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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FIFTH REGULAR SESSION, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

19-195, C.D.1 P.C.

NO.


19-460 PUBLIC LAW 19-118 AN ACT To appropriate $70,015,981 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, to provide funding for 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, and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 Section 1.

Title.
Title.

The title of this act is as follows: To 2 appropriate the sum of $70,015,981 from the General Fund of the 3 Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 4 30, 2017, for the purpose of funding the operations of all branches 5 of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, 6 its agencies, various programs, grants, subsidies and contributions 7 and Capital and Human Resources Development.
The National 8 Government’s share of the Amended Compact funds has been reduced to 9 zero; EXCEPT THAT, the National Government will retain 10 percent 10 of the Supplemental Education Grant funds as is reflected in the 11 budget for the Department of Education.

The sum appropriated 12 herein shall be apportioned as follows: 13 Section 2.

Operating Expenses of the Executive Branch.


The 14 sum of $18,199,317 or so much thereof as may be necessary, is 15 hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States 16 of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, for 17 the purpose of funding the operations of the Executive Branch of 18 the National Government during the fiscal year 2017.

The sum CBL 19-218 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 1 appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: 2 (1) Office of the President.

3 The sum of $18,199,317 or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 4 the operations of the Office of the President during the fiscal 5 year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 6 follows: Personnel ..................................$ 470,067 Travel ..................................... 190,000 Contractual Services........................ 431,000 OCE ........................................ 99,000 Fixed Assets ............................... 2,500 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.
13 The sum of $4,563,881, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 14 the operations of the Department of Foreign Affairs during the 15 fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned 16 as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 1,488,332 Travel ..................................... 333,710 Contractual Services........................ 2,365,087 OCE ........................................ 307,202 Fixed Assets ............................... 69,550 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.
23 The sum of $2,532,058, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 24 the operations of the Department of Finance and Administration 25 during the fiscal year 2017.

The sum appropriated herein shall be 2 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 1 apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 1,731,879 Travel ..................................... 200,401 Contractual Services........................ 273,966 OCE ........................................ 245,812 Fixed Assets ............................... 80,000 (4) Department of Resources and Development.
8 The sum of $1,259,931, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 9 the operations of the Department of Resources and Development 10 during the fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be 11 apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................. $ 829,195 Travel ..................................... 188,698 Contractual Services (where $30,000 is to be used for the Trade Advisor contract under the Division of Trade and Investment) ..................... 48,250 OCE ......................................... .

162,288 Fixed Assets ............................... .
1,500 (5) Department of Transportation, Communications and 20 Infrastructure.

21 The sum of $2,476,256, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 22 the operations of the Department of Transportation, Communications 23 and Infrastructure during the fiscal year 2017.

The sum 24 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: 25 Personnel .................................. $ 552,077 3 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 Travel ..................................... $ 237,355 Contractual Services........................ .

1,618,579 OCE ........................................ .

68,245 Fixed Assets ............................... .

-0- (6) Department of Health and Social Affairs.

6 The sum of $779,279, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 7 the operations of the Department of Health and Social Affairs 8 during the fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be 9 apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 448,765 Travel ..................................... 130,246 Contractual Services........................ 108,617 OCE ........................................ 90,151 Fixed Assets ............................... 1,500 (7) Department of Education.
16 The sum of $804,247, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 17 the operations of the Department of Education during the fiscal 18 year 2017.

Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, 19 $366,598 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the 20 Supplemental Education Grant.
The sum appropriated herein shall be 21 apportioned as follows: 22 23 24 25 Personnel .................................. $ 408,511 Travel ..................................... 154,793 Contractual Services........................ 168,393 OCE ........................................ .. 70,050 4 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 1 2 Fixed Assets ............................... $ 2,500 (8) Department of Justice.
3 The sum of $3,141,352, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 4 the operations of the Department of Justice during the fiscal year 5 2017.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................. $ 2,383,171 Travel .................................... .

164,212 Contractual Services....................... .

261,006 OCE ....................................... .

296,213 Fixed Assets .............................. .
36,750 (9) Office of the Public Defender.

