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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FOURTH REGULAR SESSION, 2016 C.B.

NO.

19-147 A BILL FOR AN ACT To appropriate $91,560,344 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, to provide funding for the operations of all branches of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, its agencies, various programs, grants, subsidies and contributions, capital improvement projects, and other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 Section 1.

Title.

The title of this act is as follows: 2 To appropriate the sum of $91,560,344, from the General Fund of 3 the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending 4 September 30, 2017, for the purpose of funding the operations 5 of all branches of the National Government of the Federated 6 States of Micronesia, its agencies, various programs, grants, 7 subsidies and contributions and capital improvement projects.
8 Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $1,000,000 9 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended 10 Compact from the education sector; and $300,000 shall be deemed 11 to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the 12 infrastructure maintenance fund (IMF); $208,500 shall be deemed 13 to come from funds available under the amended Compact from the 14 health sector (arrears); $1,900,000 shall be deemed to come 15 from funds available under the amended Compact from the private 16 sector development sector (arrears); $1,612,620 shall be deemed 17 to come from funds available under the Supplemental Education CBL 19-165 C.B.
NO.

19-147 1 Grant; and $9,498,100 shall be deemed to come from funds 2 available under the amended Compact from infrastructure sector 3 (arrears).

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 4 follows: 5 Section 2.

Operating expenses of the Executive Branch.


6 The sum of 1,089,038, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 7 is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated 8 States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 9 2017, for the purpose of funding the operations of the 10 Executive Branch of the National Government during the fiscal 11 year.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, 12 $366,598 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the 13 Supplemental Education Grant; and $952,600 shall be deemed to 14 come from funds available under the amended Compact from the 15 infrastructure sector (arrears).

The sum appropriated by this 16 section shall be apportioned as follows: 17 (1) Office of the President.
18 The sum of $1,346,551, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 19 for the operation of the Office of the President during the 20 fiscal year 2017.

The sum appropriated herein shall be 21 apportioned as follows: 22 23 24 25 Personnel ....................................$ 470,068 Travel ........................................ 322,483 Contractual Services........................... 450,000 OCE ........................................... 99,000 2 of 26 C.B.

NO.
NO.

19-147 1 2 Fixed Assets ..................................$ 5,000 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.

3 The sum of $4,366,223, or so much thereof as may be 4 necessary, for the operation of the Department of Foreign 5 Affairs during the fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated 6 herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ...................................$ 1,480,278 Travel ....................................... 291,485 Contractual Services.......................... 2,260,707 OCE .......................................... 289,201 Fixed Assets ................................. 44,550 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.
13 The sum of $2,822,976, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 14 for the operation of the Department of Finance and 15 Administration during the fiscal year 2017.
The sum 16 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ...................................$ 2,066,037 Travel ...................................... 232,161 Contractual Services......................... 273,966 OCE ......................................... 245,812 Fixed Assets ................................ 5,000 (4) Department of Resources and Development.
23 The sum of $1,248,478, or so much thereof as may be 24 necessary, for the operation of the Department of Resources 25 and Development during the fiscal year 2017.

The sum 3 of 26 C.B.

NO.


19-147 1 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 847,742 Travel ..................................... 188,698 Contractual Services........................ 48,250 OCE ........................................ 162,288 Fixed Assets ............................... 1,500 (5) Department of Transportation, Communication and 8 Infrastructure.
9 The sum of $4,635,307, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 10 for the operation of the Department of Transportation, 11 Communications and Infrastructure during the fiscal year 2017.
12 The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 628,442 Travel ..................................... 244,781 Contractual Services........................ 2,114,504 OCE ........................................ 1,647,580 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- (6) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
19 The sum of $810,696, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 20 for the operation of the Department of Health and Social 21 Affairs during the fiscal year 2017.

The sum appropriated 22 herein shall be apportioned as follows: 23 24 25 Personnel ................................$ 480,181 Travel .................................... 130,246 Contractual Services....................... 108,617 4 of 26 C.B.

NO.
NO.

19-147 1 2 3 OCE .......................................$ Fixed Assets .............................. 90,151 1,500 (7) Department of Education.

4 The sum of $912,383, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 5 for the operation of the Department of Education during the 6 fiscal year 2017.

