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TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FIFTH SPECIAL SESSION, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-187, C.D.1 P.C.

NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 AN ACT To amend sections 1, 2, 3, 9 and 12 of Public Law No.

21-42, as amended by Public Laws Nos.


21-55, 21-77, and 21-94, to appropriate $670,000 of additional funds from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia, to provide hazardous pay to health care workers in the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, in order to provide supplemental funding for the operations of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, and to change the allottee of certain funds; 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.

21-42, as 2 amended by Public Law Nos.

21-55, 21-77, and 21-94 is 3 hereby further amended to read as follows: “Purpose.
The purpose of this act is to appropriate the sum of $72,178,570, from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, 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 the Compact CBL 21-196 P.C.

NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-187, C.D.1 Sector Grant amount for COM-FSM and 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:” Section 2.

Section 2 of Public Law No.

21-42, as 7 amended by Public Laws Nos.

21-55, 21-77 and 21-94 is 8 hereby further amended to read as follows: “Section 2.

Operating Expenses of the Executive Branch.


The sum of $23,522,852, 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, 2020, for the purpose of funding the operations of the Executive Branch of the National Government during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Office of the President.
The sum of $1,789,536, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the President during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................... $ 656,593 2 of 21 P.C.

NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.


21-187, C.D.1 Travel .................................. $ 349,943 Contractual Services ...................... 650,000 OCE ............................... ....... 130,000 Fixed Assets ............................... 3,000 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.

The sum of $5,621,345 or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Foreign Affairs during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel, PROVIDED THAT, of this amount, $166,000 shall be used to fund the Foreign Service Premium.................. ........ $ 1,857,194 Travel ................................... 246,685 Contractual Services.......... ............ 2,995,047 OCE ...................................... 434,163 Fixed Assets .............................. 88,256 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.
The sum of $3,034,873, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Finance and Administration during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................... $ 2,129,683 Travel ...................... ............. 256,690 3 of 21 P.C.

NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.


21-187, C.D.1 Contractual Services................... .

$ 227,500 OCE .......................... ............ 276,500 Fixed Assets .......................... .. 144,500 (4) Department of Resources and Development.

The sum of $1,442,754, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Resources and Development during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................. .. $ 907,314 Travel ................................ ... 186,050 Contractual Services................... .. 59,850 OCE .................................... .. 187,540 Fixed Assets ............................. 102,000 (5) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure.
The sum of $2,652,922, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Transportation, Communications & Infrastructure during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................. ... 648,346 Travel ........................ ........... 166,462 4 of 21 P.C.

NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.


21-187, C.D.1 Contractual Services........... .......... $ 1,692,214 OCE ..................................... 96,600 Fixed Assets ............................ 49,300 (6) Department of Health and Social Affairs.

The sum of $831,957, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Health and Social Affairs during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................ ... $ 514,230 Travel ............................... ... 82,609 Contractual Services.................. ... 118,617 OCE ...................... ................ 113,501 Fixed Assets ...................... ....... 3,000 (7) Department of Education.

The sum of $824,529, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Education during the fiscal year 2020.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $366,598, shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Supplemental Education Grant.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .............................. .

$ 437,498 5 of 21 P.C.

NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-187, C.D.1 Travel ................................. .
$ 173,654 Contractual Services..................... 159,226 OCE ..................................... 49,651 Fixed Assets ............................ .

4,500 (8) Department of Justice.

The sum of $4,899,815, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Justice during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................. .. $ 3,405,293 Travel .................................. 374,802 Contractual Services..................... 634,977 OCE ..................................... 377,443 Fixed Assets ............................ .

107,300 (9) Department of Climate Change, Environment and Emergency Management.
The sum of $813,734, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Environment and Emergency Management during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................. .. $ 545,058 Travel ................................. .

105,452 Contractual Services.................... .. 80,000 6 of 21 P.C.

NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.


21-187, C.D.1 OCE .................................... $ 47,120 Fixed Assets .................... ......... 36,100 (10) Office of the Public Defender.

The sum of $1,052,058, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the Public Defender during the fiscal year 2020.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .............................. .
$ 744,081 Travel ................................. .. 105,027 Contractual Services..................... .

101,050 OCE ..................................... 86,900 Fixed Assets ............................ 15,000 (11) Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation.

The sum of $226,259, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................... ......... .$ 138,018 Travel ............................... .... 27,527 Contractual Services........................ 15,425 OCE ........................................ 20,289 7 of 21 P.C.

NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.


21-187, C.D.1 Fixed Assets................................$ 25,000 (12) Office of Veteran’s Affairs.

The sum of $168,353, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Veteran’s Affairs during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 79,240 Travel ................................... 21,113 Contractual Services........................ 50,000 OCE ........................................ 18,000 Fixed Assets................................ -0- (13) Office of Personnel.

The sum of $164,717, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Personnel during the fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 147,479 Travel ................................... 6,238 Contractual Services........................ -0- OCE ........................................ 11,000 Fixed Assets................................ -0-“ Section 3.