12 The sum of $943,732, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 13 the operations of the Office of the Public Defender during the 14 fiscal year 2017.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned 15 as follows: Personnel .................................. $ 663,970 Travel ..................................... .

70,812 Contractual Services........................ .

101,050 OCE ........................................ .
86,900 Fixed Assets ............................... .

21,000 (10) Office of Environment and Emergency Management.

22 The sum of $310,196, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 23 the operations of the Office of Environment and Emergency 24 Management during the fiscal year 2017.

The sum appropriated 25 herein shall be apportioned as follows: 5 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 Personnel .................................. $ 181,464 Travel ..................................... .

Contractual Services........................ .

OCE ........................................ .

Fixed Assets ............................... .

90,066 18,450 20,216 -0- (11) Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation.
8 The sum of $195,818, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 9 the operations of the Office of National Archives, Culture and 10 Historic Preservation during the fiscal year 2017.

The sum 11 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................. .

$ 123,701 Travel ..................................... .

34,503 Contractual Services........................ .

10,425 OCE ........................................ .
19,892 Fixed Assets ............................... .

7,297 Section 3.

Operating Expenses of the Legislative 18 Branch.

The sum of $4,342,568, or so much thereof as may be 19 necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the 20 Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 21 30, 2017, for the operations of the Legislative Branch of the 22 National Government during fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated 23 by this section shall be apportioned as follows: 24 (1) Speaker and Members.

25 The sum of $1,959,511, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 6 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 1 the operations of the Office of the Speaker and Members of the 2 Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia during fiscal year 3 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................. $ 430,530 Travel ..................................... .

662,381 Contractual Services........................ .

866,600 OCE ........................................ .

Fixed Assets ............................... .

-0- -0- (2) Staff Offices.

10 The sum of $1,893,057, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 11 the operations of the Congress staff offices during fiscal year 12 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................. $ 944,275 Travel...................................... .

115,252 Contractual Services........................ .

470,030 OCE........................................ .. 187,000 Fixed Assets................................ .

176,500 (3) Congress Delegation Offices.


19 The sum of $490,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 20 the operations of the Congress delegation offices during the fiscal 21 year 2017.

Of the amounts appropriated for contractual services 22 within each Delegation Office, up to a maximum of $25,000 per 23 Member, at the Delegation Offices’ discretion, may be used for 24 Member Representation.

The sum appropriated is apportioned as 25 follows: 7 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 (a) Kosrae Delegation Office Travel .......................... $ Contractual Services .............. OCE ...............................
Fixed Assets ...................... -0- 5,000 45,000 20,000 TOTAL ............................. 70,000 (b) Pohnpei Delegation Office Travel ........................... 10,000 Contractual Services .............. 100,000 OCE ............................... 30,000 Fixed Assets ...................... -0- TOTAL ............................. 140,000 (c) Chuuk Delegation Office Travel ........................... 10,000 Contractual Services .............. 160,000 OCE ...............................
Fixed Assets ...................... 30,000 10,000 TOTAL ............................. 210,000 (d) Yap Delegation Office Travel ........................... 10,000 Contractual Services .............. 30,000 OCE ............................... 25,000 Fixed Assets ..................... $ 5,000 TOTAL ............................. 70,000 Section 4.

Operating Expenses of the National Judicial 8 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 1 Branch.


The sum of $1,404,871, or so much thereof as may be 2 necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the 3 Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 4 30, 2017, for the operations of the Judicial Branch of the National 5 Government during the fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated by 6 this section shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel...................................$ 850,627 Travel...................................... 161,525 Contractual Services........................ 182,694 OCE......................................... 178,025 Fixed Assets................................ 32,000 Section 5.

Operating Expenses of the National Public Auditor.


13 The sum of $743,355, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is 14 hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States 15 of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, for 16 the operations of the National Office of the Public Auditor.
The 17 sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 464,290 Travel...................................... 124,565 Contractual Services........................ 86,000 OCE......................................... 58,500 Fixed Assets................................$ 10,000 Section 6.

