Source document: https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1698745407146.pdf (Micronesia, Federated States of)
TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SECOND SPECIAL SESSION, 2019 P.C.

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21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-10 AN ACT To amend sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9 and 12 of Public Law No.

20-131, as amended by Public Laws Nos.


20-154, 20-159, 20-172, 20-187 and 21-03, in order to appropriate $4,838,745 of additional funds from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, to provide additional funding for the operations of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, various grants, subsidies and contributions, and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 2 Section 1.
Section 1 of Public Law No.

20-131, as amended by 3 Public Laws Nos.

20-154, 20-159, 20-172 and 20-187 and 21-03, is 4 hereby further amended to read as follows: “Purpose.
The purpose of this act is to appropriate the sum of $99,791,399 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, 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 from COM-FSM and 10 percent of the Supplemental Education Grant funds as is reflected in the budget from the Department of Education.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows:” CBL 21-49/PC #21-45 P.C.

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21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-10 1 Section 2.
21-10 1 Section 2.

Section 2 of Public Law No.

20-131, as amended by 2 Public Laws Nos.

20-154, 20-159, 20-172, 20-187, is and 21-03 hereby 3 further amended to read as follows: “Section 2.

Operating expenses of the Executive Branch.


The sum of $24,361,974, 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, 2019, for the purpose of funding the operations of the Executive Branch of the National Government during the fiscal year.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Office of the President.
The sum of $2,341,717, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the President during the fiscal year 2019.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................... ........... $ 657,220 Travel ............................ ....... 607,000 Contractual Services..... ................ .

722,997 OCE ............................... ....... 149,000 Fixed Assets ................... ....... ... 205,500 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.
The sum of $5,522,647, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Foreign Affairs during the fiscal year 2019.

The sum appropriated 2 of 34 P.C.

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21-10 herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 1,754,271 Travel ............................ 427,221 Contractual Services........................ 2,802,788 OCE ........................................ 381,959 Fixed Assets ............................... 156,408 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.
The sum of $3,364,754, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Finance and Administration during the fiscal year 2019.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................... .......... $ 2,050,854 Travel ...................... ............. 421,000 Contractual Services................... ... 237,500 OCE .......................... ............ 441,900 Fixed Assets ................. ............ 213,500 (4) Department of Resources and Development.
The sum of $1,482,494, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Resources and Development during the fiscal year 2019.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 907,313 Travel ..................................... 286,791 Contractual Services........................ 59,850 3 of 34 P.C.

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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.


21-10 OCE ........................................ $ 184,540 Fixed Assets ............................... 44,000 (5) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure.

The sum of $2,796,860, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure during the fiscal year 2019.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 594,172 Travel ..................................... 305,084 Contractual Services........................ 1,691,004 OCE ................................ ...... 68,600 Fixed Assets ...................... ....... 138,000 (6) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
The sum of $898,182, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Health and Social Affairs during the fiscal year 2019.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ........................... .... $ 508,499 Travel ............................... .... 154,215 Contractual Services.................. .... 118,617 OCE .................................. ... 113,851 Fixed Assets ......................... ... 3,000 (7) Department of Education.
4 of 34 P.C.

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21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-10 The sum of $806,701, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Education during the fiscal year 2019.

Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $350,598 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Supplemental Education Grant.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 429,123 Travel ..................................... 175,001 Contractual Services........................ 159,226 OCE ........................................ 40,151 Fixed Assets ............................... 3,200 (8) Department of Justice.

The sum of $4,990,423, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Justice during the fiscal year 2019.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 3,251,901 Travel ..................................... 374,802 Contractual Services........................ 651,977 OCE ........................................ 370,443 Fixed Assets ............................... 341,300 (9) Office of the Public Defender.

The sum of $1,112,151, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the Public 5 of 34 P.C.

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21-10 Defender during the fiscal year 2019.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 744,081 Travel ..................................... 140,120 Contractual Services........................ 101,050 OCE ........................................ 86,900 Fixed Assets ............................... 40,000 (10) Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management.
The sum of $841,154, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Environment and Emergency Management during the fiscal year 2019.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 544,055 Travel ..................................... 183,379 Contractual Services........................ 50,000 OCE ........................................ 47,120 Fixed Assets ............................... 16,600 (11) Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation.
The sum of $204,891, 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 2019.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: 6 of 34 P.C.

