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TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SIXTH REGULAR SESSION, 2023 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, P.C.

NO.

22-412 C.D.2, C.D.3 PUBLIC LAW NO.

22-181 AN ACT To amend sections 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 12 of Public Law No.

22-153, as amended by Public Law No.


22-169, to appropriate $26,193,973 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, to provide supplemental funding for the operations 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.

Section 1 of Public Law No.

22-153, as amended 2 by Public Law No.

22-169, is hereby further amended to read as 3 follows: 4 “Section 1.

Purpose.
Purpose.

The purpose of this act is to 5 appropriate the sum of $105,306,162 from the General Fund of the 6 Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending 7 September 30, 2023, for the purpose of funding the operations of 8 all branches of the National Government of the Federated States of 9 Micronesia, its agencies, various programs; Grants, Subsidies, and 10 Contributions; and Capital and Human Resources Development.
The 11 National Government’s share of the Amended Compact funds has been 12 reduced to zero; EXCEPT THAT; the National Government will retain 13 the Compact Sector Grant amount for COM-FSM and 10 percent of the 14 Supplemental Education Grant funds as is reflected in the budget 15 for the Department of Education.

The sum appropriated herein 16 shall be apportioned as follows:” CBL 22-285 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

22-412 PUBLIC LAW NO.

22-181 1 Section 2.


Section 2 of Public Law No.

22-153, as amended 2 by Public Law No.

22-169, is hereby further amended to read as 3 follows: 4 “Section 2.

Operating Expenses of the Executive Branch.


5 The sum of $30,677,746, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 6 is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated 7 States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 8 2023, for the purpose of funding the operations of the Executive 9 Branch of the National Government during the fiscal year 2023.

10 The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as 11 follows: 12 (1) Office of the President.
13 The sum of $2,574,606, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 14 the operations of the Office of the President during the fiscal 15 year 2023.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 16 follows: Personnel ....................................$ 839,993 Travel ............................. ........... 430,410 Contractual Services...... ..................... 1,120,000 OCE, which may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligation .............. ........... 176,203 Fixed Assets .................................. 8,000 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.
24 The sum of $6,845,139, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 25 the operations of the Department of Foreign Affairs during the 2 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

22-412 PUBLIC LAW NO.

22-181 1 fiscal year 2023.


The sum appropriated herein shall be 2 apportioned as follows: Personnel ....................................$ 2,239,803 Travel ........................... ............ 308,914 Contractual Services............. .............. 3,671,628 OCE, which may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations ....................... 531,344 Fixed Assets ................................. 93,450 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.
10 The sum of $3,489,106, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 11 the operations of the Department of Finance and Administration 12 during the fiscal year 2023.
The sum appropriated herein shall be 13 apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 2,542,279 Travel ............................. ......... 294,227 Contractual Services........................ 286,300 OCE, which may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations ...................... 361,300 Fixed Assets ............................... 5,000 (4) Department of Resources and Development.
21 The sum of $1,696,016, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 22 the operations of the Department of Resources and Development 23 during the fiscal year 2023.

The sum appropriated herein shall be 24 apportioned as follows: 25 Personnel.................................. ... $ 1,054,781 3 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

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22-181 Travel ............................... ........ $ 213,397 Contractual Services......................... .. 203,839 OCE, which may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations ........................ 219,999 Fixed Assets ................................ .. 4,000 (5) Department of Transportation, Communications and 7 Infrastructure.
8 The sum of $3,493,686, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 9 the operations of the Department of Transportation, Communications 10 and Infrastructure during the fiscal year 2023.
The sum 11 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................. $ 753,312 Travel .............................. ........ 252,331 Contractual Services......................... 2,306,943 OCE, which may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations ...................... 116,100 Fixed Assets PROVIDED THAT, of the $65,000 appropriated herein, $10,000 is to supplement the vehicle for the PMU office ................................ .. 65,000 (6) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
21 The sum of $1,234,115, or so much thereof as may be 22 necessary, for the operations of the Department of Health and 23 Social Affairs during the fiscal year 2023.

The sum 24 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: 25 Personnel ..................................$ 800,814 4 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

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22-181 Travel .............................. ...... $ 107,863 Contractual Services........................ 127,282 OCE, which may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations ...................... 198,156 Fixed Assets ................................ -0- (7) Department of Education.

