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TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

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20-79 AN ACT To further amend Public Law No.

19-32, as amended by Public Laws Nos.

19-45, 19-61, 19-83, 19-95 and 19-122, by amending sections 1 and 9 thereof, to deappropriate an amount of $800,000 from the Capital and Human Resources Development for the state of Kosrae infrastructure priority projects funding, 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.

19-32, as amended by 2 Public Laws Nos.

19-45, 19-61, 19-83 and 19-95, is hereby further 3 amended to read as follows: “Section 1.

Title.
Title.

The title of this act is as follows: To appropriate the sum of $74,629,823 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, 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 9 of Public Law No.

19-32, as amended by CBL 20-160 P.C.

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19-61, 19-83, 19-95 and 19-122, is hereby further 2 amended to read as follows: “Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.


The sum of $36,137,693, 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, 2016, for the following capital improvements, development programs, and projects and human resources development.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $2,050,546 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Amended Compact from the Supplemental Education Grant.

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 Institute 833,915 (c) COM-FSM SEG ................... 683,948 (2) Department of Finance & Administration (a) FSM Warehouse Lease & Maintenance 100,000 (b) PCD Awareness Initiative ....... 15,000 (3) Department of Resources & Development (a) FSM Assn.

Chamber of Commerce .. 67,000 (b) State Trade Fairs enhancing value addition ............................. 40,000 (c) SNLC ............................ 50,000 2 of 6 P.C.

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20-145 (d) FSM Agriculture Census ......... $ (e) SBDC Capacity Assessment ........ -0- -0- (f) National Trade Facilitation Conference (NTFC) .......................... 75,000 (g) Food Security Production ........ 100,000 (h) Secretariat/Hosting conference, equipment, materials ....................... 10,000 (i) Foreign Investment Review ...... -0- (j) Implement National Tourism Policy 35,000 (k) Trade Advisory Service .......... (l) Tourism Advisory Service ........ -0- -0- (m) Assistance to States for Tourism Investment Plan Implementation ............. 1,951,201 (4) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure.
(a) Outer Island Airport Improvement 1,500,000 (b) Capital Facilities Rehabilitation 500,000 (c) Sekere-Palikir Road, Bridge, and Pavement Drainage ...................... 300,000 (d) Operation & Drydocking Boats .... 2,500,000 (e) Caroline Island Air ............. 150,000 (5) Department of Justice.

(a) Patrol boat major maintenance project ................................... 125,000 (6) Department of Environment, Climate Change & 3 of 6 P.C.

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20-145 Emergency Management (a) Fostering Sustainable Solid Waste Mng .......................... $ 125,000 (7) President’s Office (a) FSM Trust Fund .................. 10,000,000 (b) Staff upgrading ................. 100,000 (c) 2023 Investment Development Fund -0- (d) Implementation of ODA Policy ... 50,000 (e) 2016 Development Partners Meeting 75,000 (f) Compact Review Committee ........ 50,000 (g) Purchase of land in Guam for relocation of the Consulate Office ......... 2,000,000 (8) National Election.
(a) National Election (voter ID) .... 50,000 (9) Department of Health and Social Affairs (a) Health Services Specialty Pathologist 50,000 (b) Environmental/water/food/lab test 78,000 (c) Medical Specialized Team ........ 195,000 (d) Health Network .................. -0- (10) Department of Education (a) NDOE Projects ................... 395,000 (11) Insurance Board.
(a) Improve and strengthen statutory and regulatory framework ................... 29,409 (b) Consultant Site Evaluation ...... 99,220 4 of 6 P.C.

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20-145 (12) Other Capital and Human Resource Development.
(a) Chuuk State Priority Infrastructure Project apportioned as follows: (i) 4G network upgrade for main island of Chuuk and mobile extension to the outer islands of Chuuk .................. .$ 1,500,000 (ii) Other Chuuk State Priority Infrastructure Projects .................... 2,750,000 (b) Pohnpei State Priority Infrastructure Projects .................... 2,750,000 (c) Kosrae State Priority Infrastructure Projects .................... 700,000 (d) Yap State Priority Infrastructure Projects; PROVIDED THAT, the allottee submits both a plan outlining the use of the funds and a report detailing the use of the Priority Infrastructure Project funds appropriated in FY15 ....................... 1,750,000 (e) FSM Foreign Mission Repair and Maintenance ........................... 300,000 (f) Renovation of the Supreme Court in Kosrae & Chief Justice of Kosrae Travel to Samoa 75,000 (g) Renovation of Chuuk State Supreme Court .............................. 100,000 (h) Typhoon Shutters for FSM 5 of 6 P.C.
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20-145 1 2 3 4 Supreme Court in Yap ...................... $ 30,000 (i) Renovation of the Chuuk Delegation Office .......................... 50,000” Section 3.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 5 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 6 becoming law without such approval.
3/16 , 2018 /s/ Peter M. Christian Peter M. Christian President Federated States of Micronesia 6 of 6 P.C.

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