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21-10 Personnel .................................$ 138,576 Travel ..................................... 35,574 Contractual Services........................ 10,452 OCE ........................................ 20,289 Fixed Assets................................ -0-“ Section 3.

Section 3 of Public Law No.

20-131, as amended by 7 Public Laws Nos.


20-154, 20-172 and 20-187 and 21-03, is hereby 8 further amended to read as follows: “Section 3.

Operating Expenses of the Legislative Branch.


The sum of $9,274,360, 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, 2019, for the operations of the Legislative Branch of the National Government during fiscal year 2019.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Speaker and Members.
The sum of $4,320,650, 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 2019.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 438,150 Travel ......................... .......... 1,273,000 Contractual Services, of which up to $50,000 7 of 34 P.C.

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21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-10 may be used to assist Members and staff with medical costs and up to $20,000 may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations................... ........... $ 2,609,500 OCE ........................................

Fixed Assets ............................... -0- -0- (2) Staff Offices.
The sum of $2,513,710, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Congress staff offices during fiscal year 2019.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ....................... ........ $ 1,192,710 Travel....................... ............. 340,000 Contractual Services......... ............. 535,000 OCE................................... .... 346,000 Fixed Assets................................ 100,000 (3) Congress Delegation Offices.
The sum of $2,440,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Congress delegation offices during the fiscal year 2019.

Of the amounts appropriated for contractual services within each Delegation Office, up to a maximum of $160,000 per Member, at the Delegation Offices’ discretion, may be used for Representation.

The sum appropriated is apportioned as follows: 8 of 34 P.C.

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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-10 (a) Kosrae Delegation Office Travel .................................. $ 20,000 Contractual Services ..................... 320,000 OCE ....................................... 20,000 Fixed Assets .............................. -0- TOTAL ..................................... 360,000 (b) Pohnpei Delegation Office Travel ................................... -0- Contractual Services ...................... 680,000 OCE ....................................... 20,000 Fixed Assets .............................. -0- TOTAL ..................................... 700,000 (c) Chuuk Delegation Office Travel ................................... -0- Contractual Services ...................... 990,000 OCE ....................................... 30,000 Fixed Assets .............................. 10,000 TOTAL ..................................... 1,030,000 (d) Yap Delegation Office Travel .................................... 20,000 Contractual Services of which up to $10,000 may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations.. ............................. 300,000 OCE ....................................... 25,000 Fixed Assets .............................. 5,000 9 of 34 P.C.
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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-10 1 2 TOTAL ................................... $ 350,000” Section 4.

Section 6 of Public Law No.

20-131, as amended by 3 Public Law No.

20-159, is hereby further amended to read as 4 follows: “Section 6.

Operating Expenses of Agencies of the National Government.
The sum of $2,853,213 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, 2019, for the operations of the following boards, commissions and agencies during the fiscal year 2019.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) National Oceanic Resource Management Authority (NORMA).
The sum of $868,212, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of NORMA for the fiscal year 2019.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ...................... ......... $ 396,464 Travel........................... ......... 195,698 Contractual Services............... ....... 202,750 OCE........................................ 73,300 Fixed Assets............................... -0- (2) Board of Regents (COM-FSM).

10 of 34 P.C.

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10 of 34 P.C.

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21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-10 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 2019.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel.....................................$ Travel........................................
Contractual Services.......................... -0- -0- -0- OCE........................................... 115,000 Fixed Assets.................................. -0- (3) FSM Banking Board.

The sum of $252,552, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of FSM Banking Board during the fiscal year 2019.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 93,068 Travel...................................... 84,726 Contractual Services........................ 22,225 OCE......................................... 19,033 Fixed Assets........................... .. 33,500 (4) FSM Insurance Board.

The sum of $633,270, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of FSM Insurance Board during the fiscal year 2019.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 119,805 11 of 34 P.C.

