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STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

18-60 RE: C.R.

NO.

18-75/H&SA SUBJECT: A GRANT APPLICATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $587,767 TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 The Honorable Dohsis Halbert Speaker, Eighteenth Congress Federated States of Micronesia Second Regular Session, 2013 Dear Speaker, Your Committee on Health and Social Affairs, to which was jointly referred C.R.

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18-75 entitled: “A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $587,767 TO FUND THE FSM SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR GRANT YEARS 2014 AND 2015, TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.”, begs leave to report as follows: The intent and purpose of this resolution are expressed in its title.
The resolution would approve funding for the Department of Health & Social Affairs to continue the provision of mental health and substance abuse prevention services at the National level and in the four States.

Your Committee held a joint public hearing with the Committee on External Affairs on September 25, 2013.

In attendance were representatives from the Department of Health and Social Affairs, the Department of Foreign SCRL 18-68/CR 18-75/H&SA COMMITTEE STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

18-60 RE: C.R.
18-60 RE: C.R.

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18-75/H&SA SUBJECT: A GRANT APPLICATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $587,767 TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 Affairs, the Department of Finance and Administration, SBOC, the Department of Justice and the Office of President.

The mental health and substance abuse prevention programs are well known to your Committee.
Your Committee well understands the value of serving this group of our citizens, and approves of the work done by the Department on their behalf.

During the hearing your Committee’s inquiry, again, primarily concerned the budget for this program.

A detailed budgetary breakdown was request for all five governments.

On September 27, 2013 the Department provided the following budget information: Mental Health/Substance Abuse Prevention Block Grant 2013-2014 1.

Chuuk SAMH Program 2.

Pohnpei SAMH Program 3.


Kosrae SAMH Program 4.

Yap SAMH Program 5.

FSM SAMH Program 6.

Micronesia Bound Inc. 7.

Tomil Youth Organization 8.

Fonuwengin Drug Free Coalition 9.

Micronesian Production 10.


Peer to Peer (COM-FSM) $ 58,568 $168,812 $ 28,254 $145,699 $104,250 $ 60,698 $ 11,200 $ 10,380 $ 6,000 $ 5,000 Overall the budget by category is as follows: Personnel:$ 393,749 Travel: OCE: Contract: Training: Admin: $ 38,196 $ 113,188 $ 22,782 $ 22,633 $ 8,313 Your Committee is satisfied with the proportions of the budget and believes that this budget will allow the -2- STAN NDING COM MMITTEE R REPORT NO O.

18-60 RE: C.R.

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