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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SECOND SPECIAL SESSION, 2011 P.C.

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17-28 AN ACT To amend sections 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 of Public Law No.
17-19 in order to appropriate $1,025,436 of supplemental funding for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, to align the budget act with the recent Compact Grant Awards, to introduce technical amendments concerning the allottee of funding; 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.

17-19 is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: “Section 1.

Purpose.
Purpose.

The purpose of this act is to appropriate the sum of $45,277,053, or so much thereof as may be necessary, from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, 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.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $4,437,560 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the education sector subject to the receipt of Grant Awards under the amended Compact; $1,176,656 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Supplemental Education CBL 17-85 P.C.

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17-28 Grant; $878,750 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the health sector subject to the receipt of Grant Awards under the amended Compact; $329,598 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the capacity building sector; $-0- shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the private sector development sector; and $1,194,212 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the infrastructure sector.
Section 2.

Section 2 of Public Law No.

17-19 is hereby 13 amended to read as follows: “Section 2.

Operating expenses of the Executive Branch.

The sum of $18,032,962, 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, 2012, for the purpose of funding the operations of the Executive Branch of the National Government during fiscal year 2012.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $637,560 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the education sector subject to the receipt of Grant Awards under the amended Compact; $493,310 shall be 2 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 deemed to come from funds available under the Supplemental Education Grant; $678,750 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the health sector subject to the receipt of Grant Awards under the amended Compact; and $162,450 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the capacity building sector; and $834,212 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the infrastructure sector.
The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Office of the President.

The sum of $719,714, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the President during fiscal year 2012.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................ $ 340,826 Travel .................................... 133,324 Contractual Services ....................... 146,000 OCE ....................................... 90,564 Fixed Assets ............................... 9,000 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.

The sum of $4,132,617, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Foreign Affairs during fiscal year 2012.
The sum 3 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................. $ 1,297,155 Travel .................................... 234,893 Contractual Services; PROVIDED THAT $8,000 shall be used to pay lease expenses accrued during to and prior to fiscal year 2011 .... 2,187,837 OCE ....................................... 369,232 Fixed Assets .............................. 43,500 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.
The sum of $1,814,472, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Finance and Administration during fiscal year 2012.

Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $162,450 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the capacity building sector.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................ $ 1,106,718 Travel .................................... 169,450 Contractual Services ....................... 322,906 OCE ....................................... 212,398 Fixed Assets .............................. 3,000 (4) Department of Resources and Development.

The sum of $849,750, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of 4 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 Resources and Development during fiscal year 2012.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................ $ 527,160 Travel .................................... 112,081 Contractual Services ....................... 103,307 OCE ....................................... 87,602 Fixed Assets .............................. 19,600 (5) Department of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure.
The sum of $3,113,046, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure during fiscal year 2012.

Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $834,212 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the infrastructure sector.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................ $ 1,181,684 Travel .................................... 152,203 Contractual Services ....................... 1,539,971 OCE ....................................... 116,000 Fixed Assets .............................. 123,188 (6) Department of Health and Social Affairs.

The sum of $963,870, or so much thereof as may be 5 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 necessary, for the operations of the Department of Health and Social Affairs during fiscal year 2012.

Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $678,750 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the health sector subject to the receipt of Grant Awards under the amended Compact.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................ $ 446,901 Travel .................................... 161,208 Contractual Services ....................... 266,421 OCE ....................................... 89,340 Fixed Assets .............................. -0- (7) Department of Education.

The sum of $1,175,007, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Education during fiscal year 2012.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $637,560 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the education sector subject to the receipt of Grant Awards under the amended Compact; and $493,310 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Supplemental Education Grant.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: 6 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 Personnel ................................ $ 469,926 Travel .................................... 125,723 Contractual Services ....................... 495,153 OCE ....................................... 50,705 Fixed Assets .............................. 33,500 (8) Department of Justice.
The sum of $3,068,676, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Justice during fiscal year 2012.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................. $ 2,300,029 Travel .................................... 138,131 Contractual Services ....................... 143,758 OCE ....................................... 440,720 Fixed Assets .............................. 46,038 (9) Office of the Public Defender.
The sum of $763,671, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the Public Defender during fiscal year 2012.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................. $ 525,442 Travel ..................................... 78,779 Contractual Services ....................... 115,350 OCE ....................................... 44,100 Fixed Assets .............................. -0- 7 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 (10) Office of Statistics, Budget, Overseas Development Assistance and Compact Management.