Of the total amount of funds appropriated 7 herein, $366,598 shall be deemed to come from funds available 8 under the Supplemental Education Grant.
The sum appropriated 9 herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 444,621 Travel ..................................... 249,986 Contractual Services........................ 145,226 OCE ........................................ 70,050 Fixed Assets ............................... 2,500 (8) Department of Justice.
16 The sum of $3,202,298, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 17 for the operation of the Department of Justice during the 18 fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be 19 apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 2,428,501 Travel ..................................... 164,212 Contractual Services........................ 282,206 OCE ........................................ 290,630 Fixed Assets ............................... 36,750 (9) Office of the Public Defender.

5 of 26 C.B.

NO.
5 of 26 C.B.

NO.

19-147 1 The sum of $930,216, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 2 for the operation of the Office of the Public Defender during 3 the fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be 4 apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 674,454 Travel ..................................... 70,812 Contractual Services........................ 101,050 OCE ........................................ 77,900 Fixed Assets ............................... 6,000 10 (10) Office of Environment and Emergency Management.
11 The sum of $310,195, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 12 for the operation of the Office of Environment and Emergency 13 Management during the fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated 14 herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ....................................$ 181,465 Travel ........................................ 90,066 Contractual Services........................... 18,450 OCE ........................................... 20,214 Fixed Assets .................................. -0- (11) Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic 21 Preservation.
22 The sum of $203,718, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 23 for the operation of the Office of National Archives, Culture 24 and Historic Preservation during the fiscal year 2017.

The sum 25 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: 6 of 26 C.B.

NO.
NO.

19-147 Personnel .....................................$ 131,601 Travel ......................................... 34,503 Contractual Services............................ 10,425 OCE ............................................ 19,892 Fixed Assets.................................... 7,297 (12) Office of Veteran’s Affairs 7 The sum of $300,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 8 for the operation of the Office of Veteran’s Affairs during the 9 fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be 10 apportioned as follows: Personnel .....................................$ 98,310 Travel ........................................ 42,225 Contractual Services........................... 91,465 OCE ........................................... 18,000 Fixed Assets .................................. 50,000 Section 3.

Operating Expenses of the Legislative Branch.


17 The sum of $4,308,990, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 18 is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated 19 States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 20 2017, for the operation of the Legislative Branch of the 21 National Government during fiscal year 2017.

The sum 22 appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: 23 (1) Speaker and Members.
24 The sum of $1,909,511, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 25 for the operation of the Office of the Speaker and Members of 7 of 26 C.B.

NO.

19-147 1 the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia during 2 fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be 3 apportioned as follows: Personnel .....................................$ 430,530 Travel ......................................... 622,381 Contractual Services............................ 856,600 OCE ............................................

Fixed Assets ................................... -0- -0- (2) Staff Office.
10 The sum of $1,909,479, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 11 for the operation of the Congress staff offices during fiscal 12 year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 13 follows: Personnel ....................................$ 1,032,727 Travel......................................... 115,252 Contractual Services........................... 413,000 OCE............................................ 197,000 Fixed Assets................................... 151,500 (3) Congress Delegation Offices.
20 The sum of $490,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 21 for the operation of the Congress delegation offices during the 22 fiscal year 2017.

The sum appropriated is apportioned as 23 follows: 24 25 (i) Kosrae Delegation Office..................$ 70,000 (ii) Pohnpei Delegation Office................. 140,000 8 of 26 C.B.

NO.

19-147 1 2 3 (iii) Chuuk Delegation Office...................$ 210,000 (iv) Yap Delegation Office..................... 70,000 Section 4.
Operating Expenses of the National Judicial 4 Branch.

The sum of $1,392,871, or so much thereof as may be 5 necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the 6 Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending 7 September 30, 2017, for the operation of the Judicial Branch 8 of the National Government during the fiscal year 2017.
The 9 sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as 10 follows: Personnel.....................................$ 850,627 Travel......................................... 161,525 Contractual Services........................... 170,694 OCE............................................ 178,025 Fixed Assets................................... 32,000 Section 5.

Operating Expenses of the National Public 17 Auditor.
The sum of $770,619, or so much thereof as may be 18 necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the 19 Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending 20 September 30, 2017, for the operation of the National Office of 21 the Public Auditor and for the National Public Auditor’s Chuuk 22 Office.
The sum appropriated by this section shall be 23 apportioned as follows: 24 25 Personnel ....................................$ 508,704 Travel......................................... 139,565 9 of 26 C.B.

