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TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FIFTH SPECIAL SESSION, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 P.C.

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22-141 AN ACT To further amend sections 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 12 of Public Law No.

22-42, as amended by Public Laws Nos.


22-60, 22-80 and 22-103, to appropriate $2,277,000 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, to provide supplemental funding for the operations of the Legislative Branch of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia; and Grants, Subsidies and Contributions; 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.

22-42, as amended by 2 Public Laws Nos.

22-60, 22-80 and 22-103, is hereby further 3 amended to read as follows: “Section 1.

Purpose.
Purpose.

The purpose of this act is to appropriate the sum of $79,526,238 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, 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 the Compact Sector Grant amount for COM-FSM and 10 percent of the Supplemental Education Grant funds as is reflected in the budget for the Department of Education.

The sum CBL 22-233 P.C.

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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 1 2 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows:” Section 2.
Section 2 of Public Law No.

22-42, as amended 3 by Public Laws Nos.

22-60, 22-80 and 22-103, is hereby further 4 amended to read as follows: “Section 2.

Operating Expenses of the Executive Branch.


The sum of $27,478,013, 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, 2022, for the purpose of funding the operations of the Executive Branch of the National Government during the fiscal year 2022.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Office of the President.
The sum of $2,527,192, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the President during the fiscal year 2022.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................$ 824,392 Travel ...................... .............. 276,800 Contractual Services ....................... 1,240,000 OCE ....................................... 130,000 Fixed Assets .............................. 56,000 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.
The sum of $6,402,532, or so much thereof as may be 2 of 31 P.C.

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The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 2,246,458 Travel .................................... 125,982 Contractual Services....................... 3,406,311 OCE ....................................... 522,780 Fixed Assets .............................. 101,000 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.
The sum of $3,211,422, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Finance and Administration during the fiscal year 2022.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ................................ $ 2,450,382 Travel .................................... 139,280 Contractual Services....................... 262,300 OCE ....................................... 349,460 Fixed Assets .............................. 10,000 (4) Department of Resources and Development.
The sum of $1,459,456, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Resources and Development during the fiscal year 2022.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: 3 of 31 P.C.

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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 Personnel ................................. $ 993,842 Travel .................................... 116,135 Contractual Services....................... 120,200 OCE ....................................... 219,999 Fixed Assets .............................. 9,280 (5) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure.
The sum of $3,452,406, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure during the fiscal year 2022.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 758,042 Travel ..................................... 114,800 Contractual Services........................ 2,349,164 OCE ........................................ 118,900 Fixed Assets; PROVIDED THAT, $40,000 may be used to purchase any type of vehicle 111,500 (6) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
The sum of $1,097,055, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Health and Social Affairs during the fiscal year 2022.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 768,853 4 of 31 P.C.

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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 Travel .....................................$ 41,639 Contractual Services........................ 124,942 OCE ........................................ 161,621 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- (7) Department of Education.

The sum of $785,514, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Education during the fiscal year 2022.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $296,180 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Supplemental Education Grant.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 474,931 Travel ..................................... 61,066 Contractual Services........................ 152,069 OCE ....................................... 66,448 Fixed Assets ............................... 31,000 (8) Department of Justice.
The sum of $5,872,088, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Justice during the fiscal year 2022.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 4,015,412 Travel ...................................... 151,196 Contractual Services......................... 774,338 5 of 31 P.C.

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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 OCE ..................... ............. ......$ 818,142 Fixed Assets ................................ 113,000 (9) Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management.

The sum of $773,133, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management during the fiscal year 2022.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 586,978 Travel .................................... 66,435 Contractual Services....................... 31,500 OCE ....................................... 52,220 Fixed Assets .............................. 36,000 (10) Office of the Public Defender.

The sum of $1,272,127, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of the Public Defender during the fiscal year 2022.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 971,457 Travel ..................................... 38,476 Contractual Services........................ 128,394 OCE ........................................ 86,900 Fixed Assets ............................... 46,900 (11) Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic 6 of 31 P.C.

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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 Preservation.