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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-10 Travel......................................$ 76,420 Contractual Services........................ 414,255 OCE......................................... 20,790 Fixed Assets................................ 2,000 (5) FSM Postal Services.
The sum of $984,179, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the National Postal Services during the fiscal year 2019.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel...................................$ 533,861 Travel............................... ..... 70,542 Contractual Services........................ 207,119 OCE......................................... 151,657 Fixed Assets................................ 21,000” Section 5.

Section 8 of Public Law No.


20-131, as amended 16 by Public Laws Nos.

20-154, 20-159, 20-174, 20-187 and 21-03, is 17 hereby further amended to read as follows: “Section 8.

Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.

The sum of $21,179,960, 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, 2019, for the following grants, subsidies and contributions during fiscal year 2019.
The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: 12 of 34 P.C.

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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-10 (1) Office of the President.

(a) Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD).
...................... $ 4,500 (b) Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (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) ....................... 825,000 (g) Presidential inauguration ...... 400,000 (h) Settlement efforts of Foreign Labor Claim in Chuuk ..................... 65,000 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.

(a) The Forum Secretariat.
......... 57,000 (b) Secretariat for 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 Rental .............. 30,950 (h) Pacific Island Forum ........... -0- (i) SIS Program .................... 10,000 (j) IOM Membership Fee ............. 600 (k) SPC Host Grant ................. 20,000 (l) First Regular Session of the 13 of 34 P.C.

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21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-10 Twenty-First Congress – Travel for Honorary Consuls ......................... $ 50,000 (m) FSM Consulate Guam – Early Termination of lease fees ................. 34,343 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.
(a) CTA-OCO Membership fee ......... 14,024 (b) Maintenance Fee for Financial Management Information 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 Trust Fund board member travel to initiate investment dialogue .... 26,000 (j) Finance Conference, including Replenishment of past expenditure – Pohnpei 15,000 (4) Department of Resources and Development.
(a) Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDF) ............................ 15,000 (b) Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Fee 62,638 (c) Pacific Asian Travel Association (PATA) ........................ 6,000 14 of 34 P.C.

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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.


21-10 (d) United Nations Development Program (UNDP) ........................... $ 30,000 (e) Micronesian Challenge Endowment Fund ..................... ...... 100,000 (f) Food Agriculture Organization FAO 4,800 (g) Western Forestry Leadership Coalition 530 (h) Matching to SPC Projects ....... 60,000 (i) Micronesian Challenge .......... 10,000 (j) Micronesian Cruise Association .
2,500 (k) South Pacific Tourism Organization 8,000 (l) International Animal Health Organization (OIE) ........................ 23,000 (m) IRENA .......................... 250 (n) Micronesia Trade Committee ..... 30,000 (o) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ................... ...... 1,000 (p) IFAD ........................... 500 (q) Micronesian Island Forum (MIF) .
15,000 (r) UNIDO Membership Dues .......... 1,000 (s) MIF Membership and Contribution 15,000 (5) Department of Health and Social Affairs.

(a) UNFPA .......................... (b) WHO ............................ (c) FSM Sport Association .......... 3,000 4,650 -0- (d) PIHOA .......................... 20,000 15 of 34 P.C.

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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-10 (e) Territorial Health ............ $ 4,000 (f) National Board of Nursing and Medical Licensing ......................... 45,000 (g) Red Cross ...................... 70,000 (h) Vaccine Purchase ............... 50,000 (i) UN Women ....................... (j) Drug Quality Testing Project ... 1,000 4,000 (k) National Therapeutics & Standards Committee ....................... 17,000 (l) Anti-microbial resistance (AMR) 10,000 (m) FSM Vector Surveillance & Control Project ........................... 70,000 (n) Prior year obligations for maternal & child health program staff moved to state offices .................... 4,766 (o) Supplemental Psychiatrist need to assist existing Department of HS&A activities and support DOJ activities under HT victims/witnesses ................ 10,000 (p) 2019 Pacific Games ............. 150,000 (6) Department of Education.
(a) Aid for Non-Public Schools ..... 600,000 (b) Aid to CMI Students ............ 40,000 (c) Aid to PCC Students ............ 150,000 (d) National Scholarship ........... 2,500,000 16 of 34 P.C.

