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TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FIFTH REGULAR SESSION, 2022 P.C.

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22-340 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

22-240, C.D.1, C.D.2 PUBLIC LAW NO.


22-153 AN ACT To appropriate $70,119,042 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, to provide funding for the operations of all branches of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, its agencies, various programs, grants, subsidies and contributions and Capital and Human Resources Development, and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 Section 1.

Purpose.
Purpose.

The purpose of this act is to 2 appropriate the sum of $70,119,042 from the General Fund of the 3 Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending 4 September 30, 2023, for the purpose of funding the operations of 5 all branches of the National Government of the Federated States of 6 Micronesia, its agencies, various programs, grants, subsidies and 7 contributions and Capital and Human Resources Development.
The 8 National Government’s share of the Amended Compact funds has been 9 reduced to zero; EXCEPT THAT; the National Government will retain 10 the Compact Sector Grant amount for COM-FSM and 10 percent of the 11 Supplemental Education Grant funds as is reflected in the budget 12 for the Department of Education.

The sum appropriated herein 13 shall be apportioned as follows: 14 Section 2.

Operating Expenses of the Executive Branch.


The 15 sum of $28,916,570, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is 16 hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States 17 of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, for 18 the purpose of funding the operations of the Executive Branch of CBL 22-252 P.C.

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22-153 1 the National Government during the fiscal year 2023.
The sum 2 appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: 3 (1) Office of the President.

4 The sum of $2,104,793, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 5 the operations of the Office of the President during the fiscal 6 year 2023.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 7 follows: Personnel ..................................$ 839,993 Travel ..................................... 226,800 Contractual Services........................ 870,000 OCE ........................................ 160,000 Fixed Assets ............................... 8,000 (2) Department of Foreign Affairs.
14 The sum of $6,724,444, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 15 the operations of the Department of Foreign Affairs during the 16 fiscal year 2023.
The sum appropriated herein shall be 17 apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................$ 2,239,803 Travel ..................................... 198,219 Contractual Services........................ 3,661,628 OCE ........................................ 531,344 Fixed Assets ............................... 93,450 (3) Department of Finance and Administration.
24 The sum of $3,334,158, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 25 the operations of the Department of Finance and Administration 2 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 1 during the fiscal year 2023.


The sum appropriated herein shall be 2 apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 2,542,279 Travel ..................................... 139,279 Contractual Services........................ 286,300 OCE ........................................ 361,300 Fixed Assets ............................... 5,000 (4) Department of Resources and Development.
9 The sum of $1,598,654, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 10 the operations of the Department of Resources and Development 11 during the fiscal year 2023.
The sum appropriated herein shall be 12 apportioned as follows: Personnel.................................. ... $ 1,054,781 Travel ...................................... .. 116,035 Contractual Services......................... .. 203,839 OCE ......................................... .. 219,999 Fixed Assets ................................ .. 4,000 (5) Department of Transportation, Communications and 19 Infrastructure.
20 The sum of $3,353,749, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 21 the operations of the Department of Transportation, Communications 22 and Infrastructure during the fiscal year 2023.

The sum 23 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: 24 25 Personnel .................................. $ 753,312 Travel ...................................... 122,394 3 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 1 2 3 4 Contractual Services.........................$ 2,306,943 OCE ......................................... 116,100 Fixed Assets ................................ 55,000 (6) Department of Health and Social Affairs.

5 The sum of $1,170,996, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 6 the operations of the Department of Health and Social Affairs 7 during the fiscal year 2023.
The sum appropriated herein shall be 8 apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 800,814 Travel ..................................... 44,744 Contractual Services........................ 127,282 OCE ........................................ 198,156 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- (7) Department of Education.
15 The sum of $934,559, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 16 the operations of the Department of Education during the fiscal 17 year 2023.

Of the total amount of funds appropriated herein, 18 $356,573 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the 19 Supplemental Education Grant.
The sum appropriated herein shall 20 be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................. $ 478,760 Travel ...................................... 166,722 Contractual Services......................... 221,229 OCE ......................................... 67,848 Fixed Assets ................................ -0- 4 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 1 (8) Department of Justice.


