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STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

18-178 RE: C.R.

NO.

18-178/H&SA SUBJECT: APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $152,924 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

JULY 10, 2014 The Honorable Dohsis Halbert Speaker, Eighteenth Congress Federated States of Micronesia Fourth Special Session, 2014 Dear Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Health and Social Affairs, to which was jointly referred C.R.

No.
No.

18-178 entitled: “A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT ASSISTANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $152,924 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO FUND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE FSM, INCLUDING ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ASSISTANCE.”, begs leave to report as follows: The intent and purpose of this resolution are expressed in its title.

On July 8, 2014 your Committee held hearings regarding the above-captioned C.R.

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No.

18-178 jointly with the Committee on External Affairs.

The Committee was advised that this grant was a separate smaller grant for mental health and substance abuse services at the community level.

The important work and services that this grant provides, particularly at the community level, is well known to the Committee and it believes it improves the overall health of SCRL 18-196/H&SA Committee STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

18-178 RE: C.R.

NO.


18-178/H&SA SUBJECT: APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $152,924 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

JULY 10, 2014 our Nation’s citizens.

Additional financial support for this program is desirable.
The Committee was concerned with the documents presented it regarding the grant award which included approval of federal funding of $152,924 for the year cycle, but also referenced an amount of $38,231 as an award amount.

It was explained by the Department that the $38,231 was the quarterly allotment amount and the $152,924 was formally transmitted as the grant award.

The Justice Department representative confirmed that the $152,924 was referenced in a proper award document and was sufficient.
The Secretary stated that the funding under this grant would pay for a specialist to travel through the four states on consultation and to provide some training.

The mental health and substance abuse providers from the four state departments of health will meet within the next two months to finalize a budget for this coming year.

The Department confirmed that in past years the use and division of these funds has not varied by much.

Prior years budgets have been attached.


Further, the Secretary confirmed that a portion of this funding will also be used to provide youth projects in sport and cultural activities to give our young people positive uses for their time, and provide healthy interaction with good role models.

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

18-178 RE: C.R.

NO.


18-178/H&SA SUBJECT: APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $152,924 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

JULY 10, 2014 Overall your Committee on Health and Social Affairs is supportive of the program that this grant will support.

Your Committee on Health and Social Affairs is in accord with the intent and purposes of C.R.

No.

18-178, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto.
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 David W. Panuelo, member /s/ Joseph J. Urusemal Joseph J. Urusemal, member