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21-10 (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 50,000 (i) Faithwalk Christian College .... 50,000 (7) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure.
(a) Asia Pacific Telecommunity ..... 11,000 (b) International Telecommunication Union ..................................... 20,867 (c) ICAO ........................... 28,050 (d) FSM Capital Energy ............. 600,000 (e) Micronesian Shipping Commission (MSC) .......................... 25,000 (f) Fuel and Provisions for Caroline Voyager and Navigator ............ 1,345,830 (g) Shipping and prior years costs and obligations including for contractual services ...................... 98,465 (h) Ship crews: current and prior years overtime obligations ................ 130,000 (8) Department of Justice.
(a) State Joint Law Enforcement: Kosrae 30,000 (b) State Joint Law Enforcement: Pohnpei 50,000 (c) State Joint Law Enforcement: Chuuk 100,000 17 of 34 P.C.

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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-10 (d) State Joint Law Enforcement: Yap $ 30,000 (e) Police Academy ................. 200,000 (f) Settlement of Civil Action Nos.
2013-036, 2017-027, and 2017-029 .......... 21,198 (g) Fuel Subsidy ................... 100,000 (h) Contract for Mr. Jim Stovall for legal support for JCRP .................... 160,000 (i) National & State Anti Human Trafficking Conference .................... 60,000 (j) National Police Contractual for NP Office Lease in Kosrae ............. 15,000 (k) National Police furniture for NP Office – Kosrae ........................... 10,000 (l) National Police OCE for NP Office – Kosrae ........................ 7,000 (m) Immigration and Labor: current And prior years overtime obligations ...... 60,000 (n) MIF Security ................... 40,000 (o) Costs relating to litigation cases/settlement and litigation activities, including PII Litigation/Arbitration.
..... 1,250,000 (p) FY16/FY17 Obligations for James Stovall ......................... 160,000 (9) Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia.

(a) IPU Conferences ................ 250,000 18 of 34 P.C.