The sum of $978,750, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Statistics, Budget, Overseas Development Assistance and Compact Management during fiscal year 2012.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................ $ 568,563 Travel .................................... 97,747 Contractual Services ....................... 205,000 OCE ....................................... 98,340 Fixed Assets .............................. 9,100 (11) Office of Environment and Emergency Management.
The sum of $326,791, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Environment and Emergency Management during fiscal year 2012.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................ $ 173,363 Travel .................................... 68,528 Contractual Services ....................... 65,000 OCE ....................................... 19,900 Fixed Assets .............................. -0- (12) Office of National Archives, Culture and 8 of 26 P.C.

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The sum of $126,598, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation during fiscal year 2012.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................ $ 94,478 Travel .................................... 13,620 Contractual Services ....................... 5,000 OCE ....................................... 10,000 Fixed Assets .............................. 3,500” Section 3.
Section 5 of Public Law No.

17-19 is hereby 13 amended to read as follows: “Section 5.

Operating Expenses of the National Public Auditor.

The sum of $883,391, 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, 2012, for the operations of the National Office of the Public Auditor and for the National Public Auditor’s Chuuk Office.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $167,148 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the capacity building sector.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: 9 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 Personnel ................................. $ 546,930 Travel ..................................... 161,241 Contractual Services ....................... 100,520 OCE ........................................ 74,700 Fixed Assets ............................... -0-“ Section 4.

Section 6 of Public Law No.

17-19 is hereby 7 amended to read as follows: “Section 6.
Operating Expenses of Agencies of the National Government.

The sum of $1,775,092, 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, 2012, for the operations of the following boards, commissions and agencies during fiscal year 2012.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) National Oceanic Resource Management Authority (NORMA).
The sum of $417,807, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for operations of National Oceanic Resource Management Authority (NORMA) for fiscal year 2012.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................. $ 209,791 Travel ..................................... 85,016 Contractual Services ....................... 67,900 10 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 OCE ....................................... $ 44,100 Fixed Assets ............................... 11,000 (2) Board of Regents (COM-FSM).

The sum of $75,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Board of Regents, COM-FSM, during fiscal year 2012.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................. $ -0- Travel ..................................... 45,000 Contractual Services ....................... 20,000 OCE ........................................ 10,000 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- (3) Coconut Development Authority (CDA).

The sum of $112,475, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Coconut Development Authority during fiscal year 2012.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................. $ 90,834 Travel ..................................... 11,641 Contractual Services ....................... -0- OCE......................................... 10,000 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- (4) FSM Banking Board.

The sum of $175,869, or so much thereof as may be 11 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 necessary, for the operations of FSM Banking Board during fiscal year 2012.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................ $ 78,117 Travel ..................................... 57,197 Contractual Services ....................... 18,100 OCE......................................... 20,055 Fixed Assets ............................... 2,400 (5) FSM Postal Services.

The sum of $775,243, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the National Postal Services during fiscal year 2012.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................. $ 449,022 Travel ..................................... 42,741 Contractual Services ....................... 156,080 OCE......................................... 107,400 Fixed Assets ............................... 20,000 (6) FSM Insurance Board.

The sum of $218,698, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the FSM Insurance Board during fiscal year 2012.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................. $ 79,893 Travel ..................................... 45,005 12 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 1 2 3 4 Contractual Services ...................... $ 72,395 OCE ...................................... 11,705 Fixed Assets ............................... 9,700” Section 5.

Section 7 of Public Law No.


17-19 is hereby 5 amended to read as follows: “Section 7.

Special Programs.

The sum of $291,302, 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, 2012, for the following special programs during fiscal year 2012.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) National Election Office.
The sum of $291,302, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of National Election Office during fiscal year 2012.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................. $ 188,740 Travel ..................................... 12,972 Contractual Services ....................... 36,877 OCE........................................ 48,463 Fixed Assets ............................... 4,250” Section 6.

Section 8 of Public Law No.


17-19 is hereby 25 amended to read as follows: 13 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 “Section 8.

Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.


The sum of $9,476,230, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, for the following grants, subsidies and contributions during fiscal year 2012.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $-0- shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the education sector; and $-0- shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Supplemental Education Grant.

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

(a) Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Dev.

(AIBD)...$4,500 (b) Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) 800 (c) Pacific Island News Assn.(PINA).
350 (d) National Prayer Day............. 10,000 (e) 25th Anniversary of Independence 100,000 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.

(a) Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.

46,000 (b) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) ............................ 56,000 (c) UN Membership Fee............... 60,000 (d) UN Economic and Social Commission for 14 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) .............. $ (e) East West Center................ 5,000 5,000 (f) Cotonou Membership Fee.......... 10,000 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.

(a) OCO Membership Fee.............. 4,000 (b) Maintenance Fee for FMIS........ 30,000 (c) FSM Group Life Insurance........ 43,000 (4) Department of Resources and Development.
(a) Pacific Islands Development Program 15,000 (b) Forum Fisheries................. 36,471 (c) UN Development Program (UNDP)... 30,000 (d) South Pacific Applied Geoscience Comm.

