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TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA THIRD SPECIAL SESSION, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-104, C.D.1, P.C.

NO.

21-162 C.D.2, C.D.3 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-55 AN ACT To amend sections 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, and 12 of Public Law No.
21-42, to appropriate $2,327,210 of additional funds from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, to provide supplemental funding for the operations of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, various programs, grants, subsidies and contributions, and Capital and Human Resources Development; to change the allottee of certain funds previously appropriated; 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 is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: “Purpose.
The purpose of this act is to appropriate the sum of $64,390,358 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 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows:” CBL 21-109 P.C.

NO.

21-162 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-55 C.B.

NO.

21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 1 Section 2.


Section 2 of Public Law No.

21-42 is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: “Section 2.

Operating Expenses of the Executive Branch.


The sum of $23,740,622, 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 $1,684,593, 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 ......................... ........... 360,000 Contractual Services............ ........... 560,000 OCE ..................................... .. 105,000 Fixed Assets ............................ .

3,000 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.


The sum of $5,642,388, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Foreign Affairs during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum 2 of 26 P.C.

NO.

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NO.

21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ...............................$ .

1,777,194 Travel .................................. .
387,728 Contractual Services..................... .

2,955,047 OCE ............................ ........... 434,163 Fixed Assets ............................ .

88,256 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.

The sum of $3,035,183, 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 ................... ............ $ 2,119,683 Travel .......................... .......... 287,000 Contractual Services..................... .

227,500 OCE ..................................... .. 256,500 Fixed Assets ............................. .

144,500 (4) Department of Resources and Development.
The sum of $1,548,527, 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 ................................... .

291,823 3 of 26 P.C.

NO.

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NO.


21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 Contractual Services...................... $ 59,850 OCE ...................................... .

187,540 Fixed Assets ............................. .

102,000 (5) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure.
The sum of $2,698,152, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................... $ 648,346 Travel .................................. .
231,692 Contractual Services........ .............. 1,672,214 OCE .................................... ... 96,600 Fixed Assets ........................... ... 49,300 (6) Department of Health and Social Affairs.

The sum of $893,563, 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 as follows: Personnel ............................ .... $ 514,230 Travel ................................ .... 154,215 Contractual Services................... .... 118,617 OCE ............................ ........... 103,501 4 of 26 P.C.

NO.

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NO.

21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 Fixed Assets ........................... .. $ 3,000 (7) Department of Education.
The sum of $851,421, 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 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 Travel .................................... 374,802 Contractual Services....................... 634,977 OCE ....................................... 377,443 Fixed Assets .............................. 107,300 (9)Department of Environment, Climate Change and 5 of 26 P.C.

NO.

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21-55 C.B.

NO.


21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 Emergency Management.

The sum of $817,579, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Environment and Emergency Management during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 545,058 Travel ..................................... 164,301 Contractual Services........................ 50,000 OCE ........................................ 47,120 Fixed Assets ............................... 11,100 (10) Office of the Public Defender.

The sum of $1,087,151, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the Public Defender during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 744,081 Travel ..................................... 140,120 Contractual Services........................ 101,050 OCE ........................................ 86,900 Fixed Assets ............................... 15,000 (11) Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation.
The sum of $234,306, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of National 6 of 26 P.C.

NO.

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NO.

21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 138,081 Travel ..................................... 35,574 Contractual Services........................ 15,425 OCE ........................................ 20,289 Fixed Assets ............................... 25,000 (12) Office of Veteran’s Affairs.

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

The sum of $158,479, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Personnel during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ...............................$ .

147,479 Travel ............................ ........ -0- 7 of 26 P.C.

NO.

21-162 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-55 C.B.

NO.

21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 1 2 3 4 Contractual Services........................$ -0- OCE ........................................ 11,000 Fixed Assets ............................... -0-“ Section 3.

Section 3 of Public Law No.


21-42 is hereby 5 amended to read as follows: “Section 3.

Operating Expenses of the Legislative Branch.

The sum of $7,020,860, 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 $3,788,150, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the Speaker and Members of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia during fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 438,150 Travel ..................................... 700,000 Contractual Services, of which up to $300,000 may be used to assist Members and staff with current and prior year medical costs, and 8 of 26 P.C.

NO.

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NO.


