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TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA THIRD SPECIAL SESSION, 2017 C.B.

NO.20-126 A BILL FOR AN ACT To appropriate $71,530 of Supplemental Education Grant (SEG) by amending sections 1 and 9 of Public Law No.

20-42, as amended by Public Law No.

20-54, to make a technical correction, 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.

20-42, as amended by 2 Public Law No.


20-54, is hereby further amended to read as 3 follows: “Section 1.

Purpose.
Purpose.

The purpose of this act is to appropriate the sum of $[77,236,100] 77,307,630 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, 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; EXCEPT THAT; the National Government will retain 10 percent of the Supplemental Education Grant funds as is reflected in the budget for the Department of Education.

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

Section 9 of Public Law No.

20-42, as amended by 20 Public Law No.

20-54, is hereby further amended to read as CBL 20-140 C.B.
NO.20-126 1 follows: “Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.

The sum of $[36,270,106] 36,341,636, 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, 2018, for the following capital improvements, development programs, and projects and human resources development.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $[1,246,022] 1,317,552 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Amended Compact from the Supplemental Education Grant and $5,252,250 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Amended Compact from Compact Sector Grants.

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 (FMI) ........................... 833,915 (c) College of Micronesia- FSM SEG Funding ........................... 689,948 (d) COM-FSM Build.

Infrastructure Project ................................... 4,252,250 (2) Department of Finance and Administration (a) FSM Warehouse Lease 2 of 9 C.B.
NO.20-126 and Maintenance ......................... $ 100,000 (b) PCD Awareness and Training ..... 15,000 (3) Department of Resources and Development (a) FSM Association of Chamber of Commerce/ Support to COC ................... 67,000 (b) State Trade Fairs Enhancing Value Addition ............................. -0- (c) R&D SNLC ....................... 60,000 (d) FSM Tourism Development Framework ............................... 100,000 (e) Food Security Production ....... 300,000 (f) Assistance to States for Tourism Investment Plan Implementation ............ -0- (g) Fortieth Session of the Governing Council of International Fund for Agriculture Dev.
(IFAD) .................... 8,827 (h) National Coastal Fisheries Monitoring Team: Ongoing Monitoring Program, Assess Impacts of CEAFM Program and Climate Change ......................... 16,325 (i) Chamber of Commerce: Chuuk State -0- (j) Chamber of Commerce: Kosrae State -0- (k) Chamber of Commerce: Pohnpei State -0- (l) Chamber of Commerce: Yap State .

-0- (m) Strengthening Organizational 3 of 9 C.B.
NO.20-126 Planning, Management & Accountability Capacity of National/State Private Sector Organizations in the FSM .................. $ 42,319 (n) National Trade & Investment Portal 51,250 (o) R&D Conference ................. 80,000 (p) Implementation of Nagoya Protocol -0- (q) Development of a Comprehensive Intellectual Property Rights Regime ........ -0- (r) Computing Facility Upgrade ..... 38,270 (s) 2018-2019 HIES ................. 261,347 (t) 2020 CPH ....................... 18,331 (u) Enhancing Private Sector Competitiveness: Production of High Quality Import Substitutes and Value Added ............................ 50,000 (v) Enhancing Private Sector Competitiveness: Supporting Business and Products/Services Upgrading ................ -0- (w) Enhancing Private Sector Competitiveness: Marketing and Promoting FSM Products Overseas and Integration into Regional/Global Supply Chains .............. 22,000 (4) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure (a) Operation and Dry-Docking of 4 of 9 C.B.
NO.20-126 Caroline Voyager and Navigator ............. $ 1,500,000 (b) Capital Improvement Projects ... -0- (c) Outer Island Airports .......... 2,500,000 (d) FSM National Government Computer Network ........................... 100,000 (e) FSM Capital Complex (2 Story Office Building) ........................... (f) New Warehouse Building ......... (g) Rehabilitation for all National -0- -0- Government Buildings ...................... 150,000 (h) New Backup Generator ........... 80,000 (i) Outstanding Inaugural Stage .... (j) Y12 Aircraft Operation Project .
-0- -0- (k) Funding for Road, Seaport and Airport Improvement ....................... -0- (5) Department of Justice (a) Satellite Phone and Usage Billings -0- (b) Anti-Human Trafficking Enforcement, Campaign, and Investigation .. 125,000 (c) Conduct Mediation in PII Case .. 53,000 (d) Victim Shelter and Services .... 100,000 (6) Department [Office] of Climate Change Environment & Emergency Management (a) Fostering Sustainable Solid Waste Management .......................... -0- 5 of 9 C.B.
NO.20-126 (b) Hosting of Global Environment Facil.

