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

NO.

21-168 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ A BILL FOR AN ACT To amend sections 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 and 12 of Public Law No.

21-42, as amended by Public Laws Nos.
21-55 and 21-77, to deappropriate $499,782 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia, in order to prioritize the nation’s interests in light of the coronavirus epidemic, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, from the operations of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, Office of the National Public Auditor, Agencies of the National Government, Special Programs, Grants, Subsidies and Contributions, and to change the allottee of certain funds; 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 Laws Nos.

21-55 and 21-77, is hereby further amended to 3 read as follows: “Purpose.
The purpose of this act is to appropriate the sum of $[71,808,352] 71,308,570 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 CBL 21-177 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.

21-168 1 2 3 the budget for the Department of Education.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows:” Section 2.

Section 2 of Public Laws Nos.

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

21-55 and 21-77, is hereby further amended to 5 read as follows: “Section 2.

Operating Expenses of the Executive Branch.


The sum of [$24,115,622] $23,472,852, 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 [$1,794,593] $1,739,536, 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 .......................... [405,000] 349,943 Contractual Services ...................... 600,000 OCE ............................... ....... 130,000 Fixed Assets ............................... 3,000 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.
2 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.

21-168 The sum of [$5,782,388] $5,621,345 or so much thereof as 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 .......................... [407,728] 246,685 Contractual Services.......... ............ 2,995,047 OCE ...................................... 434,163 Fixed Assets .............................. 88,256 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.
The sum of [$3,075,183] $3,034,873, 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 ...................... .... [297,000] 256,690 Contractual Services................... ... 227,500 OCE .......................... ............ 276,500 Fixed Assets .......................... .. 144,500 (4) Department of Resources and Development.
The sum of [$1,548,527] $1,442,754, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the 3 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.

21-168 Department of Resources and Development during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................. .. $ 907,314 Travel ...........................[ 291,823] 186,050 Contractual Services................... .. 59,850 OCE .................................... .. 187,540 Fixed Assets ............................. 102,000 (5) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure.
The sum of [$2,738,152] $2,652,922, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Transportation, Communication & Infrastructure during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................. .
.$ 648,346 Travel ........................ .. [251,692] 166,462 Contractual Services........... ........... 1,692,214 OCE ..................................... 96,600 Fixed Assets ............................ 49,300 (6) Department of Health and Social Affairs.

The sum of [$903,563] $831,957, or so much thereof as may 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 4 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.
NO.

21-168 as follows: Personnel ............................ ... $ 514,230 Travel ...........................[154,215] 82,609 Contractual Services.................. ... 118,617 OCE ...................... ................ 113,501 Fixed Assets ...................... ....... 3,000 (7) Department of Education.
The sum of [$851,421] $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 ...........................[200,546] 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 Justice during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................. .. $ 3,405,293 5 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.
NO.

21-168 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 [$842,579] $813,734, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Environment and Emergency Management during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................. .. $ 545,058 Travel ...........................[164,301] 105,452 Contractual Services.............. [50,000] 80,000 OCE .................................... .
47,120 Fixed Assets .................... ......... 36,100 (10) Office of the Public Defender.

The sum of [$1,087,151] $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 Travel ........................... [140,120] 105,027 Contractual Services..................... .
101,050 OCE ..................................... 86,900 6 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.

21-168 Fixed Assets ............................ $ 15,000 (11) Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation.
The sum of [$234,306] $226,259, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................... ......... .$ 138,018 Travel .............................[35,574] 27,527 Contractual Services........................ 15,425 OCE ........................................ 20,289 Fixed Assets................................ 25,000 (12) Office of Veteran’s Affairs.

The sum of [$189,465] $168,353, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Veteran’s Affairs during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 79,240 Travel .......................... $ [42,225] 21,113 Contractual Services........................ 50,000 OCE ........................................ 18,000 Fixed Assets................................ -0- (13) Office of Personnel.

The sum of [$168,479] $164,717, or so much thereof as 7 of 28 C.B.

NO.
NO.

21-168 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 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 .................................$ 147,479 Travel ........................... [10,000] 6,238 Contractual Services........................ -0- OCE ........................................ 11,000 Fixed Assets................................ -0-“ Section 3.

Section 3 of Public Law No.

21-42, as amended by 10 Public Law No.

21-55, is hereby amended to read as follows: “Section 3.
Operating Expenses of the Legislative Branch.

