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TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA TENTH SPECIAL SESSION, 2021 P.C.

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21-534 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-388, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-238 AN ACT To amend sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, and 12 of Public Law No.

21-185, as amended by Public Laws Nos.


21-210 and 21-221 to appropriate $2,871,547 of additional funds from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, to provide supplemental funding for the operations of the Executive Branch; the Legislative Branch; the Judicial Branch; Grants, Subsidies and Contributions; Capital and Human Resources Development, 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.

21-185, as amended by 2 Public Laws Nos.

21-210 and 21-221, is hereby further amended to 3 read as follows: “Section 1.

Purpose.
Purpose.

The purpose of this act is to appropriate the sum of $75,125,569 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, 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 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 CBL 21-407 P.C.

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21-238 1 2 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows:” Section 2.

Section 1 of Public Law No.

21-185, as amended by 3 Public Law No.

21-221, is hereby further amended to read as 4 follows: “Section 2.

Operating Expenses of the Executive Branch.


The sum of $24,443,980, 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, 2021, for the purpose of funding the operations of the Executive Branch of the National Government during the fiscal year 2021.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Office of the President.
The sum of $1,997,081, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the President during the fiscal year 2021.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ........................ ........ $ 686,081 Travel ..................................... 78,000 Contractual Services............... ........ 1,085,000 OCE ............................... ........ 145,000 Fixed Assets ............................... 3,000 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.
The sum of $5,998,751, or so much thereof as may be 2 of 34 P.C.

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21-238 necessary, for the operations of the Department of Foreign Affairs during the fiscal year 2021.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ....................... ......... $ 1,986,116 Travel ..................................... 117,820 Contractual Services................. ...... 3,327,167 OCE ........................................ 491,192 Fixed Assets ............................... 76,456 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.
The sum of $3,014,916, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Finance and Administration during the fiscal year 2021.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ....................... ......... $ 2,250,316 Travel ..................................... 86,100 Contractual Services........................ 227,500 OCE ............................... ........ 306,500 Fixed Assets ............................... 144,500 (4) Department of Resources and Development.
The sum of $1,320,021, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Resources and Development during the fiscal year 2021.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: 3 of 34 P.C.

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21-238 Personnel ................................. $ 924,564 Travel ..................................... 87,545 Contractual Services........................ 60,200 OCE ........................................... 217,999 Fixed Assets ............................... 29,713 (5) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure.
The sum of $2,931,300, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure during the fiscal year 2021.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .......................... ...... $ 658,788 Travel ..................................... 69,508 Contractual Services.............. ......... 2,034,004 OCE, of which $55,500 may be used to pay past year obligations ..................... 139,700 Fixed Assets ............................... 29,300 (6) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
The sum of $991,101, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Health and Social Affairs during the fiscal year 2021.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ......................... ....... $ 697,368 4 of 34 P.C.

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21-238 Travel ..................................... $ 46,265 Contractual Services....................... 130,617 OCE ................................. ...... 113,851 Fixed Assets ............................... 3,000 (7) Department of Education.

The sum of $764,624, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Education during the fiscal year 2021.
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 .......................... ...... $ 454,747 Travel ............................... ..... 100,000 Contractual Services........................ 159,226 OCE ........................................ 49,651 Fixed Assets ............................... 1,000 (8) Department of Justice.
The sum of $5,063,500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Justice during the fiscal year 2021.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ....................... ......... $ 3,705,759 Travel .................................... 112,440 Contractual Services....................... 611,962 5 of 34 P.C.

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21-238 OCE ....................................... $ 513,643 Fixed Assets .............................. 119,696 (9) Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management.

The sum of $701,218, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Environment and Emergency Management during the fiscal year 2021.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .......................... ...... $ 562,308 Travel ..................................... 49,290 Contractual Services........................ 25,000 OCE ........................................ 47,120 Fixed Assets ............................... 17,500 (10) Office of the Public Defender.

The sum of $990,087, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the Public Defender during the fiscal year 2021.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 744,801 Travel ..................................... 42,036 Contractual Services........................ 111,350 OCE ........................................ 86,900 Fixed Assets ............................... 5,000 (11) Office of National Archives, Culture 6 of 34 P.C.