2 The sum of $6,915,071, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 3 the operations of the Department of Justice during the fiscal year 4 2023.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 5 follows: Personnel ................................. $ 4,695,064 Travel ..................................... 219,886 Contractual Services........................ 794,679 OCE ........................................ 887,442 Fixed Assets ............................... 318,000 (9) Department of Environment, Climate Change and 12 Emergency Management.
13 The sum of $870,062, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 14 the operations of the Department of Environment, Climate Change 15 and Emergency Management during the fiscal year 2023.
The sum 16 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................. $ 586,899 Travel ...................................... 66,435 Contractual Services......................... 131,500 OCE ......................................... 52,228 Fixed Assets ............................... .

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


23 The sum of $1,288,295, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 24 the operations of the Office of the Public Defender during the 25 fiscal year 2023.

The sum appropriated herein shall be 5 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 1 apportioned as follows: Personnel .................................. $ 980,625 Travel ...................................... 38,476 Contractual Services......................... 140,394 OCE ......................................... 86,900 Fixed Assets ................................ 41,900 (11) Office of National Archives, Culture and Historic Preservation.
9 The sum of $260,857, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 10 the operations of the Office of National Archives, Culture and 11 Historic Preservation during the fiscal year 2023.

The sum 12 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.

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 ..................................... 11,401 Contractual Services........................ 50,000 6 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 1 2 3 OCE ........................................$ 18,000 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- (13) Office of Personnel.
4 The sum of $202,291, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 5 the operations of the Office of Personnel during the fiscal year 6 2023.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 7 follows: Personnel .................................. .

$ 185,161 Travel ..................................... 3,930 Contractual Services........................ 1,700 OCE ........................................ 11,500 Fixed Assets ............................... -0- Section 3.
Operating Expenses of the Legislative 14 Branch.

The sum of $7,226,703, or so much thereof as may be 15 necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the 16 Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending 17 September 30, 2023, for the operations of the Legislative Branch 18 of the National Government during fiscal year 2023.

The sum 19 appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: 20 (1) Speaker and Members.
21 The sum of $3,574,781, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 22 the operations of the Office of the Speaker and Members of the 23 Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia during fiscal year 24 2023.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 25 follows: 7 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 Personnel .................................. $ 840,650 Travel ..................................... 244,531 Contractual Services, of which up to $150,000 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........... 2,489,600 OCE .........................................
Fixed Assets ................................ -0- -0- 10 (2) Staff Offices.

11 The sum of $3,151,922, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 12 the operations of the Congress staff offices during fiscal year 13 2023.
The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 14 follows: Personnel .................................. $ 1,620,922 Travel....................................... 100,000 Contractual Services......................... 852,000 OCE.......................................... 319,000 Fixed Assets................................. 260,000 (3) Congress Delegation Offices.
21 The sum of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 22 the operations of the Congress delegation offices during the 23 fiscal year 2023.

Of the amounts appropriated for contractual 24 services within each Delegation Office, up to a maximum of $25,000 25 per Member, at the Delegation Offices’ discretion, may be used for 8 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 1 Representation including prior years reimbursable expenses and 2 other obligations.

Any unexpended Representation funds shall lapse 3 into the FSM Trust Fund state sub-account of the respective state 4 or states, which had remaining unexpended Representation funds.
5 The sum appropriated is apportioned as follows: (a) Kosrae Delegation Office Travel .......................... $ Contractual Services .............. OCE ...............................
Fixed Assets ...................... -0- 50,000 20,000 -0- TOTAL ............................. 70,000 (b) Pohnpei Delegation Office Travel .......................... $ 3,000 Contractual Services .............. 100,000 OCE ............................... 37,000 Fixed Assets ...................... -0- TOTAL ............................. 140,000 (c) Chuuk Delegation Office Travel .......................... $ -0- Contractual Services .............. 160,000 OCE ...............................
Fixed Assets ...................... 40,000 10,000 TOTAL ............................. 210,000 (d) Yap Delegation Office Travel .......................... $ 13,000 9 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 Contractual Services ............. $ 45,000 OCE ............................... 17,000 Fixed Assets ...................... 5,000 TOTAL ............................. 80,000 Section 4.

Operating Expenses of the National Judicial 6 Branch.
The sum of $2,337,510, or so much thereof as may be 7 necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the 8 Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending 9 September 30, 2023, for the operations of the Judicial Branch of 10 the National Government during the fiscal year 2023.
The sum 11 appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel...................................$ 1,327,282 Travel...................................... 185,978 Contractual Services........................ 472,200 OCE......................................... 248,050 Fixed Assets................................ 104,000 Section 5.

Operating Expenses of the National Public 18 Auditor.
The sum of $1,056,485, or so much thereof as may be 19 necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the 20 Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending 21 September 30, 2023, for the operations of the National Office of 22 the Public Auditor during the fiscal year 2023.

