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TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION, 2022 C.B.

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22-156 A BILL FOR AN ACT To further amend Public Law No.

18-89, as amended by Public Laws Nos.

18-102, 18-110, 18-116, 19-02, 19-09, 19-27, 19-28, 19-31, 19-58, 19-112 and 20-44, by amending sections 9 and 13 thereof, to modify the use and change the allottee of certain funds previously appropriated therein, and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 Section 1.

Section 9 of Public Law No.

18-89, as amended by 2 Public Laws Nos.

18-102, 18-110, 18-116, 19-02, 19-09, 19-27, 19-31 3 and 19-58, is hereby further amended to read as follows: “Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.


The sum of $55,960,976 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, 2015, for the following capital improvements, development programs, and projects and human resources development.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $1,700,000 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Compact Sector Grant for COM-FSM, and $683,346 shall be available from the Supplemental Education Grant, and $282,339 will be available from amended Compact carry-over funds.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) College of Micronesia – FSM.
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22-156 (a) College of Micronesia–FSM ...... $ 3,800,000 ($1,700,000 shall come from the Compact Sector Grant) (b) FSM Fisheries and Maritime Institute................................... 794,203 (c) COM-FSM SEG ..................... 683,346 (2) Department of Finance & Administration (a) Financial Advisor ............... (b) Tax Financial Advisor ........... (c) Tax Reform Project .............. (d) Improvement of Financial Mgt.
System (3) Department of Resources & Development (a) Establishment of FSM Assn.

Chamber -0- -0- -0- -0- of Commerce ................................ 67,000 (b) State Trade Fairs enhancing value addition .............................. 110,000 (c) SNLC ............................ 50,000 (d) FSM Agriculture Census .......... (e) FSM Tour Development Framework .
-0- -0- (f) SBDC Capacity Assessment ..... .. 41,000 (g) National Trade Facilitation Conference(NTFC) .................. ... -0- (h) Food Security Production .

...... 100,000 (4) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure.

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22-156 (a) Outer Island Airport Improvement.

$ 2,000,000 (b) Capital Facilities Rehabilitation.
.............. ............. 95,000 (c) Sekere, Palikir Road ........... 300,000 (d) Centralizing of Network Infrastructure ............................. 100,000 (e) FSM Capital security Fence ...... -0- (f) Weno Road/Xavier Road .......... 150,000 (g) Chuuk Airport .................. 150,000 (h) Kosrae priority infrastructure projects -0- (i) Yap International Airport Terminal Improvement ................................ 300,000 (j) Renovation of the Washington, D.C. Embassy building............................ 340,000 (5)Department of Justice.
(a) FSS Micronesia – Slipping .. .... -0- (b) Patrol boat major maintenance project..................................... 125,000 (c) New Radio Communication ......... -0- (d) Satellite Phone and Usage Billings.

50,000 (e) Contract Mediation Disputes and litigations.

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155,857 (6) Infrastructure Development/IMF.

(a) Infrastructure Development Projects (b) IMF ............................. -0- -0- 3 of 10 C.B.
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22-156 (7) President’s Office.

(a) FSM Trust Fund .................. $ 38,000,000 (b) Staff upgrading .................. 100,000 (c) Capacity Building Roadmap ......... (d) 2023 Set Aside ................... -0- -0- (e) 2023 Investment Development Fund, not to be disbursed until the framework is developed for appropriation............................. -0- (f) July 10, 2015 Inauguration......... 100,000 (8) Office of SBOC.
(a) Monitoring & Reconciliation in the FSM States ............................. ..... (b) Compact Review Committee .......... (c) 2014 Development Partners Meeting.. -0- -0- 0- (d) Implementation of ODA Policy ...... 50,000 (9) National Election.
(a) National Election (voter ID) ...... 25,000 (b) Public education on constitution Amendment .................................... -0- (10) 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 4 of 10 C.B.

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22-156 (d) Data Validation & Analysis ........$ (e) Assistance to States on NCD ....... (f) Mapping of the Health Community .. .

(g) Legal Assistance Legislation ... ... -0- -0- -0- -0- (h) Accreditation and Standards Devt... -0- (i) Health Economist ............... .. -0- (11) Department of Education.

(a) Accreditation Intervention Project.


-0- (b) Education Initiatives; PROVIDED THAT, the funds are to be from amended Compact carry- over funds.................................... 282,339 (12) FSM Development Bank.

(a) Private Sector Capital ............ (b) Pacific Island Development Bank ... (13) Insurance Board.
(a) Improve and strengthen statutory and regulatory framework ......................... (b) Consultant Site Evaluation ..... .. -0- -0- -0- -0- (14) Other Capital and Human Resources Development.

