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TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 2018 C.B.

NO.

20-156 A BILL FOR AN ACT To amend section 9 of Public Law No.

19-118, as amended by Public Laws Nos.

19-125, 19- 131, 19-135, 19-146, 19-160, 20-01, 20-14 and 20-23, in order to change the use of funds for a particular line item, and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 2 Section 1.

Section 9 of Public Law No.

19-118, as 3 amended by Public Laws Nos.


19-125, 19-131, 19-135, 19-146, 4 19-160, 20-01, 20-14 and 20-23, is hereby further amended to 5 read as follows: “Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.


The sum of $40,606,363, which includes $556,074 in SEG funding that was previously omitted, 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, 2017, for the following capital improvements, development programs, and projects and human resources development.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $1,802,096 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Amended Compact from the Supplemental Education Grant and $9,545,500 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Amended Compact from Compact Sector Grants.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be CBL 20-170 C.B.

NO.
NO.

20-156 apportioned as follows: (1) College of Micronesia – FSM.
(a) College of Micronesia–FSM.... $ 3,800,000 (b) FSM Fisheries and Maritime Institute (FMI)........................... 833,915 (c) College of Micronesia-FSM SEG Funding................................... 689,948 (d) COM-FSM Infrastructure Improvement............................... 8,545,500 (2) Department of Finance and Administration (a) FSM Warehouse Lease and Maintenance to include a rehab warehouse building for storage ....................... 100,000 (b) PCD Awareness Initiative ....... 15,000 (c) Staff Upgrade................... -0- (3) Department of Resources and Development (a) FSM Association of Chamber of Commerce/Support to COC.................... 67,000 (b) State Trade Fairs Enhancing Value Addition ............................. -0- (c) R&D SNLC ....................... 50,000 (d) FSM Tourism Development Framework -0- (e) National Trade Facilitation Committee .................................. (f) Food Security Production ....... -0- -0- 2 of 7 C.B.
NO.

20-156 (g) Secretariat/Hosting Conference, Equipment/Materials ....................... $ -0- (h) Implement National Tourism Policy/Tourism Investment Plan ............. -0- (i) Assistance to states for Tourism Investment Plan Implementation to be divided as follows:.................................. .

2,000,000 (i) Yap State.................. 500,000 a. Yap Tourism Destination Project.................................... 120,000 b.
Other Tourism Projects in Accordance with Yap Tourism Plan; PROVIDED THAT, no funds may be used for travel or operation of Tourism Office.
............................ 380,000 (ii) Kosrae State .............. 500,000 (iii) Pohnpei State ............. 500,000 (iv) Chuuk State ............... 500,000 (j) Phase II Foreign Investment Review -0- (k) Fortieth Session of the Governing Council of International Fund for Agriculture Development .................... 8,827 (l) National Coastal Fisheries Monitoring Team: Ongoing Monitoring Program, Assess Impacts of CEAFM Program and Climate Change ................. 13,736 3 of 7 C.B.
NO.

20-156 (m) Civil Organization & NGOs......$ -0- (n) Chamber of Commerce: Chuuk State 50,000 (o) Chamber of Commerce: Kosrae State 50,000 (p) Chamber of Commerce: Pohnpei State 50,000 (q) Chamber of Commerce: Yap State.. 50,000 (4) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure (a) Operation and Dry-Docking of Caroline Voyager and Navigator ............. 1,200,000 (b) Capital Improvement Project: Chuuk- Weno Secondary Road and Heavy Equipment Purchase.
........................ 300,000 (c) Capital Improvement Project: Kosrae- Walung Water Channel ............... 300,000 (d) Capital Improvement Project: Pohnpei: Capital Road Improvement .......... 300,000 (e) Capital Improvement Project: Yap – Preparation for the 2018 Micro Games ............................... 300,000 (f) Outer Island Airport ........... 1,000,000 (g) FSM National Government Computer Network .................................... 277,420 (h) ICT/World Bank Program Open Access Entity .............................. 500,000 (i) Interim Payment to Contractor for 4 of 7 C.B.
NO.
20-156 Weno, Chuuk Road Project .................. $ 447,000 (j) PMU Operations ................. 200,000 (k) Concessional loan to support OAE initial operations and emergency fund in case of fiber optic cutting ............ 500,000 (5) Department of Justice (a) Slipping of FSS Independence ... 750,000 (b) Satellite Phone and Usage Billings -0- (c) Patrol Boats Major Maintenance Project...................... .............. 125,000 (d) Anti-Human Trafficking Enforcement, Campaign, and Investigation.................. 100,000 (6) Office of Environment & Emergency Management (a) Fostering Sustainable Solid Waste Management............................. -0- (7) President’s Office (a) FSM Trust Fund ................. 14,500,000 (b) National Staff Upgrading ....... (c) FSM Economic Develop.
Project .. -0- -0- (d) Implementation of ODA Policy ... 50,000 (e) 2016 Development Partners Meeting -0- (f) Compact Review Committee ....... 50,000 (g) Printing of Ballots for Constitutional Question .................... 8,390 (8) National Election 5 of 7 C.B.

NO.
20-156 (a) Voter ID Card and New Voter Registration Project ...................... $ 50,000 (9) Department of Health and Social Affairs (a) Health Services Special Pathologist ............................... 58,000 (b) Environment: Food & Water Lab Testing........................... ......... 78,000 (c) Medical Specialist Team ........ 195,000 (d) Health data management ......... 208,500 (e) Chuuk Food Safety Office ....... 50,000 (f) Doctors: Foundation Project .... 127,500 (g) MOE-BHWP Med ................... 20,000 (10) Department of Education (a) National Dept.
of Education- 3 Initiatives Projects ....................... 404,792 (b) Data collection & reporting (SEG Initiative) ........................... 556,074 (c) Teacher and Principal Academies (SEG Initiative) ........................... 556,074 (d) Aid to COM-FSM Students ........ 260,000 (11) Insurance Board (a) Improve and Strengthen the Country’s Insurance Statutory and Regulatory Framework ....................... 50,000 (b) In-House Consultant/ On Site 6 of 7 C.B.

NO.
NO.

20-156 Examination and Investigation of Affairs of Captive Insurance.
..................... $ -0- (12) Other Capital and Human Resource Development (a) FSM Mission Repair and Maintenance -0- (b) State Judiciaries: Renovation of Chuuk State Supreme Court .................. 75,000 (c) Upgrade: FSM internet to fiber optic................................... ... -0- (d) Congress Committee Room renovations................. ............... 105,687 (e) NORMA – [Hosting of PNA Leaders Summit] Conference for Tuna Commission (2018)................................... .. 80,000 (f) MiCare – partial outstanding arrears owed to the Medical City .......... 500,000” Section 2.
This act shall become law upon approval by the 17 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 18 becoming law without such approval.

19 20 Date: 2/15/18 Introduced by: /s/ David W. Panuelo David W. Panuelo of 7