NO.

19-147 1 2 3 4 Contractual Services...........................$ 58,000 OCE............................................ 64,350 Fixed Assets................................... -0- Section 6.

Operating Expenses of Agencies, Boards, 5 Authorities, and Commissions of the National Government.
6 The sum of $2,135,223, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 7 is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated 8 States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 9 2017, for the operation of the following boards, commissions 10 and agencies during the fiscal year 2017.

The sum appropriated 11 by this section shall be apportioned as follows: 12 (1) National Oceanic Resource Management Authority 13 (NORMA).
14 The sum of $714,273, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 15 for the operation of NORMA for the fiscal year 2017.

The sum 16 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ....................................$ 355,954 Travel......................................... 184,179 Contractual Services........................... 109,240 OCE............................................ 54,900 Fixed Assets................................... 10,000 (2) Board of Regents (COM-FSM).
23 The sum of $94,500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 24 the operation of the Board of Regents, COM-FSM during the 25 fiscal year 2017.

The sum appropriated herein shall be 10 of 26 C.B.

NO.

19-147 1 apportioned as follows: Personnel........................................$ Travel...........................................
Contractual Services............................. -0- -0- -0- OCE.............................................. 94,500 Fixed Assets..................................... -0- (3) FSM Banking Board.

8 The sum of $211,219, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 9 for the operation of FSM Banking Board during the fiscal year 10 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 11 follows: Personnel .....................................$ 88,273 Travel.......................................... 77,138 Contractual Services............................ 19,575 OCE............................................. 22,253 Fixed Assets.................................... 3,980 (4) FSM Insurance Board.
18 The sum of $295,900, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 19 for the operation of FSM Insurance Board during the fiscal year 20 2017.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 21 follows: 22 23 24 25 Personnel .....................................$ 114,146 Travel.......................................... 76,420 Contractual Services............................ 85,255 OCE............................................. 20,079 11 of 26 C.B.

NO.
NO.

19-147 1 2 Fixed Assets....................................$ -0- (5) FSM Postal Services.

3 The sum of $819,341, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 4 for the operations of the National Postal Services during the 5 fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be 6 apportioned as follows: Personnel......................................$ 511,809 Travel.......................................... 50,165 Contractual Services............................ 145,317 OCE............................................. 112,050 Fixed Assets.................................... -0- Section 7.

Special Programs.
Special Programs.

The sum of $400,077, or so 13 much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from 14 the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the 15 fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, for the following 16 special programs during fiscal year 2017.

The sum appropriated 17 by this section shall be apportioned as follows: 18 (1) National Election Office.
19 The sum of $400,077, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 20 for the operation of National Election Office during the fiscal 21 year 2017.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 22 follows: 23 24 25 Personnel.....................................$ 235,090 Travel........................................ 17,637 Contractual Services.......................... 59,477 12 of 26 C.B.

NO.
NO.

19-147 1 2 3 OCE...........................................$ 66,873 Fixed Assets.................................. 21,000 Section 8.

Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.

The sum 4 of The sum of $9,143,734, or so much thereof as may be 5 necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the 6 Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending 7 September 30, 2017, for the following grants, subsidies and 8 contributions during fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated by 9 this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Office of the President.

(a) Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Dev.

(AIBD) .................................... $ 4,500 (b) Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) ...................................... 800 (c) Pacific Island News Assn.

(PINA) ..................................... (d) 2023 Action Plan Implementation .
(e) Asia Pacific Investment ......... 350 -0- 250 (f) Former President’s allowance .... 50,000 (g) China Working Visit ............. (h) FSM Group Life Insurance ........ -0- -0- (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.

(a) Pacific Is.

Forum Secretariat.

.. 46,000 (b) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) ............................ 56,000 13 of 26 C.B.

NO.
NO.

19-147 (c) UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) .......... $ 5,000 (d) UN Membership Fee ............... 70,000 (e) East West Center ................ 5,000 (f) Cotonou Membership Fee (ACP) .... 15,000 (g) SPC Office Rental ............... 45,000 (h) Diplomatic relations bet.