7 The sum of $949,644, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 8 the operations of the Department of Education during the fiscal 9 year 2023.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, 10 $366,570 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the 11 Supplemental Education Grant.
The sum appropriated herein shall be 12 apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................. $ 478,760 Travel .............................. ........ 171,810 Contractual Services................. ........ 231,226 OCE, which may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations ....................... 67,848 Fixed Assets ................................. -0- (8) Department of Justice.
20 The sum of $7,404,928, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 21 the operations of the Department of Justice during the fiscal year 22 2023.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 23 follows: 24 25 Personnel ................................. $ 4,695,064 Travel ............................. ........ 369,743 5 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

22-412 PUBLIC LAW NO.


22-181 Contractual Services, which may be used to pay for prior year salaries of police officers and other staff or for other prior year contract obligations.......... ........ $ 994,579 OCE, which may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations ............ ......... 937,442 Fixed Assets ....................... ........ 408,000 (9) Department of Environment, Climate Change and 9 Emergency Management.
10 The sum of $970,920, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 11 the operations of the Department of Environment, Climate Change 12 and Emergency Management during the fiscal year 2023.
The sum 13 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................. $ 586,899 Travel ............................... ....... 167,293 Contractual Services......................... 131,500 OCE, which may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations ..................... .

52,228 Fixed Assets ............................... .

33,000 (10) Office of the Public Defender.


21 The sum of $1,365,361, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 22 the operations of the Office of the Public Defender during the 23 fiscal year 2023.

The sum appropriated herein shall be 24 apportioned as follows: 25 Personnel .................................. $ 980,625 6 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

22-412 PUBLIC LAW NO.


22-181 Travel .............................. ....... $ 115,542 Contractual Services......................... 140,394 OCE, which may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations ..................... .

86,900 Fixed Assets ................................ 41,900 (11) Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation.
8 The sum of $280,423, 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 2023.

The sum 11 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................. .
$ 215,538 Travel ............................... ....... 29,171 Contractual Services......................... 15,425 OCE, which may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations ..................... .

20,289 Fixed Assets ................................ -0- (12) Office of Veteran’s Affairs.

19 The sum of $158,641, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 20 the operations of the Office Veteran’s Affairs during the fiscal 21 year 2023.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 22 follows: 23 24 25 Personnel .................................. .

$ 79,240 Travel .....................................

Contractual Services........................ 11,401 50,000 7 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

22-412 PUBLIC LAW NO.


22-181 1 2 3 4 OCE, which may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations ......................$ 18,000 Fixed Assets ................................ -0- (13) Office of Personnel.

5 The sum of $215,161, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 6 the operations of the Office of Personnel during the fiscal year 7 2023.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 8 follows: Personnel .................................. .
$ 185,161 Travel ............................... ....... 16,800 Contractual Services........................ 1,700 OCE, which may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations ...................... 11,500 Fixed Assets ............................... -0-“ Section 3.

Section 3 of Public Law No.

22-153, as amended by 16 Public Law No.

22-169, is hereby further amended to read as 17 follows: 18 19 “Section 3.

Operating Expenses of the Legislative Branch.


The sum of $10,935,413 or so much thereof as may be 20 necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the 21 Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending 22 September 30, 2023, for the operations of the Legislative Branch 23 of the National Government during fiscal year 2023.

The sum 24 appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: 25 (1) Speaker and Members.

8 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.


22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

22-412 PUBLIC LAW NO.

22-181 1 The sum of $4,773,491, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 2 the operations of the Office of the Speaker and Members of the 3 Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia during fiscal year 4 2023.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 5 follows: Personnel .................................. $ 840,650 Travel .............................. ........ 858,241 Contractual Services, of which up to $350,000 may be used to assist Members and staff with current and prior year medical costs, and up to $20,000 may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations... ........ 3,039,600 OCE ......................................... -0- Fixed Assets ............................ .... 35,000 (2) Staff Offices.
16 The sum of $3,541,922, or so much thereof as may be 17 necessary, for the operations of the Congress staff offices 18 during fiscal year 2023.

The sum appropriated herein shall 19 be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................. $ 1,620,922 Travel.............................. ......... 300,000 Contractual Services, of which up to $25,000 may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations.
................................. 992,000 OCE, of which up to $20,000 may be used to pay 9 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

22-412 PUBLIC LAW NO.