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21-238 and Historic Preservation.

The sum of $225,804, 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 2021.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ......................... ....... $ 179,418 Travel ..................................... 10,672 Contractual Services........................ 15,425 OCE ........................................ 20,289 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- (12) Office of Veteran’s Affairs.

The sum of $159,908, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office Veteran’s Affairs during the fiscal year 2021.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 79,240 Travel ..................................... 12,668 Contractual Services........................ 50,000 OCE ........................................ 18,000 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- (13) Office of Personnel.

The sum of $285,669, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Personnel during the fiscal year 2021.
The sum appropriated 7 of 34 P.C.

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21-238 herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel, of which $49,400 may be used to compensate the retroactive pay for acting director.......................... ........ $ 226,669 Travel ..................................... 3,000 Contractual Services........................ -0- OCE .................................. ..... 16,000 Fixed Assets ............................ .. 40,000” Section 3.

Section 3 of Public Law No.


21-185, as amended by 10 Public Law No.

21-210, is hereby further amended to read as 11 follows: “Section 3.

Operating Expenses of the Legislative Branch.


The sum of $8,150,625, 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, 2021, for the operations of the Legislative Branch of the National Government during fiscal year 2021.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Speaker and Members.
The sum of $3,433,150, 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 2021.

The sum 8 of 34 P.C.

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21-238 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................. $ 603,150 Travel .................................... 225,000 Contractual Services, of which up to $150,000 may be used to assist Members and staff with current and prior year medical costs, and up to $20,000 may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligation.
......... 2,605,000 OCE ........................................

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

The sum of $2,477,475, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Congress staff offices during fiscal year 2021.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ........................ ......... $ 1,366,475 Travel...................................... 30,000 Contractual Services.................. ..... 662,000 OCE........................................ 259,000 Fixed Assets................................ 160,000 (3) Congress Delegation Offices.

The sum of $2,240,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Congress delegation offices during the fiscal year 2021.
Of the amounts appropriated for contractual services within each 9 of 34 P.C.

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21-238 Delegation Office, up to a maximum of $100,000 per Member, at the Delegation Offices’ discretion, may be used for Representation including prior years reimbursable expenses and other obligations.
The sum appropriated is apportioned as follows: (a) Kosrae Delegation Office Travel ................................. .
$ -0- Contractual Services ....................... 300,000 OCE ........................................ 20,000 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- TOTAL ................................ 320,000 (b) Pohnpei Delegation Office Travel .................................... 3,000 Contractual Services ....................... 600,000 OCE ........................................ 37,000 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- TOTAL ................................ 640,000 (c) Chuuk Delegation Office Travel .................................... -0- Contractual Services ....................... 910,000 OCE ........................................ 40,000 Fixed Assets ............................... 10,000 TOTAL ................................ 960,000 (d) Yap Delegation Office Travel .................................... 3,000 10 of 34 P.C.
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21-238 Contractual Services ...................... $ 295,000 OCE ........................................ 17,000 Fixed Assets ............................... 5,000 TOTAL ................................ 320,000” Section 4.

Section 4 of Public Law No.

21-185 is hereby 6 amended to read as follows: “Section 4.

Operating Expenses of the National Judicial Branch.
The sum of $1,590,969, 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, 2021, for the operations of the Judicial Branch of the National Government during the fiscal year 2021.
The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel....................... .......... $ 1,067,561 Travel..................................... 55,793 Contractual Services....................... 237,300 OCE......................................... 176,315 Fixed Assets................................ 54,000” Section 5.

Section 8 of Public Law No.

21-185, as amended by 22 Public Laws Nos.

21-210 and 21-221, is hereby further amended to 23 read as follows: 24 25 “Section 8.
Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.

The sum of $21,471,128, or so much thereof as may be 11 of 34 P.C.

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21-238 necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, for the following grants, subsidies and contributions during the fiscal year 2021.
The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Office of the President.

(a) Asia Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) ........................ $ 4,500 (b) Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union .

800 (c) Pacific Island News Association .