The sum of $260,857, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation during the fiscal year 2022.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 215,538 Travel ..................................... 9,605 Contractual Services........................ 15,425 OCE ........................................ 20,289 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- (12) Office of Veteran’s Affairs.

The sum of $158,641, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office Veteran’s Affairs during the fiscal year 2022.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 79,240 Travel ..................................... 11,401 Contractual Services........................ 50,000 OCE ........................................ 18,000 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- (13) Office of Personnel.

The sum of $205,591, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Office of Personnel during the fiscal year 2022.
The sum appropriated 7 of 31 P.C.

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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 185,161 Travel .................................... 3,930 Contractual Services....................... -0- OCE ....................................... 11,500 Fixed Assets .............................. 5,000” Section 3.

Section 3 of Public Law No.

22-42, as amended by 8 Public Laws Nos.


22-60, 22-80 and 22-103, is hereby further 9 amended to read as follows: “Section 3.

Operating Expenses of the Legislative Branch.

The sum of $10,071,366, 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, 2022, for the operations of the Legislative Branch of the National Government during fiscal year 2022.
The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Speaker and Members.

The sum of $4,060,181, 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 2022.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 840,650 Travel ......................... ........... 244,531 8 of 31 P.C.

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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 Contractual Services, of which up to $275,000 may be used to assist Members and staff with current and prior year medical costs, and up to $75,000 may be used to pay for outstanding prior year obligations... .................... ........$ 2,965,000 OCE ........................................ -0- Fixed Assets ............................... 10,000 (2) Staff Offices.
The sum of $3,201,185, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Congress staff offices during fiscal year 2022.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ....................... ......... $ 1,613,185 Travel....................... .............. 57,000 Contractual Services/the amount appropriated here may also be used for prior obligations 852,000 OCE/the amount appropriated here may also be used for prior obligations......... ........ 419,000 Fixed Assets............................ ... 260,000 (3) Congress Delegation Offices.
The sum of $2,810,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the operations of the Congress delegation offices during the fiscal year 2022.

Of the amounts appropriated for contractual services within each Delegation Office, up to a maximum of ..... 190,000 9 of 31 P.C.

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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 per Member, at the Delegation Offices’ discretion, may be used for Representation including prior years reimbursable expenses and other obligations.

Any unexpended Representation funds shall lapse into the FSM Trust Fund state sub-account of the respective state or states, which had remaining unexpended Representation funds.
The sum appropriated is apportioned as follows: (a) Kosrae Delegation Office Travel ................................... $ -0- Contractual Services ...................... 380,000 OCE ........................................ 20,000 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- TOTAL ...................................... 400,000 (b) Pohnpei Delegation Office Travel .................................... 3,000 Contractual Services ....................... 760,000 OCE ........................................ 37,000 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- TOTAL ...................................... 800,000 (c) Chuuk Delegation Office Travel .................................... -0- Contractual Services ....................... 1,150,000 OCE ........................................ 40,000 Fixed Assets ............................... 10,000 TOTAL ...................................... 1,200,000 10 of 31 P.C.
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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 (d) Yap Delegation Office Travel .................................... $ 13,000 Contractual Services.. .................... .

375,000 OCE ........................................ 17,000 Fixed Assets ............................... 5,000 TOTAL ...................................... 410,000” Section 4.

Section 8 of Public Law No.

22-42, as amended 8 by Public Laws Nos.


22-60, 22-80 and 22-103, is hereby further 9 amended to read as follows: “Section 8.

Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.

The sum of $19,096,010, 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, 2022, for the following grants, subsidies and contributions during the fiscal year 2022.
The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Office of the President.

(a) Asia Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) ........................ $ 4,500 (b) Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union .

800 (c) Pacific Island News Association .

350 (d) Asia Pacific Investment ............................. 250 (e) Former Presidents’ Allowance .... 11 of 31 P.C.

