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TWELFTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 2001 C.B.

NO.

12-8 A BILL FOR AN ACT To further amend Public Law No.

11-54, as amended by Public Laws Nos.

11- 56, 11-63, 11-67 and 11-73, by amending section 6 to provide funding for the Office of National Election Director, and by further amending section 8, as amended by Public Laws Nos.

11-67 and 11-73, to provide funding for the special election to be held in Pohnpei State Election District No.
2 on June 30, 2001, and for other purposes.

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

Section 6 of Public Law No.

11-54 is hereby amended to 2 read as follows: "Section 6.

Operating expenses of agencies of the National Government.
The sum of [$1,701,498] $1,815,498, 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, 2001, for the operations of the following boards, commissions and agencies during fiscal year 2001.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Micronesian [Maritime] Fisheries Authority $441,795 for the outputs set forth in pages E-1-5 through E-1- 7 of the budget book.
(2) Board of Regents-COM-FSM $78,960 for the outputs set forth in page E-2-4 of the budget book.

(3) FSM Coconut Development Authority CBL 12-14 C.B.

NO.

12-8 $137,258 for the outputs set forth in page E-3-4 of the budget book.

(4) FSM Banking Board $158,005 for the outputs set forth in page E-4-4 of the budget book.
(5) FSM Postal Service $610,480 for the outputs set forth in pages E-5-5 through E-5- 6 of the budget book; PROVIDED that, prior to October 1, 2000, the FSM Postal Service provides to the Committee on Judiciary and Governmental Operations of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia, through its chairman, a full allocation of the funds appropriated across such outputs, with related deliverables.
(6) FSM National Fisheries Corporation $275,000 to subsidize the flight operations of the National Fisheries Corporation and repayment of OPIC loan.

(7) Office of the National Election Director $114,000 for operations of the Office of the National Election Director through September 30, 2001."

Section 2.

Section 8 of Public Law No.

11-54, as amended by Public 21 Laws Nos.

11-67 and 11-73, is hereby further amended to read as 22 follows: 23 24 25 "Section 8.

Grants, subsidies and contributions.


The sum of [ $3,963,248] $3,849,248, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the 2 of 7 C.B.

NO.

12-8 Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, for the following grants, subsidies and contributions during fiscal year 2001.
The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Department of Foreign Affairs (a) Forum Secretariat.............. $ 35,000 (b) The Pacific Community........... 30,000 (c) South Pacific Regional Environmental Program (SPREP) ............... 7,375 (d) United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) ..................................... 5,000 (e) UN membership fees.............. 80,000 (f) East West Center................ 10,000 (2) Department of Economic Affairs (a) Pacific Island Development Program ..................................... 15,000 (b) Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA).... 21,000 (c) UN Development Program.......... 3,000 (d) Coord.
Commission for Offshore Mineral Prospecting (CCOMP) ................. 8,000 (e) Plant Protection Program........ 60,000 (f) Pacific Asian Travel Association ................................ $ 5,000 (g) FSM Giant Clam Culture.......... 11,440 3 of 7 C.B.

NO.
12-8 (h) FSM Coastal Fisheries Consortium 11,702 (i) National Plant Protection and Quarantine Communication .................... 29,700 (j) International Pepper Association 15,000 (k) EMPAT Phase II - reappropriate lapsed funds ................................ 113,245 (l) NFC-OPIC loan payment, PROVIDED THAT the Department of Finance and Administration shall release these funds issued to the holder of the loan only ....... 143,212 (3) Department of Health, Education and Social Affairs (a) UN Fund for Population Activity (UNFPA) ..................................... 3,000 (b) Aid to non-public schools....... 400,000 (c) Financial assistance for students studying at CMI and PCC, PROVIDED that the program of study is not available at COM National or State campuses .................. 50,000 (d) Continental Airlines Scholarship 35,000 (e) World Health Organization (WHO).
41,385 (f) National Board of Nursing....... 38,000 (g) Pacific Islands Health Officers Association (PIHOA) ........................ $ 20,000 (h) National Close-Up Local Program.

5,000 4 of 7 C.B.

NO.
12-8 (i) FSM Amateur Sports Association.. 35,000 (j) Third FSM Games in Yap.......... 550,000 (k) Pohnpei Agriculture and Trade School (PATS) ..................................... 40,000 (4) Department of Justice; PROVIDED that, no funds appropriated for Joint Law Enforcement purposes may be used for travel or to purchase vehicles: (a) Kosrae Joint Law Enforcement.... 70,000 (b) Pohnpei Joint Law Enforcement... 140,000 (c) Chuuk Joint Law Enforcement..... 160,000 (d) Yap Joint Law Enforcement....... 90,000 (5) Department of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure (a) Asia Pacific Telecommunity...... 9,000 (b) International Telecommunication Union ....................................... 57,639 (c) International Civil Aviation Organization ................................ 28,050 (d) Micronesian Shipping Commission.
10,000 (e) Infrastructure Development Plan ........................................ 270,000 (6) Coconut Development Authority (a) Copra Subsidy.................. $ 200,000 (b) Asia Pacific Coconut Community.. 20,500 5 of 7 C.B.

NO.
12-8 (7) Other grants, subsidies and contributions (a) Kosrae Judiciary (i) unrestricted............... 30,000 (ii) law school scholarships.... 35,000 (b) Pohnpei Judiciary............... 90,000 (c) Chuuk Judiciary................. 90,000 (d) Yap Judiciary (i) unrestricted............... 55,000 (ii) law school scholarships.... 15,000 (e) COM Treaty Obligation........... 25,000 (f) Micronesian Legal Services Corporation ................................. 150,000 (g) National Elections for Congress and Constitutional Convention Delegates, PROVIDED THAT none of these funds shall be obligated for any expense, including personnel expenses, incurred after May 15, 2001 ....................... [400,000] 271,000 (h) Pre-Constitutional Convention... 30,000 (i) Constitutional Convention....... 100,000 (j) Micronesian Red Cross Society... 67,000 (k) Special election to be held June 30, 2001, for Pohnpei State Election District No.
2 representative to Congress; 6 of 7 C.B.

NO.

12-8 PROVIDED THAT none of these funds shall be obligated for any expense, including personnel expenses, incurred after August 15, 2001$ ................................. 15,000" Section 3.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 6 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its becoming 7 law without such approval.

8 9 10 Date: Introduced by: __________________________ Dohsis Halbert 7 of 7