(SOPAC) .............................. 15,000 (e) Pacific Asia Travel Association.
5,000 (f) Western Forestry Leadership Coalition 530 (g) Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) 4,800 (h) Matching for SPC Projects....... 60,000 (i) Micronesian Challenge........... 10,000 (j) Micronesian Cruise Assoc........ (k) South Pacific Tourism Org....... 2,500 6,600 (l) International Animal Health Organization ............................... 16,800 (m) SPC Site Rental................. 10,000 (n) MCES............................ 10,000 (5) Department of Health and Social Affairs.

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17-28 (a) UN Fund for Population Activity (UNFPA) .................................... $ (b) World Health Organization (WHO).
3,000 4,000 (c) National Board of Nursing....... 20,000 (d) Pacific Islands Health Officers Association (PIHOA) ........................ 20,000 (e) FSM Amateur Sports Association.. 20,000 (f) Association of Territorial Health Organization ........................ 2,000 (g) FSM Red Cross................... 70,000 (6) Department of Education.
(a) Aid for Non-Public Schools...... 500,000 (b) Financial Assistance to FSM Students attending the College of the Marshall Islands (CMI) ..................... 25,000 (c) Financial Assistance to FSM Students attending Palau Community College (PCC) .... 50,000 (d) National scholarship............ 823,067 (e) National Close-Up............... 70,000 (f) National Merit Scholarship...... 200,000 (g) COM Board annual meeting........ 5,000 (7) Department of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure.
(a) Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT) 7,640 (b) International Telecommunications 16 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 Union (ITU) ............................... $ 55,000 (c) International Civil Aviation Organization ............................... 28,050 (d) FSM Capital Energy/Utilities.... 500,000 (e) Micro.

Shipping Comm.
Shipping Comm.

.......... 5,000 (f) Sea and Air Transport Task Force -0- (8) Office of Statistics, Budget, Overseas Development Assistance and Compact Management.

(a) Asia Pacific Investment......... 250 (9) Office of Environment and Emergency Management (E.E.M).
(a) Secretariat of Pacific Regional Environment ................................ 10,184 (b) UN Environmental Protection Agency (UNEP) .............................. 760 (c) SPREP/Noumea Convention......... 1,764 (d) Waigani Convention (Annual Membership Fee) ............................ 1,190 (e) UN Convention to Combat Desertification ............................ (f) UN Framework Convention (UNFCC).
120 250 (g) Earth Day Activities............ 15,000 (h) EPA Director’s Meeting.......... 20,000 (10) Office of NACHP.

(a) UNESCO.......................... 4,000 17 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 (b) NCSHPO......................... $ 2,760 (c) PARBICA......................... (d) PIALA........................... (e) WHC Membership Fee.............. 100 100 54 (11) Coconut Development Authority.

(a) Copra subsidy................... 100,000 (b) Asia Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) 13,500 (12) Department of Justice.
(a) DOJ Fuel Subsidy................ 500,000 (b) Kosrae Joint Law Enforcement.... 25,000 (c) Pohnpei Joint Law Enforcement... 50,000 (d) Chuuk Joint Law Enforcement..... 50,000 (e) Yap Joint Law Enforcement....... 25,000 (13) Other Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.
(a) Kosrae Judiciary Subsidy........ 30,000 (b) Pohnpei Judiciary Subsidy....... 45,000 (c) Chuuk Judiciary Subsidy......... 45,000 (d) Yap Judiciary Subsidy........... 30,000 (e) COM Treaty Obligations.......... 25,000 (f) Tuna Commission Membership...... 64,065 (g) Disaster Assistance Emergency Fund (DAEF) Matching ....................... 200,000 (h) MiCare.......................... 100,000 (i) MLFC Loan Payment............... 200,000 (j) FY10 Single Audit............... 329,250 18 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 (k) Compact Review Committee....... $ -0- (l) FSM Social Security............. 1,200,000 (m) Staff Housing................... 510,000 (n) Recruitment and repatriation.... 233,218 (o) MLSC............................ 150,000 (p) Former Presidents’ Allowance.... 50,000 (q) GMP Settlement Agreement........ 2,439,557” Section 7.

Section 9 of Public Law No.


17-19 is hereby 9 amended to read as follows: “Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.

The sum of $10,216,812, 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, 2012, for the following capital improvements, development programs and projects, and human resources development.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $3,800,000 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the education sector subject to the receipt of Grant Awards under the amended Compact; $683,346 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Supplemental Education Grant; $200,000 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the health sector subject to receipt of 19 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 Grant Awards under the amended Compact; $360,000 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the infrastructure sector; and $-0- shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the capacity building sector.
The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) College of Micronesia – FSM.