The sum of [$7,675,860] $7,124,466, 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 operations of the Legislative Branch of the National Government during fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Speaker and Members.
The sum of [$3,968,150] $3,596,895, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the Speaker and Members of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia during fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: 8 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.
NO.

21-168 Personnel ..................................$ 438,150 Travel .............................[700,000] 328,745 Contractual Services, of which up to $350,000 may be used to assist Members and staff with current and prior year medical costs, and up to $50,000 may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations.

.................. .......... $ 2,830,000 OCE ........................................
Fixed Assets ............................... -0- -0- (2) Staff Offices.

The sum of [$2,517,710] $2,339,767, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Congress staff offices during fiscal year 2020, of which up to 10,000 may be used to pay prior obligations.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 1,211,710 Travel.......................... [275,000] 97,057 Contractual Services.............. ....... 562,000 OCE.............................. ........ 309,000 Fixed Assets..................... ........ 160,000 (3) Congress Delegation Offices.

The sum of [$1,190,000] $1,187,804, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Congress delegation offices during the fiscal year 2020.
Of the 9 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.

21-168 amounts appropriated for contractual services within each Delegation Office, up to a maximum of $75,000 per Member, at the Delegation Offices’ discretion, may be used for Representation including prior year obligations.
The sum appropriated is apportioned as follows: (a) Kosrae Delegation Office Travel ......................... $ -0- Contractual Services ............. 150,000 OCE .............................. 20,000 Fixed Assets ..................... -0- TOTAL ............................ 170,000 (b) Pohnpei Delegation Office Travel .................. [10,000] 7,804 Contractual Services ............. 300,000 OCE .............................. 30,000 Fixed Assets ..................... -0- TOTAL ................... [340,000] 337,804 (c) Chuuk Delegation Office Travel .......................... -0- Contractual Services ............. 460,000 OCE ..............................
Fixed Assets ..................... 40,000 10,000 TOTAL ............................ 510,000 (d) Yap Delegation Office 10 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.
NO.

21-168 Travel ......................... $ 10,000 Contractual Services ............. 145,000 OCE .............................. 10,000 Fixed Assets ..................... 5,000 TOTAL ............................ 170,000” Section 4.

Section 5 of Public Law No.

21-42 is hereby 7 amended to read as follows: “Section 5.

Operating Expenses of the National Auditor.


The sum of [$940,420] $902,986, 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 operations of the National Office of the Public Auditor.
The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ........................ ....... $ 625,920 Travel ...........................[139,000] 101,566 Contractual Services........................ 99,000 OCE ........................................ 66,500 Fixed Assets................................ 10,000” 21 Section 5.

Section 6 of Public Law 21-42 is hereby amended 22 to read as follows: 23 24 25 “Section 6.

Operating Expenses of Agencies of the National Government.
The sum of [$3,067,198] $2,854,631, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is 11 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.
NO.

21-168 hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, for the operations of the following boards, commissions and agencies during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) National Oceanic Resource Management Authority (NORMA).
The sum of [$1,107,630] $1,001,052, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of NORMA for the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................. $ 618,705 Travel.............................$ [247,475] 140,897 Contractual Services......................... 168,150 OCE.......................................... 73,300 Fixed Assets................................. -0- (2) Board of Regents (COM-FSM).
The sum of $115,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Board of Regents, COM- FSM during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel.....................................$ -0- Travel........................................ -0- 12 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.
NO.

21-168 Contractual Services..........................$ -0- OCE........................................... 115,000 Fixed Assets.................................. -0- (3) FSM Banking Board.

The sum of [$227,119] $214,773, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of FSM Banking Board during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 93,068 Travel...............................[84,726] 74,380 Contractual Services........................ 22,225 OCE......................................... 25,100 Fixed Assets................................ -0- (4) FSM Insurance Board.

The sum of [$633,270] $575,498, or so much thereof as may be necessary, the operations of FSM Insurance Board during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 131,531 Travel...............................[78,920] 21,148 Contractual Services........................ 347,175 OCE......................................... 23,544 13 of 28 C.B.

NO.
NO.

21-168 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Fixed Assets................................ $ 52,100 (5) FSM Postal Services.

The sum of [$984,179] $948,308, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the National Postal Services during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel...................................$ 546,818 Travel...............................[74,047] 38,176 Contractual Services........................ 187,119 OCE......................................... 146,195 Fixed Assets................................ 30,000“ Section 6.

