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STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

18-260 RE: C.R.

NO.

18-230/H&SA SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,813.17.

NOVEMBER 26, 2014 The Honorable Dohsis Halbert Speaker, Eighteenth Congress Federated States of Micronesia Fifth Special Session, 2014 Dear Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Health and Social Affairs, to which was jointly referred C.R.

No.
No.

18- 230 entitled: “RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,813.17 FROM THE SYNETICS FOR MANAGEMENT DECISIONS, INC.,TO SUPPORT THE FSM STATES’ EFFORTS FOR THE CONTINUED COLLECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH CLIENT-LEVEL DATA ELEMENTS DEVELOPED UNDER DATA INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS AND ALL OTHER DATA ELEMENTS IN THE UNIFORM REPORTING SYSTEM, INCLUDING ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF.”, begs leave to report as follows: The intent and purpose of this resolution are expressed in its title.
On November 25, 2014 your Committee held hearings regarding the above-captioned C.R.

No.

18-230 jointly with the Committee on External Affairs.

In attendance at the public hearing were the Secretary of Health and Social Affairs, a representative from the Department of Justice, and a representative from the Office of the President.
The Secretary of Health and Social Affairs stated that this was a grant from the Synetics for Management Inc. in a modest SCRL 18-285/CR 18-230-H&SA Committee STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

18-260 RE: C.R.

NO.

18-230/H&SA SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,813.17.
NOVEMBER 26, 2014 amount to further the National and State Departments of Health in their efforts to continue to collect all the relevant health data on mental health clients to enter into a uniform data reporting system.

The Secretary confirmed that this grant will allow a consultant to travel through the four States to assist with training and workshops in the four States.

The detailed budget for this grant is attached to this report.
The Committee noted at the hearing that information regarding this grant award and the proposed resolution were not transmitted to the Congress until Friday, November 21, 2014.
Again, your Committee requested that the Department of Health and Social Affairs and the Executive in general transmit all information regarding proposed submission of grant applications, acceptance of grant awards and the proposed accompanying resolutions prior to the beginning of the session they would like action taken on these matters.

As to the specific grant that is the subject of this report your Committee on Health and Social Affairs is supportive of the program that it will support.
Your Committee on Health and Social Affairs is in accord with the intent and purposes of C.R.

No.

18-230, and upon concurrence with the Committee on External Affairs recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto.

-2- STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

18-260 RE: C.R.

NO.

18-230/H&SA SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,813.17.
NOVEMBER 26, 2014 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Tony H. Otto Tony H. Otto, chairman /s/ Tiwiter Aritos Tiwiter Aritos, vice chairman /s/ Peter M. Christian Peter M. Christian, member /s/ Yosiwo P. George Yosiwo P. George, member /s/ Florencio S. Harper Florencio S. Harper, member /s/ David W. Panuelo David W. Panuelo, member /s/ Joseph J. Urusemal Joseph J. Urusemal, member -3-