21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 up to $50,000 may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations.

.... $ 2,650,000 OCE ........................................

Fixed Assets ............................... -0- -0- (2) Staff Offices.

The sum of $2,392,710, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Congress staff offices during fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 1,211,710 Travel............................. ..... 200,000 Contractual Services........................ 562,000 OCE......................................... 259,000 Fixed Assets................................ 160,000 (3) Congress Delegation Offices.

The sum of $840,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Congress delegation offices during the fiscal year 2020.
Of the amounts appropriated for contractual services within each Delegation Office, up to a maximum of $50,000 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 9 of 26 P.C.

NO.

21-162 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-55 C.B.

NO.
21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 Travel .......................... $ -0- Contractual Services .............. 100,000 OCE ............................... 20,000 Fixed Assets ...................... -0- TOTAL ............................. 120,000 (b) Pohnpei Delegation Office Travel ........................... 10,000 Contractual Services .............. 200,000 OCE ............................... 30,000 Fixed Assets ...................... -0- TOTAL ............................. 240,000 (c) Chuuk Delegation Office Travel ........................... -0- Contractual Services .............. 310,000 OCE ...............................
Fixed Assets ...................... 40,000 10,000 TOTAL ............................. 360,000 (d) Yap Delegation Office Travel ........................... 10,000 Contractual Services .............. 95,000 OCE ............................... 10,000 Fixed Assets ...................... 5,000 TOTAL ............................. 120,000” Section 4.

Section 8 of Public Law No.

21-42 is hereby 25 amended to read as follows: 10 of 26 P.C.

NO.

21-162 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-55 C.B.

NO.


21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 “Section 8.

Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.

The sum of $15,083,639, 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 Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) ........... $ 4,500 (b) Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union .. 800 (c) Pacific Island News Association .. 350 (d) Asia Pacific Investment .......... 250 (e) Former Presidents’ Allowance ..... 50,000 (f) .

Joint Committee on Compact Review and Planning (JCRP) .................. 800,000 (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 Rental ................ 29,670 11 of 26 P.C.

NO.

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NO.


21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 (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 (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 and 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 (4) Department of Resources and Development.
(a) Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP)...... ............................ 15,000 (b) Pacific Asian Travel Association (PATA) 6,000 (c) United Nations Development Program(UNDP) 30,000 (d) Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) 4,800 12 of 26 P.C.

NO.

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NO.
21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 (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 Commission ...... 30,000 (l) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ................................ 1,000 (m) IFAD ............................. (n) UNIDO Membership ................. 500 1,000 (o) Micronesia Island Forum Membership Fee .................................. 15,000 (5) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
(a) UNFPA ............................ 3,000 (b) WHO .............................. 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) ............ 1,000 23 (i) Drug Quality Testing Project.

... 3,000 24 25 (j) National Therapeutics & Standards Committee ............................ 37,000 13 of 26 P.C.
NO.

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NO.

21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 (k) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) .

$ 10,000 (l) FSM Youth Summit ................ 50,000 (m) TB & Leprosy – Free Chuuk Project 100,000 (6) Department of Education.
(a) Aid to 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, 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 .. 25,000 (f) Fuel and Provisions for Caroline Voyager and Navigator ...................... 1,345,830 (g) MS Navigator – Repair services ... 100,000 14 of 26 P.C.

NO.

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NO.


21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 (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 Chuuk State Police and 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 (i) Reimbursement for investigation and prosecution to support Yap State ........... 210,000 (j) Interpol membership and activities 30,000 (9) 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 ............... 1,190 15 of 26 P.C.

NO.

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NO.
21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 (f) SPREP-Noumea Convention ......... $ 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 National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation (a) UNESCO ........................... 4,000 (b) NCSHPO ........................... 2,760 (c) PARBICA .......................... (d) PIALA ............................ (e) WHC .............................. (f) Library Fee ...................... 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 Conferences .................. 100,000 (b) Climate Change Conferences ....... 50,000 (c) ACP .............................. 30,000 16 of 26 P.C.
NO.

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21-55 C.B.

NO.

21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 (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 Meetings ............... 30,000 (i) IPU Annual Dues .................. 12,500 (j) COFA Alliance National Network (CANN).
25,000 (k) Travel to Investment Advisor (Wilshire) 70,000 (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) 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) 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 17 of 26 P.C.