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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-10 (b) Climate Change Conferences .... $ 50,000 (c) ACP ............................ 30,000 (d) APPU ........................... -0- (e) APPF ........................... 50,000 (f) Staff Upgrade .................. 25,000 (g) World Bank-IMF Annual Meeting .. 50,000 (h) MRA Conference in Japan ........ 30,000 (i) Fisheries Meetings ............. 30,000 (j) IPU Annual Dues ................ 12,500 (k) COFA Alliance National Network(CANN) 25,000 (l) Travel to Investment Advisor (Wilshire) ............................... 70,000 (m) Compact Historical Project ..... 160,000 (n) Twenty-First Congress—Inauguration 50,000 (10) Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management (a) UNEP ........................... (b) UNFCCC ......................... (c) UNCCD .......................... 835 325 195 (d) SPREP Membership ............... 10,768 (e) Waigani Convention ............. (f) SPREP-Noumea Convention ........ 1,190 1,764 (g) Earth Day Activities ........... 15,000 (h) 6th Bi-Annual Environment Conference 20,000 (i) FSM FEMA Disaster Matching ..... -0- 19 of 34 P.C.
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21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-10 (j) Basel Convention .............. $ (k) Kyoto Protocol ................. 197 484 (l) WMO Membership ................. 15,000 (m) FSM Disaster Fund Matching (DAEF) 200,000 (11) Office of National Archive, Culture and Historic Preservation (a) UNESCO ......................... (b) NCSHPO ......................... (c) PARBICA ........................ (d) PIALA .......................... (e) WHC ............................ (f) Library Fee .................... 4,000 2,760 100 100 54 50 (12) Other Grants, Subsidies and Contributions (a) COM Board Meeting .............. 5,000 (b) COM-FSM Treaty Obligation ...... 25,000 (c) FSM Social Security Administration 1,000,000 (d) FSM National Government Employee’s Health Insurance Plan .......... -0- (e) State Judiciaries: Kosrae ...... 40,000 (f) State Judiciaries: Pohnpei ..... 60,000 (g) State Judiciaries: Chuuk ....... 110,000 (h) State Judiciaries: Yap ......... 40,000 (i) Micronesian Legal Services Corporation (MLSC) ........................ 250,000 (j) NORMA – WCPFC Tuna Commission Fee 257,284 20 of 34 P.C.
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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-10 (k) Independence Day Activities ... $ 50,000 (l) MLFC Loan Payment .............. 260,000 (m) Single Audit Fee (FY 2018) ..... 460,000 (n) Staff Housing .................. 635,000 (o) Recruitment and Repatriation ... 223,218 (p) 2019 General Election .......... 350,000 (q) Legal and Advocacy Services in Washington D.C. (A&P) .................. 2,000,000 (r) MiCare arrears ................. 650,000 (s) Caroline Island Air: Subsidy .. 375,000 (t) Postal Services—prior year grievance for Mr. Ramirez ................. 1,500 (u) NORMA—Contribution to FSM Transparency in Tuna Technology (T3) for electronic monitoring ..................... 50,000 (v) Micro Games – Outstanding obligations ............................... 50,000 (w) MiCare – Subsidy ............... 500,000 (x) Junior Leadership and Junior Statesmen Programs – to be apportioned as follows: ................... 200,000 (1) Kosrae ......................... 50,000 (2) Pohnpei ........................ 50,000 (3) Chuuk .......................... 50,000 (4) Yap ............................ 50,000 21 of 34 P.C.
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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-10 (y) MLSC Subsidy – to be apportioned as follows: .............................. $ 200,000 (1) Kosrae ......................... 50,000 (2) Pohnpei ........................ 50,000 (3) Chuuk .......................... 50,000 (4) Yap ............................ 50,000” (z) DOJ-outstanding payables, including prior years, to various vendors & payment of annual leaves ................ 24,927 (z1) FY2019 Special Election ........ 190,015 (z2) FSM Postal Services – outstanding prior years obligations lease for Chuuk Post Office (Deal Fair) ................... 2,983 (z3) Replenishment of reprogrammed funds as a result of emergency declaration .
180,000 (z4) President’s Office current and prior years outstanding obligations ... 50,994 (z5) Pacific Missionary Aviation- Subsidy ................................... 100,000 (z6) Department of Foreign Affairs (acting capacity for more than 90 days – Carl Apis) 32,390 (z7) Department of Finance (acting capacity for more than 90 days – Rose Nakanaga 6,841 (z8) Office of President – residential security and furnishing and related purposes .

40,000 22 of 34 P.C.

NO.

21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

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21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-10 (z9) Office of President renovation $ 30,000 (z10) Personnel Office prior year obligation for acting capacity ....................... 26,500 (z11) Department of Finance prior year outstanding utility cost for Yap CTA & Finance Field Offices ................... 30,000 (z12) Department of TC&I prior year obligation for services rendered by PMU .............. 46,500 (z13) NACH current and prior year obligation for UNESCO ............................... 20,500 (z14) Department of Health and Social Affairs prior year contractual obligations ........ 44,000 (z15) FSM Country Review processes under UNCAC and related activities ........ 6,000 (z16) Judiciary Medical Expenses ..... 94,125” Section 6.
Section 9 of Public Law No.

20-131, as amended by 17 Public Laws Nos.

20-154, 20-159, 20-172, 20-187 and 21-03, is 18 hereby further amended to read as follows: “Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.


The sum of $39,286,837, 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, 2019, for the following capital improvements, development programs, and projects and human resources development.

Of the total amount of funds 23 of 34 P.C.

NO.

21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

NO.

21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.


21-10 appropriated herein, $1,256,025 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Supplemental Education Grant and $1,000,000 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Compact Sector Grants.

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) ........................... 875,611 (c) College of Micronesia— FSM SEG Funding ........................... 689,948 (d) COM—FSM Building Infrastructure Project .................... -0- (e) COM—FSM Endowment Fund ......... 316,000 (f) Outstanding tuition of current and former students with a balance of over $50 and minimum GPA of 2.0 .................... 300,000 (2) Department of Finance and Administration (a) FSM Warehouse Lease and Maintenance 40,000 (b) PCD Awareness and Training ..... 15,000 (c) Municipal Accounting System .... 50,000 (3) Department of Resources and Development (a) FSM Association of Chamber of Commerce/Support to COC ................... 67,000 24 of 34 P.C.
NO.