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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 50,000 (f) Joint Committee on Compact Review and Planning (JCRP) ................ $ 1,625,314 (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 (k) Differential for foreign currency adjustment ................................ (l) FSM Day ......................... (m) Pacific Island Forum ............ -0- -0- -0- (n) Oregon Consulate New Office Needs 100,000 (o) United Nations Multi-Country Interim Office Lease ............................... 30,907 (3) Department of Finance and Administration (a) CTA-OCO Membership Fee .......... 10,000 (b) Maintenance Fee for Financial 12 of 31 P.C.
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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 Management Information System (FMIS).
...... 55,000 (c) PITTA – CTA ..................... 5,000 (d) ADB, IMF and Budget, Finance 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) FSM Trust Fund Board ............ 50,000 (j) Tax Compliance Initiative ....... 25,000 (4) Department of Resources and Development.
(a) Pacific Islands Development 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 13 of 31 P.C.
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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 Diversity (CBD) ............................ 1,000 (m) IFAD ............................ 500 (n) UNIDO Membership ................ 1,000 (o) Micronesia Island Forum Membership Fee ............................ $ 15,000 (p) Hosting Micronesian Island Forum (q) Pacific Festival ................ -0- -0- (r) Micronesia Association of Sustainable Agriculture ................................ 50,000 (s) Micronesia Island Forum ........ 15,000 (t) Micronesia Challenge Endowment Fund 100,000 (u) International Coconut Community (annual and prior years fees) .... 18,000 (5) Department of Health and Social Affairs.
(a) UNFPA ........................... 3,000 (b) WHO ............................. 4,780 (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 (h) UN/FSM Women (CEDAW) ........... 1,000 (i) Drug Quality Testing Project.

.. 3,000 (j) National Therapeutics & Standards Committee ............................... 35,000 14 of 31 P.C.

NO.
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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 (k) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) .

(l) FSM Youth Summit ............... (m) TB & Leprosy – Free Chuuk Project (n) Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) .......................... $ (o) Response to measles and coronavirus (6) Department of Education.
-0- -0- -0- -0- -0- (a) Aid to Non-Public Schools ...... 1,000,000 (b) Aid to CMI Students ............ 40,000 (c) Aid to PCC Students ............. 100,000 (d) National Scholarship ............ 3,000,000 (e) National Close-Up ............... 75,000 (f) Merit Scholarship ............... 275,000 (g) Aid to FSM Students in Japan .... 100,000 (h) Caroline College & Pastoral Institute 200,000 (i) Faithwalk Christian College ..... 200,000 (j) Aid to FSM Students in China .... 50,000 (k) Aid to FSM Students in Fiji ..... 35,000 (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 15 of 31 P.C.

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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 (c) ICAO ............................ 203,293 (d) FSM Capital Energy .............. 600,000 (e) Micronesian Shipping Commission .
25,000 (f) Fuel and Provisions for passenger and cargo vessels owned by the National Government .. $ 1,345,830 (g) MS Navigator Repair and Services -0- (h) FSM National Government Computer Network Bandwidth Contract ......... ....... 177,420 (i) Airport Terminal Building on Ta .

150,000 (j) TC&I-unpaid sea allowance ....... 1,220 (8) Department of Justice.
(a) States Joint Law Enforcement: Kosrae 100,000 (b) States Joint Law Enforcement: Pohnpei 225,000 (c) States Joint Law Enforcement: Chuuk, of which $75,000 shall be used for Weno Municipal Police ........................... 275,000 (d) States Joint Law Enforcement: Yap 100,000 (e) Police Academy .................. 100,000 (f) Fuel Subsidy .................... 500,000 (g) WIPO ............................ (h) Patrol Boat – Replenish ......... (i) Reimbursement – Yap Investigation -0- -0- -0- (j) Interpol-Membership & Activities 30,000 (k) Security for MIF ................ -0- (l) Ammunitions for side arm & long rifles 25,000 16 of 31 P.C.
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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 (m) Organizations for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) .................... 7,962 (n) Comprehensive Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty Organization (CTBT) ................ $ 13,708 (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 (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 (n) Stockholm Convention Membership .
(o) Travel to Climate Change Conference 550 -0- (p) Consultant to assist in writing grants and concept notes .......................... 150,000 (10) Office of National Archives, Culture and 17 of 31 P.C.