FSM and China (PRC).............. .................. 25,000 (i) Hosting Pacific Island Forum .... (j) ACP Membership Dues ............. -0- -0- (3) Department of Finance and Administration.
(a) ADB, IMF & Budget, Finance Consultations .............................. 20,000 (b) Macro Economist Advisor ......... 200,000 (c) CTA-OCO Membership Fee .......... 14,024 (d) Maintenance Fee for FMIS ........ 55,000 (e) FSM Group Life Insurance ........ 25,000 (f) CTA ............................. 9,000 (g) Repatriation & Recruitment - Missions Personnel ......................... -0- (4) Department of Resources and Development.
(a) Pacific Islands Development Program 15,000 (b) Forum Fisheries ................. 38,918 (c) Coordinate Committee for Offshore Prospecting (South Pacific) ................ -0- 14 of 26 C.B.

NO.
19-147 (d) Pacific Asian Travel Assoc ..... $ 5,000 (e) United Nations Dev Program ...... 30,000 (f) Micronesian Challenge Endowment Fund ............................. 50,000 (g) FAO ............................. 7,600 (h) Western Forestry Leadership Coalition (WFLC) ........................... 530 (i) SPC Matching Fund ............... 60,000 (j) Micronesian Challenge ........... 10,000 (k) Micronesian Cruise Asso ......... 2,500 (l) South Pacific Tourism Org ....... 54,000 (m) International Animal Health Organization (OIE) ......................... 23,000 (n) IRENA ........................... 250 (o) Micronesia Trade Committee ...... 30,000 (p) Convention on Biological Diversity 1,000 (q) International Fund for Agriculture Development .................... 500 (5) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
(a) National Board of Nursing & Medical Licensing .......................... 20,000 (b) FSM Red Cross ................... 70,000 (c) UN Fund for Population Activity (UNFPA) ........................... (d) World Health Organization (WHO) .

3,000 4,000 15 of 26 C.B.

NO.

19-147 (e) FSM Amateur Sports Association .


$ 20,000 (f) Pacific Islands Health Officers Association (PIHOA) ........................ 20,000 (g) Association of Territorial Health Organization ........................ 7,000 (h) UNCEF (Vaccines) ................ 50,000 (i) FSM Women (CEDAW) ............... 1,000 (j) FSM Women conference – Pni ...... -0- (6) Department of Education.

(a) Aid for Non-Public School.


...... 600,000 (b) Financial Assistance to FSM Students Attending CMI ..................... 25,000 (c) Financial Assistance to FSM Students Attending PCC ..................... 50,000 (d) National Close-up Local Program .
70,000 (e) National Scholarship Fund ....... 2,000,000 (f) National Merit Scholarship ...... 300,000 (g) COM-FSM unpaid tuition to SDSU .. (h) CCPI ............................ (i) Faithwalk Christian College ..... -0- -0- -0- (j) COM annual board meeting ........ 5,000 (7) Department of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure.
(a) Energy (FSM utilities) .......... 600,000 (b) Drydocking of ships ............. 1,200,000 16 of 26 C.B.

NO.

19-147 (c) Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT) $ 11,000 (d) International Telecommunications Union (ITU) ................................ 20,867 (e) International Civil Aviation Organization ............................... 28,050 (f) Micronesian Shipping Comm ....... 25,000 (8) Department of Justice.
(a) DOJ Fuel Subsidy ................ 200,000 (b) Kosrae JLEA ..................... 30,000 (c) Pohnpei JLEA .................... 50,000 (d) Chuuk JLEA ...................... 50,000 (e) Yap JLEA ........................ 30,000 (f) Police Academy .................. 180,000 (g) Ammunitions for side arms and long rifles ............................ 25,000 (9) Office of E.E.M.

(a) UNEP ............................ (b) UN Framework Convention (UNFCC) .
760 250 (c) UN Convention to Combat Desertification ............................ 120 (d) Secretariat of the Pacific Region Environment Program ................. 10,184 (e) Waigani Convention .............. (f) SPREP Noumea Convention ......... 1,190 1,764 (g) Earth Day Activities ............ 15,000 17 of 26 C.B.

NO.
NO.

19-147 (h) 3rd Annual EPA Directors meeting $ -0- (i) 5th Bi-annual Environment Conference ................................ 20,000 (j) FSM FEMA Disaster matching ...... 200,000 (k) Basel Convention ................ 501 (10) Office of NACHP.

(a) UNESCO membership fee ........... (b) NCSHPO .......................... (c) PARBICA ......................... (d) PIALA ........................... (e) WHC Membership Fee .............. 4,000 2,760 100 100 54 (11) Other Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.
(a) Kosrae Judiciary Subsidy ....... .