22-181 1 2 3 for outstanding prior year obligations .. ... $ 319,000 Fixed Assets.......................... ....... 310,000 (3) Congress Delegation Offices.

4 The sum of $2,620,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 5 the operations of the Congress delegation offices during the 6 fiscal year 2023.
Of the amounts appropriated for contractual 7 services within each Delegation Office, up to a maximum of 8 $175,000 per Member, at the Delegation Offices’ discretion, may be 9 used for Representation including prior years reimbursable 10 expenses and other obligations.

Any unexpended Representation 11 funds shall lapse into the FSM Trust Fund state sub-account of the 12 respective state or states, which had remaining unexpended 13 Representation funds.
The sum appropriated is apportioned as 14 follows: (a) Kosrae Delegation Office Travel .......................... $ -0- Contractual Services ............. 350,000 OCE .............................. 25,000 Fixed Assets ...................... -0- TOTAL ............................. 375,000 (b) Pohnpei Delegation Office Travel ........................... 3,000 Contractual Services ............. 700,000 OCE ............................... 42,000 Fixed Assets ...................... -0- 10 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.
22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

22-412 PUBLIC LAW NO.
22-181 TOTAL ........................... $ 745,000 (c) Chuuk Delegation Office Travel ........................... -0- Contractual Services .............. 1,060,000 OCE ............................... 45,000 Fixed Assets ...................... 10,000 TOTAL ............................. 1,115,000 (d) Yap Delegation Office Travel ........................... 13,000 Contractual Services .............. 345,000 OCE ............................... 22,000 Fixed Assets ...................... 5,000 TOTAL ............................. 385,000” Section 4.
Section 8 of Public Law No.

22-153, as amended by 15 Public Law No.

22-169, is hereby further amended to read as 16 follows: 17 “Section 8.

Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.

18 The sum of $33,253,161, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is 19 hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States 20 of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, for 21 the following grants, subsidies and contributions during the 22 fiscal year 2023.
The sum appropriated by this section shall be 23 apportioned as follows: 24 25 (1) Office of the President.

(a) Asia Pacific Institute for Broadcasting 11 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

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22-181 1 Development (AIBD) .................................. $ 4,500 2 3 (b) Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union ...... 800 (c) Pacific Island News Association ...... 350 4 (d) Asia Pacific Investment .............. 250 5 (e) Former Presidents’ Allowance......... 50,000 6 (f) Joint Committee on Compact Review and 7 Planning (JCRP) .................................... 1,343,963 (g) Presidential Inauguration ............ 50,000 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.
(a) Pacific Island Forum Secretariat ..... 57,000 (b) Secretariat of the Pacific Community .
65,000 (c) ESCAP ................................ 5,000 (d) UN Membership Fee.................... 50,000 (e) East-West Center ..................... 5,000 (f) ACP Cotonou Membership Fees .......... 17,000 (g) SPC Office Rental .................... 47,070 (h) SIS Program.......................... 10,000 (i) IOM Membership Fee ................... 600 (j) SPC Host Grant ....................... 20,000 20 (K) UN Multi-Country Office Lease ........ 30,960 (l) Opening ceremony of Embassy in Tokyo .
40,000 (m) Consultancy Services Contract ........ 32,000 (3) Department of Finance and Administration (a) CTA-OCO Membership Fee ............... 10,000 (b) Maintenance Fee for Financial 12 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

22-412 PUBLIC LAW NO.

22-181 1 Management Information System (FMIS).
............... $ 55,000 2 3 (c) PITTA – CTA .......................... 5,000 (d) ADB, IMF and Budget, Finance 4 Policy Consultations ................................. 25,000 (e) Macro Economist Advisor .............. 200,000 (f) Global Forum Membership Fee .......... 26,000 (g) PFTAC Membership Fee ................. 20,000 (h) CTA Conference ....................... 35,000 (i) Tax Compliance Initiative ............ 25,000 (j) FSM Trust Fund Board ................. 50,000 (j) Finance Conference ................... 75,000 (4) Department of Resources and Development.
(a) Pacific Islands Development 14 Program (PIDP) ..................................... 15,000 (b) Pacific Asian Travel Association (PATA) 6,000 (c) United Nations Development Program (UNDP) 30,000 (d) Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) .. 6,800 (e) Western Forestry Leadership Coalition 530 (f) Matching to SPC Projects ............. 60,000 (g) Micronesian Challenge ................ 10,000 (h) Micronesian Cruise Association ....... 2,500 (i) South Pacific Tourism Organization ... 8,000 (j) IRENA ............................... 250 (k) Micronesia Trade Commission .......... 30,000 (l) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) 1,000 13 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.
22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