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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 Historic Preservation (a) UNESCO .......................... 4,000 (b) NCSHPO .......................... 2,760 (c) PARBICA ........................ $ (d) PIALA ........................... (e) WHC ............................. 100 100 54 (f) Library Fee ..................... 50 (11) Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia (a) IPU Conferences ................. (b) Climate Change Conferences ...... (c) ACP ............................. (d) APPF ............................ -0- -0- -0- -0- (e) Staff Upgrade ................... 25,000 (f) World Bank-IMF Annual Meeting ... (g) MRA Conference in Japan ......... -0- -0- (h) Fisheries Meetings .............. -0- (i) IPU Annual Dues ................. 12,500 (j) COFA Alliance National Network (CANN).
25,000 (k) Travel to Investment Advisor (Wilshire) -0- (l) Compact Historical Project ...... 25,000 (m) IPU prior years dues ............ 13,000 (12) Other Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.

(a) COM board meeting ............. .

5,000 (b) COM-FSM Treaty Obligation ....... 25,000 (c) FSM Social Security Administration 1,000,000 18 of 31 P.C.

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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 (d) State Judiciaries: Kosrae ...... 50,000 (e) State Judiciaries: Pohnpei ...... 70,000 (f) State Judiciaries: Chuuk ........ 120,000 (g) State Judiciaries: Yap ......... $ 50,000 (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 Fee 318,397 (l) PNA Membership Fee .............. 10,000 (m) Independence Day Activities ..... 50,000 (n) MLFC Loan Payment ............... 260,000 (o) Single Audit Fee (FY 2019) ...... 460,000 (p) Staff Housing ................... 812,000 (q) Recruitment and Repatriation .... 161,218 (r) Legal and Advocacy Services in Washington D.C. (A&P) ...................... -0- (s) Pacific Missionary Aviation Service 100,000 (t) Caroline Air Subsidy for Insurance, fuel and personnel .............. 250,000 (u) MiCare Subsidy .................. -0- (v) Contribution to Tourism Sector Mitigation Fund ............................ -0- (w) President’s Day ................. 75,000 (x) Caroline Island Air Subsidy 19 of 31 P.C.
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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 for Airplanes .............................. 450,000 (y) DOJ – prior years obligations ... 24,435 (z) DOJ – boats purchase ............ 75,000 (aa) FSMTCC – OAE ................... $ 600,000 (bb) Disaster Relief Fund ............ 500,000 (cc) COVID-19 temporary emergency Police Officers ............................ 296,562” Section 5.

Section 9 of Public Law No.

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22-80, is hereby further amended to read as follows: Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.

The sum of $16,083,505 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, 2022, for the following capital improvements, development programs, and projects and human resources development.
Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, $1,542,202 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Supplemental Education Grant and $1,000,000 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the Compact Sector Grants.

The sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: (1) College of Micronesia – FSM.

(a) College of Micronesia–FSM ...... $ 4,000,000 (b) FSM Fisheries and Maritime 20 of 31 P.C.