(a) College of Micronesia–FSM ..... $ 3,800,000 (b) FSM Fisheries and Maritime Institute 655,110 (c) COM-FSM Supplemental Education Grant (SEG) ................................ 683,346 (2) Department of Finance and Administration.

(a) Tax Reform...................... 117,000 (3) Department of Resources and Development.
(a) National Export Strategy........ 59,750 (b) Promote FSM in appropriate market segments to realize the sector’s potential .

100,000 (c) Improving food security......... 100,000 (d) Coconut Rehabilitation Program.. 69,268 (e) FSM Chamber of Commerce......... 67,000 (4) Department of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure.

(a) Dry docking of MS Caroline Voyager 500,000 (b) President’s Office Improvement.. -0- 20 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 (c) FSM Capital Rehabilitation..... $ 100,000 (d) FSM Capital Official Residence Fencing ......................... -0- (e) FSM Capital Road/Bridge......... 100,000 (f) Purchase of Aircraft............ (g) Backup generator................ -0- -0- (5) Department of Justice.
(a) FSS Independence – Lep.......... 85,000 (b) FSS Micro – Slipping............ 250,000 (c) Aerial Surveillance............. 25,000 (d) Immigration/Passport Facilitation -0- (6) Infrastructure Maintenance Fund (a) Infrastructure Development...... -0- (b) Infrastructure Maintenance Fund (IMF) ............................. 250,000 (7) President’s Office.
(a) FSM Trust Fund.................. 1,000,000 (b) Personnel Staff Upgrading....... 50,000 (c) Personnel Capacity Building Roadmap 115,000 (8) Public Defender (Pohnpei Office).

(a) Office Renovation and Retaining Wall 12,000 (9) National Election.

(a) National election (Voter ID Card Project) ............................. 25,000 (10) Department of Health & Social Affairs.

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17-28 (a) Health Services (pathologist).. $ 100,000 (b) Environmental/Water/Food Lab Test 100,000 (c) Sport Facility contribution..... 300,000 (11) FSM Development Bank.

(a) Private Sector Capital.......... -0- (12) National Judiciary.
(a) Chuuk SC Renovation............. 9,900 (b) Kosrae SC Renovation............ 65,964 (c) Pohnpei SC Renovation........... 55,000 (d) Yap SC Renovation............... 12,474 (13) FSM Postal Services.

(a) Kosrae Post Office.............. 100,000 (14) Pension Program.

(a) National Government Workers Pension Plan ....................................... -0- (15) Outer Island Airport.
(a) Outer Island Airport Upgrade.... 750,000 (16) ADSL................................. 360,000 (17) Survey on FSM citizens in US......... 200,000” Section 8.

Section 10 of Public Law No.

17-19 is amended to 21 read as follows: 22 23 24 25 “Section 10.

Employment ceilings.

The maximum number of positions for each branch and agency of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia for fiscal year 2012 shall be as follows: 22 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 (1) Executive Branch..................... (2) Legislative Branch................... (3) Judiciary Branch..................... (4) Public Auditor....................... (5) Agencies (a) National Oceanic Resource Management Authority .................... (b) Coconut Development Authority ... (c) FSM Banking Board ............... (d) FSM Insurance Board ............. (e) National Postal Services ....... (6) Special Programs 478 60 31 25 11 4 4 4 38 (a) National Election Office ........ 11” Section 9.
Section 12 of Public Law No.

17-19 is hereby 15 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 23 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 specified in this act, and that no obligations are incurred in excess of the sums appropriated.

(2) Allottees.
The allottees of the funds appropriated by this act are as follows: (a) Section 2 - the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia; (b) Section 3 - the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; (c) Section 4 – the allottee of these funds shall 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) Section 8, subsection (13)(a) through (d) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Chief Justice of the respective State Supreme Court, 24 of 26 P.C.
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17-28 (ii) Section 9(1)(a) - the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the College of Micronesia-FSM, (iii) Section 9, subsection (12)(a) through (d) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Chief Justice of the FSM Supreme Court.

(3) Lapse date.
(3) Lapse date.

The authority of the allottees to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse as of September 30, 2012; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the funds appropriated under section 9 of this act shall not lapse; PROVIDED FURTHER, that for the funds appropriated by section 9, subsection (16) of this act, the authority of the allottee to obligate funds shall lapse on December 30, 2011.” 25 of 26 P.C.

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17-28 1 Section 10.
17-28 1 Section 10.

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

4 December 6 , 2011 /s/ Manny Mori Manny Mori President Federated States of Micronesia 26 of 26