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

20-37, C.D.1 P.C.

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20-17 W/ ITEM VETOED AN ACT To further amend Public Law No.

17-36, as amended by Public Laws Nos.


17-48, 17-78, 17-87, 18-36, 18-60, 18-65, 18-84, 19-22 and 19-109, by amending sections 5 and 6 therein, to change the use and lapse date of certain funds previously appropriated therein to fund public projects and social programs in the state of Chuuk, 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.

17-36, as amended 2 by Public Law No.


17-48, is hereby further amended to read as 3 follows: “Section 5.

Of the sum of $2,100,000 appropriated by this act, $900,000 is apportioned for Chuuk State for public projects and social programs.
State of Chuuk ............................ $ 900,000 (1) At-Large ............................. 150,000 (a) Chuuk Non-Government Organizations subsidy ...................... 15,000 (b) Contribution to Chuuk Museum construction ............................... 8,000 (c) Partial payment on water source lease (Nefo) .................. 8,000 (d) Roads/seawalls/bridges improvement and beautification ............. 10,000 (e) Low Income Housing subsidy ...... 5,000 (f) Chuuk Sports Activities/Events and Infrastructures ........................ 2,000 CBL 20-43 P.C.
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20-37, C.D.1 (g) School graduations and related activities/ Youth Programs ............... $ 30,000 (h) Contributions/ Assistance to State, Municipal and Community events, programs and activities ................... 15,000 (i) Reimbursement payment for POL and Charters .......................... 12,000 (j) Social Security outstanding premium subsidy ............................ 10,000 (k) Tonoas Municipal subsidy ........ 5,000 (l) CSCIP (administrative support services) .......................... -0- (m) Communities/Farmers/Students land transportation ............................. 30,000 (2) Election District No.
1 .............. 150,000 (a) Solar system project ............ 50,000 (b) Mortlocks Goodwill games ........ 30,000 (c) Schools and dispensaries improvement and/or matching fund ........... 15,000 (d) Transportation needs ............ 5,000 (e) Mortlocks projects related freight costs .............................. 5,000 (f) Entrepreneurship and business start up .......................... 15,000 (g) Mortlock Island Development 2 of 7 P.C.

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20-37, C.D.1 Authority subsidy ......................... $ 10,000 (h) Students financial assistance ... 10,000 (i) Faith-walk Christian college subsidy 5,000 (j) Communication system project .... 5,000 (3) Election District No.
2 .............. 150,000 (a) Rural roads rehabilitation ...... 45,000 (b) Northern Namoneas Social and Economic Development Authority ......... 55,000 (c) Muncipal government subsidies for three municipal governments: (i) Weno Municipality .......... 25,000 (ii) Fono Municipality .......... 10,000 (iii) Piis-Paneu Municipality .... 10,000 (d) Housing Renovation Supplement-Fono and Piss-Paner municipalities 5,000 (4) Election District No.
3 .............. 150,000 (a) Southern Namoneas Development Authority subsidy .......................... 21,704 (b) Office space rental (SNDA) ...... 5,000 (c) Tsis municipal municipal election office .................. 2,500 (d) Southern Namoneas community halls repair/renovation .................... 24,901 (e) Fishing project ................. 29,513 (f) POL and Charter ................. 10,000 3 of 7 P.C.

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20-37, C.D.1 (g) Manuku dispensary project ...... $ 5,000 (h) Low income housing subsidy ...... 24,052 (i) Medical assistance to non-insured patients ....................... (j) CSCIP subsidy ................... (k) Southern Namoneas cultural 5,000 5,000 celebration/activities ..................... 5,000 (l) Senior citizens financial assistance/contributions ................... (m) Nechap super dispensary ......... (n) Food Security, relief and poverty 5,000 2,246 alleviation program ........................ 5,084 (5) Election District No.
4 .............. 150,000 (a) Fishing project ................. 30,000 (b) Low income housing subsidy ...... 25,000 (c) Students financial assistance ... 10,000 (d) Student/farmers land transportation 15,000 (e) Leadership (State, municipal and traditional) exposure and travel ........... 25,000 (f) Medical referral and repatriation of human remains .............. 10,000 (g) FDA contractual services and administration cost ........................ 10,000 (h) Sewing project .................. 10,000 (i) CSCIP subsidy ................... 5,000 4 of 7 P.C.
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20-37, C.D.1 (j) Eipweipw fishing market ........ $ (k) Legal fees ...................... 5,000 5,000 (6) Election District No.
5 .............. 150,000 (a) Sea cucumber farm project ....... 18,196 (b) Fishing projects ................ 50,000 (c) Office rental .................. (d) Solar system project ............ (e) Farming projects ................ 5,000 5,000 7,000 (f) students financial assistance and tuition debts payment at COM-FSM ....... 10,000 (g) Transportation needs ............ 18,000 (h) Contractual service for short-term contract ........................ 7,000 (i) Municipal government vehicle purchase 18,000 (j) Community housing improvement and renovation ................................ 11,804” Section 2.
Section 6 of Public Law No.

17-36, as amended 18 by Public Laws Nos.

17-48, 17-78, 17-87, 18-36, 18-65, 18-84, 19 19-22 and 19-109, is hereby further amended to read as follows: “Section 6.

Allotment and management of funds and lapse date.

All funds appropriated by this act shall be allotted, managed, administered and accounted for in accordance with applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the Financial Management Act of 1979.
The allottee shall be responsible for ensuring that these 5 of 7 P.C.

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20-37, C.D.1 funds, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are used solely for the purpose specified in this act, and that no obligations are incurred in excess of the sum appropriated.

The allottee of the funds appropriated under Section 2 of this act shall be the Governor of Yap State.
The allottee of funds appropriated under sections 3 and 4 of this act shall be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia or his designee; EXCEPT THAT, the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(1)(b), 4(3)(a) and (b) of section 4 of this act shall be the Pohnpei Transportation Authority.

The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 4(2)(j) of section 4 shall be the Chief Magistrate of Sokehs Municipal Government.
The allottee of funds appropriated under subsections 5(1), 5(3) and 5(6) of section 5 of this act shall be the Governor of Chuuk State or his designee.

The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(2) of section 5 of this act shall be the Mortlock Islands Development Authority; the allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(4) of section 5 of this act shall be the Southern Namoneas Development Authority.
The allottee of funds appropriated under subsection 5(5) of section 5 of this act shall be the Faichuk Development Authority.

The allottee of funds 6 of 7 P.C.

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20-37, C.D.1 appropriated under subsection 5(6)(f) shall be the President of COM-FSM.

The authority of the allottee to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse on September 30, 2019.” Section 3.
This act shall become law upon approval by the 6 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 7 becoming law without such approval.

8 June 23 , 2017 /s/ Peter M. Christian Peter M. Christian President Federated States of Micronesia 7 of 7