22-412 PUBLIC LAW NO.
22-181 1 2 3 (m) IFAD ................................ $ 500 (n) UNIDO Membership ..................... 1,000 (o) Micronesia Association of Sustainable 4 Agriculture......................................... 50,000 5 (p) Micronesia Island Forum ............. 232,000 6 (q) Micronesia Challenge Endowment Fund.. 100,000 7 (r) International Coconut Community (annual 8 and prior years fees)............................... 18,000 (s) 2nd FSM Expo (Kosrae) ................ 100,000 (t) Trade Policy Review ................. 35,000 (5) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
(a) UNFPA ................................ 3,000 (b) WHO .................................. 4,790 (c) PIHOA ............................... 20,000 (d) Association of Territorial Health ... 4,000 (e) Nursing and Medical Licensing ....... 60,000 (f) FSM Red Cross ....................... 70,000 (g) UNICEF (Vaccine & TB Drugs) ......... 50,000 19 (h) UN/FSM Women (CEDAW) ................ 1,000 20 (i) Drug Quality Testing Project.

....... 3,000 (6) Department of Education.
(a) Aid to Non-Public Schools ........... 1,000,000 (b) Aid to CMI Students ................. 30,000 (c) Aid to PCC Students .................. 50,000 (d) National Scholarship ................. 3,000,000 14 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

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22-181 (e) National Close-Up ................... $ 75,000 (f) Merit Scholarship .................... 275,000 (g) Aid to FSM Students in Japan ......... 100,000 (h) Aid to FSM Students in China ......... 50,000 (i) Aid to FSM Students in Fiji .......... 50,000 (j) Caroline College & Pastoral Institute.

200,000 (k) Faithwalk Christian College ......... .
200,000 (l) Xavier High School – Chuuk ........... 75,000 (m) Yap Catholic High School ............. 75,000 (7) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure.
(a) Asia Pacific Telecommunity .......... 6,075 (b) International Telecommunication Union 25,867 (c) ICAO ................................. 45,075 (d) FSM Capital Energy ................... 705,145 (e) Micronesian Shipping Commission ...... 25,000 (f) Fuel and Provisions for Caroline Voyager and Navigator ........................... 1,345,830 (g) FSM National Government Computer Network Bandwidth Contract.................. 181,920 (h) Arrears due to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 2018 ......... ....... 20,000 (i) ICAO arrears ................. ....... 174,000 (8) Department of Justice.
(a) States Joint Law Enforcement: Kosrae.

125,000 15 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

22-412 PUBLIC LAW NO.
22-181 (b) States Joint Law Enforcement: Pohnpei $ 250,000 (c) States Joint Law Enforcement: Chuuk, of which $75,000 shall be used for Weno Municipal Police ........................................ 300,000 (d) States Joint Law Enforcement: Yap .... 125,000 (e) Police Academy ....................... 200,000 (f) Fuel Subsidy ......................... 550,000 (g) WIPO ................................. -0- (h) Interpol-Membership & Activities ..... 15,000 10 (i) Ammunitions for side arm & long rifles 25,000 (j) Organizations for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) ......................... 7,962 (k) Comprehensive Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty Organization (CTBT) ............................. 13,708 (l) Police fuel subsidy: Kosrae .......... 10,000 (m) Police fuel subsidy: Yap ............. 10,000 (9) Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management (a) UNEP ................................. (b) UNFCCC ............................... (c) UNCCD ................................ 835 325 195 (d) SPREP Membership ..................... 10,768 (e) Waigani Convention ................... 1,190 (f) SPREP-Noumea Convention .............. 1,764 (g) Earth Day Activities .................. 15,000 16 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.
22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

