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TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SEVENTH SPECIAL SESSION, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

20-292, C.D.1, P.C.

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20-430 C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

20-172 AN ACT To amend sections 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 12 of Public Law No.

20-131, as amended by Public Laws No.


20-154 and 20-159, in order to appropriate $15,963,478 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 capital and human resources development, 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.

20-131, as amended by 2 Public Laws No.

20-154 and 20-159, is hereby further amended to 3 read as follows: “Section 1.

Purpose.
Purpose.

The purpose of this act is to appropriate the sum of $83,924,389 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 for COM-FSM and 10 percent of the Supplemental Education Grant funds as is reflected in the budget for the Department of Education.

The sum CBL 20-314 P.C.

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20-172 1 2 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows:” Section 2.

Section 2 of Public Law No.

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

20-154 and 20-159, is hereby further amended to 4 read as follows: “Section 2.

Operating Expenses of the Executive Branch.


The sum of $23,202,156, 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, 2019, for the purpose of funding the operations of the Executive Branch of the National Government during the fiscal year 2019.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Office of the President.
The sum of $1,619,999, 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 ................................$ 592,999 Travel ..................................... 387,000 Contractual Services.............. ......... 510,000 OCE ........................................ 124,500 Fixed Assets ............................... 5,500 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.
The sum of $5,487,647, or so much thereof as may be 2 of 29 P.C.

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20-172 necessary, for the operations of the Department of Foreign Affairs during the fiscal year 2019.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 1,754,271 Travel ............................. ....... 392,221 Contractual Services........................ 2,802,788 OCE ................................ ....... 381,959 Fixed Assets ............................... 156,408 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.
The sum of $3,030,654, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Finance and Administration during the fiscal year 2019.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 2,039,754 Travel ..................................... 315,000 Contractual Services........................ 237,500 OCE ........................................ 277,900 Fixed Assets ............................... 160,500 (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: 3 of 29 P.C.

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20-172 Personnel .................................. $ 907,313 Travel .................................... 286,791 Contractual Services........................ 59,850 OCE ........................................ 184,540 Fixed Assets ............................... 44,000 (5) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure.
The sum of $2,791,860, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure during the fiscal year 2019.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 594,172 Travel ..................................... 305,084 Contractual Services........................ 1,691,004 OCE ........................................ 63,600 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 4 of 29 P.C.

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20-172 Contractual Services........................$ 118,617 OCE ........................................ 113,851 Fixed Assets ............................... 3,000 (7) Department of Education.

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 $4,926,423, 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 5 of 29 P.C.

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20-172 Fixed Assets .............................$ 277,300 (9) Office of the Public Defender.

The sum of $1,112,151, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the Public Defender during the fiscal year 2019.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 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 $841,154, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management during the fiscal year 2019.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 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.

6 of 29 P.C.

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20-172 The sum of $204,891, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation during the fiscal year 2019.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 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 12 Public Law No.

20-154, is hereby further amended to read as 13 follows: “Section 3.
Operating Expenses of the Legislative Branch.

The sum of $7,359,360, 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 $3,145,650, 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 7 of 29 P.C.

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20-172 States of Micronesia during fiscal year 2019.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 438,150 Travel ..................................... 923,000 Contractual Services, of which up to $50,000 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....................... ....... .

1,784,500 OCE ........................................

Fixed Assets ............................... -0- -0- (2) Staff Offices.
The sum of $2,373,710, 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.............................. ..... .

250,000 Contractual Services........................ 485,000 OCE........................................ 346,000 Fixed Assets................................ 100,000 (3) Congress Delegation Offices.
The sum of $1,840,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Congress delegation offices during the fiscal year 2019.

Of the amounts 8 of 29 P.C.

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20-172 appropriated for contractual services within each Delegation Office, up to a maximum of $120,000 per Member, at the Delegation Offices’ discretion, may be used for Representation.
The sum appropriated is apportioned as follows: (a) Kosrae Delegation Office Travel ............................. $ 20,000 Contractual Services ................. 220,000 OCE .................................. 20,000 Fixed Assets ......................... -0- TOTAL ................................ 260,000 (b) Pohnpei Delegation Office Travel .............................. -0- Contractual Services ................. 500,000 OCE .................................. 20,000 Fixed Assets ......................... -0- TOTAL ................................ 520,000 (c) Chuuk Delegation Office Travel .............................. -0- Contractual Services ................. 750,000 OCE .................................. 30,000 Fixed Assets ......................... 10,000 TOTAL ................................ 790,000 (d) Yap Delegation Office Travel .............................. 20,000 9 of 29 P.C.
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20-172 Contractual Services of which up to $10,000 may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations ...... $ 220,000 OCE .................................. 25,000 Fixed Assets ......................... 5,000 TOTAL ................................ 270,000” Section 4.

Section 8 of Public Law No.

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


20-154 and 20-159, is hereby further amended to 9 read as follows: “Section 8.

Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.

The sum of $18,703,418, 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: (1) Office of the President.

(a) Asia Pacific Institute for BroadcastingDevelopment (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 10 of 29 P.C.

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20-172 Review and Planning (JCRP) ................ $ 655,000 (g) Presidential Inauguration ....... 100,000 (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 ............... 29,670 (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 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 and Budget, Finance 11 of 29 P.C.

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20-172 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 initiative investment dialogue .......... 26,000 (j) Finance Conference – 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 (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 12 of 29 P.C.

