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TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SECOND SPECIAL SESSION, 2017 C.B.

NO.

20-105 A BILL FOR AN ACT To appropriate $7,893,977 of supplemental funding from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, by amending sections 1, 2 and 9 of Public Law No.

20-42, 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.


20-42 is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: “Section 1.

Title.
Title.

The title of this act is as follows: To appropriate the sum of $[67,903,100] 75,797,077 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, 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 10 percent of the Supplemental Education Grant funds as is reflected in the budget for the Department of Education.

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

Section 2 of Public Law No.

20-42 is hereby 19 amended to read as follows: CBL 20-112 C.B.

NO.

20-105 “Section 2.


Operating Expenses of the Executive Branch.

The sum of $[19,511,929] 19,844,741, 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, 2018, for the purpose of funding the operations of the Executive Branch of the National Government during the fiscal year 2018.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Office of the President.
The sum of $1,290,510 or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the President during the fiscal year 2018.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 565,010 Travel ..................................... 200,000 Contractual Services........................ 420,000 OCE ........................................ 100,000 Fixed Assets ............................... 5,500 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.
The sum of $[4,759,587] 5,092,399, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Foreign Affairs during the fiscal year 2018.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............... ...... $[1,547,749] 1,642,152 2 of 14 C.B.

NO.
NO.

20-105 Travel ............................$[330,508] 345,508 Contractual Services..............[2,461,652] 2,605,061 OCE .................................[298,672] 318,672 Fixed Assets ........................[121,006] 181,006 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.

The sum of $2,522,198, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Finance and Administration during the fiscal year 2018.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ............................... $ 1,825,775 Travel .................................... 190,401 Contractual Services........................ 273,966 OCE ........................................ 232,056 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- (4) Department of Resources and Development.
The sum of $1,387,092, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Resources and Development during the fiscal year 2018.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................. $ 839,566 Travel ..................................... 253,136 Contractual Services........................ 91,250 OCE ........................................ 192,640 3 of 14 C.B.
NO.

20-105 Fixed Assets ...............................$ 10,500 (5) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure.

The sum of $2,396,082, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure during the fiscal year 2018.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ...................................$ 524,477 Travel ...................................... 184,781 Contractual Services......................... 1,618,579 OCE ....................................... 68,245 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- (6) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
The sum of $776,428, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Health and Social Affairs during the fiscal year 2018.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 421,445 Travel ..................................... 130,215 Contractual Services........................ 108,617 OCE ........................................ 90,151 Fixed Assets ............................... 26,000 (7) Department of Education.
4 of 14 C.B.

NO.

20-105 The sum of $846,306, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Education during the fiscal year 2018.

Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $366,598 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Supplemental Education Grant.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 452,166 Travel ................................... 181,500 Contractual Services....................... 151,023 OCE ........................................ 56,217 Fixed Assets ............................... 5,400 (8) Department of Justice.

The sum of $3,881,204, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Justice during the fiscal year 2018.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 2,739,049 Travel .................................... 224,212 Contractual Services....................... 447,700 OCE ....................................... 368,443 Fixed Assets .............................. 101,800 (9) Office of the Public Defender.

The sum of $1,044,083, or so much thereof as may be 5 of 14 C.B.

NO.
NO.

20-105 necessary, for the operations of the Office of the Public Defender during the fiscal year 2018.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 712,321 Travel .................................... 103,812 Contractual Services........................ 101,050 OCE ........................................ 86,900 Fixed Assets ............................... 40,000 (10) Office of Environment and Emergency Management.
The sum of $412,621, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Environment and Emergency Management during the fiscal year 2018.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 184,855 Travel ..................................... 111,546 Contractual Services........................ 84,000 OCE ........................................ 32,220 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- (11) Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation.
The sum of $195,818, 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 2018.

The sum appropriated herein shall be 6 of 14 C.B.

NO.
NO.

20-105 apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 123,701 Travel ..................................... 34,503 Contractual Services........................ 10,425 OCE ........................................ 19,892 Fixed Assets ............................... 7,297 Section 3.

Section 9 of Public Law No.

20-42 is hereby 8 amended to read as follows.

9 “Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.


The sum of $[27,270,106] 34,831,271, 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, 2018, 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 Amended Compact from the Supplemental Education Grant and $5,252,250 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Amended Compact from 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 (b) FSM Fisheries and Maritime 7 of 14 C.B.

NO.

20-105 Institute (FMI) .......................... $ 833,915 (c) College of Micronesia-FSM SEG Funding ................................ 689,948 (d) COM-FSM Build.
Infrastructure Project .................................. 4,252,250 (2) Department of Finance and Administration (a) FSM Warehouse Lease and Maintenance .............................. 100,000 (b) PCD Awareness and Training ..... 15,000 (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 ....................... 60,000 (d) FSM Tourism Development Framework ............................... 100,000 (e) Food Security Production ....... 300,000 (f) Assistance to States for Tourism Investment Plan Implementation ............ -0- (g) Fortieth Session of the Governing Council of International Fund for Agriculture Dev.
(IFAD) .................... 8,827 (h) National Coastal Fisheries Monitoring Team: Ongoing Monitoring Program, 8 of 14 C.B.

NO.