Operating Expenses of Agencies of the 24 National Government.
The sum of $1,979,660, or so much thereof as 25 may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of 9 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 1 the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending 2 September 30, 2017, for the operations of the following boards, 3 commissions and agencies during the fiscal year 2017.
The sum 4 appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: 5 (1) National Oceanic Resource Management Authority (NORMA).

6 The sum of $529,934, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 7 the operations of NORMA for the fiscal year 2017.

The sum 8 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................. $ 235,794 Travel...................................... .

160,000 Contractual Services........................ .
69,240 OCE......................................... .

54,900 Fixed Assets................................ .

10,000 (2) Board of Regents (COM-FSM).

15 The sum of $105,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 16 the operations of the Board of Regents, COM-FSM during the fiscal 17 year 2017.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 18 follows: Personnel.....................................$ Travel........................................
Contractual Services..........................$ -0- -0- -0- OCE........................................... $105,000 Fixed Assets.................................. -0- (3) FSM Banking Board.

25 The sum of $214,369, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 10 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 1 the operations of FSM Banking Board during the fiscal year 2017.
2 The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ Travel......................................

Contractual Services........................ OCE.........................................

Fixed Assets................................ (4) FSM Insurance Board.

88,273 77,138 22,725 22,253 3,980 9 The sum of $297,929, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 10 the operations of FSM Insurance Board during the fiscal year 2017.
11 The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 116,175 Travel......................................

Contractual Services........................ OCE.........................................

Fixed Assets................................ 76,420 85,255 20,079 -0- (5) FSM Postal Services.
18 The sum of $832,428, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 19 the operations of the National Postal Services during the fiscal 20 year 2017.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 21 follows: 22 23 24 25 Personnel...................................$ 508,346 Travel...................................... 50,165 Contractual Services........................ 161,867 OCE......................................... 112,050 11 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 1 2 Fixed Assets................................ -0- Section 7.

Special Programs.

3 The sum of $400,077, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is 4 hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States 5 of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, for 6 the following special programs during fiscal year 2017.

The sum 7 appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: 8 (1) National Election Office.
9 The sum of $400,077, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 10 the operations of National Election Office during the fiscal year 11 2017.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel...................................$ 235,090 Travel...................................... 17,637 Contractual Services........................ 59,477 OCE......................................... 66,873 Fixed Assets................................ 21,000 Section 8.
Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.

The sum of 18 $11,131,234, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby 19 appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States of 20 Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017 for the 21 following grants, subsidies and contributions during fiscal year 22 2017.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as 23 follows: 24 25 (1) Office of the President.

(a) Asia Pacific Inst.

Broadcasting 12 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 1 2 3 4 Development (AIBD) .......................... $ 4,500 (b) Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union ...... 800 (c) Pacific Island News Association ...... 350 (d) 2023 Action Plan Implementation ...... -0- 5 (e) Asia Pacific Investment ............ 250 6 (f) Former Presidents’ allowance ....... 50,000 7 (g) Joint Committee on Compact Review 8 and Planning (JCRP).. ........................ 200,000 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.
(a) The Forum Secretariat ................ 46,000 (b) Secretariat for Pacific Community ... 56,000 (c) UN Membership Fees ................... 70,000 (d) ESCAP................................ 5,000 (e) East-West Center ..................... 5,000 (f) ACP Cotonou Membership Fees .......... 25,000 (g) SPC Office Rental .................... 45,000 (h) Diplomatic Relations between FSM and China (PRC)... ............................... 25,000 (i) Pacific Island Forum ................. -0- (3) Department of Finance and Administration.
(a) OCO Membership ....................... 14,024 (b) Financial Management System – Maintenance Fee .............................. 55,000 (c) CTA .................................. 9,000 (d) ADB, IMF, and Budget, Finance Policy 13 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 Consultations ............................... $ 25,000 (e) Macro Economist Advisor .............. 200,000 (f) Global Forum membership fee .......... 26,000 (4) Department of Resources and Development.

(a) PIDP ................................ 15,000 (b) FAA .
............................... 38,918 (c) Coordinating Committee for Offshore Mineral Prospecting .......................... -0- (d) Pacific Asian Travel Association (PATA) ...... ........................... .... 5,000 (e) United Nations Development Program (UNDP) .