350 (d) Asia Pacific Investment ......... 250 (e) Former Presidents’ Allowance .... 50,000 (f) Joint Committee on Compact Review and Planning (JCRP) ........................ 800,000 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.
(a) Pacific Island Forum Secretariat... 57,000 (b) Secretariat of the Pacific Community 65,000 (c) ESCAP ........................... 5,000 (d) UN Membership Fee............... 50,000 (e) East-West Center ................ 5,000 (f) ACP Cotonou Membership Fees ..... 17,000 (g) SPC Office Rental ............... 29,670 (h) SIS Program..................... 10,000 (i) IOM Membership Fee .............. 600 12 of 34 P.C.

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21-238 (j) SPC Host Grant ................. $ 20,000 (k) Differential for foreign currency adjustment ................................. (l) FSM Day ......................... (m) 2020 Games in Japan – Representation and Participation (FSM Embassy/Tokyo) ...... (n) Prior Year Obligation PIF ....... (o) Guam Consulate Outreach ......... (p) Pacific Island Forum ............ -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- (q) Office Rental for UNMCO ......... 13,500 (3) Department of Finance and Administration (a) CTA-OCO Membership Fee .......... 14,024 (b) Maintenance Fee for Financial Management Information System (FMIS).
...... 55,000 (c) PITTA – CTA ..................... 9,000 (d) ADB, IMF and Budget, Finance Policy Consultations ....................... 25,000 (e) Macro Economist Advisor ......... 200,000 (f) Global Forum Membership Fee ..... 26,000 (g) PFTAC Membership Fee ............ 20,000 (h) CTA Conference .................. 35,000 (i) FSM National Government taxes prior year debts to social security .............. -0- (j) Prior Years Obligations for Chuuk Finance Office ....................... -0- 13 of 34 P.C.

NO.
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21-238 (k) Finance prior year obligations for capacity acting ........................... $ (l) FSM Trust Fund Board ............ (m) Tax Compliance Initiative ....... (n) FSM Hosting OCE Annual Conference (o) FSM Trust Fund Board Meetings and -0- -0- -0- -0- Investment Conferences ..................... -0- (4) Department of Resources and Development.
(a) Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP) ............................. 15,000 (b) Pacific Asian Travel Association (PATA) ..................................... 6,000 (c) United Nations Development Program (UNDP) ..................................... 30,000 (d) Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) 6,800 (e) Western Forestry Leadership Coalition.
530 (f) Matching to SPC Projects ........ 60,000 (g) Micronesian Challenge ........... 10,000 (h) Micronesian Cruise Association .. 2,500 (i) South Pacific Tourism Organization 8,000 (j) IRENA .......................... 250 (k) Micronesia Trade Commission ..... 30,000 (l) Convention on Biological Diversity(CBD) ............................. 1,000 (m) IFAD ............................ 500 14 of 34 P.C.

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21-238 (n) UNIDO Membership ............... $ 1,000 (o) Micronesia Island Forum Membership Fee ............................. 15,000 (p) Hosting Micronesian Island Forum (q) Pacific Festival ................ -0- -0- (r) Micronesia Association of Sustainable Agriculture ................................ 50,000 (s) Micronesia Island Forum ........ -0- (t) Micronesia Challenge Endowment Fund 100,000 (5) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
(a) UNFPA ........................... 3,000 (b) WHO ............................. 4,780 (c) PIHOA ........................... 20,000 (d) Association of Territorial Health 4,000 (e) Nursing and Medical Licensing ... 60,000 (f) FSM Red Cross ................... 70,000 (g) UNICEF (Vaccine & TB Drugs) ..... 50,000 (h) UN/FSM Women (CEDAW) ............ 1,000 (i) Drug Quality Testing Project.
... 3,000 (j) National Therapeutics & Standards Committee ................................. 35,000 (k) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) .. (l) FSM Youth Summit ................ (m) TB & Leprosy – Free Chuuk Project -0- -0- -0- (n) Convention on the Rights of 15 of 34 P.C.