20-105 Assess Impacts of CEAFM Program and Climate Change ........................ $ 16,325 (i) Chamber of Commerce: Chuuk State -0- (j) Chamber of Commerce: Kosrae State -0- (k) Chamber of Commerce: Pohnpei State -0- (l) Chamber of Commerce: Yap State .
-0- (m) Strengthening Organizational Planning, Management & Accountability Capacity of National/State Private Sector Organizations in the FSM ................... 42,319 (n) National Trade & Investment Portal 51,250 (o) R&D Conference ................. 80,000 (p) Implementation of Nagoya Protocol -0- (q) Development of a Comprehensive Intellectual Property Rights Regime ........ -0- (r) Computing Facility Upgrade ..... 38,270 (s) 2018-2019 HIES ................. 261,347 (t) 2020 CPH ....................... 18,331 (u) Enhancing Private Sector Competitiveness: Production of High Quality Import Substitutes and Value Added 50,000 (v) Enhancing Private Sector Competitiveness: Supporting Business and Products/Services Upgrading ... -0- 9 of 14 C.B.
NO.
20-105 (w) Enhancing Private Sector Competitiveness: Marketing and Promoting FSM Products Overseas and Integration into Regional/ Global Supply Chains ...................... $ 22,000 (4) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure (a) Operation and Dry-Docking of Caroline Voyager and Navigator ............. 1,500,000 (b) Capital Improvement Projects ... -0- (c) Outer Island Airports .......... 2,500,000 (d) FSM National Government Computer Network ........................... 100,000 (e) FSM Capital Complex (2 Story Office Building) ........................... (f) New Warehouse Building ......... (g) Rehabilitation for all National -0- -0- Government Buildings ...................... 150,000 (h) New Backup Generator ........... 80,000 (i) Outstanding Inaugural Stage .... (j) Y12 Aircraft Operation Project .
-0- -0- (k) Funding for Road, Seaport and Airport Improvement ....................... -0- (5) Department of Justice (a) Satellite Phone and Usage Billings -0- (b) Anti-Human Trafficking 10 of 14 C.B.

NO.
NO.

20-105 Enforcement, Campaign, and Investigation ............................. $ 125,000 (c) Conduct Mediation in PII Case .. 53,000 (d) Victim Shelter and Services .... 100,000 (6) Office of Environment & Emergency Management (a) Fostering Sustainable Solid Waste Management ........................... -0- (b) Hosting of Global Environment Facil.
Constituency Meetings ............... 40,000 (c) Fourth Disaster Risk Management Environment Conference ..................... 20,000 (d) Fifteen Thousand Gallon Water Cathcm ................................... 4,250 (e) Implement the FSM National Disaster Response Plan ..................... 30,000 (f) Backup Generator ............... 40,000 (7) President’s Office (a) FSM Trust Fund ................. (b) Implementation of ODA Policy ... (c) Compact Review Committee ....... -0- -0- -0- (8) National Election Commission Office (a) Voter ID Card and New Voter Registration Project ...................... 50,000 (9) Department of Health and Social Affairs (a) Health Services Special 11 of 14 C.B.
NO.
20-105 Pathologist .............................. $ 58,000 (b) Food/Water Lab ................. 78,000 (c) Medical Team ................... 195,000 (d) Health Sector Arrears Project .. (e) Food Safety Office: Chuuk ...... -0- -0- (f) Doctors: Foundation Project .... 127,500 (g) MOE-BHWP Med ................... (h) Empower Youth .................. (i) National Surveillance .......... (j) Drug Testing ................... (k) National NGO ................... -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- (l) Women’s Conference ............. 90,000 (10) Department of Education (a) NDOE Year 3 Project (SEG) ...... 556,074 (b) School Accreditation ........... 100,000 (c) Teacher Certification Project .. 168,000 (d) Development Quality.
........... 82,500 (11) Insurance Board (a) Improve and Strengthen the Country’s Insurance Statutory and Regulatory Framework -0- (b) In-House Consultation/ On Site Examination and Investigation of Affairs of Captive Insurance .............. -0- (12) Department of Foreign Affairs (a) Acting Capacity Role ........... 36,000 12 of 14 C.B.

NO.
NO.

20-105 (b) FSM Embassy in Suva, Fiji Residence .............................. $ 200,000 (13) NORMA (a) Hosting of PNA Leadership Summit.
-0- (b) Capital & Human Resources Development Programs in Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) ............. 55,000 (c) Commemoration of World Tuna Day 2018 15,000 (14) National Postal Services (a) Postal Management and Financial Services ................................... 210,000 (15) Office of the Public Defender (a) Case Management and Reporting System -0- (b) Know Your Rights Awareness Program -0- (16) Other Capital and Human Resources Development (a) Conservation Society in Each State 200,000 (b) Payments for Yap-Chuuk Telecommunications Cable Project .......... 8,000,000 (c) State Priority Infrastructure Projects: Kosrae: ......................... -0- (d) State Priority Infrastructure Projects: Pohnpei ......................... -0- (e) State Priority Infrastructure Projects: Chuuk ........................... -0- (f) State Priority Infrastructure 13 of 14 C.B.
NO.

20-105 Projects: Yap, to be apportioned as follows: $ 1,500,000 (1) Airport terminal improvement ......... 330,000 (2) Improvement of Yap Commercial dock ... 400,000 (3) Other Priority Infrastructure projects .................................... 720,000” Section 4.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 7 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 8 becoming law without such approval.
9 10 Date: 10/30/17 Introduced by: /s/ Florencio S. Harper Florencio S. Harper (by request) 14 of 14