... ............................. 30,000 (f) Micronesian Challenge Endowment Fund .

50,000 (g) Seaframe ............................. -0- (h) Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) .. 4,800 (i) Western Forestry Leadership Coalition.

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... ......................... 530 (j) Matching to SPC Projects ............. 60,000 (k) Micronesian Challenge ................ 10,000 (l) Micronesian Cruise Association ....... 2,500 (m) South Pacific Tourism Organization ... 15,000 (n) International Animal Health Organization ............................... 23,000 (o) SPC Site Rental ...................... -0- (p) IRENA ............................... 250 14 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 (q) Micronesia Trade Commission ......... $ 30,000 (r) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ...................................... 1,000 (s) IFAD ................................. 500 (5) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
(a) UNFPA ................................ 3,000 (b) WHO .................................. 4,000 (c) FSM Sport Association ................ 20,000 (d) PIHOA ............................... 20,000 (e) Territorial Health .................. 7,000 (f) Nurse Licensing ..................... 20,000 (g) Red Cross ........................... 70,000 (h) Vaccine Purchase .................... 50,000 14 (i) UN Women ............................ 1,000 15 (j) Maintenance ......................... -0- (6) Department of Education.
(a) Aid to Non-Public Schools ........... 600,000 (b) Aid to CMI Students ................. 40,000 (c) Aid to PCC Students .................. 150,000 (d) National Scholarship ................. 2,000,000 (e) National Close-Up .................... 75,000 (f) Merit Scholarship .................... 300,000 (g) COM-FSM Board Meeting .............. .

5,000 (h) Faithwalk Christian College (FCC) and Caroline College and Pastoral Institute (CCPI), the 15 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 sum of which is to be divided equally between the two college ............................... $ 100,000 (i) Xavier High School .................. 50,000 (7) Department of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure.
(a) Asia Pacific Telecommunity .......... 11,000 (b) International Telecommunication Union 20,867 (c) ICAO ................................. 28,050 (d) FSM Capital Energy ................... 600,000 10 (e) Micronesian Shipping Commission (MSC) 25,000 11 (f) Fuel and Provisions for Caroline Voyager and Navigator ........................... 1,000,000 (8) Department of Justice.

(a) States Joint Law Enforcement: Kosrae.


30,000 (b) States Joint Law Enforcement: Pohnpei 50,000 (c) States Joint Law Enforcement: Chuuk .. 100,000 (d) States Joint Law Enforcement: Yap .... 30,000 (e) Police Academy ....................... 180,000 19 (f) Ammunition for Sidearm and Long 20 Rifles .

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.................................... 25,000 21 (g) Fuel Subsidy ......................... 100,000 22 23 24 25 (9) Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia (a) IPU Conference ..................... 50,000 (b) Climate Change Conferences/ COP ..... Morocco ........ ............................. 50,000 16 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 (c) ACP ................................ 30,000 (d) APPU/APPF ............................ 60,000 (e) Staff Upgrade ........................ 50,000 (f) World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting ........ 50,000 (g) FSM/Israel Parliamentarian Friendship Link ........................... 50,000 (h) MLC Conference ....................... -0- (i) FSM/Japan Parliamentarian Friendship Link ........................... (j) China Parliamentary Visit ............ (j) FSM Congress/Cuban National Assembly -0- -0- Parliamentary Relations ...................... 50,000 (k) National Olympic Committee ........... -0- (l) FSM-French Parliamentary/ ACP ........ 50,000 (m) Fisheries meetings ................... 30,000 (n) MRA Conference in Japan .............. 20,000 (o) Contribution to IPU .................. -0- (p) IPU Annual Dues ...................... 12,500 (q) IPU Assembly in Zambia ............... (r) Crans Montana Forum in Morocco ....... -0- -0- (s) Wilshire Conference/ Meetings with Constituents ................................ -0- (t) COFA Alliance National Network ....... 25,000 (u) Travel to MRA meeting ................ 20,000 (v) Travel to Investment Advisor (Wilshire) 30,000 17 of 28 P.C.
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19-195, C.D.1 (10) Office of Environment & Emergency Management (a) UNEP ................................ $ (b) UNFCCC ............................... (c) UNCCD ................................ 760 250 120 (d) SPREP ................................ 10,184 (e) Waigani Convention ................... 1,190 (f) SPREP-Noumea Convention .............. 1,764 (g) Earth Day Activities .................. 15,000 (h) EPA Director’s Meeting ................ -0- (i) Bi-Annual Environmental Conference .... 20,000 (j) FSM FEMA Disaster Matching ........... 200,000 (k) Basel Convention ..................... 501 (11) Office of National Archives, Culture and Preservation (a) UNESCO ............................... 4,000 (b) NCSHPO ............................... 2,760 (c) PARBICA .............................. (d) PIALA ................................ (e) WHC .................................. (f) Library Fee .......................... 100 100 54 50 (12) Other Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.
(a) State Judiciary Subsidy: Kosrae .... .