35,000 (b) Pohnpei Judiciary Subsidy.
...... 55,000 (c) Chuuk Judiciary Subsidy.. ....... 55,000 (d) Yap Judiciary Subsidy ........... 35,000 (e) Micronesian Legal Services Corporation ................................ 250,000 (f) NORMA-WCPFC membership fee ...... 108,504 (g) General Election (2017) ......... 391,840 (h) Recruitment & repatriation ...... 223,218 (i) Staff housing ................... 510,000 (j) COM Treaty obligations .......... 25,000 (k) FY2015 Single Audit ............. 329,250 (l) MLFC Loan Payment ............... 200,000 18 of 26 C.B.
NO.

19-147 1 Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.

2 The sum of 52,319,782, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 3 is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated 4 States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 5 2017, for the following capital improvements, development 6 programs, and projects and human resources development.
Of 7 the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $1,000,000, 8 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended 9 Compact from education sector; $300,000 shall be deemed to 10 come from funds available under the amended Compact 11 infrastructure maintenance funds (arrears)- IMF; $208,500 12 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended 13 Compact from health sector (arrears); $1,900,000 shall be 14 deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact 15 from private sector development sector (arrears); $1,246,022 16 shall be deemed to come from funds available under 17 Supplemental Education Grant; $8,545,500 shall be deemed to 18 come from funds available under the amended Compact 19 infrastructure sector (arrears).
The sum appropriated by this 20 section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) College of Micronesia – FSM.

(a) COM-FSM – operation ............ $ 3,800,000 (b) FSM Fisheries and Maritime Institute .................................. 875,611 (c) Supplemental Education Grant .... 689,948 19 of 26 C.B.

NO.
NO.

19-147 (d) COM-FSM Facility Improvement; PROVIDED THAT, the sum appropriated herein shall be deemed to come from funds available under the amended Compact Infrastructure Sector (arrears).. ......... $ 8,545,500 (2) Department of Finance & Administration.

(a) FSM Warehouse lease ............. 100,000 (b) PCD Awareness & Training ........ 25,000 (c) Staff Upgrade ................... 100,000 (3) Department of Resources & Development.
(a) FSM Association of Chamber of Commerce/Support to COC .................... 67,000 (b) State Trade Fairs Enhancing Value Addition ............................. 134,000 (c) SNLC ............................ 60,000 (d) Assistance to States for Tourism Investment Plan Implementation ............. 1,900,000 (e) 40th Session of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) ......................... 8,827 (f) National Coastal Fisheries Monitoring Team and ongoing monitoring program to access Impacts of CEAFM Program & Climate change ...... ....................... 13,736 (g) Civil Organizations & NGO’s... .. 50,000 (h) Chamber of Commerce .. ........... 50,000 20 of 26 C.B.
NO.

19-147 (i) Chamber of Commerce Chuuk State $ 50,000 (j) Chamber of Commerce Kosrae State 50,000 (k) Chamber of Commerce PNI State ... 50,000 (l) Chamber of Commerce Yap State ... 50,000 (4) Department of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure.
(a) FSM Capital road bridges and drainage and improvement/Sekere, Palikir road, National Facilities Improvement; PROVIDED THAT, the sum appropriated herein shall be deemed to come from funds available under amended Compact infrastructure maintenance funds (arrears) (IMF) ..................... $ 300,000 (b) FSM National Government computer Network (Internet & Equipment cost for Centralizing computer services ............. 100,000 (c) Outer Island Airport improvement ................................ 2,000,000 (5) Department of Justice.
(a) Slipping of FSS Independence .... 750,000 (b) Satellite phone and usage billings 10,000 (c) Patrol boat major maintenance Project .................................... 125,000 (d) Anti-human trafficking enforcement, campaign and investigation .... 150,000 (6) President’s Office.

21 of 26 C.B.

NO.
NO.

19-147 (a) FSM Trust Fund ................. $ 10,000,000 (b) Implementation of ODA Policy .... 50,000 (c) Compact Review Committee ........ 50,000 (d) FSM economic development Projects 19,487,294 (7) National Election.