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21-238 the Child (CRC) ........................... $ (o) Response to measles and coronavirus -0- -0- (6) Department of Education.
(a) Aid to Non-Public Schools ....... 1,000,000 (b) Aid to CMI Students ............. 40,000 (c) Aid to PCC Students ............. 100,000 (d) National Scholarship ............ 3,000,000 (e) National Close-Up ............... 75,000 (f) Merit Scholarship ............... 300,000 (g) Aid to FSM Students in Japan .... 100,000 (h) Caroline College & Pastoral Institute ................................. 200,000 (i) Faithwalk Christian College ..... 200,000 (j) Aid to FSM Students in China .... 35,000 (k) Aid to FSM Students in Fiji ..... 35,000 (l) Xavier High School -Chuuk ....... 75,000 (7) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure.
(a) Asia Pacific Telecommunity ...... 11,000 (b) International Telecommunication Union 20,867 (c) ICAO ............................ 28,050 (d) FSM Capital Energy .............. 600,000 (e) Micronesian Shipping Commission .

25,000 (f) Fuel and Provisions for Caroline Voyager and Navigator ...................... 1,345,830 16 of 34 P.C.

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21-238 (g) MS Navigator Repair and Services $ -0- (h) Purchase of a small vessels to be allocated as follows: ..................... 700,000 (i) 350,000 for Pohnpei and Kosrae vessel (ii) 350,000 for Moch vessel (8) Department of Justice.

(a) States Joint Law Enforcement: Kosrae.
75,000 (b) States Joint Law Enforcement: Pohnpei .................................... 200,000 (c) States Joint Law Enforcement: Chuuk, of which $75,000 shall be used for Weno Municipal Police ...................... 200,000 (d) States Joint Law Enforcement: Yap 75,000 (e) Police Academy .................. 100,000 (f) Fuel Subsidy .................... 550,000 (g) WIPO ............................ (h) Patrol Boat – Replenish ......... (i) Reimbursement – Yap Investigation -0- -0- -0- (j) Interpol-Membership & Activities 30,000 (k) Security for MIF ................ -0- (l) Ammunitions for side arm & Long rifles ................................ 25,000 (m) Organizations for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) ................. 7,962 (n) Comprehensive Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty 17 of 34 P.C.
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21-238 Organization (CTBT) ....................... $ 13,708 (o) Retroactive salary (2013-2016) for Captain of Police .......................... -0- (9) Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management (a) UNEP ............................ (b) UNFCCC .......................... (c) UNCCD ........................... 835 325 195 (d) SPREP Membership ................ 10,768 (e) Waigani Convention .............. 1,190 (f) SPREP-Noumea Convention ......... 1,764 (g) Earth Day Activities ............ 15,000 (h) 7th Bi-Annual Environment Conference 20,000 (i) Basel Convention ................ (j) Kyoto Protocol .................. 197 484 (k) WMO Membership .................. 15,000 (l) Disaster Assistance Emergency Relief Fund (DAEF)- Matching ............... 200,000 (m) Disaster Relief Fund ............ 100,000 (10) Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation (a) UNESCO .......................... 4,000 (b) NCSHPO .......................... 2,760 (c) PARBICA ......................... (d) PIALA ........................... 100 100 18 of 34 P.C.
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21-238 (e) WHC ............................ $ (f) Library Fee ..................... 54 50 (11) Office of the National Public Auditor (a) APIPA – Staff Development and Membership Fee ............................. -0- (b) PASAI – Staff Development and Membership Fee ............................. -0- (c) 2020 Conference – Staff Development and Membership Fee ......................... -0- (d) Membership Fee in APPIPA & PASAI for all FSM OPAs (National and State) .......... -0- (12) Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia (a) IPU Conferences ................. -0- (b) Climate Change Conferences ...... 50,000 (c) ACP ............................. (d) APPF ............................ -0- -0- (e) Staff Upgrade ................... 25,000 (f) World Bank-IMF Annual Meeting ... -0- (g) MRA Conference in Japan ......... 30,000 (h) Fisheries Meetings .............. 30,000 (i) IPU Annual Dues ................. 12,500 (j) COFA Alliance National Network (CANN).
.................................... 25,000 (k) Travel to Investment Advisor (Wilshire) -0- (l) Compact Historical Project ...... 25,000 19 of 34 P.C.