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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 Institute (FMI) ............................ 919,392 (c) College of Micronesia-FSM SEG Funding ............................... 689,948 (d) COM-FSM Endowment Fund ....... $ 500,000 (e) COM-FSM Public Health Initiative 250,000 (2) Department of Finance and Administration (a) FSM Warehouse Lease and Maintenance -0- (b) PCD Awareness and Training ...... 35,000 (c) Tax Reform Commission ........... -0- (d) CIU – World Bank & ADB Funded Projects -0- (e) Strengthening financial management for municipal governments ...................... 50,000 (3) Department of Resources and Development (a) R&D SNLC ........................ 75,000 (b) Enhancing Fisheries: Kosrae ..... (c) Enhancing Fisheries: Pohnpei .... (d) Enhancing Fisheries: Chuuk ...... -0- -0- -0- (e) Enhancing Fisheries: Yap ........ -0- (f) R&D Conference .................. 73,000 (g) Foreign Investment Data Management System ........................ 69,500 (h) Expo 2020 Dubai UAE ............. -0- (i) Intellectual Property Rights Regime -0- (j) Development of Coastal Fisheries Policy for FSM ................... -0- 21 of 31 P.C.
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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 (k) Development & Operation Framework to Implement the National Seabed Mining Act ... -0- (l) Tourism Conference .............. 80,000 (m) Tourism Budget & Planning with the States .......................... $ 450,000 (n) Tourism Public Awareness ........ 75,000 (o) Little Fire Ants (Eradication, Control, & Prevention) ..................... -0- (p) State Strategic Action Plan for the FSM -0- (q) Renewable Energy Development Plan (r) National Social Indicators Survey -0- -0- (s) Localization of Sustainable Development Goals in the FSM ............... -0- (t) FSM Association of Chamber of Commerce/Support to COC .................... 67,000 (u) National Coastal Fisheries Monitoring Team ............................ (v) Computing Facility Upgrade ...... (w) Strengthening National/Private Sector -0- -0- Organizations in the FSM ................... -0- (4) Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure (a) Operation and Dry-Docking of Caroline Voyager and Navigator ..................... 1,000,000 (b) FSM National Government 22 of 31 P.C.
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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 Computer Network ......................... 100,000 (c) AIP Matching Fund ............... -0- (d) States Roads Maintenance & Improvement, to be divided equally between the four states with Chuuk’s portion specifically designated for Weno Road for purchase of material and heavy equipment; PROVIDED THAT, the $300,000 apportioned for the state of Kosrae may be used as matching for the State of Kosrae’s Compact Infrastructure Maintenance Fund ........... 1,200,000 (e) FSM National Government Facility Improvements and Renovations .............. 592,715 (f) Outer Island Airport ............ (g) New Warehouse Building .......... (h) Airport Needs ................... -0- -0- -0- (i) Capital Road improvement ........ 300,000 (5) Department of Justice (a) Anti-Human Trafficking Enforcement, Campaign, and Investigation ................ 125,000 (b) Victim Shelter and Services ..... 100,000 (c) Boat Maintenance ................ 150,000 (d) Slipping of the FSS Independence -0- (e) DOJ Satellite Phone Billing ..... 10,000 (f) HT Annual Conference ............ 50,000 (g) Victim Shelter in Chuuk ......... -0- (h) Build Anti-Trafficking Shelters 23 of 31 P.C.
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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 in Pohnpei, Yap, and Kosrae ................ -0- (i) Purchase four patrol boats ...... -0- (j) COVID-19 Law Enforcement & Emergency Response ....................... $ (k) Law Reform Initiatives ......... -0- -0- (6) 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 ............................ -0- (d) International Day for Disaster Reduction ......................... 12,000 (e) Training & Maintenance for Radio Communications ............................ -0- (f) Fostering Sustainable Solid Waste Management Systems in FSM ................. -0- (g) Fourth Disaster Risk Management Environment Conference ..................... 40,000 (h) Digital Atlas Dev.
for the four states and outer islands ................... 255,000 (7) National Election Commission Office (a) Voter ID Card and New Voter Registration Project ....................... 50,000 24 of 31 P.C.