(a) National Election (Voter ID Card Project) .............................. 50,000 (8) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
(a) Special pathologist ............. 58,000 (b) FSM Food and Water Lab testing .. 78,000 (c) Medical specialist team ......... 195,000 (d) National Food Safety Program (Chuuk Field Office) ............... 50,000 (e) Doctors for tomorrow: Building the Foundation ............................. 127,500 (f) Health Sector arrears project208,500 (9) Department of Education.
(a) Education Initiatives: provided that funding would be coming from the Amended Compact Carry-over ................................ 404,792 (b) Data collection & reporting (SEG Initiative) ........................... 556,074 (10) Other Capital & Human Resources (a) Housing Programs ................ 1,000,000 Section 10.

Employment Ceilings.

The maximum number of 22 of 26 C.B.

NO.
19-147 1 positions for each branch and agency of the National Government 2 of the Federated States of Micronesia for fiscal year 2017 3 shall be as follows: (1) Executive Branch ......................... 545 (2) Legislative Branch ....................... (3) Judiciary Branch ......................... (4) Public Auditor ........................... (5) Agencies (a) National Oceanic Resource Management Authority ....................... (b) FSM Banking Board................ (c) FSM Insurance Board ............. (d) National Postal Services......... 60 33 21 11 4 5 40 (6) Special Programs (a) National Election Office......... 12 Section 11.
Reprogramming.

Reprogramming of funds into 17 or from the personnel budget line item shall not be permitted.

18 The President, Speaker and Chief Justice may reprogram up to 19 ten percent (10%) to or from the funds appropriated in sections 20 2 (Operating expenses of the Executive Branch), 3 (Operating 21 expenses of the Legislative Branch), and 4 (Operating expenses 22 of the National Judicial Branch).
Reprogramming of funds 23 within a department, office or agency shall be effected by the 24 head of such department, office or agency by specifying in 25 writing to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and 23 of 26 C.B.

NO.

19-147 1 Administration of the FSM National Government, the accounts for 2 which funding is either increased or decreased.
Reprogramming 3 other than as specified herein is not permitted, and more 4 specifically, reprogramming into or out of any line item 5 contained in section 8 (Grants, Subsidies and Contributions) or 6 section 9 (Investment: Capital and Human Resources) is not 7 permitted.

The President shall report to Congress within one 8 month of the last day of each financial quarter all amounts 9 reprogrammed inter or intra a department, office or agency.

10 Section 12.
10 Section 12.

Allotment and management of funds and lapse 11 dates.

12 13 (1) General provisions.

(a) All funds appropriated by this act shall be 14 allotted, managed, administered and accounted for in accordance 15 with applicable law, including, but not limited to, the 16 Financial Management Act of 1979.
17 (b) The allottees shall be responsible for ensuring 18 that these funds, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are 19 used solely for the purposes specified in this act, and that no 20 obligations are incurred in excess of the sums appropriated.

21 (2) Allottees.
21 (2) Allottees.

The allottees of the funds appropriated 22 by this act are as follows: 23 (a) Section 2 - the allottee of these funds shall 24 be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia; 25 (b) Section 3 - the allottee of these funds shall 24 of 26 C.B.

NO.
19-147 1 be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of 2 Micronesia; 3 (c) Section 4 – the allottee of these funds shall 4 be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federated 5 States of Micronesia; 6 (d) Section 5 – the allottee of these funds shall 7 be the Public Auditor of the Federated States of Micronesia; 8 (e) Sections 6 through 9 - the allottee of these 9 funds shall be the President of the Federated States of 10 Micronesia; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that for the following 11 subsections of sections 8 through 9 of this act: 12 (i) Section 8, subsection (11)(a) through (d) 13 - the allottee of these funds shall be the Chief Justice of the 14 respective State Supreme Court; 15 (ii) Section 8(11)(j) – the allottee shall be 16 the President of the College of Micronesia – FSM; 17 (iii) Section 9(1)(a) through (c) - the allottee 18 of these funds shall be the President of the College of 19 Micronesia-FSM; and 20 (3) Lapse date.
The authority of the allottees to 21 obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse as of 22 September 30, 2017; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the funds 23 appropriated under section 9 of this act shall not lapse.

24 25 25 of 26 C.B.

NO.

19-147 1 Section 13.

This act shall become law upon approval by 2 the President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 3 becoming law without such approval.
4 5 Date: 5/11/16 Introduced by: for /s/ Joseph J. Urusemal Florencio S. Harper (by request) 26 of 26