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TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

20-40, C.D.1, C.D.2 P.C.

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20-16 AN ACT To further amend Public Law No.

18-70, as previously amended by Public Laws Nos.


18-98, 18-112, 18-122, 19-07, 19-24, 19-41, 19-52, 19-73, 19-82, 19-101, 19-114, 19-139 and 20-07, by amending section 5 thereof, to change the use of certain funds previously appropriated therein, for the purpose of funding public projects and social programs for the people of Chuuk State, and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 Section 1.

Section 5 of Public Law No.


18-70, as amended 2 by Public Laws Nos.

18-98, 18-112, 18-122, 19-07, 19-24, 19-44, 3 19-52, 19-73 and 20-07, is hereby further amended to read as 4 follows: “Section 5.

Of the sum of $5,100,000 appropriated by this act, $2,150,000 is apportioned for public projects and social programs in the state of Chuuk.
state of Chuuk ............................ $ 2,150,000 (1) At-Large ............................. 400,000 (a) Community infrastructure and housing renovation ......................... 39,729 (b) Contributions to State, Municipal and community activities/events/programs .. 70,271 (c) Tonoas Goodwill Games 2014 ...... 10,000 (d) Municipal offices construction/ renovation ................................ 14,000 (e) Women home economic projects .... 20,000 CBL 20-44 P.C.

NO.
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20-40, C.D.1, C.D.2 (f) POL/Freight/Charters ........... $ 20,000 (g) Allottee’s administrative support services ........................... 35,000 (h) Fishing projects ................ 55,000 (i) Leadership/patients/students travel & COAP .............................. 44,000 (j) Youth activities/programs/ equipment .................................. 15,000 (k) Students’ financial assistance .. 15,000 (l) Mortlock Goodwill Games 2014 .... 5,000 (m) 2014 Weno Goodwill Games obligations 7,000 (n) Land transportation ............. 40,000 (o) Weno Municipal official travel .. 10,000 (2) Election District No.
1 .............. 350,000 (a) Lien Pwikial, Lien Pwakii, Nomeisepi and Kilo I subsidy ............... 40,000 (b) Cooperative Associations, Non-governmental organizations contributions and subsidy .................. 45,000 (c) Mortlock leadership subsidy ..... 25,000 (d) Home, housing and multipurpose building improvement and renovation ........ 100,000 (e) Students financial assistance ... 20,000 (f) Food security, relief and poverty alleviation project programs ....... 50,000 2 of 7 P.C.

NO.
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20-40, C.D.1, C.D.2 (g) Mortlocks Goodwill Games and Mortlocks substate center projects ........ $ 25,000 (h) MIDA ............................ 25,000 (i) Repatriation of remains/ medical referral ........................... 10,000 (j) Mortlocks Mayors Association .... 10,000 (3) Election District No.
2 .............. 350,000 (a) Housing and Community Hall rehabilitation ............................. 50,000 (b) Fishing projects ................ 30,000 (c) Students’ financial assistance .. 20,000 (d) Food Security ................... 30,000 (e) Administrative cost/office rental for Election District No.
2 ................ 20,000 (f) Office of the Governor subsidy .. 10,000 (g) Municipal subsidy ............... 34,000 (h) Public markets renovation ....... -0- (i) Human repatriation .............. 10,000 (j) Water system projects ........... 5,000 (k) Road improvement/heavy equipment purchase ......................... 70,000 (l) Land transportation need ........ 30,000 (m) Weno election subsidy ........... (n) Chuuk Women Council ............. 7,000 5,000 (o) Leadership/patients/students 3 of 7 P.C.

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20-40, C.D.1, C.D.2 travel need ............................... $ 19,000 (p) Youth activities/program ........ 10,000 (4) Election District No.
3 .............. 350,000 (a) Food Security, relief and poverty alleviation program ................ 54,376 (b) Fishing Project ................. 100,000 (c) Municipal subsidy ............... 49,668 (d) Leadership travel (Traditional, Local and State and National Governments) .. 30,000 (e) Human repatriation .............. 10,000 (f) Alternative energy and/or solar project .............................. 5,956 (g) Individual housing repair/ improvement after the aftermath of Typhoon Maysak ............................ 50,000 (h) Purchase of vehicle for Election District No.
3 ............................. 20,000 (i) Constituents outreach and advocacy program ........................... 20,000 (j) Administrative support service for SNDA .................................. 10,000 (5) Election District No.

4 .............. 350,000 (a) Fishing Project subsidy ......... 60,000 (b) Low Income Housing subsidy ...... 40,000 (c) Humanitarian assistance subsidy .

50,000 4 of 7 P.C.

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20-40, C.D.1, C.D.2 (d) Youth activities and programs subsidy $30,000 (e) Medical referral and repatriation of human remains subsidy ................... 20,000 (f) Administrative cost for Faichuk Development Authority ...................... 20,000 (g) Fishing markets subsidy ......... 10,000 (h) Sewing Project subsidy .......... 20,000 (i) Municipal governments subsidy ... 80,000 (j) Students financial assistance ... 20,000 (6) Election District No.
5 .............. 350,000 (a) Municipal governments’ subsidy .. 151,333 (b) Low income housing renovation, water well project and purchase of water well pumps ................................ -0- (c) Northwest Social and Development activities/ operation/projects ............. -0- (d) Post Secondary financial grants for school year 2015 and 2016 .............. -0- (e) Contractual services for Northwest schools .......................... -0- (f) Saramen Chuuk Academy high school subsidy ........................ 25,000 (g) Houk youth activities ........... (h) Tamatam Women Store ............. -0- -0- (i) Prior obligation for boat charters 5 of 7 P.C.
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20-40, C.D.1, C.D.2 travel needs for support staff ............ $ -0- (j) Seedling projects for farmers ................................ -0- (k) Water tanks ..................... 28,000 (l) Northwest Islands leadership conference ................................ 5,000 (m) Preparation for Northwest leadership summit .......................... 6,400 (n) Northwest Island Development Authority, boat operation and their related expenses .......................... 8,000 (o) Election District No.
5 office subsidy ............................. -0- (p) Food relief ..................... 13,742 (q) Solar power freezers and related costs 25,000 (r) Low income housing renovation/community housing improvement ........................ 20,000 (q) Northwest Municipal prefab dispensaries and offices ................... 67,525” 6 of 7 P.C.

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20-40, C.D.1, C.D.2 1 Section 2.


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 June 19 , 2017 /s/ Peter M. Christian Peter M. Christian President Federated States of Micronesia 7 of 7