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TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SEVENTH SPECIAL SESSION, 2023 C.B.

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22-293 A BILL FOR AN ACT To institutionalize security detail for the personal safety and protection of present and past Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Federated States of Micronesia, and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 Section 1.

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This act shall be referred to as the 2 “Presidential Security Act” for the Federated States of 3 Micronesia.

4 Section 2.

Policy.
Whereas, President and Vice Presidents 5 of the Federated States of Micronesia are expected to make 6 important national decisions that have multifaceted implications 7 and impacts in pursuance of the interest of the Federated States 8 of Micronesia, whether domestically, regionally and to certain 9 extend globally, that will benefit the Nation as a whole and its 10 people in general during their tenure of office, their personal 11 safety and those of their respective families, are 12 consequentially placed at risk of being jeopardized during and 13 after their tenure of office.
It is the policy of this Nation 14 that through this act, providing effective and reliable security 15 detail and protection to present and past Presidents and Vice 16 Presidents of the Federated States of Micronesia is 17 institutionalized.

18 19 Section 3.

General provisions.

(a) The President and the Vice President shall be CBL 22-310/PC #22-431 C.B.

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22-293 1 accorded full protection for their safety and security and shall 2 be assigned such security detail by the National Police according 3 to their respective needs while in country and during official 4 travels abroad.

5 (b) Past Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Federated 6 States of Micronesia are entitled to security detail and 7 protection on the basis of actual needs after their tenure of 8 office to ensure their personal security and safety.
9 (c) Whenever necessary, security detail shall be accorded 10 to At-large members of the Congress of the Federated States of 11 Micronesia as potential presidents and vice presidents of the 12 duration of a transition period or while awaiting for a new 13 administration to be formed.

14 15 Section 4.

Duties of the Department of Justice.


(a) The Department of Justice shall provide, plan and 16 implement all security detail and protection services to the 17 Presidents and Vice Presidents as contemplated in this act.

18 (b) The Secretary of the Department of Justice shall 19 issue such implementing guidelines as are necessary to ensure the 20 efficiency and effectiveness of the security services stated in 21 this act.

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22-293 1 Section 5.


This act shall become law upon the approval by 2 the President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 3 becoming law without such approval.

4 5 Date: 4/5/23 Introduced by: /s/ for Joseph J. Urusemal Florencio S. Harper (by request) 3 of 3