matching Fund ................ 961,667 (d) Relocation of power and telephone lines in Pohnpei – Madolenihmw ........... 50,000 (5) Department of Justice.
(a) Anti-Human Trafficking Enforcement, Campaign and Investigation ............. 125,000 (b) Victims Shelter & Services ..... 100,000 (c) Boat maintenance ............... 125,000 (6) Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management.

(a) National & State Table Top Exercise ............................... -0- (b) Outer Island Trip Assessment— Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management ........................ -0- 20 of 27 C.B.
NO.

21-281 (c) National Joint Platform for Environment & Risk Resilience .......... 20,000 (d) International Day for Disaster Reduction ............................ $ 12,000 (e) Training & Maintenance for Radio Communication .......................... 14,000 (f) Fostering Sustainable Solid Waste Management Systems in FSM .............. -0- (7) National Election.

(a) National Election (Voter ID Card Project) .......................... -0- (8) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
(a) MOE—BHWP ....................... 22,200 (b) Electronic Record System ....... 50,000 (c) Rheumatic Heart Program ........ 120,000 (d) Medical Specialist Team ........ 195,000 (e) National Women Council ......... 50,000 (f) Vector Surveillance & Control Program ............................... 50,000 (g) Histopathology laboratory ...... 1,000 (h) FSM Food safety laboratory ..... 40,000 (9) Department of Education.
(a) NDOE Year 3 Project (SEG) ...... 556,074 (b) School Accreditation ........... 50,000 (c) Teacher Certification 21 of 27 C.B.

NO.
21-281 Project ............................... 23,000 (d) Literacy intervention for FSM Leaders of Tomorrow (LIFT) ............ $ 181,170 (e) Development of Science Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) ............... 150,000 (f) Quality Development ............ 15,000 (g) NMCT administration ............ 30,000 (10) NORMA (a) Commemoration of World Tuna Day 2020 ............................... 25,000 (b) FFC Meetings ................... 80,000 [(12)] (11) Other Capital and Human Resources Development (a) Capital Improvement Projects ... -0- (b) Design and Construction of Veterans Memorial ...................... 150,000 (c) Conservation Society in each state to be apportioned as follows: (1) Kosrae ..................... 50,000 (2) Pohnpei .................... 50,000 (3) Chuuk ...................... 50,000 (4) Yap ........................ 50,000 (d) 2020 Constitutional Convention Convening and Expenses ................. 1,026,236 (e) Purchase/down payment for facility 22 of 27 C.B.
NO.
21-281 house of the FSM Embassy in Japan ...... 1,500,000 (f) Chuuk state purchase a field trip vessel ............................... $ 800,000 (g) Pohnpei State purchase of field trip vessel and operation costs .............. 300,000 (h) Hazardous pay to health care workers in the Federated States of Micronesia, foreign service personnel in infected countries, and other national government employees regardless of employment status who qualify for hazard pay due to the coronavirus outbreak ................................ 250,000 (i) Purchase and delivery of an outer island airplane ......................... 250,000 (j) Assistance to FSM residents stranded in Hawaii and Guam due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions ............ 300,000 (k) Assistance to FSM students who are unable to return home due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions ............ 100,000 (l) Payment to the University of Guam for FSM students room and board while unable to return to the FSM due to travel restrictions ............................ 50,000 (m) Contribution to Consulate in Guam 23 of 27 C.B.
NO.

21-281 1 2 3 for COVID-19 response activities ........ 25,000 (n) Renovations of the Congress Chamber 150,000.” Section 5.

Section 12 of Public Law No.

21-42, as amended by 4 Public Laws Nos.

21-55, 21-77, 21-94, 21-116 and 21-147 is hereby 5 further amended to read as follows: “Section 12.

Allotment and Management of Funds and Lapse Dates.

(1) General provisions.


(a) All funds appropriated by this act shall be allotted, managed, administered and accounted for in accordance with applicable law, including, but not limited to, the Financial Management Act of 1979.

(b) The allottees shall be responsible for ensuring that these funds, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are used solely for the purposes specified in this act, and that no obligations are incurred in excess of the sums appropriated.

(2) Allottees.
(2) Allottees.

The allottees of the funds appropriated by this act are as follows: (a) Section 2 - the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia; (b) Section 3 - the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; (c) Section 4 – the allottee of these funds shall 24 of 27 C.B.

NO.
21-281 be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia; (d) Section 5 – the allottee of these funds shall be the Public Auditor of the Federated States of Micronesia; (e) Sections 6 through 9 - the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that for the following subsections of sections 8 through 9 of this act: (i) Sections 8(1)(f) and 8(13)(q) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Chair of the Joint Committee on Compact Review and Planning; (ii) Section 8(8)(a) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Kosrae; (iii) Section 8(8)(b) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Pohnpei; (iv) Section 8(8)(c) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Chuuk; (v) Section 8(8)(d) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Yap; (vi) Section 8(11) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Public Auditor of the Federated States of Micronesia; (vii) Section 8(12) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; 25 of 27 C.B.
NO.
21-281 (viii) Section 8(13)(a) – the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the College of Micronesia-FSM; (ix) Section 8(13)(d) through (g) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Chief Justice of the respective State Supreme Court; (x) Section 8(13)(h) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia; (xi) Section 9(1) – the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the College of Micronesia-FSM; (xii) Section 9(3)(b) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Kosrae; (xiii) Section 9(3)(c) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Pohnpei; (xiv) Section 9(3)(d) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Chuuk; (xv) Section 9(3)(e) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Yap; (xvi) Section 9[(12)]11(b) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; (xvii) Section 9[(12)]11(f)– the allottee of 26 of 27 C.B.
NO.

21-281 these funds shall be the Governor of the State of Chuuk; (xviii) Section 8(13)(t) - the allottee of these funds shall be the National Olympic Committee; (xix) Section 8(13)(u) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Principal of Saint Cecilia Catholic School; (xx) Section 9[(12)]11(d) – the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the Constitutional Convention.
(xxi) Section 9[(12)]11(g) - the allottee of these funds shall be the [Mayor of Pingelap] Secretary of Transportation, Communications, and Infrastructure.” (3) Lapse date.

The authority of the allottees to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse as of September 30, 2020; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the funds appropriated under section 9 of this act shall not lapse.

Section 6.
Section 6.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 19 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 20 becoming law without such approval.

21 22 Date: 8/20/20 Introduced by: /s/ Isaac V. Figir Isaac V. Figir 23 24 25 27 of 27