NO.

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21-55 C.B.

NO.


21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 (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 (p) Recruitment and 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” Section 5.
Section 9 of Public Law No.

21-42 is hereby 20 amended to read as follows: “Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.

The sum of $12,416,423, 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 18 of 26 P.C.

NO.

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21-55 C.B.

NO.


21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 following capital improvements, development programs, and projects and human resources development.

Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $1,246,022 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.
10 (a) College of Micronesia–FSM ..... $ 4,050,000 11 (b) FSM Fisheries and Maritime Institute (FMI) ................... 875,611 (c) College of Micronesia-FSM SEG Funding ........................ 689,948 (d) COM-FSM Endowment Fund ......... 300,000 (2) Department of Finance and Administration (a) FSM Warehouse Lease and Maintenance 40,000 (b) PCD Awareness and Training .... 15,000 (3) Department of Resources and Development (a) R&D SNLC ....................... -0- (b) 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 ............... 250,000 (c) Enhancing Tourism: Pohnpei ..... 500,000 19 of 26 P.C.
NO.

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NO.

21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 (d) Enhancing Tourism: Chuuk – to be apportioned as follows: .................. $ 500,000 (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, and other land-based tourism development projects; PROVIDED THAT, no funds shall be used for travel expenses and no funds shall be expended until there is an Official Tourism Plan in place ................................. 250,000 (4) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure (a) Operation and Dry-Docking of Caroline Voyager and Navigator .......... 1,500,000 25 (b) FSM National Government Computer 20 of 26 P.C.
NO.

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NO.
21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 Network .................................. $ 277,420 (5) Department of Justice (a) Anti-Human Trafficking Enforcement, Campaign, and Investigation ................ 125,000 (b) Victim Shelter and Services ..... 100,000 (c) Boat Maintenance ................ 125,000 (6) Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management (a) National & State Table Top Exercise 30,000 (b) Outer Island Trip Assessment – Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management .
80,000 (c) National Joint Platform for Environment & Risk Resilience ............. 20,000 (d) International Day for Disaster Reduction ................................. 12,000 (e) Training & Maintenance for Radio Communications ............................ 14,000 (f) Fostering Sustainable Solid Waste Management Systems in FSM ................. 165,000 (7) National Election Commission Office (a) Voter ID Card and New Voter Registration Project ...................... -0- (8) Department of Health and Social Affairs (a) MOE-BHWP Med ...................... 22,200 (b) Electronic Record System .......... 50,000 21 of 26 P.C.
NO.

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NO.
21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 1 2 3 4 (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 5 (10) Department of Education (a) NDOE Year 3 Project (SEG) ......... 556,074 (b) School Accreditation .............. 250,000 (c) Teacher Certification Project ..... 168,000 (d) Literacy Intervention for FSM Leaders of Tomorrow (LIFT) ................. 181,170 (e) Development of Science Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) ................... 250,000 13 (11) NORMA (a) Commemoration of World Tuna Day 2020 25,000 (b) FFC Meetings.
..................... 80,000 (12) 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: ................... 100,000 (1) Kosrae ............... 25,000 (2) Pohnpei ............. 25,000 (3) Chuuk ............... 25,000 (4) Yap ............... 25,000 22 of 26 P.C.

NO.

21-162 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-55 C.B.

NO.


21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 1 2 3 (d) 2020 Constitutional Convention Convening and Expenses ................... $ 250,000” Section 6.

Section 12 of Public Law No.

21-42 is hereby 4 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 23 of 26 P.C.

NO.

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NO.
21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 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 24 of 26 P.C.
NO.

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21-55 C.B.

NO.
21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 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; (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; 25 of 26 P.C.
NO.

21-162 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-55 C.B.

NO.

21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 (xvi) Section 8(13)(t) - the allottee of these funds shall be the National Olympic Committee; (xvii) Section 8(13)(u) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Principal of Saint Cecilia Catholic School.

(xviii) Section 9(12)(d) – the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the Constitutional Convention.

(3) Lapse date.
(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 7.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 15 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 16 becoming law without such approval.
December 6, 2019 /s/ David W. Panuelo David W. Panuelo President Federated States of Micronesia 26 of 26