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21-238 (m) National Olympic Committee – Olympic Qualifiers and Assistance for Jennifer Chieng $ -0- (n) Micronesia Productions .......... 70,000 (o) Prior and Current Year Member & Staff Housing .............................. 62,000 (13) Other Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.

(a) COM Board Meeting .............. .
5,000 (b) COM-FSM Treaty Obligation ....... 25,000 (c) FSM Social Security Administration 1,000,000 (d) State Judiciaries: Kosrae ....... 40,000 (e) State Judiciaries: Pohnpei ...... 60,000 (f) State Judiciaries: Chuuk ........ 110,000 (g) State Judiciaries: Yap .......... 40,000 (h) National Law Day ................ 50,000 (i) Micronesian Legal Services Corporation (MLSC) ....................... 250,000 (j) NORMA – Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) 63,000 (k) NORMA – WCPFC Tuna Commission Fee 318,397 (l) Independence Day Activities ..... 50,000 (m) MLFC Loan Payment ............... 260,000 (n) Single Audit Fee (FY 2019) ...... 460,000 (o) Staff Housing, provided that up to $5,000 may be used for prior years housing arrears ............................ 750,000 (p) Recruitment and Repatriation .... 223,218 20 of 34 P.C.
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21-238 (q) Legal and Advocacy Services in Washington D.C. (A&P) ..................... $ -0- (r) Pacific Missionary Aviation Service 100,000 (s) Caroline Air Subsidy for insurance fuel, and other purposes ................... 410,000 (t) National Olympic Committee – Coaches & Qualifying ....................... -0- (u) Saint Cecilia Catholic School – school buses and class room renovations ........... -0- (v) MiCare Subsidy .................. 500,000 (w) Contribution to Tourism Sector Mitigation Fund ............................ -0- (x) FSM National Government Employee Health Insurance Plan ...................... -0- (y) General Election 2021 ........... 497,607 (z) Department of Finance & Administration settlement of sales tax issues ............. 4,521 (aa) Department of Finance & Administration prior years outstanding billing for Treasury & CTA field offices.... 15,000 (bb) Office of Public Defenders prior years obligations ................ .... 3,545 (cc) TC&I-FMI Lease in Yap ...... 105,000 (dd) TC&I-ADB Reimbursement ..... 183,250 (ee) TC&I-AIP Matching for 21 of 34 P.C.
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21-238 Yap Airport ............................... $ 3,350,000 (ff) TC&I prior years outstanding debt to on-island vendors .................. 3,000 (gg) TC&I non-deducted wage and salary tax ............................. 33,805 (hh) Department of Health and Social Affairs– prior year obligation incurred to on-island vendor ........................ 5,992 (ii) DOJ – Court judgement/settlement 5,000 (jj) MiCare ..................... 80,000 (kk) Subsidy to FSMTCC ......... 500,000” Section 6.
Section 9 of Public Law No.

21-185, as amended by 13 Public Laws Nos.

21-210 and 21-221, is hereby further amended to 14 read as follows: “Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.


The sum of $15,349,074 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, 2021, 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 Supplemental Education Grant and $1,000,000 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Compact Sector Grants.

22 of 34 P.C.

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21-238 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) ........................... 875,611 (c) College of Micronesia-FSM SEG Funding ............................... 689,948 (d) COM-FSM Endowment Fund ......... 285,000 (e) COM-FSM Building Infrastructure Project ................................... -0- (2) Department of Finance and Administration (a) FSM Warehouse Lease and Maintenance 40,000 (b) PCD Awareness and Training ..... -0- (3) Department of Resources and Development (a) R&D SNLC ........................ -0- (b) Enhancing Fisheries: Kosrae ..... 100,000 (c) Enhancing Fisheries: Pohnpei .... 100,000 (d) Enhancing Fisheries: Chuuk ...... 100,000 (e) Enhancing Fisheries: Yap ........ (f) R&D Conference .................. (g) Foreign Investment Data Management System .......................... (h) Expo 2020 Dubai UAE ............. -0- -0- -0- -0- (i) Intellectual Property Rights Regime 117,000 23 of 34 P.C.
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21-534 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-388, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-238 (j) Development of Coastal Fisheries Policy for FSM ............................ $ 150,000 (k) Development & Operation Framework to Implement the National Seabed Mining Act .......................... 200,000 (l) Tourism Conference .............. -0- (m) Tourism Budget & Planning with the States ............................ (n) Tourism Public Awareness ........ (o) Little Fire Ants (Eradication, -0- -0- Control, & Prevention) ..................... 166,440 (p) State Strategic Action Plan for the FSM ................................ 60,990 (q) Renewable Energy Development Plan -0- (r) National Social Indicators Survey 661,713 (s) Localization of Sustainable Development Goals in the FSM ............... 320,812 (t) FSM Association of Chamber of Commerce/Support to COC .................... 67,000 (u) National Coastal Fisheries Monitoring Team ............................ (v) Computing Facility Upgrade ...... (w) Strengthening National/Private Sector Organizations in the FSM ............ (x) 2020 CPH ........................ -0- -0- -0- -0- 24 of 34 P.C.
NO.

