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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA THIRD SPECIAL SESSION, 2015 C.B.

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19-98 A BILL FOR AN ACT To appropriate the Supplemental Education Grant (SEG) grant award in the amount of $556,074 for the data management initiative under the Department of Education, to appropriate $1,900,000 Tourism Matching Investment from the Private Sector Development Grant under the Amended Compact, to introduce a technical amendment to the appropriation of the SEG grant to the COM-FSM in the FY16 Budget by amending sections 1, 2 and 9 of Public Law No.

19-32, 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.

19-32 is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: “Section 1.

Title.
Title.

The title of this act is as follows: To appropriate the sum of $[75,429,823] 77,329,823 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, 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.]

Of the total amount appropriated herein, $1,000,000 shall be deemed to come from the Amended Compact Education Sector Grant for the COM-FSM, $1,900,000 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Amended Compact Private Sector Development CBL 19-111 C.B.

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19-98 Grant, and $1,612,620 shall be deemed to come from [except that the National Government will retain 10 percent of] the Supplemental Education Grant funds as [is] are reflected in the budget for the Department of Education and the COM-FSM.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Section 2.

Section 2 of Public Law No.

19-32 is hereby 8 amended to read as follows: “Section 2.
Operating expenses of the Executive Branch.

The sum of $18,756,699, 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, 2016, for the purpose of funding the operations of the Executive Branch of the National Government during the fiscal year 2016.

Of the amount appropriated herein, $366,598 shall be deemed to come from the Supplemental Education Grant for the Department of Education.
The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Office of the President.

The sum of $1,168,494, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the President during the fiscal year 2016.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 434,640 2 of 12 C.B.

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19-98 Travel .....................................$ 190,354 Contractual Services........................ 431,000 OCE ........................................ 110,000 Fixed Assets ............................... 2,500 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.

The sum of $4,599,168, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Foreign Affairs during the fiscal year 2016.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 1,340,092 Travel ..................................... 284,899 Contractual Services........................ 2,563,645 OCE ........................................ 324,632 Fixed Assets ............................... 85,900 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.
The sum of $2,476,833, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Finance and Administration during the fiscal year 2016.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................$ 1,718,842 Travel .................................... 200,401 Contractual Services........................ 273,966 OCE ........................................ 273,124 Fixed Assets ............................... 10,500 3 of 12 C.B.

NO.

19-98 (4) Department of Resources and Development.


The sum of $1,291,214, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Resources and Development during the fiscal year 2016.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................. $ 831,535 Travel ..................................... 170,202 Contractual Services........................ 78,157 OCE .......................................... 180,320 Fixed Assets ............................... 31,000 (5) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure.
The sum of $2,832,879, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure during the fiscal year 2016.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 773,443 Travel ..................................... 237,355 Contractual Services........................ 1,740,136 OCE ........................................ 73,645 Fixed Assets ............................... 8,300 (6) Department of Health and Social Affairs.

The sum of $779,949 or so much thereof as may be 4 of 12 C.B.

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19-98 necessary, for the operations of the Department of Health and Social Affairs during the fiscal year 2016.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 440,848 Travel ..................................... 130,316 Contractual Services........................ 108,617 OCE ........................................ 100,168 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- (7) Department of Education.
The sum of $849,723, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Education during the fiscal year 2016.

Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, [$-0-] $366,598 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Supplemental Education Grant.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 441,204 Travel ..................................... 154,793 Contractual Services........................ 168,393 OCE ........................................ 77,833 Fixed Assets ............................... 7,500 (8) Department of Justice.
The sum of $3,330,571, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of 5 of 12 C.B.

NO.

19-98 Justice during the fiscal year 2016.


The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 2,351,938 Travel .................................... 158,548 Contractual Services....................... 309,160 OCE ....................................... 329,125 Fixed Assets ............................. 181,800 (9) Office of the Public Defender.
The sum of $918,421, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the Public Defender during the fiscal year 2016.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 663,970 Travel ..................................... 72,812 Contractual Services........................ 73,239 OCE ........................................ 77,900 Fixed Assets ............................... 30,500 (10) Office of Environment and Emergency Management.
The sum of $312,441, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Environment and Emergency Management during the fiscal year 2016.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 181,465 Travel ..................................... .

90,066 6 of 12 C.B.

NO.


19-98 Contractual Services........................$ 18,450 OCE ........................................ 22,460 Fixed Assets ............................... .

-0- (11) Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation.

The sum of $197,006, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation during the fiscal year 2016.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 117,176 Travel ..................................... 34,503 Contractual Services........................ 10,425 OCE ........................................ 22,102 Fixed Assets ............................... 12,800 Section 3.