Section 7 of Public Law 21-42 is hereby amended 13 to read as follows: “Section 7.

Special Programs.
Special Programs.

The sum of [$442,173] $419,156, 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 special programs during fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) National Election Commission Office.
The sum of [$442,173] $419,156, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of National Election Office during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated 14 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.
NO.

21-168 herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel...................................$ 252,040 Travel...............................[23,017] -0- Contractual Services......................... 59,153 OCE.......................................... 82,963 Fixed Assets................................. 25,000 Section 5.

Section 8 of Public Law No.

21-42, as amended by 8 Public Laws Nos.


21-55 and 21-77, is hereby further amended to 9 read as follows: “Section 8.

Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.

The sum of [$16,793,730] $17,761,230, 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 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 15 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.
NO.

21-168 (f) Joint Committee on Compact Review and Planning (JCRP); $160,000 to be used for Jim Stovall’s legal fees ........... $ [960,000] 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 (o) Prior year obligation – PIF .... 1,611 (p) 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 16 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.
21-168 (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 ... [50,000] -0- (4) Department of Resources and Development.
(a) Pacific Island Development Program (PIDP) ................................... 15,000 (b) Pacific Asian Travel Association (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 17 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.
NO.
21-168 (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 .................... [120,000] -0- (q) Pacific Festival ...... [100,000] -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 (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 18 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.
NO.

21-168 (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 ................ [200,000] 747,500 (6) Department of Education.

(a) Aid for Non-Public Schools.
.... 800,000 (b) Aid to CMI Students ............ 40,000 (c) Aid to PCC Students ............ 100,000 (d) National Scholarship ........... 3,000,000 (e) National Close-up .............. 75,000 (f) Merit Scholarship .............. 275,000 (g) Aid to FSM Students in Japan ... 100,000 (h) Caroline College & Pastoral Institute ................................. 75,000 (i) Faithwalk Christian College .... 75,000 (j) Aid to FSM Students in China ... 35,000 (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 19 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.
NO.

21-168 (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 (f) Fuel Subsidy ................... 200,000 (g) WIPO .......................... 33,966 (h) Patrol boats – replenishment for unplanned search and rescue and outreach trips, and additional funding for administrative and humanitarian assistance 300,000 20 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.
NO.
21-168 (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 (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 (k) WMO Membership ................. 15,000 (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 21 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.
NO.

21-168 (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 ................................... 230,000 (b) Climate Change Conference [50,000] (c) ACP ................... .. [30,000] -0- -0- (d) APPF ........................... 50,000 (e) Staff Upgrade .................. 25,000 (f) World Bank-IMF Annual Meeting .......................... [50,000] (g) MRA Conference in Japan [30,000] (h) Fisheries Meeting ...... [30,000] -0- -0- -0- (i) IPU Annual Dues ................ 12,500 (j) COFA Alliance National Network (CANN) .................................... 25,000 (k) Travel to Investment Advisor (Wilshire) ....................... [70,000] -0- 22 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.
NO.
21-168 (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 (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 .... 50,000 (m) MLFC Loan Payment .............. 260,000 (n) Single Audit Fee (FY 2019) ..... 460,000 (o) Staff housing .................. 660,000 23 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.
NO.
21-168 (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 ............... 100,000 (t) National Olympic Committee – Olympic Qualifiers and 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 6.
Section 12 of Public Law No.

21-42, as amended by 17 Public Laws Nos.

21-55 and 21-77, is hereby further amended to 18 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.
24 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.

21-168 (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.
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 23 of 26 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; 25 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.
NO.
21-168 (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; (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; 26 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.
NO.
21-168 (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)(b) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; (xvii) Section 9(12)(f) and 9(12)(g) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Secretary of Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure; (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)(d) – the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the Constitutional Convention.
(2) Lapse date.

The authority of the allottees to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse as of September 30, 2020; PROVIDED, 27 of 28 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ C.B.

NO.

21-168 1 2 3 HOWEVER, that the funds appropriated under section 9 of this act shall not lapse.” Section 7.
This act shall become law upon approval by the 4 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 5 becoming law without such approval.

6 7 Date: 3/7/20 Introduced by: /s/ Isaac V. Figir Isaac V. Figir 28 of 28