21-534 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-388, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-238 (y) Chamber of Commerce: Chuuk State $ 25,000 (z) Chamber of Commerce: Pohnpei State 25,000 (aa) Chamber of Commerce: Kosrae State 25,000 (bb) Chamber of Commerce: Yap State .
25,000 (4) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure (a) Operation and Dry-Docking of Caroline Voyager and Navigator ........... 1,000,000 (b) FSM National Government Computer Network .................................... 277,420 (c) AIP Matching Fund ............... -0- (d) Relocation of power and telephone lines in PNI ............................... -0- (e) FSM National Government Facility Improvements and Renovations ............... 592,715 (f) Outer Island Airport ............ (g) New Warehouse Building .......... -0- -0- (h) Airport Needs ................... 200,000 (i) MV Hapilmohol-1 parts, repair of engine, and replacement ................. 350,000 (5) Department of Justice (a) Anti-Human Trafficking Enforcement, Campaign, and Investigation ................. 125,000 (b) Victim Shelter and Services ..... 100,000 (c) Boat Maintenance ................ 150,000 25 of 34 P.C.
NO.

21-534 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-388, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-238 (d) Slipping of the FSS Independence $ 750,000 (e) DOJ Satellite Phone Billing ..... 10,000 (f) HT Annual Conference ............ 50,000 (g) Victim Shelter in Chuuk ......... 50,000 (h) Build Anti-Trafficking Shelters in Pohnpei, Yap, and Kosrae ................ 150,000 (i) Purchase four patrol boats ...... -0- (j) COVID-19 Law Enforcement & Emergency Response ......................... 375,033 (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 .............. -0- (d) International Day for Disaster Reduction ................................ -0- (e) Training & Maintenance for Radio Communications ............................. -0- (f) Fostering Sustainable Solid Waste Management Systems in FSM .................. 165,000 (g) Fourth Disaster Risk Management Environment Conference ..................... -0- 26 of 34 P.C.
NO.

21-534 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-388, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-238 (7) National Election Commission Office (a) Voter ID Card and New Voter Registration Project ...................... $ 50,000 (8) Department of Health and Social Affairs (a) MOE-BHWP Med ............... 22,200 (b) Electronic Record System ... 35,000 (c) Rheumatic Heart Program .... 120,000 (d) Medical Specialist Team .... 195,000 (e) National Women Council ..... -0- (f) Vector Surveillance & Control Program ............................ 50,000 (g) Histopathology Laboratory .. (h) FSM Food Safety Laboratory .
-0- -0- (i) Pathologist ................ 105,000 (j) Food/Water Testing Lab ..... -0- (k) Youth in Sports ............ 50,000 (l) Doctors: Foundation Project -0- (m) Implementing IHR Core Capacity to Improve Health Security ................. 50,000 (n) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) -0- (9) Department of Education (a) NDOE Year 3 Project (SEG) ... 565,085 (b) School Accreditation ........ 250,000 (c) Teacher Certification Project 168,000 (d) Literacy Intervention for FSM 27 of 34 P.C.

NO.
NO.

21-534 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-388, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.