35,000 (b) State Judiciary Subsidy: Pohnpei ..... 55,000 (c) State Judiciary Subsidy: Chuuk ..... .

55,000 (d) State Judiciary Subsidy: Yap ........ 35,000 18 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 (e) COM-FSM Treaty Obligation .......... $ 25,000 (f) Micronesian Legal Services Corporation 250,000 (g) MLFC Loan Payment .................... 200,000 (h) Single Audit Fee ..................... 445,000 (i) Staff Housing ......................... 510,000 (j) Recruitment and Repatriation ......... 223,218 (k) FSM Social Security Administration ... 1,000,000 (l) FSM National Government Employee’s Health Insurance Plan ..................... -0- (m) General Election (March 7, 2017) ..... 391,840 (n) NORMA- WCPFC Tuna Commission Fee ..... 108,504 (o) Trade Fairs ($10,000 for Each of the .
Four FSM States) .......................... 40,000 (p) Yap Day Fair ......................... 10,000 (q) Independence Day activities .......... 50,000 16 Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.


17 The sum of $31,814,899, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is 18 hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States 19 of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, for 20 the following capital improvements, development programs, and 21 projects and human resources development.
Of the total amount of 22 funds appropriated herein, $1,246,022 shall be deemed to come from 23 funds available under the Amended Compact from the Supplemental 24 Education Grant and $9,545,500 shall be deemed to come from funds 25 available under the Amended Compact from Compact Sector Grants.

19 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 1 The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as 2 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 ......................... 100,000 (b) PCD Awareness Initiative ....... 15,000 (c) Staff Upgrade .................. 100,000 (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 ........................ 50,000 (d) FSM Tourism Development Framework -0- (e) National Trade Facilitation Committee .............................. (f) Food Security Production ........ (g) Secretariat/ Hosting Conference, -0- -0- 20 of 28 P.C.
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19-195, C.D.1 Equipment/Materials ................... $ -0- (h) Implement National Tourism Policy/ Tourism Investment Plan ........ -0- (i) Assistance to States for Tourism Investment Plan Implementation ......... 2,000,000 (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 (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 .
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.. ............................ 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 21 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 (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 (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 ................... 7,500,000 22 of 28 P.C.
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19-195, C.D.1 (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 (8) National Election (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 .. -0- 23 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 (d) Aid to COM-FSM Students ......... $ 260,000 (11) Insurance Board (a) Improve and Strengthen the Country’s Insurance Statutory and Regulatory Framework -0- (b) In-House Consultant/ On Site 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 ............... 25,000 (c) Upgrade: FSM internet to fiber optic ................................. -0- (d) Legal and Advocacy Services: Washington, D.C., to provide independent advice in support of the Joint Committee on Compact Review and Planning (JCRP) and Compact- related activities of all branches of government .............................. 1,000,000 (e) Congress Committee Room renovations 105,687” Section 10.
Employment Ceilings.

