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STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

18-171 RE: C.R.

NO.

18-155/H&SA SUBJECT: APPROVING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $505,342 TO FUND THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM IN THE FSM.

MAY 31, 2014 The Honorable Dohsis Halbert Speaker, Eighteenth Congress Federated States of Micronesia Fourth Session, 2014 Dear Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Health and Social Affairs, to which was jointly referred C.R.

No.
No.

18-155 entitled: “A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $505,342 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, TO FUND THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM IN THE FSM, INCLUDING ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ASSISTANCE.”, begs leave to report as follows: The intent and purpose of this resolution are expressed in its title.
Your Committee held a joint public hearing with the Committee on External Affairs on May 28, 2014.

The Maternal and Child Health Program is well known to this Committee, and it applauds the work done to ensure our Nation’s children have the healthiest and safest start possible in life.

This program serves women of childbearing age (15-44) and children from birth to 21.
It promotes health through provision of prenatal care, immunization, counseling on healthy lifestyles, and also provides the SCRL 18-186/CR 18-155/H&SA Committee STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

18-171 RE: C.R.

NO.

18-155/H&SA SUBJECT: APPROVING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $505,342 TO FUND THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM IN THE FSM.

MAY 31, 2014 health planning and services for our children with special needs.
Most notable in the community awareness programs are the promotion of breastfeeding and healthy lifestyles.
The subject grant provides the majority of the funding for our Maternal and Child Health Program, and its budget is as set forth below: # Personnel Travel Consumable Supplies Contract Total % Nation 2 Chuuk 14 Kosrae 5 Pohnpei 0 9 Yap Total As stated above the Committee believes the program does important work, however, it strongly urges the National Department of Health and Social Affairs to dedicate a much larger percentage of the funding to the State level.
More than a third of the grant award is slated to remain at the National level this coming year, and this is not acceptable to the Committee.

The Committee also notes that the travel expenses of the National portion is quite high, and recommends these be decreased in following years.

Your Committee will be doing oversight with this program during the next session of Congress, and will emphasize these recommendations for restructuring in subsequent years.
Your committee believes that the above-captioned grant will improve the health and well being of our Nation’s citizens, and enable the National and State Departments of Health continue much needed programs.

Your Committee on Health and Social Affairs is in accord with the intent and purposes of C.R.

No.

18-155, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto.

-2- STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

18-171 RE: C.R.

NO.


18-155/H&SA SUBJECT: APPROVING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $505,342 TO FUND THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM IN THE FSM.

MAY 31, 2014 Respectfully submitted, Tony H. Otto, chairman /s/ Tiwiter Aritos Tiwiter Aritos, vice chairman /s/ Peter M. Christian Peter M. Christian, member /s/ Yosiwo P. George Yosiwo P. George, member /s/ Florencio S. Harper Florencio S. Harper, member /s/ David W. Panuelo David W. Panuelo, member /s/ Joseph J. Urusemal Joseph J. Urusemal, member -3-