The sum 23 appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: 24 25 Personnel ..................................$ 780,535 Travel...................................... 62,550 10 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 1 2 3 4 Contractual Services........................ $ 126,000 OCE......................................... 67,400 Fixed Assets................................ 20,000 Section 6.

Operating Expenses of Agencies of the 5 National Government.
The sum of $3,210,335, or so much thereof as 6 may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of 7 the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending 8 September 30, 2023, for the operations of the following boards, 9 commissions and agencies during the fiscal year 2023.

The sum 10 appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: 11 (1) National Oceanic Resource Management Authority 12 (NORMA).
13 The sum of $1,249,159, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 14 the operations of NORMA for the fiscal year 2023.

The sum 15 appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ....................................$ 820,685 Travel....................................... 111,363 Contractual Services......................... 200,741 OCE.......................................... 86,370 Fixed Assets................................. 30,000 (2) Board of Regents (COM-FSM).
22 The sum of $120,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 23 the operations of the Board of Regents, COM-FSM during the fiscal 24 year 2023.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 25 follows: 11 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 Personnel.....................................$ Travel........................................
Contractual Services.......................... -0- -0- -0- OCE........................................... 120,000 Fixed Assets.................................. -0- (3) FSM Banking Board.

7 The sum of $205,417, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 8 the operations of FSM Banking Board during the fiscal year 2023.

9 The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 116,303 Travel......................................
Contractual Services........................ OCE.........................................

Fixed Assets................................ 22,876 41,128 25,110 -0- (4) FSM Insurance Board.

16 The sum of $567,814, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 17 the operations of FSM Insurance Board during the fiscal year 2023.
18 The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as follows: Personnel ..................................$ 165,527 Travel...................................... 21,308 Contractual Services........................ 347,175 OCE......................................... 32,004 Fixed Assets................................ 1,800 (5) FSM Postal Services.

25 The sum of $1,067,945, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 12 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 1 the operations of the National Postal Services during the fiscal 2 year 2023.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 3 follows: Personnel...................................$ 641,448 Travel...................................... 19,993 Contractual Services........................ 187,119 OCE......................................... 178,385 Fixed Assets................................ 41,000 Section 7.
Special Programs.

10 The sum of $637,778, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is 11 hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States 12 of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, for 13 the following special programs during the fiscal year 2023.

The 14 sum appropriated by this section shall be apportioned as follows: 15 (1) National Election Commission Office.
16 The sum of $637,778, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for 17 the operations of National Election Office during the fiscal year 18 2023.

The sum appropriated herein shall be apportioned as 19 follows: Personnel...................................$ 437,090 Travel...................................... 23,017 Contractual Services........................ 64,708 OCE......................................... 82,963 Fixed Assets................................ 30,000 Section 8.
Grants, Subsidies and Contributions.

13 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 1 The sum of $17,086,591, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is 2 hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States 3 of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, for 4 the following grants, subsidies and contributions during the 5 fiscal year 2023.
The sum appropriated by this section shall be 6 apportioned as follows: 7 8 (1) Office of the President.
(a) Asia Pacific Institute for Broadcasting 9 Development (AIBD) .................................. $ 4,500 10 11 (b) Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union ...... 800 (c) Pacific Island News Association ...... 350 12 (d) Asia Pacific 13 Investment 250 14 (e) Former Presidents’ Allowance......... 15 50,000 16 (f) Joint Committee on Compact Review and 17 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 14 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 (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 7 (K) UN Multi-Country Office Lease ........ 30,960 8 9 10 (3) Department of Finance and Administration (a) CTA-OCO Membership Fee ............... 10,000 (b) Maintenance Fee for Financial 11 Management Information System (FMIS).
................ 55,000 12 13 (c) PITTA – CTA .......................... 5,000 (d) ADB, IMF and Budget, Finance 14 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 24 Program (PIDP) ..................................... 15,000 25 (b) Pacific Asian Travel Association (PATA) 6,000 15 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 (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 (m) IFAD ................................. 500 (n) UNIDO Membership ..................... 1,000 (o) Micronesia Association of Sustainable 14 Agriculture......................................... 50,000 15 (p) Micronesia Island Forum ............. 15,000 16 (q) Micronesia Challenge Endowment Fund.. 100,000 17 (r) International Coconut Community (annual 18 and prior years fees)............................... 18,000 (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 16 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 1 (g) UNICEF (Vaccine & TB Drugs) ......... 50,000 2 (h) UN/FSM Women (CEDAW) ................ 1,000 3 (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 (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 ................... 600,000 (e) Micronesian Shipping Commission ...... 25,000 25 (f) Fuel and Provisions for Caroline 17 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 1 Voyager and Navigator ................................ 1,345,830 2 (g) FSM National Government Computer 3 Network Bandwidth Contract .................. .