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22-181 (h) 7th Bi-Annual Environment Conference .
$ 20,000 (i) Basel Convention ..................... (j) Kyoto Protocol ....................... 197 484 (k) WMO Membership ....................... 15,000 (l) Disaster Assistance Emergency Relief Fund (DAEF)- Matching ................... 200,000 (m) Disaster Relief Fund ................. 100,000 8 (n) Stockholm Convention Membership ...... 550 9 (o) COP27 Travel ......................... 100,000 (10) Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation (a) UNESCO ............................... 4,000 (b) NCSHPO ............................... 2,760 (c) PARBICA .............................. (d) PIALA ................................ (e) WHC .................................. (f) Library Fee .......................... 100 100 54 50 (11) Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia (a) Staff Upgrade ........................ 25,000 (b) IPU Annual Dues ...................... 12,500 (c) COFA Alliance National Network (CANN).
25,000 (d) Compact Historical Project ........... 25,000 (e) Opening Ceremony of Embassy in Tokyo.. ..... ................................ 100,000 (f) IPU ................................. 100,000 17 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

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22-181 (12) Other Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.

(a) COM board meeting ................ .
$ 5,000 (b) COM-FSM Treaty Obligation ............ 25,000 (c) FSM Social Security Administration ...................... 3,000,000 (d) State Judiciaries: Kosrae ........... 75,000 (e) State Judiciaries: Pohnpei ........... 100,000 (f) State Judiciaries: Chuuk ............. 170,000 (g) State Judiciaries: Yap ............... 75,000 (h) National Law Day ..................... 100,000 (i) Micronesian Legal Services Corporation (MLSC) .............................. 250,000 (j) NORMA – Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) .. 63,000 (k) NORMA – WCPFC Tuna Commission Membership Fee.......... .................................. 434,201 16 (l) PNA Membership Fee ................... 10,000 (m) Independence Day Activities .......... 50,000 (n) MLFC Loan Payment .................... 260,000 (o) Single Audit Fee .................... 460,000 (p) Staff Housing, including 100,000 for the Office of Personnel ....................... 850,000 (q) Recruitment and Repatriation ......... 223,218 (r) Caroline Air Subsidy for insurance, operation and fuel.... ......................... 255,000 (s) President’s Day ...................... -0- 18 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.
22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

22-412 PUBLIC LAW NO.
22-181 (t) General Election (2023) ............. $ 400,000 (u) Legal and Advocacy Services in Washington D.C. (A&P) .......... ............... 2,000,000 (v) DOFA – Prior year obligations ....... 7,000 (w) Legal fees owed to INS/Bargain Center 5,390 (x) Legal fees owed to Genesis .......... 5,244 (y) Hosting of 2023 Oceania Customs Organization’s Annual conference .............. 47,000 (z) National election prior year obligation 5,760 (aa) Supplement for MCO Office space .... 48,031 (bb) FAS Organization in Guam ............ 50,000 (cc) PII Settlement ...................... 6,000,000 (dd) FSM National Government salary increases pursuant to Public Law No.
22-170 .............. 4,900,000” Section 5.

Section 9 of Public Law No.

22-153, as amended by 16 Public Law No.

22-169, is hereby further amended to read as 17 follows: 18 “Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.


19 The sum of $23,002,475, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is 20 hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States 21 of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, for 22 the following capital improvements, development programs, and 23 projects and human resources development.
Of the total amount of 24 funds appropriated herein, $1,534,539 shall be deemed to come from 25 funds available under the Supplemental Education Grant and 19 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

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22-181 1 $1,000,000 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the 2 Compact Sector Grants.

The sum appropriated by this section shall 3 be apportioned as follows: 4 5 (1) College of Micronesia – FSM.
(a) College of Micronesia–FSM ..... $ 4,000,000 6 (b) FSM Fisheries and Maritime Institute (FMI) .............................. 965,735 (c) College of Micronesia-FSM SEG Funding .................................. 878,978 (d) COM-FSM Endowment Fund ........ 500,000 (e) COM-Public Health initiative .. 488,798 (f) Assistance to boarding students, COM-FSM main campus Pohnpei (i) Chuukese students ......... 100,000 (ii) Yapese students ........... 75,000 (iii) Kosraen students .......... 50,000 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs (a) Acting Pay: UN Mission ......... 98,394 (b) Acting Pay: Fiji ............... 19,395 (c) Acting Pay: D.C. Embassy ....... 16,764 (d) Acting Pay: Guam .............. 19,000 (3) Department of Finance and Administration (a) FSM Warehouse Lease and Maintenance -0- (b) PCD Awareness and Training ...... 35,000 (c) Support to Municipal Government 20 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.
22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

