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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FIFTH REGULAR SESSION, 2016 C.B.

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19-224 A BILL FOR AN ACT To amend the title and sections 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 and 12 of Public Law No.
19-118, to correct for arithmetic and other technical errors, to make certain clarifications, to remove funding for certain items in response to the President’s line item vetoes in the FY17 National Government Budget, to increase funding for one line item, to adjust certain totals, to add an allottee, and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 Section 1.

Purpose.

The purpose of this act is to amend 2 Public Law No.
19-118, in order to correct for arithmetic and 3 other technical errors to make certain clarifications, to remove 4 funding for certain items in the budget in response to P.C.

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5 19-456, which contains the President’s line item vetoes of the 6 FY17 National Government Budget, to increase funding for one 7 line item, and to adjust certain totals throughout the Public 8 Law No.

19-118, accordingly: 9 Section 2.

The title of Public Law No.
19-118 is hereby 10 amended to read as follows: “To appropriate [$70,015,981] $69,650,981 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.” CBL 19-249 C.B.

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19-224 1 Section 3.

Section 1 of Public Law No.

19-118 is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: “Section 1.

[Title.]

Purpose.
[Title.]

Purpose.

The [title] purpose of this act is as follows: To appropriate the sum of [$70,015,981] $69,650,981 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, 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 4.

Section 2 of Public Law No.

19-118 is hereby 19 amended to read as follows: “Section 2.

Operating Expenses of the Executive Branch.


The sum of [$18,199,317] $18,099,317 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, 2017, for the purpose of funding the operations of the Executive Branch of the National 2 of 28 C.B.

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19-224 Government during the fiscal year 2017.


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

The sum of [$18,199,317] $1,192,567 or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the President during the fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ...................................$ 470,067 Travel ...................................... 190,000 Contractual Services......................... 431,000 OCE ......................................... 99,000 Fixed Assets ................................ 2,500 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.
The sum of [$4,563,881] $4,463,881, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Foreign Affairs during the fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 1,488,332 Travel ..................................... 333,710 Contractual Services..............[2,365,087] 2,265,087 OCE ........................................ 307,202 Fixed Assets ............................... 69,550 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.

3 of 28 C.B.

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3 of 28 C.B.

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19-224 The sum of $2,532,058, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Finance and Administration during the fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ...................................$ 1,731,879 Travel ...................................... 200,401 Contractual Services......................... 273,966 OCE ......................................... 245,812 Fixed Assets ................................ 80,000 (4) Department of Resources and Development.
The sum of $1,259,931, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Resources and Development during the fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel...................................$ 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] 78,250 OCE ........................................ 162,288 Fixed Assets ............................... 1,500 (5) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure.
The sum of $2,476,256, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of 4 of C.B.

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19-224 Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure during the fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ....................................$ 552,077 Travel ....................................... 237,355 Contractual Services.......................... 1,618,579 OCE .......................................... 68,245 Fixed Assets ................................. -0- (6) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
The sum of $779,279, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Health and Social Affairs during the fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ...................................$ 448,765 Travel ...................................... 130,246 Contractual Services......................... 108,617 OCE ......................................... 90,151 Fixed Assets ................................ 1,500 (7) Department of Education.

The sum of $804,247, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Education during the fiscal year 2017.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $366,598 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Supplemental 5 of 28 C.B.

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19-224 Education Grant.


The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .....................................$ 408,511 Travel ........................................ 154,793 Contractual Services........................... 168,393 OCE ........................................... 70,050 Fixed Assets .................................. 2,500 (8) Department of Justice.
The sum of $3,141,352, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Justice during the fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ....................................$ 2,383,171 Travel ....................................... 164,212 Contractual Services.......................... 261,006 OCE .......................................... 296,213 Fixed Assets ................................. 36,750 (9) Office of the Public Defender.
The sum of $943,732, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the Public Defender during the fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .....................................$ 663,970 Travel ........................................ 70,812 Contractual Services........................... 101,050 6 of C.B.

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19-224 OCE ...........................................$ 86,900 Fixed Assets .................................. 21,000 (10) Office of Environment and Emergency Management.

The sum of $310,196, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Environment and Emergency Management during the fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ....................................$ 181,464 Travel ....................................... 90,066 Contractual Services.......................... 18,450 OCE .......................................... 20,216 Fixed Assets ................................. -0- (11) Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation.
The sum of $195,818, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation during the fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .....................................$ 123,701 Travel ........................................ 34,503 Contractual Services........................... 10,425 OCE ........................................... 19,892 Fixed Assets .................................. 7,297” 7 of 28 C.B.

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19-224 1 Section 5.

Section 3 of Public Law No.


19-118 is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: “Section 3.

Operating Expenses of the Legislative Branch.