The maximum number of 22 positions for each branch and agency of the National Government of 23 the Federated States of Micronesia for fiscal year 2016 shall be as 24 follows: 25 (1)Executive Branch ........................ 469 24 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 (2) Legislative Branch ..................... (3) Judiciary Branch ....................... (4) Public Auditor ......................... 63 35 21 (5) Agencies (a) National Oceanic Resource Management Authority........................ 11 (b) FSM Banking Board.................... (c) FSM Insurance Board ................. (d) National Postal Services............. 4 5 40 (6) Special Programs (a) National Election Commission Office 13 Section 11.

Reprogramming.
Reprogramming.

Reprogramming of funds into or 13 from the personnel budget line item shall not be permitted.

The 14 President, Speaker, Chief Justice and Public Auditor may reprogram 15 up to 10% percent to or from the funds appropriated in sections 2 16 (Operating Expenses of the Executive Branch), 3 (Operating 17 Expenses of the Legislative Branch), 4 (Operating Expenses of the 18 National Judicial Branch), and 5 (Operating Expenses of the 19 National Public Auditor).
Reprogramming of funds within a 20 department, office or agency shall be effected by the head of such 21 department, office or agency by specifying in writing to the 22 Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration of the 23 FSM National Government, the accounts for which funding is either 24 increased or decreased.

Reprogramming other than as specified 25 herein is not permitted, and more specifically, reprogramming into 25 of 28 P.C.

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19-195, C.D.1 1 or out of any line item contained in section 8 (Grants, Subsidies 2 and Contributions) or section 9 (Capital and Human Resources 3 Development) is not permitted.

The President shall report to 4 Congress within one month of the last day of each financial 5 quarter all amounts reprogrammed inter or intra a department, 6 office or agency.

7 Section 12.

Allotment and Management of Funds and Lapse 8 Dates.

9 10 (1) General provisions.


(a) All funds appropriated by this act shall be 11 allotted, managed, administered and accounted for in accordance 12 with applicable law, including, but not limited to, the Financial 13 Management Act of 1979.

14 (b) The allottees shall be responsible for ensuring 15 that these funds, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are used 16 solely for the purposes specified in this act, and that no 17 obligations are incurred in excess of the sums appropriated.

18 (2) Allottees.
18 (2) Allottees.

The allottees of the funds appropriated 19 by this act are as follows: 20 (a) Section 2 - the allottee of these funds shall be 21 the President of the Federated States of Micronesia; 22 (b) Section 3 - the allottee of these funds shall be 23 the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; 24 (c) Section 4 – the allottee of these funds shall be 25 the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federated States of 26 of 28 P.C.

NO.
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19-195, C.D.1 1 Micronesia; 2 (d) Section 5 – the allottee of these funds shall be 3 the Public Auditor of the Federated States of Micronesia; 4 (e) Sections 6 through 9 - the allottee of these funds 5 shall be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia; 6 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that for the following subsections of sections 8 7 through 9 of this act: 8 (i) Section 8(6)(g) – the allottee shall be the 9 President of the College of Micronesia – FSM; 10 (ii) Section 8 (9)(a) through (v) – the allottee 11 of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the 12 Federated States of Micronesia; 13 (iii) Section 8(12)(a) through (d) - the allottee 14 of these funds shall be the Chief Justice of the respective State 15 Supreme Court; 16 (iv) Section 8(12)(o) – the allottee of these 17 funds shall be the Governor of the respective States; 18 (v) Section 8(12)(p) – the allottee of these funds 19 shall be the Governor of the State of Yap; 20 (iv) Section 9(1)(a) through (c) - the allottee of 21 these funds shall be the President of the College of Micronesia- 22 FSM; 23 (v) Section 9(4)(b) through (e) – the allottee of 24 these funds shall be the Governor of the respective States; 25 (v) Section 9(12)(b) – the allottee of these funds 27 of 28 P.C.
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19-195, C.D.1 1 shall be the Chief Justice of the Chuuk State Supreme Court.

2 (3) Lapse date.

The authority of the allottees to 3 obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse as of September 4 30, 2017; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the funds appropriated under 5 section 9 of this act shall not lapse.

6 Section 13.
6 Section 13.

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 OVERRIDE: 10/03/16 ________________________, 2016 ______________________________ Peter M. Christian President Federated States of Micronesia 28 of 28