22-412 PUBLIC LAW NO.
22-181 Financial Management Improvement ............ $ 50,000 (d) Tax Reform Commission ........... 100,000 (e) Housing for local staff assigned to financial organizations for short term training (IMF, WB, ADB, GCF) ......................... 72,000 (4) Department of Resources and Development (a) R&D SNLC ......................... 75,000 (b) FSM Chamber of Commerce .......... 50,000 (c) Chamber of Commerce: Kosrae ...... 20,000 (d) Chamber of Commerce: Pohnpei ..... 30,000 (e) Chamber of Commerce: Chuuk ....... 30,000 (f) Chamber of Commerce: Yap ......... 20,000 (g) Conservation Society: Kosrae ..... 25,000 (h) Conservation Society: Pohnpei .... 40,000 (i) Conservation Society: Chuuk ...... 40,000 (j) Conservation Society: Yap ........ 25,000 (5) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure (a) Operation and Dry-Docking expenses and arrears ................... 2,300,000 (b) FSM National Government Facility Improvements and Renovations ................. 115,685 (c) FSM National Government Computer Network ..................................... 100,000 (6) Department of Justice 21 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.
22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

22-412 PUBLIC LAW NO.
22-181 (a) Anti-Human Trafficking Enforcement, Campaign, and Investigation .................. $ 125,000 (b) Victim Shelter and Services ..... 125,000 (c) Boat Maintenance ................ 200,000 (d) DOJ Satellite Phone Billing ..... 10,000 (7) 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 ................ 40,000 (d) International Day for Disaster Reduction .................................... 12,000 (e) Disaster Risk Management Conference...... ............................. 40,000 (8) National Election Commission Office (a) Voter ID Card and New Voter Registration Project ......................... 50,000 (9) Department of Health and Social Affairs (a) Medical Specialist Team .......... 120,000 (b) MOE-BHWP Med ..................... 22,200 (c) Electronic Record System ......... 35,000 (d) Youth in Sports ................. 50,000 (e) Hispathology and diagnostic 22 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.
22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

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22-181 improvement ................................ $ 16,000 (f) Implementation, FSM Pharmaceutical Act ........................................ 24,010 (g) Competent Authority, compliance process for fisheries exportation ........... 115,990 (h) medical professional recruitment 33,500 (10) Department of Education (a) NDOE Year 3 Project (SEG) ........ 655,561 (b) School Accreditation ............. (c) Teacher Certification Project .... -0- -0- (d) Vernacular Language Arts (VLA) Curriculum Standards and Benchmarks Training .. 75,170 (e) CTE Teacher Training ............. 56,910 14 (11) NORMA (a) Hosting WPCFC, TTC, & SC ......... 10,000 (b) Internship for students in the area of fisheries management .................. 5,000 (c) T3 Monitoring .................... 150,000 (d) Commemorate World Tuna Day ...... 70,000 (12) Other Capital and Human Resources Development (a) Donor Roundtable ............... .
100,000 (b) Chuuk State Supreme Court parking lot, fencing, and maintenance... ............. 200,000 (c) National Voter Register........... 64,000 (d) TC&I Utwe Water project settlement 260,000 23 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

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22-181 (e) Diplomatic Mission Geneva .......$ 300,000 (f) FSM ConCon Public Education & Awareness.................................... 200,000 (g) Capitol road improvement Nanpohnmal to Sekere......................... 400,000 (h) Road improvement and heavy equipment, Yap ............................ 100,000 (i) Road improvement, Weno, Chuuk ... 100,000 (j) State subsidies: (i) Generator Parts, Yap state, YSPSC ............................ 250,000 (ii) Fuel Chuuk state, CPUC .... 300,000 (iii) Power line extension, Pohnpei state, PUC ........................... 100,000 (iv) Fuel Kosrae state, KPUA ................................. -0- (k) Chuuk Narik Mataw ship............ 100,000 (l) Pohnpei Lady Pohnpei ship......... 117,385 (m) Lady Minto ship................... 95,000 (n) PMA subsidy....................... 100,000 (o) Open market Pohnpei causeway 350,000 (p) Case tracking system (CTS)........ 25,000 (q) H2 Habilmohol – fuel subsidy ..... 100,000 (r) Kosrae Solar Project ............. 200,000 (s) Construction of a postal service 24 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.
22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