Section 9 of Public Law No.

19-32 is hereby 17 amended to read as follows: “Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.


The sum of $[36,937,693] 38,843,693 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, 2016, for the following capital improvements, development programs, and projects and human resources development.

Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $[2,050,546] 7 of 12 C.B.

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19-98 1,246,022 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Amended Compact from the Supplemental Education Grant, $1,000,000 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Amended Compact Education Sector for the COM-FSM, and $1,900,000 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Amended Compact Private Sector Development Grant.

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 833,915 (c) COM-FSM SEG .......... [683,948] 689,948 (2) Department of Finance & Administration (a) FSM Warehouse Lease & Maintenance 100,000 (b) PCD Awareness Initiative ........ 15,000 (3) Department of Resources & Development (a) FSM Assn.
Chamber of Commerce .. 67,000 (b) State Trade Fairs enhancing value addition ............................. 40,000 (c) SNLC ............................ 50,000 (d) FSM Agriculture Census .......... (e) SBDC Capacity Assessment ........ -0- -0- (f) National Trade Facilitation Conference (NTFC) .......................... 75,000 (g) Food Security Production ........ 100,000 8 of 12 C.B.

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NO.

19-98 (h) Secretariat/Hosting conference, equipment, materials ...................... $ 10,000 (i) Foreign Investment Review ...... -0- (j) Implement National Tourism Policy 35,000 (k) Trade Advisory Service .......... (l) Tourism Advisory Service ........ -0- -0- (m) Assistance to States for Tourism Investment Plan Implementation ............. 1,951,201 (n) Tourism Matching Investment ..... 1,900,000 (4) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure.
(a) Outer Island Airport Improvement 1,500,000 (b) Capital Facilities Rehabilitation 500,000 (c) Sekere-Palikir Road, Bridge, and Pavement Drainage ...................... 300,000 (d) Operation & Drydocking Boats .... 2,500,000 (e) Caroline Island Air ..... ....... 150,000 (5) Department of Justice (a) Patrol boat major maintenance project ................................... 125,000 (6) Office of Environment & Emergency Management (a) Fostering Sustainable Solid Waste Mng 125,000 (7) President’s Office (a) FSM Trust Fund .................. 10,000,000 (b) Staff upgrading ................. 100,000 9 of 12 C.B.
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19-98 (c) 2023 Investment Development Fund $ -0- (d) Implementation of ODA Policy ... 50,000 (e) 2016 Development Partners Meeting 75,000 (f) Compact Review Committee ........ 50,000 (g) Purchase of land in Guam for relocation of the Consulate Office ......... 2,000,000 (8) National Election.
(a) National Election (voter ID) ......... 50,000 (9) Department of Health and Social Affairs (a) Health Services Specialty Pathologist 50,000 (b) Environmental/water/food/lab test 78,000 (c) Medical Specialized Team ........ 195,000 (d) Health Network .................. -0- (10) Department of Education (a) NDOE Projects ................... 395,000 (b) Data Management Initiative; PROVIDED, THAT, funding shall come from SEG 556,074 (11) Insurance Board.
(a) Improve and strengthen statutory and regulatory framework ................... 29,409 (b) Consultant Site Evaluation ...... 99,220 (12) Other Capital and Human Resource Development.

(a) Chuuk State Priority Infrastructure Project apportioned as follows: (i) 4G network upgrade for mainisland 10 of 12 C.B.

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19-98 of Chuuk and mobile extension to the outer islands of Chuuk .................. .$ 1,500,000 (ii) Other Chuuk State Priority Infrastructure Projects .................... 2,750,000 (b) Pohnpei State Priority Infrastructure Projects .................... 2,750,000 (c) Kosrae State Priority Infrastructure Projects .................... 1,500,000 (d) Yap State Priority Infrastructure Projects; PROVIDED THAT, the allottee submits both a plan outlining the use of the funds and a report detailing the use of the Priority Infrastructure Project funds appropriated in FY15 ....................... 1,750,000 (e) FSM Foreign Mission Repair & Maintenance ............................ 300,000 (f) Renovation of the Supreme Court in Kosrae & Chief Justice of Kosrae Travel to Samoa 75,000 (g) Renovation of Chuuk State Supreme Court .............................. 100,000 (h) Typhoon Shutters for FSM Supreme Court in Yap ....................... 30,000 (i) Renovation of the Chuuk Delegation Office .......................... 50,000 11 of 12 C.B.
NO.

19-98 1 Section 4.

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 5 Date: 11/17/15 Introduced by: /s/ Florencio S. Harper Florencio S. Harper (by request) 12 of 12