21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

NO.

21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-10 (b) R&D SNLC ...................... $ 60,000 (c) National Coastal Fisheries Monitoring Team ........................... 16,325 (d) Strengthening Organizational Planning, Management & Accountability Capacity of National/State Private Sector Organizations in the FSM .................. 42,319 (e) 2018/19 Household Income and Expenditure Survey .................... 155,000 (f) 2020 CPH ....................... 1,516,315 (g) Enhancing Tourism: Kosrae – subsidy to the Office of the Governor of the State of Kosrae; PROVIDED THAT, no funds shall be used for travel expenses ... 500,000 (h) Enhancing Tourism: Pohnpei .... 750,000 (i) Enhancing Tourism: Chuuk – to be apportioned as follows: ................... 750,000 (1) Chuuk Visitors Bureau ...... 230,000 (2) Environmental Protection Agency – Solid Waste Program .............. 200,000 (3) Department of Agriculture – Forestry & Conservation ................... 100,000 (4) Department of Marine Resources – Watershed Protection & Invasive Species Plan .............................. 200,000 25 of 34 P.C.
NO.

21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

NO.

21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-10 (5) CWC ....................... $ 20,000 (j) Enhancing Tourism: Yap – to be apportioned as follows: ................ 500,000 (1) Yap Chamber of Commerce .... 50,000 (2) Airport Improvement – for the purchase and installation of X-ray screening equipment and baggage carousel at airport ....................... 450,000 (4) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure (a) Operation and Dry-Docking of Caroline Voyager and Navigator ............ 1,500,000 (b) Outer Island Airports .......... -0- (c) FSM National Government Computer Network ......................... 277,420 (d) New Warehouse Building ......... 200,000 (e) Airport needs .................. 230,000 (f) Chief Mailo Supplemental dry-docking, repair and other needs ....... 600,000 (g) FSMTCC (OAE – IRU) ............ 500,000 (h) Telin invoices ................. 340,000 (i) FSM Contribution – China Aid.
Projects ....................... 500,000 (j) To supplement back-up generator 244,000 (5) Department of Justice 26 of 34 P.C.

NO.

21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

NO.

21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-10 (a) Anti-Human Trafficking Enforcement, Campaign, and Investigation .
$ 100,000 (b) Victim Shelter and Services .... 100,000 (6) Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management (a) Fourth Disaster Risk Management Environment Conference .................... 30,000 (b) National & State Table Top Exercise .................................. 30,000 (c) Outer Island Trip Assessment – Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management .
80,000 (d) DECCEM—Contract GIS Survey services—Kosrae, Chuuk & Yap .............. 180,000 (7) President’s Office (a) FSM Trust Fund ................. 10,000,000 (8) National Election Commission Office (a) Voter ID Card and New Voter Registration Project ...................... 242,322 (9) Department of Health and Social Affairs (a) Histo Pathologist .............. 58,000 (b) Food/Water lab ................. 58,000 (c) Medical Team ................... (d) Doctors: Foundation Project ... -0- -0- (e) MOE—BHWP Med ................... 22,200 (f) Electronic Health Record System 150,000 27 of 34 P.C.
NO.

21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

NO.

21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-10 (g) Rheumatic Heart Program ....... $ 110,000 (h) Private Room Facilities at Pohnpei Hospital ....................... 450,000 (10) Department of Education (a) NDOE Year 3 Project (SEG) ...... 566,077 (b) School Accreditation ........... 200,000 (c) Teacher Certification Project .. 168,000 (d) Development Quality ............ 82,650 (11) Department of Foreign Affairs (a) FSM Embassy in Suva, Fiji Residence 300,000 (b) Purchase of Ambassador’s Residence Washington D.C. ........................... 1,500,000 (c) Down-payment for the purchase of facility to house FSM Embassy in Tokyo, Japan 3,000,000 (12) NORMA (a) Commemoration of World Tuna Day 2019 25,000 (b) FFC Meetings ................... 80,000 (13) National Postal Services (a) Postal Management and Financial Services ........................ 210,000 (14) Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (a) Subsidy: Startup needs of TRA 150,000 (15) Other Capital and Human Resources Development (a) Conservation Society in each state to be apportioned as follows: ................... 200,000 28 of 34 P.C.
NO.