(a) FSMSC Information Technology/ Infrastructure Development .................. 100,000 (b) Chuuk State Supreme Court ......... 220,000 (c) Pension Program .................. (d) Legis Regular Project ............. -0- -0- (e) Office of E.E.M.
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22-156 Water Tank .... ............................. $ -0- (f) Kosrae State Priority Infrastructure Projects including land acquisition and heavy equipment purchase ... 1,500,000 (g) Pohnpei State Priority Infrastructure Projects including heavy equipment and Asphalt Plant purchase; PROVIDED THAT, for the next 3 years Pohnpei State shares shall be made available for appropriation by Pohnpei State Legislature for infrastructure improvement and development, that such improvements to include roads, utilities, and other state major infrastructure ....... 2,750,000 (h) Yap State Priority Infrastructure Projects; PROVIDED THAT, at least up to $350,000 shall be made available for consultation with architects, drafting, social planning, family planning, and design for providing infrastructure improvement and development; FURTHER PROVIDED THAT, no additional allotments shall be made from the remaining balance until a list detailing the proposed use is submitted to the President of the Federated States of Micronesia.. .......... .
1,500,000 (i) Chuuk State Priority Infrastructure Projects, including land acquisition and heavy equipment purchase to be 6 of 10 C.B.

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22-156 apportioned as follows: ................... $ 368,331 (i) Monitoring and Administration costs ....................... -0- (ii) Other priority infrastructure projects .................... -0- (j) NORMA consultation with China/Korea.. .............................. 15,000 (k) Kosrae satellite bandwidth service upgrade [contract; PROVIDED THAT, this funding is on lent FSM Telecommunication Corporation as an interest Free loan for five years with a grace period of two years].......................... ....... 1,011,600 (l) Hosting of PNA Meetings/operation needS of NORMA ............................. 50,000 (m) Coastal Resources Monitoring Training ........................ 26,000 (n) Yap State Court building (typhoon shutters and pest control); PROVIDED THAT, the Governor of Yap State shall be the allottee of these funds .................... 30,000 (o) Chuuk Leadership conference; PROVIDED THAT, the Governor of Chuuk State shall be the allottee of these funds ................... 50,000 (p) Upgrade Congress and Delegation Offices IT network, services, equipment, software, hardware, 7 of 10 C.B.
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22-156 1 2 and training .............................. $ 48,300” Section 1.

Section 13 of Public Law No.

18-89, as amended 3 by Public Laws Nos.

19-09, 19-27, 19-112 and 20-44, is hereby 4 further amended to read as follows: “Section 13.

Allotment and management of funds and lapse dates.

(1) General provisions.


(a) All funds appropriated by this act shall be allotted, managed, administered and accounted for in accordance with applicable law, including, but not limited to, the Financial Management Act of 1979.

(b) The allottees shall be responsible for ensuring that these funds, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are used solely for the purposes specified in this act, and that no obligations are incurred in excess of the sums appropriated.

(2) Allottees.
(2) Allottees.

The allottees of the funds appropriated by this act are as follows: (a) Section 2 - the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia; (b) Section 3 - the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; (c) Section 4 – the allottee of these funds 8 of 10 C.B.

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22-156 shall be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia; (d) Section 5 – the allottee of these funds shall be the Public Auditor of the Federated States of Micronesia; (e) Sections 6 through 9 - the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia; PROVIDED HOWEVER, that for the following subsections of sections 8 through 9 of this act: (i) Section 8(6)(g) – the allottee shall be the President of the College of Micronesia – FSM; and (ii) Section 8,(13)(a) through (d) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Chief Justice of the respective State Supreme Court; (iii) Section 8 (10)(a) through (i) and section 9(14)(p) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; and (iv) Section 9(1)(a) through (c) - the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the College of Micronesia-FSM.
(v) Section 9(4)(g)-the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of Chuuk State.

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22-156 (vi) Section 9(4)(i)-the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of Yap State (vii) Section 9(14)(k) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of Kosrae State.

(3) Lapse date.
(3) Lapse date.

The authority of the allottees to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse as of September 30, 2015; PROVIDED HOWEVER, that the funds appropriated under section 9 of this act shall not lapse and the funds appropriated under sections 8(4) (r)–(y) and 8(4)(v) shall not lapse until September 30, 2018.” Section 3.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 13 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 14 becoming law without such approval.
15 16 Date: 3/23/22 Introduced by: /s/ Paliknoa K. Welly Paliknoa K. Welly /s/ Aren B. Palik Aren B. Palik 10 of 10