Section 3 of Public Law No.

21-42, as 8 of 21 P.C.

NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-187, C.D.1 1 amended by Public Law Nos.


21-55 and 21-77 is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: “Section 3.

Operating Expenses of the Legislative Branch.

The sum of $7,694,466, 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, 2020, for the operations of the Legislative Branch of the National Government during fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Speaker and Members.

The sum of $3,716,895, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the Speaker and Members of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia during fiscal year 2020.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 438,150 Travel ............................. ..... 428,745 Contractual Services, of which up to $350,000 may be used to assist Members and staff with current and prior year medical costs, and up to $50,000 may be used to pay for outstanding prior year 9 of 21 P.C.

NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.


21-187, C.D.1 obligations.

............................ $ 2,850,000 OCE ........................................

Fixed Assets ............................... -0- -0- (2) Staff Offices.

The sum of $2,439,767, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Congress staff offices during fiscal year 2020, of which up to 10,000 may be used to pay prior obligations.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 1,211,710 Travel............................ ....... 197,057 Contractual Services.............. ....... 562,000 OCE.............................. ........ 309,000 Fixed Assets..................... ........ 160,000 (3) Congress Delegation Offices.

The sum of $1,537,804, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Congress delegation offices during the fiscal year 2020.
Of the amounts appropriated for contractual services within each Delegation Office, up to a maximum of $100,000 per Member, at the Delegation Offices’ discretion, may be used for Representation including prior year obligations.

The sum appropriated is apportioned as follows: 10 of 21 P.C.

NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.
21-187, C.D.1 (a) Kosrae Delegation Office Travel ......................... $ -0- Contractual Services ............. 200,000 OCE .............................. 20,000 Fixed Assets ..................... -0- TOTAL ............................ 220,000 (b) Pohnpei Delegation Office Travel .......................... 7,804 Contractual Services ............. 400,000 OCE .............................. 30,000 Fixed Assets ..................... -0- TOTAL ............................ 437,804 (c) Chuuk Delegation Office Travel .......................... -0- Contractual Services ............. 610,000 OCE ..............................
Fixed Assets ..................... 40,000 10,000 TOTAL ............................ 660,000 (d) Yap Delegation Office Travel .......................... 10,000 Contractual Services ............. 195,000 OCE .............................. 10,000 Fixed Assets ..................... 5,000 TOTAL ............................ 220,000” Section 4.

Section 9 of Public Law No.

21-42, as 11 of 21 P.C.

NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-187, C.D.1 1 amended by Public Law No.


21-55 and 21-77, is hereby 2 further amended to read as follows: “Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.


The sum of $17,299,326 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, 2020, for the following capital improvements, development programs, and projects and human resources development.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $1,000,000 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact from education sector; and $1,246,022 shall be deemed to come from funds available under Supplemental Education Grant.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) College of Micronesia – FSM.
(a) College of Micronesia—FSM ..... $ 4,050,000 (b) FSM Fisheries and Maritime Institute (FMI) ........................... 875,611 (c) College of Micronesia—FSM SEG Funding ................................... 689,948 (d) COM-FSM Endowment Fund ......... 300,000 (2) Department of Finance & Administration.

12 of 21 P.C.

NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.


21-187, C.D.1 (a) FSM Warehouse lease & maintenance $ 40,000 (b) PCD Awareness & Training ....... 15,000 (3) Department of Resources & Development.
(a) R&D SNLC ....................... 100,000 (b) Enhancing Tourism: Kosrae subsidy to the Office of the Governor of the States of Kosrae; PROVIDED THAT, no funds shall be used for travel expenses ............... 250,000 (c) Enhancing Tourism: Pohnpei ..... 500,000 (d) Enhancing Tourism: Chuuk – to be apportioned as follows: (1) Chuuk Visitor’s Bureau ..... 120,000 (2) Environmental Protection Agency – Solid Waste Program .............. 120,000 (3) Department of Agriculture – Forestry & Conservation ................... 100,000 (4) Fisheries .................. 100,000 (5) Chuuk Women’s Council (CWC) 30,000 (6) Chuuk Public Health – non- communicable disease (NDC) prevention, education and outreach .................... 30,000 (e) Enhancing Tourism: Yap-to be used for Yap Stone Money Banks and Paths, Yap Historical Sites, and other land-based tourism development projects; PROVIDED THAT, 13 of 21 P.C.
NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.
21-187, C.D.1 no funds shall be used for travel expenses and no funds shall be expended until there is an Official Tourism Plan in place ... $ 250,000 (4) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure (a) Operation and Dry-Docking of Caroline Voyager and Navigator ............ 1,500,000 (b) FSM National Government Computer Network .......................... 277,420 (c) AIP Matching Fund .............. 961,667 (d) Relocation of power and telephone lines in Pohnpei – Madolenihmw ............ 50,000 (5) Department of Justice.
(a) Anti-Human Trafficking Enforcement, Campaign and Investigation ................ 125,000 (b) Victims Shelter & Services ..... 100,000 (c) Boat maintenance ............... 125,000 (6) Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management.