21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

NO.

21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-10 (1) Kosrae .................... $ 50,000 (2) Pohnpei .................... 50,000 (3) Chuuk ...................... 50,000 (4) Yap ........................ 50,000 (b) Pohnpei State Supreme Court .... 100,000 (c) Capital Improvement Projects: Kosrae – for 3G coverage .................. 300,000 (d) Capital Improvement Projects: Pohnpei ................................... 300,000 (e) Capital Improvement Projects: Chuuk – to be apportioned as follows: ..... 300,000 (1) Mida’s Vessels ............. 50,000 (2) Sea Haven Charter .......... 50,000 (3) Weno Road & heavy Equipment purchase ........................ 200,000 (f) Capitol Improvement Projects: Yap – to fund construction of a library and science lab at Yap Catholic High School 300,000 (g) Land Acquisition – Guam ........ 1,500,000 (h) Dialysis Machine – Pohnpei State Hospital .................... 300,000 (i) FSM National Women’s Council ... 50,000 (j) Palikir Water System project ... 653,000 (k) TC&I Repair of Caroline Voyager 500,000 (l) TC&I Dry-docking of Chief Mailo 1,221,650 29 of 34 P.C.
NO.

21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

NO.

21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-10 (m) Additional National Continental Shelf Claim formulation and negotiation Pursuant to UNCLOS ....................... $ 150,000 (n) Faichuk Post Office ............ 100,000 (o) Paperless Trail, Inc ........... 300,000 (p) FSM Youth Summits – Guam ....... 35,000” Section 7.

Section 12 of Public Law No.

20-131, as amended 8 by Public Law No.


20-172, is hereby further amended to read as 9 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.

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 30 of 34 P.C.

NO.

21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

NO.


21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-10 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 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(8)(h) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Chair of the Joint Committee on Compact Review and Planning; (ii) Section 8(8)(c) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Chuuk; (iii) Section 8(9) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; (iv) Section 8(12)(a) – the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the College of Micronesia-FSM; 31 of 34 P.C.
NO.

21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

NO.

21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-10 (v) Section 8(12)(e) through (h) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Chief Justice of the respective State Supreme Court; (vi) Section 8(12)(q) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Chair of the Joint Committee on Compact Review and Planning; (vii) Section 9(1) – the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the College of Micronesia-FSM; (viii) Section 9(3)(g) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Kosrae; (ix) Section 9(3)(h) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Pohnpei; (x) Section 9(3)(i) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Chuuk; (xi) Section 9(3)(j) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Yap; (xii) Section 9(14) – the allottee of these funds shall be Telecommunication Regulation Authority; (xiii) Section 9(15)(a)(1) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Kosrae; (xiv) Section 9(15)(a)(2) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Pohnpei; 32 of 34 P.C.
NO.

21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

NO.

21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-10 (xv) Section 9(15)(a)(3) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Chuuk; (xvi) Section 9(15)(a)(4) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Yap; (xvii) Section 9(15)(d) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Pohnpei; (xviii) Section 9(15)(e)(1) and (3) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Chuuk; (xix) Section 9(15)(e)(2) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia.
(xx) Section 8(12)(y)(3) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the State of Chuuk; (xxi) Section 8(12)(y)(4) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the State of Yap; (xxii) Section 9(15)(o) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; (xxiii) Section 9(15)(p) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; (3) Lapse date.
The authority of the allottees to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse as 33 of 34 P.C.

NO.

21-59 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

NO.

21-26, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-10 1 2 3 4 of September 30, 2019; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the funds appropriated under section 9 of this act shall not lapse.

Section 8.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 5 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 6 becoming law without such approval.
July 24, 2019 /s/ David W. Panuelo David W. Panuelo President Federated States of Micronesia 34 of 34