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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 (8) Department of Health and Social Affairs (a) MOE-BHWP Med .................... 22,200 (b) Electronic Record System ....... $ 35,000 (c) Rheumatic Heart Program ......... 120,000 (d) Medical Specialist Team ......... 195,000 (e) National Women Council .......... -0- (f) Vector Surveillance & Control Program 50,000 (g) Histopathology Laboratory ....... (h) FSM Food Safety Laboratory ...... -0- -0- (i) Pathologist ..................... 105,000 (j) Food/Water Testing Lab .......... -0- (k) Youth in Sports ................. 50,000 (l) Doctors: Foundation Project ..... -0- (m) Implementing IHR Core Capacity to Improve Health Security ................. 50,000 (n) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) .. -0- (o) Emergency Fund in Immediate Response to Inland COVID-19 Contamination, PROVIDED THAT the funds shall be used only for health services provided in response to COVID-19 infection, treatment and testing ...................... 1,000,000 (9) Department of Education (a) NDOE Year 3 Project (SEG) ....... 556,074 (b) School Accreditation ............ 431,877 (c) Teacher Certification Project ... 205,273 25 of 31 P.C.
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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 (d) Literacy Intervention for FSM Leaders of Tomorrow (LIFT) ............. -0- (e) Printing and Shipment of Science Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) .................. $ 75,000 (f) Expansion and Development of SLO Language Arts .......................... 232,214 (g) CELEP ........................... 50,000 (h) Assessment & Research to revive NMCT 140,312 (10) NORMA (a) Commemoration of World Tuna Day 2022 70,000 (b) FFC Meetings.
................... -0- (c) Hosting WPCFC, TTC, & SC ........ 10,000 (d) Internship for students in the area of fisheries management ............... 5,000 (e) T3 Monitoring ................... 150,000 (11) Other Capital and Human Resources Development (a) Capital Improvement Projects .... -0- (b) Design and Construction of Veterans Memorial .......................... (c) Conservation Society ............ (d) 2020 Constitutional Convention .
(e) Enhancing Tourism ............... (f) Purchase and delivery of an -0- -0- -0- -0- outer island airplane ...................... -0- 26 of 31 P.C.

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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 (g) Assistance to FSM residents stranded in Hawaii & Guam due to COVID-19 .............. -0- (h) Assistance to FSM students unable to return home due to COVID-19 ............ $ -0- (i) Contribution to the Guam Consulate for COVID-19 response activities ............... -0- (j) New Executive Building for DHSA & NDOE -0- (k) FSM Quarantine Facility in Guam .
500,000 (l) 4th FSM Constitutional Convention 85,000 (m) Litigation expenses for major crimprosecution in Yap ..................... 100,000 (n) Telecommunication Tower for Sapwuafik Outer Island .................... 120,000 (o) National Contribution to the Funeral of Late FSM President Nena ....... 20,000 (p) Guam Quarantine Facility Arrears 100,000 (q) Caroline Air Subsidy for Insurance, Fuel, Personnel and Other Operational Expenses 150,000 (r) National Government Outstanding Payment to Energy Power System of Australia (EPSA) ........................... 27,000 Section 6.
Section 12 of Public Law No.

22-42, as amended by 23 Public Law No.

22-103, is hereby further amended to read as follows: 24 25 “Section 12.

Allotment and Management of Funds and Lapse Dates.

27 of 31 P.C.

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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 (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: (a) Section 2 - the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia; (b) Section 3 and section 8(12)(w) - 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 28 of 31 P.C.
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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 Micronesia; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that for the following subsections of sections 8 through 9 of this act: (i) Sections 8(1)(f) and 8(13)(q) – 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 funds shall be the Governor of the state of Chuuk, except the for the $75,000 for the Weno Municipal Police, whom the allottee shall be the President of the Federated States of Micronesia; (v) Section 8(8)(d) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Yap; (vi) Section 8(11) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; (vii) Section 8(12)(a) – the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the College of Micronesia- FSM; (viii) Section 8(12)(d) through (g) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Chief Justice of the respective State Supreme Court; 29 of 31 P.C.
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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 (ix) Section 8(12)(h) - the allottee of these funds shall be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia; (x) Section 9(1) – the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the College of Micronesia- FSM; (xi) Section 9(3)(b) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Kosrae; (xii) Section 9(3)(b) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Kosrae; (xiv) Section 9(3)(c) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Pohnpei; (xv) Section 9(3)(d) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Chuuk; (xvi) Section 9(3)(e) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Governor of the state of Yap; (xvii) Section 9(11)(b) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; and (xviii) (Section 9(11)(d) – the allottee of these funds shall be the President of the Constitutional Convention; (xix) Section 9(8)(o) – the allottee of these funds shall be the Secretary of the Department of Health.
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22-218, C.D.1, C.D.2 (3) Lapse date.

The authority of the allottees to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse as of September 30, 2022; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the funds appropriated under section 9 of this act shall not lapse.” Section 7.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 6 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 7 becoming law without such approval.
August 04 , 2022 /s/ David W. Panuelo David W. Panuelo President Federated States of Micronesia 31 of 31