(a) National & State Table Top Exercise .................................. 30,000 (b) Outer Island Trip Assessment— Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management .
80,000 (c) National Joint Platform for Environment & Risk Resilience ............. 20,000 14 of 21 P.C.

NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.


21-187, C.D.1 (d) International Day for Disaster Reduction .............................. $ 12,000 (e) Training & Maintenance for Radio Communication ............................. 14,000 (f) Fostering Sustainable Solid Waste Management Systems in FSM ................. 165,000 (7) National Election.
(a) National Election (Voter ID Card Project) ............................. -0- (8) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
(a) MOE—BHWP ....................... 22,200 (b) Electronic Record System ....... 50,000 (c) Rheumatic Heart Program ........ 120,000 (d) Medical Specialist Team ........ 195,000 (e) National Women Council ......... 50,000 (f) Vector Surveillance & Control Program ............................... 50,000 (g) Histopathology laboratory ...... 60,000 (h) FSM Food safety laboratory ..... 40,000 (9) Department of Education.
(a) NDOE Year 3 Project (SEG) ...... 556,074 (b) School Accreditation ........... 250,000 (c) Teacher Certification Project .. 168,000 (d) Literacy intervention for FSM Leaders of Tomorrow (LIFT) ................ 181,170 15 of 21 P.C.

NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.
21-187, C.D.1 (e) Development of Science Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) ................. $ 250,000 (f) Quality Development ............ 15,000 (g) NMCT administration ............ 30,000 (10) NORMA (a) Commemoration of World Tuna Day 2020 .................................. 25,000 (b) FFC Meetings ................... 80,000 (12) Other Capital and Human Resources Development (a) Capital Improvement Projects ... -0- (b) Design and Construction of Veterans Memorial ......................... 150,000 (c) Conservation Society in each state to be apportioned as follows: (1) Kosrae ..................... 25,000 (2) Pohnpei .................... 25,000 (3) Chuuk ...................... 25,000 (4) Yap ........................ 25,000 (d) 2020 Constitutional Convention Convening and Expenses .................... 1,026,236 (e) Purchase/down payment for facility house of the FSM Embassy in Japan 1,500,000 (f) Chuuk state purchase of field trip vessel ......................... 800,000 16 of 21 P.C.
NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-187, C.D.1 (g) Pohnpei State purchase of field trip vessel and operations costs ............... $ 300,000 (h) Hazardous pay to health care workers in the Federated States of Micronesia, foreign service personnel in infected countries, and other national government employees who qualify for hazard pay due to the coronavirus outbreak ................ 250,000” Section 5.

Section 12 of Public Law No.


21-42, as 10 amended by Public Law Nos.

21-55, 21-77 and 21-94, is 11 hereby further amended to read as follows: “Section 12.

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.

The allottees of the funds appropriated by this act are as follows: 17 of 21 P.C.

NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.
21-187, C.D.1 (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 shall 23 of 26 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) Sections 8(1)(f) and 8(13)(q) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Chair of the Joint Committee on Compact Review and Planning; (ii) Section 8(8)(a) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Kosrae; (iii) Section 8(8)(b) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Pohnpei; (iv) Section 8(8)(c) – the allottee of these 18 of 21 P.C.
NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-187, C.D.1 funds shall be the Governor of the state of Chuuk; (v) Section 8(8)(d) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Yap; (vi) Section 8(11) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Public Auditor of the Federated States of Micronesia; (vii) Section 8(12) – the allottee of these 24 of 26 C.B.

NO.
21-104, C.D.1, C.D.2 funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; (viii) Section 8(13)(a) – the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the College of Micronesia-FSM; (ix) Section 8(13)(d) through (g) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Chief Justice of the respective State Supreme Court; (x) Section 8(13)(h) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia (xi) Section 9(1) – the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the College of Micronesia- FSM; (xii) Section 9(3)(b) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Kosrae; (xiii) Section 9(3)(c) – the allottee of these 19 of 21 P.C.
NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.
21-187, C.D.1 funds shall be the Governor of the state of Pohnpei; (xiv) Section 9(3)(d) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Chuuk; (xv) Section 9(3)(e) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Yap; (xvi) Section 9(12)(b) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; (xvii) Section 9(12)(f) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Secretary of Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure; (xviii) Section 8(13)(t) - the allottee of these funds shall be the National Olympic Committee; (xix) Section 8(13)(u) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Principal of Saint Cecilia Catholic School; (xx) Section 9(12)(d) – the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the Constitutional Convention.
(xxi) Section 9(12)(g) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Pohnpei Island Development Authority (PIDA).

(2) Lapse date.

The authority of the allottees to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse as of September 30, 2020; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, 20 of 21 P.C.

NO.

21-284 REPASSED PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-116 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-187, C.D.1 1 2 3 that the funds appropriated under section 9 of this act shall not lapse.” Section 6.
This act shall become law upon approval 4 by the President of the Federated States of Micronesia or 5 upon its becoming law without such approval.

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