The sum of [$4,342,568] $4,392,568, 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, 2017, for the operations of the Legislative Branch of the National Government during fiscal year 2017.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Speaker and Members.
The sum of [$1,959,511] $2,009,511, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the Speaker and Members of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia during fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ....................................$ 430,530 Travel ....................................... 662,381 Contractual Services, provided that $50,000 of such sum is for the Congress Medical Assistance Program....................[866,600] 916,600 OCE ........................................

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

8 of 28 C.B.

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8 of 28 C.B.

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19-224 The sum of $1,893,057, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Congress staff offices during fiscal year 2017.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ...................................$ 944,275 Travel....................................... 115,252 Contractual Services......................... 470,030 OCE.......................................... 187,000 Fixed Assets................................. 176,500 (3) Congress Delegation Offices.

The sum of $490,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Congress delegation offices during the fiscal year 2017.
Of the amounts appropriated for contractual services within each Delegation Office, up to a maximum of $25,000 per Member, at the Delegation Offices’ discretion, may be used for Member Representation.
The sum appropriated is apportioned as follows: (a) Kosrae Delegation Office Travel........................................$ -0- Contractual Services.......................[5,000] 70,000 OCE...................................... [45,000] -0- Fixed Assets............................. [20,000] -0- TOTAL.......................................... 70,000 (b) Pohnpei Delegation Office 9 of 28 C.B.

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19-224 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............................................ 30,000 Fixed Assets................................... 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 6.
Section 8 of Public Law No.

19-118 is hereby 19 amended to read as follows: “Section 8.

Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.

The sum of [$11,131,234] $11,916,234, 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, 2017 for the following grants, subsidies and contributions during fiscal year 2017.

The 10 of 28 C.B.

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19-224 sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Office of the President.

(a) Asia Pacific Inst.
Broadcasting Development (AIBD).............................$ 4,500 (b) Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union ...... 800 (c) Pacific Island News Association....... 350 (d) 2023 Action Plan Implementation........ -0- (e) Asia Pacific Investment................ 250 (f) Former Presidents’ allowance........... 50,000 (g) Joint Committee on Compact Review and Planning (JCRP)............................. [200,000] (i) Initial Committee Operations..... 200,000 (ii) Fees for Legal Counsel (Arnold & Porter LLP)........................... 1,000,000 (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] -0- 11 of C.B.
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19-224 (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 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] FFA............................. 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 12 of 28 C.B.
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19-224 (i) Western Forestry Leadership Coalition.........................................$ 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................... .... (p) IRENA................................. -0- 250 (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] -0- (d) PIHOA................................... 20,000 (e) Territorial Health...................... 7,000 (f) Nurse and Medical Licensing............ 20,000 (g) Red Cross............................... 70,000 (h) Vaccine Purchase........................ 50,000 (i) UN Women................................ 1,000 (j) Maintenance............................. -0- 13 of 28 C.B.
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19-224 (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 sum of which is to be divided equally between the two colleges................................ 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 (e) Micronesian Shipping Commission (MSC)........................................... 25,000 (f) Fuel and Provisions for Caroline Voyager and Navigator........................... 1,000,000 14 of 28 C.B.

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19-224 (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 (f) Ammunition for Sidearm and Long Rifles.......................................... 25,000 (g) Fuel Subsidy................[100,000] -0- (9) Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia (a) IPU Conference...................... 50,000 (b) Climate Change Conferences/ COP Morocco........................................ 50,000 (c) ACP................................. 30,000 (d) APPU/APPF........................... 60,000 (e) Staff Upgrade...............[50,000] -0- (f) World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting....... 50,000 (g) FSM/Israel Parliamentarian Friendship Link................................ 50,000 (h) MLC Conference...................... -0- (i) FSM/Japan Parliamentarian 15 of 28 C.B.
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19-224 Friendship Link..................................$ -0- (j) China Parliamentary Visit............. -0- (j) FSM Congress/Cuban National Assembly 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] -0- (o) Contribution to IPU................... -0- (p) IPU Annual Dues....................... 12,500 (q) IPU Assembly in Zambia................ -0- (r) Crans Montana Forum in Morocco........ -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 (10) Office of Environment & Emergency Management (a) UNEP.................................. 760 (b) UNFCCC................................ 250 (c) UNCCD................................. 120 (d) SPREP................................. 10,184 (e) Waigani Convention.................... 1,190 (f) SPREP-Noumea Convention............... 1,764 16 of 28 C.B.
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19-224 (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 (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 17 of 28 C.B.
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19-224 (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 State Fair................... 10,000 (q) Independence Day activities.......... 50,000” 10 Section 7.

Section 9 of Public Law No.


19-118 is hereby 11 amended to read as follows: “Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.

The sum of [$31,814,899] $30,714,899, 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, 2017, 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 $9,545,500 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.