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22-181 building in Tonoas, Chuuk .................. $ 50,000 (t) Establish Diplomatic Mission in Australia ........................ 500,000 (u) Purchase property in Honolulu for Hawaii FSM Consulate Office ................. 5,000,000 (v) Airport Subsidy: Kosrae State .... 250,000 (w) Airport Subsidy: Pohnpei State ... 250,000 (x) Airport Subsidy: Chuuk State ..... 250,000 (y) Airport Subsidy for Outer Islands: Yap State ................................... 250,000 (z) Repair and refurbishment of HI and Chief Mailo ................................. 500,000” Section 6.
Section 12 of Public Law No.

22-153, as amended by 14 Public Law No.

22-169, is hereby further amended to read as 15 follows: 16 “Section 12.

Allotment and Management of Funds and Lapse 17 Dates.

18 19 (1) General provisions.

(a) All funds appropriated by this act shall be 20 allotted, managed, administered and accounted for in accordance 21 with applicable law, including, but not limited to, the 22 Financial Management Act of 1979.
23 (b) The allottees shall be responsible for ensuring 24 that these funds, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are 25 used solely for the purposes specified in this act, and that no 25 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

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22-181 1 obligations are incurred in excess of the sums appropriated.

2 (2) Allottees.
The allottees of the funds appropriated by this act are as follows: (a) Section 2 - the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia; (b) Section 3 - the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; (c) Section 4 – the allottee of these funds shall 10 be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federated 11 States of Micronesia; (d) Section 5 – the allottee of these funds shall be the Public Auditor of the Federated States of Micronesia; (e) Sections 6 through 9 - the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that for the following subsections of sections 8 through 9 of this act: (i) Sections 8(1)(f) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Chair of the Joint Committee on Compact Review and Planning; (ii) Section 8(8)(a) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Kosrae; (iii) Section 8(8)(b) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Pohnpei; (iv) Section 8(8)(c) – the allottee of these 26 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.
22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

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22-181 funds shall be the Governor of the state of Chuuk; (v) Section 8(8)(d) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Yap; (vi) Section 8(8)(l) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Kosrae; (vii) Section 8(11) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; (viii) Section 8(12)(a) – the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the College of Micronesia-FSM; (ix) Section 8(12)(d) through (g) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Chief Justice of the respective State Supreme Court; (x) Section 8(12)(h) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia; (xi) Section 9(1)(a) through (e), (f)(ii) and (f)(iii) – the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the College of Micronesia-FSM; (xii) Sections 9(4)(c) and (g) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Kosrae; (xiii) Sections 9(4)(d) and (h) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Pohnpei; 27 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.
22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

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22-181 (xiv) Sections 9(4)(e) and (i) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Chuuk; (xv) Sections 9(4)(f) and (j) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Yap; (xvi) Section 9(12)(g), (l), (m) and (o) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure; (xvii) Section 9(12)(h) and (n) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Yap; (xviii) Section 9(12)(i) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Mayor of Weno; (xix) Section 9(12)(k) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; (xx) Sections 9(12)(j) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Public Utility Corporations of the respective states; (xxi) Section 9(12)(q) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Yap; (xxii) Section 9(12)(r) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Kosrae; (xxiii) Section 8(12)(bb) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; 28 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.
22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

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22-181 (xxiv) Section 9(12)(v) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Kosrae; (xxv) Section 9(12)(w) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Pohnpei Port Authority; (xxvi) Section 9(12)(x) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Chuuk; (xxvii) Section 9(12)(y) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Yap.
(xxviii) Section 9(l)(f)(i) – the allottee of the these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia.

(3) Lapse date.

The authority of the allottees to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse as of September 30, 2023; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the funds appropriated under section 9 of this act shall not lapse.” 29 of 30 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-268, C.D.1, C.D.2, C.D.3 P.C.

NO.

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22-181 1 Section 7.


This act shall become law upon approval by the 2 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 3 becoming law without such approval.

4 January 23rd, 2022 /s/ David W. Panuelo David W. Panuelo President Federated States of Micronesia 30 of 30