....... 181,920 4 5 6 7 (8) Department of Justice.
(a) States Joint Law Enforcement: Kosrae.$ 125,000 (b) States Joint Law Enforcement: Pohnpei 250,000 (c) States Joint Law Enforcement: Chuuk, of 8 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 14 (i) Ammunitions for side arm & long rifles 25,000 15 (j) Organizations for the Prohibition of 16 Chemical Weapons (OPCW) .............................. 7,962 17 (k) Comprehensive Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty 18 Organization (CTBT) .................................. 13,708 19 20 21 (l) Police fuel subsidy: Kosrae .......... 10,000 (m) Police fuel subsidy: Yap ............. 10,000 (9) Department of Environment, Climate Change and 22 Emergency Management 23 24 25 (a) UNEP ................................. 835 (b) UNFCCC ............................... (c) UNCCD ................................ 325 195 18 of 29 P.C.
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22-153 (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 ..................... 197 (j) Kyoto Protocol ....................... 484 (k) WMO Membership ....................... 15,000 (l) Disaster Assistance Emergency 10 Relief Fund (DAEF)- Matching ......................... 200,000 11 (m) Disaster Relief Fund ................. 100,000 12 (n) Stockholm Convention Membership ...... 550 13 (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 .................................. 100 100 54 (f) Library Fee .......................... 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 19 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 (d) Compact Historical Project ........... 25,000 (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 (d) State Judiciaries: Kosrae ........... 75,000 (e) State Judiciaries: Pohnpei ........... 100,000 (f) State Judiciaries: Chuuk ............. 150,000 (g) State Judiciaries: Yap ............... 75,000 (h) National Law Day ..................... 100,000 (i) Micronesian Legal Services 12 Corporation (MLSC) .................................. 250,000 13 14 (j) NORMA – Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) .. 63,000 (k) NORMA – WCPFC Tuna Commission Membership 15 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 ........................ 750,000 (q) Recruitment and Repatriation ......... 223,218 (r) Caroline Air Subsidy for insurance 23 and fuel.... ...................................... (s) President’s Day ...................... (t) General Election (2023) .............. 300,000 20 of 29 -0- -0- 24 25 P.C.
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22-153 1 (u) Legal and Advocacy Services in Washington D.C. 2 (A&P) .............................................. 300,000 3 Section 9.

Capital and Human Resources Development.


4 The sum of $9,647,070 or so much thereof as may be necessary, is 5 hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the Federated States 6 of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, for 7 the following capital improvements, development programs, and 8 projects and human resources development.
Of the total amount of 9 funds appropriated herein, $1,256,019 shall be deemed to come from 10 funds available under the Supplemental Education Grant and 11 $1,000,000 shall be deemed to come from funds available under the 12 Compact Sector Grants.

The sum appropriated by this section shall 13 be apportioned as follows: 14 15 (1) College of Micronesia – FSM.
(a) College of Micronesia–FSM ..... $ 4,000,000 16 (b) FSM Fisheries and Maritime 17 Institute (FMI) ..................................... 965,735 18 (c) College of Micronesia-FSM 19 SEG Funding ......................................... 689,948 (d) COM-FSM Endowment Fund ........ 500,000 (e) COM-Public Health initiative .. 488,798 (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 21 of 29 P.C.
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22-153 1 2 3 4 (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 5 Financial Management Improvement ................... $ 50,000 (d) Tax Reform Commission .......... 100,000 (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 19 and Infrastructure 20 (a) Operation and Dry-Docking 21 of Caroline Voyager and Navigator.................... -0- 22 (b) FSM National Government Facility 23 Improvements and Renovations ......................... 115,685 24 (b) FSM National Government Computer 25 Network ............................................ 100,000 22 of 29 P.C.
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22-153 1 2 (6) Department of Justice (a) Anti-Human Trafficking Enforcement, 3 Campaign, and Investigation ........................... 125,000 4 5 6 7 (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 8 and Emergency Management 9 10 (a) National & State Table Top Exercise 30,000 (b) Outer Island Trip Assessment – 11 Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management ............ 80,000 12 (c) National Joint Platform for 13 Environment & Risk Resilience ........................ 40,000 14 (d) International Day for Disaster 15 Reduction ............................................ 12,000 16 (e) Disaster Risk Management 17 Conference...... ..................................... 40,000 18 19 (8) National Election Commission Office (a) Voter ID Card and New Voter 20 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 23 of 29 P.C.
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22-153 (10) Department of Education (a) NDOE Year 3 Project (SEG) ........ 556,074 (b) School Accreditation ............. (c) Teacher Certification Project .... -0- -0- (d) Vernacular Language Arts (VLA) 6 Curriculum Standards and Benchmarks Training ......... $ 75,170 7 (e) CTE Teacher Training ............. 56,910 8 (11) NORMA 9 10 (a) Hosting WPCFC, TTC, & SC ......... 10,000 (b) Internship for students in the 11 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 ................ 50,000 (b) Chuuk State Supreme Court parking 17 lot fencing..... ..................................... 200,000 18 Section 10.
Employment Ceilings.