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19-224 (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] -0- (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- Equipment/Materials............................ -0- (h) Implement National Tourism 19 of 28 C.B.
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19-224 Policy/ Tourism Investment Plan................$ -0- (i) Assistance to States for Tourism Investment Plan Implementation:................. [2,000,000] (i) Yap State, PROVIDED; THAT, $120,000 of the $500,000 is earmarked for “Yap Destination Marketing Plan Project”......................................... 500,000 (ii) Kosrae State..................... 500,000 (iii) Pohnpei State.................... 500,000 (iv) Chuuk State...................... 500,000 (j) Phase II Foreign Investment Review........................................... -0- (k) Fortieth Session of the Governing Council of International Fund for Agriculture Development.......................... 8,827 (l) National Coastal Fisheries Monitoring Team: Ongoing Monitoring Program, Assess Impacts of CEAFM Program and Climate Change....................... 13,736 (m) Civil Organization & NGOs............. -0- (n) Chamber of Commerce: Chuuk State...... 50,000 (o) Chamber of Commerce: Kosrae State..... 50,000 (p) Chamber of Commerce: Pohnpei State.... 50,000 (q) Chamber of Commerce: Yap State........ 50,000 (4) Department of Transportation, Communications 20 of 28 C.B.
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19-224 and Infrastructure (a) Operation and Dry-Docking of Caroline Voyager and Navigator..............$ 1,200,000 (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 21 of 28 C.B.
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19-224 Waste Management................................$ -0- (7) President’s Office (a) FSM Trust Fund...................... 7,500,000 (b) National Staff Upgrading............ -0- (c) FSM Economic Develop.
Project....... -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 22 of 28 C.B.

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19-224 (SEG Initiative)................................$ 556,074 (c) Teacher and Principal Academies....... -0- (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)](d) Congress Committee Room renovations...................................... 105,687” 23 of 28 C.B.
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19-224 Micronesia for fiscal year [2016] 2017 shall be as follows: (1) Executive Branch ...................... 469 (2) Legislative Branch .................... 63 (3) Judiciary Branch ...................... 35 (4) Public Auditor ........................ 21 (5) Agencies (a) National Oceanic Resource Management Authority............................. 11 (b) FSM Banking Board...................... 4 (c) FSM Insurance Board ................... 5 (d) National Postal Services............... 40 (6) Special Programs (a) National Election Commission Office.... 13” Section 8.
Section 10 of Public Law No.

19-118 is hereby 16 amended to read as follows: “Section 10.

Employment Ceilings.

The maximum number of positions for each branch and agency of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia for fiscal year [2016] 2017 shall be as follows: (1) Executive Branch ...................... 469 (2) Legislative Branch ..................... 63 (3) Judiciary Branch ....................... 35 (4) Public Auditor ........................ .
21 (5) Agencies 24 of 28 C.B.

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19-224 (a) National Oceanic Resource Management Authority.......................... 11 (b) FSM Banking Board................... 4 (c) FSM Insurance Board ................ 5 (d) National Postal Services............ 40 (6) Special Programs (a) National Election Commission Office.. 13” 8 Section 9.

Section 12 of Public Law 19-118 is hereby 9 amended to read as follows: “Section 12.
Allotment and Management of Funds and Lapse Dates.

(1) General provisions.

(a) All funds appropriated by this act shall be allotted, managed, administered and accounted for in accordance with applicable law, including, but not limited to, the Financial Management Act of 1979.
(b) The allottees shall be responsible for ensuring that these funds, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are used solely for the purposes specified in this act, and that no obligations are incurred in excess of the sums appropriated.

(2) Allottees.

The allottees of the funds appropriated by this act are as follows: 25 of 28 C.B.

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19-224 (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 be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federated 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) Section 8(1)(g)(ii) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Chair of the Joint Committee on Compact Review and Planning (JCRP); (i) (ii) Section 8(6)(g) – the allottee shall be the President of the College of Micronesia – FSM; (ii) (iii) Section 8 (9)(a) through (v) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; 26 of 28 C.B.
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19-224 (iii) (iv) Section 8(12)(a) through (d) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Chief Justice of the respective State Supreme Court; (iv) (v) Section 8(12)(o) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the respective States; (v) (vi) Section 8(12)(p) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the State of Yap; (iv) (vii) Section 9(1)(a) through (c) - the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the College of Micronesia-FSM; (v) (viii) Section 9(4)(b) through (e) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the respective States; (v) (ix) Section 9(12)(b) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Chief Justice of the Chuuk State Supreme Court.
(3) Lapse date.

The authority of the allottees to obligate 19 funds appropriated by this act shall lapse as of September 30, 20 2017; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the funds appropriated under section 21 9 of this act shall not lapse.” 22 23 24 25 27 of 28 C.B.

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19-224 1 Section 10.

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 5 Date: 10/06/16 Introduced by: /s/ Isaac V. Figir Isaac V. Figir 28 of 28