21-238 Leaders of Tomorrow (LIFT) ................. $ -0- (e) Development of Science Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) .................... (f) Development Quality ......... -0- -0- (g) NMCT Administration ......... -0- (h) Assessment & Research to revive NMCT ................................. 112,740 (10) NORMA (a) Commemoration of World Tuna Day 2021 40,000 (b) FFC Meetings.
.................... -0- (c) Hosting WPCFC, TTC, & SC ......... 10,000 (d) Internship for students in the area of fisheries management ................ 5,000 (e) T3 Monitoring .................... 100,000 (11) Other Capital and Human Resources Development (a) Capital Improvement Projects .

-0- (b) Design and Construction of Veterans Memorial .......................... (c) Conservation Society ............ (d) 2020 Constitutional Convention .
(e) Purchase/down payment for FSM -0- -0- -0- Embassy in Japan ........................... -0- (f) Chuuk State Purchase of a Field Trip vessel ................................ -0- (g) Pohnpei State Purchase of Field Trip 28 of 34 P.C.

NO.

21-534 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-388, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-238 Vessel and Operation ..................... $ (h) Enhancing Tourism ............... (i) Purchase and delivery of an -0- -0- outer island airplane ...................... -0- (j) Assistance to FSM residents stranded in Hawaii & Guam due to COVID-19, of which $33,000 shall be used to pay outstanding debts owed to the Santa Fe Hotel ......................... 100,000 (k) Assistance to FSM students unable to return home due to COVID-19 ...... -0- (l) Payment to University of Guam for FSM students room & board due to COVID-19 ...... -0- (m) Contribution to the Guam Consulate for COVID-19 response activities ........... -0- (n) Renovations to the Congress Chamber 50,000 (o) Funding for Portland Consulate Office and associated security system requirements 631,367 (p) Assistance to COVID-19 Unfunded Programs in Chuuk .......................... 150,000 (q) Assistance to COVID-19 Unfunded Programs in Yap ............................ 120,000 (r) Assistance to COVID-19 Unfunded Programs in Kosrae ......................... 80,000“ Section 7.
Section 12 of Public Law No.

21-185, as amended 25 by Public Laws Nos.

21-210 and 21-221, is hereby further amended 29 of 34 P.C.

NO.

21-534 1 to read as follows: CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-388, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-238 “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.
(2) Allottees.

The allottees of the funds appropriated by this act are as follows: (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 be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia; (d) Section 5 – the allottee of these funds 30 of 34 P.C.

NO.
NO.

21-534 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-388, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-238 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 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 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 31 of 34 P.C.
NO.

21-534 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-388, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-238 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 8(13)(t) - the allottee of these funds shall be the National Olympic Committee; (xii) Section 8(13)(u) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Principal of Saint Cecilia Catholic School; (xiiii) Section 9(1) – the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the College of Micronesia-FSM; (xiv) Section 9(3)(b) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Kosrae; (xv) Section 9(3)(c) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Pohnpei; (xvi) Section 9(3)(d) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Chuuk; (xvii) Section 9(3)(e) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Yap; (xviii) Section 9(4)(i) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Secretary of the Department of 32 of 34 P.C.
NO.

21-534 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-388, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.
21-238 Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure; (xix) Section 9(11)(b) and 9(11)(n) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; (xx) Section 9(11)(d) – the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the Constitutional Convention; (xxi) Section 9(11)(f) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Chuuk; (xxii) Section 9(11)(g) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure[.
]; (xxiii) Section 8(13)(r) the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the State of Yap; (xxiv) Section 9(3)(y) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Chuuk; (xxv) Section 9(3)(z) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Pohnpei; (xxvi) Section 9(3)(aa) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Kosrae; and (xxvii) Section 9(3)(bb) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Yap; (xxviii) Section 9(11)(p) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the State of Chuuk; 33 of 34 P.C.
NO.

21-534 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-388, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3, C.D.4 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-238 (xxix) Section 9(11)(q) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the State of Yap; (xxx) Section 9(11)(r) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the State of Kosrae.” Section 8.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 6 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its becoming law without such approval.
April 12 , 2021 /s/ David W. Panuelo David W. Panuelo President Federated States of Micronesia 34 of 34