The maximum number of 19 positions for each branch and agency of the National Government 20 of the Federated States of Micronesia for fiscal year 2023 shall 21 be as follows: 22 23 24 25 (1) Executive Branch ...................... ... 679 (2) Legislative Branch ................... .... (3) Judicial Branch ..................... ..... (4) Public Auditor ....................... .... 69 42 24 24 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 1 2 (5) Agencies: (a) National Oceanic Resource 3 Management Authority................ ................ (b) FSM Banking Board.................... (c) FSM Insurance Board ................. (d) National Postal Services............. (6) Special Programs: (a) National Election Commission 30 4 6 42 9 Office............................... ................ 16 10 Section 11.

Reprogramming.
Reprogramming.

Reprogramming of funds into or 11 from the personnel budget line item shall not be permitted.

The 12 President, Speaker, Chief Justice and Public Auditor may reprogram 13 up to 10% percent to or from the funds appropriated in sections 2 14 (Operating Expenses of the Executive Branch), 3 (Operating 15 Expenses of the Legislative Branch), 4 (Operating Expenses of the 16 National Judicial Branch), and 5 (Operating Expenses of the 17 National Public Auditor).
Reprogramming of funds within a 18 department, office or agency shall be effected by the head of such 19 department, office or agency by specifying in writing to the 20 Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration of the 21 FSM National Government, the accounts for which funding is either 22 increased or decreased.
Reprogramming other than as specified 23 herein is not permitted, and more specifically, reprogramming into 24 or out of any line item contained in section 8 (Grants, Subsidies 25 and Contributions) or section 9 (Capital and Human Resources 25 of 29 P.C.

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22-153 1 Development) is not permitted.


The President shall report to 2 Congress within one month of the last day of each financial 3 quarter all amounts reprogrammed inter or intra a department, 4 office or agency.

5 Section 12.

Allotment and Management of Funds and Lapse 6 Dates.

7 8 (1) General provisions.


(a) All funds appropriated by this act shall be 9 allotted, managed, administered and accounted for in accordance 10 with applicable law, including, but not limited to, the 11 Financial Management Act of 1979.

12 (b) The allottees shall be responsible for ensuring 13 that these funds, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are 14 used solely for the purposes specified in this act, and that no 15 obligations are incurred in excess of the sums appropriated.

16 (2) Allottees.
The allottees of the funds appropriated 17 by this act are as follows: 18 (a) Section 2 - the allottee of these funds shall be 19 the President of the Federated States of Micronesia; 20 (b) Section 3 - the allottee of these funds shall be 21 the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia; 22 (c) Section 4 – the allottee of these funds shall be 23 the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federated States of 24 Micronesia; 25 (d) Section 5 – the allottee of these funds shall be 26 of 29 P.C.
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22-153 1 the Public Auditor of the Federated States of Micronesia; 2 (e) Sections 6 through 9 - the allottee of these 3 funds shall be the President of the Federated States of 4 Micronesia; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that for the following subsections 5 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 funds shall be the Governor of the state of Chuuk, except 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(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 27 of 29 P.C.
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22-153 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) – 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; (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.
(3) Lapse date.

The authority of the allottees 21 to obligate funds appropriated by this act shall lapse as of 22 September 30, 2023; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the funds appropriated 23 under section 9 of this act shall not lapse.

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22-153 Section 13.

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.
September 26th , 2022 /s/ David W. Panuelo David W. Panuelo President Federated States of Micronesia 29 of 29