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20-172 Organization (OIE) ....................... $ 23,000 (m) IRENA .......................... 250 (n) Micronesia Trade Commission ..... 30,000 (o) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ............................ 1,000 (p) IFAD ............................ 500 (q) Micronesian Islands Forum (MIF) .. 15,000 (r) UNIDO Membership Dues ............ 1,000 (5) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
(a) UNFPA ........................... 3,000 (b) WHO ............................. 4,650 (c) FSM Sport Association ........... -0- (d) PIHOA ........................... 20,000 (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 ........................ 1,000 (j) Drug Quality Testing Project.
... 4,000 (k) National Therapeutics & Standards Committee .................................. 17,000 (l) Anti-microbial resistance (AMR) .

10,000 (m) FSM Vector Surveillance & Control Project ............................ 70,000 13 of 29 P.C.

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20-172 (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 to 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 (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 14 of 29 P.C.

NO.

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20-172 (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) States Joint Law Enforcement: Kosrae.


30,000 (b) States Joint Law Enforcement: Pohnpei 50,000 (c) States Joint Law Enforcement: Chuuk 100,000 (d) States Joint Law Enforcement: Yap 30,000 (e) Police Academy .................. 200,000 (f) Settlement on 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 15 of 29 P.C.

NO.

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20-172 (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) PII Litigation/Arbitration ...... 500,000 (p) FY16/FY17 Obligations for James Stovall .............................. 160,000 (9) Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia (a) IPU Conferences ................. 250,000 (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 ...... 150,000 (n) Twenty-First Congress – Inauguration 50,000 (10) Department of Environment, Climate Change and 16 of 29 P.C.
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20-172 Emergency Management (a) UNEP ........................... $ (b) UNFCCC .......................... (c) UNCCD ........................... 835 325 195 (d) SPREP Membership ................ 10,768 (e) Waigani Convention .............. 1,190 (f) SPREP-Noumea Convention ......... 1,764 (g) Earth Day Activities ............ 15,000 (h) 6th Bi-Annual Environment Conference 20,000 (i) FSM FEMA Disaster Matching ...... (j) Basel Convention ................ (k) Kyoto Protocol .................. -0- 197 484 (l) WMO Membership .................. 15,000 (m) FSM Disaster Fund Matching (DAFF) 200,000 (11) 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 (12) Other Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.
(a) COM Board Meeting .............. .

5,000 (b) COM-FSM Treaty Obligation ....... 25,000 17 of 29 P.C.

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20-172 (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 (k) Independence Day Activities ..... 50,000 (l) MLFC Loan Payment ............... 260,000 (m) Single Audit Fee (FY 2018) ...... 460,000 (n) Staff Housing ................... 585,000 (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 .... 200,000 (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 18 of 29 P.C.
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20-172 (v) Micro Games – Outstanding obligations $ 35,513 (w) MiCare – Subsidy ................ 500,000 (x) Clemson University Student Leadership Program – to be apportioned as follows: .... 200,000 (1) Kosrae ............... 50,000 (2) Pohnpei .............. 50,000 (3) Chuuk ................ 50,000 (4) Yap .................. 50,000 (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 Section 5.
Section 9 of Public Law No.

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20-154 and 20-159, is hereby further amended to 17 read as follows: “Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.


The sum of $29,003,187, 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 appropriated herein, $1,256,025 shall be deemed to 19 of 29 P.C.

NO.

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20-172 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 (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) FSM Association of Chamber of Commerce/Support to COC ................... 67,000 (b) R&D SNLC ........................ 60,000 (c) National Coastal Fisheries Monitoring Team ........................... 16,325 (d) Strengthening Organizational Planning, Management & Accountability 20 of 29 P.C.
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20-172 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 Visitor’s 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 (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 21 of 29 P.C.
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20-172 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 ....................... 500,000 (g) FSMTCC (OAE – IRU) .............. 500,000 (h) Telin Invoices .................. 340,000 (i) FSM Contribution – China Aid Projects 500,000 (5) Department of Justice (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 22 of 29 P.C.
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20-172 (c) Outer Island Trip Assessment – Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management .
$ 80,000 (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 .................... -0- (d) Doctors: Foundation Project ..... -0- (e) MOE-BHWP Med .................... 22,200 (f) Electronic Health Record System .
150,000 (g) Rheumatic Heart Program ......... 110,000 (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 (12) NORMA (a) Commemoration of World Tuna Day 2019 25,000 (b) FFC Meetings.

.................... 80,000 23 of 29 P.C.

NO.

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20-172 (13) National Postal Services (a) Postal Management and Financial Services ......................... $ 210,000 (14) Telecommunication Regulation 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 (1) Kosrae ................ 50,000 (2) Pohnpei ............... 50,000 (3) Chuuk ................. 50,000 (4) Yap ................... 50,000 (b) Pohnpei State Supreme Court Renovation ................................. 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) Capital Improvement Projects: 24 of 29 P.C.
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20-172 Yap – to fund construction of a library and science lab at Yap Catholic High School ... $ 300,000 (g) Land Acquisition – Guam ......... -0- (h) Dialysis Machine – Pohnpei State Hospital ............................. 300,000 (i) FSM National Women’s Council .... 50,000” Section 6.

Section 12 of Public Law No.


20-131 8 is hereby 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.

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; 25 of 29 P.C.

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20-172 (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; 26 of 29 P.C.
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20-172 (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; 27 of 29 P.C.
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20-172 (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.

(3) Lapse date.

The authority of the allottees to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse as of September 30, 2019; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the funds appropriated under section 9 of this act shall not lapse.” 28 of 29 P.C.

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20-172 1 Section 7.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 2 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 3 becoming law without such approval.

4 March 28, 2019 /s/ Peter M. Christian Peter M. Christian President Federated States of Micronesia 29 of 29