Constituency Meetings ............. $ 40,000 (c) Fourth Disaster Risk Management Environment Conference ..................... 20,000 (d) Fifteen Thousand Gallon Water Cathcm.
.............................. 4,250 (e) Implement the FSM National Disaster Response Plan .................... 30,000 (f) Backup Generator ............... 40,000 (7) President’s Office (a) FSM Trust Fund .................. 5,000,000 (b) Implementation of ODA Policy ... (c) Compact Review Committee ....... -0- -0- (8) National Election Commission Office (a) Voter ID Card and New Voter Registration Project ........... 50,000 (9) Department of Health and Social Affairs (a) Health Services Special Pathologist 58,000 (b) Food/Water Lab .................. 78,000 (c) Medical Team .................... 195,000 (d) Health Sector Arrears Project .. (e) Food Safety Office: Chuuk ...... -0- -0- (f) Doctors: Foundation Project .... 127,500 (g) MOE-BHWP Med ................... (h) Empower Youth .................. -0- -0- 6 of 9 C.B.
NO.20-126 (i) National Surveillance ......... $ (j) Drug Testing ................... (k) National NGO ................... -0- -0- -0- (l) Women’s Conference ............. 90,000 (10) Department of Education (a) NDOE Year 3 Project (SEG) [556,074] 627,604 (b) School Accreditation ............ 100,000 (c) Teacher Certification Project ... 168,000 (d) Development Quality.
............ 82,500 (11) Insurance Board (a) Improve and Strengthen the Country’s Insurance Statutory and Regulatory Framework ....................... -0- (b) In-House Consultation/ On Site Examination and Investigation of Affairs of Captive Insurance ..... -0- (12) Department of Foreign Affairs (a) Acting Capacity Role ............ 36,000 (b) FSM Embassy in Suva, Fiji Residence 200,000 (13) NORMA (a) Hosting of PNA Leadership Summit.
-0- (b) Capital & Human Resources Development Programs in Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) ............... 55,000 (c) Commemoration of World Tuna 7 of C.B.
NO.20-126 Day 2018 ........................ $ 15,000 (14) National Postal Services (a) Postal Management and Financial Services ...................... 210,000 (15) Office of the Public Defender (a) Case Management and Reporting System -0- (b) Know Your Rights Awareness Program -0- (16) Other Capital and Human Resources Development (a) Conservation Society in Each State 200,000 (b) Payments for Yap-Chuuk Telecommunications Cable Project, of which $1,000,000 shall be for civil works .......................... 12,000,000 (c) State Priority Infrastructure Projects: Kosrae: ................ -0- (d) State Priority Infrastructure Projects: Pohnpei ................ -0- (e) State Priority Infrastructure Projects: Chuuk .................. -0- (f) State Priority Infrastructure Projects: Yap, to be apportioned as follows: ..... 1,500,000 (1) Airport terminal improvement 380,000 (2) Improvement of Yap Commercial dock ................... 400,000 (3) Other Priority Infrastructure projects .......................... 720,000” 8 of 9 C.B.
NO.20-126 1 Section 3.

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: 12/13/17 Introduced by: /s/ for Joseph J. Urusemal Florencio S. Harper (by request) 9 of 9