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TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FIFTH REGULAR SESSION, 2018 C.B.

NO.

20-244 A BILL FOR AN ACT To amend sections 1 and 9 of Public Law No.

20-42, as amended by Public Laws Nos.

20-54, 20-64, 20-67, 20-83 and 20-103, in order to appropriate $4,470,000 of additional funds from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, 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 Laws Nos.

20-54, 20-67 and 20-83 and 20-103, is hereby 3 further amended to read as follows: “Section 1.

Purpose.
Purpose.

The purpose of this act is to appropriate the sum of $[94,059,022] 98,529,022 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:” CBL 20-264/PC #20-317 C.B.

NO.

20-244 1 Section 2.

Section 9 of Public Law No.

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


20-67, 20-83, 20-94 and 20-103, is hereby further 3 amended to read as follows: “Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.


The sum of $[47,335,179] 51,805,179, 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 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 of 11 C.B.

NO.
20-244 (2) Department of Finance and Administration (a) FSM Warehouse Lease 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: 3 of 11 C.B.

NO.
20-244 Pohnpei State ............................ $ (l) Chamber of Commerce: Yap State .. (m) Strengthening Organizational -0- -0- 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 4 of 11 C.B.

NO.
20-244 and Integration into Regional/ Global Supply Chains ...................... $ 22,000 (x) To support Seabed Mining Initiative (Organization & Operation framework) 200,000 (4) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure (a) Operation and Dry-Docking of 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- (l) Dry-Docking of Vessels (H1 and Chief Mailo) ............................... 2,500,000 (m) Prior Year Obligation for work 5 of 11 C.B.
NO.
20-244 performed on emergency relatingto Pingda7 $ 350,000 (n) Ammonia Removal Services from Pingda7 ................................... 30,000 (o) AIP Lapsed Fund for Chuuk Rehabilitation Runway ..................... 320,073 (p) Fuel for Caroline Voyager and Navigator .............................. 50,000 (q) Open Access Entity support For Chuuk Landing Station .................. 1,000,000 (r) To support repair, maintenance & insurance for CIA ........................ 200,000 (5) Department of Justice (a) Satellite Phone and Usage Billings -0- (b) Anti-Human Trafficking Enforcement, Campaign, and Investigation .......................... 125,000 (c) Conduct Mediation, litigation and further related proceedings in PII Case ....................... [203,000] 453,000 (d) Victim Shelter and Services ..... 100,000 (e) Fuel for patrol boats for assistance in Yap State .................... 40,000 (f) Security arrangements and services for the Micro Games, of which $50,000 shall be used for the delegation 6 of 11 C.B.
NO.
20-244 from the state of Chuuk ................... $ 200,000 (6) Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management (a) Fostering Sustainable Solid Waste Management ........................... -0- (b) Green Climate Fund Regional Dialogue .......................... 40,000 (c) Fourth Disaster Risk Management Environment Conference .................... 20,000 (d) Fifteen Thousand Gallon Water Catchment ............................ 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....... ........... 12,000,000 (b) Implementation of ODA Policy .... (c) Compact Review Committee ........ -0- -0- (d) To assist in organization & Startup cost of the Volunteer Corps ........ 100,000 (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 7 of 11 C.B.
NO.
20-244 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 ................... (i) National Surveillance ........... (j) Drug Testing .................... (k) National NGO .................... -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- (l) Women’s Conference .............. 90,000 (m) Support for purchase of children’s medication and prevention of rheumatic heart disease .................................... 90,000 (10) Department of Education (a) NDOE Year 3 Project (SEG) ....... 556,074 (b) School Accreditation ............ 100,000 (c) Teacher Certification Project ... 168,000 (d) Development Quality.
............ 82,500 (e) To support and provide renovation And startup cost for PATS .................. 1,500,000 (11) Insurance Board (a) Improve and Strengthen the Country’s Insurance Statutory 8 of 11 C.B.

NO.
20-244 and Regulatory Framework ................. $ -0- (b) In-House Consultation/ On Site Examination and Investigation of Affairs of Captive Insurance .............. -0- (c) Recruitment of a Captive Insurance Compliance Advisor ............... 100,000 (12) Department of Foreign Affairs (a) Acting Capacity Role ............ 36,000 (b) FSM Embassy in Suva, Fiji Residence ................................ 200,000 (c) To assist renovations of Consul General’s residence in Guam & temporary Residence cost for incoming Consul General .
220,000 (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 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 9 of 11 C.B.
NO.
20-244 System .................................... $ -0- (b) Know Your Rights Awareness Program ................................... -0- (16) Other Capital and Human Resources Development (a) Conservation Society in Each State, of which $50,000 shall be for the Conservation Society in Chuuk, $50,000 shall be for the Conservation Society in Yap, $50,000 shall be for the Conservation Society in Kosrae, and $50,000 shall be for the Conservation Society in Pohnpei ......................... 200,000 (b) Payments for Yap-Chuuk Telecommunications Cable Project, of which 1,000,000 shall be used 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 651,300 10 of 11 C.B.
NO.

20-244 (4) Faith Christian Academy Construction Supplemental ................. $ 40,000 (5) Abluul, Outer Island Community Bathrooms Construction ........... 25,000 (6) Lay Village Community Coastal Road Project ............................... 3,700 (g) Morgue – Reefer Freezer ......... 35,000 (h) Chuuk Airport Emergency needs ... 150,000 (i) MiCare support for Retirement of debt ......................... 1,000,000” Section 3.
This act shall become law upon approval by the 12 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 13 becoming law without such approval.

14 15 Date: 9/19/18 Introduced by: /s/ Florencio S. Harper Florencio S. Harper (by request) 11 of 11