Source document: https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1698835427063.pdf (Micronesia, Federated States of)
TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SIXTH REGULAR SESSION, 2021 C.B.

NO.

21-384 A BILL FOR AN ACT To further amend section 9 of Public Law No.

21-185, as amended by Public Laws Nos.

21-210 and 21-211, to de-appropriate the FY21 funding for Slipping of Patrol Boat, and utilize the de-appropriated fund for the expenses for the court cases in Yap handled by DOJ, COVID Emergency Travel to the States, and for the Surveillance Resolving Fund, and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 Section 1.

Section 9 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 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.


The sum of $14,790,063 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.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) College of Micronesia – FSM.

(a) College of Micronesia–FSM ..... $ 3,800,000 CBL 21-384/PC #21-502 C.B.

NO.
21-384 1 (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 (j) Development of Coastal Fisheries Policy for FSM ............................... 150,000 (k) Development & Operation Framework to Implement the National 2 of 8 C.B.
NO.
21-384 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 -0- -0- Organizations in the FSM ..................... -0- (x) 2020 CPH ........................ -0- (4) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure (a) Operation and Dry-Docking of Caroline Voyager and Navigator ............. 1,000,000 3 of 8 C.B.
NO.
21-384 (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 (d) [Slipping of the FSS Independence 750,000] Travel funding for Criminal Case in Yap handled by DOJ .............................. 230,340 (e) Investigative & Protective Services travel by officers during this COVID-19 Emergency 100,000 (f) Surveillance Revolving Fund ..... 419,660 [(e)] (g) DOJ Satellite Phone Billing ..... 10,000 [(f)] (h) HT Annual Conference ............ 50,000 4 of 8 C.B.
NO.
21-384 [(g)] (i) Victim Shelter in Chuuk ........ $ 50,000 [(h)] (j) Build Anti-Trafficking Shelters in Pohnpei, Yap, and Kosrae ................. 150,000 [(i)] (k) Purchase four patrol boats ...... -0- [(j)] (l) 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- (7) National Election Commission Office (a) Voter ID Card and New Voter Registration Project ........................ 50,000 5 of 8 C.B.
NO.
21-384 (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) ........ 556,074 (b) School Accreditation ............. 250,000 (c) Teacher Certification Project .... 168,000 (d) Literacy Intervention for FSM Leaders of Tomorrow (LIFT) ................... -0- (e) Development of Science Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) ..................... (f) Development Quality .............. -0- -0- 6 of 8 C.B.
NO.

21-384 1 2 3 (g) NMCT Administration ............. $ -0- (h) Assessment & Research to revive NMCT .................................. 112,740 4 (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 Vessel and Operation ....................... (h) Enhancing Tourism ............... (i) Purchase and delivery of an -0- -0- outer island airplane ....................... -0- 7 of 8 C.B.

NO.
21-384 (j) Assistance to FSM residents stranded in Hawaii & Guam due to COVID-19 .. $ -0- (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“ Section 2.
This act shall become law upon approval by the 14 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 15 becoming law without such approval.

16 17 Date: 3/25/21 Introduced by: /s/ Florencio S. Harper Florencio S. Harper (by request) 8 of 8