23rd FSM Congress Bills

 
Bill No. Act No/Date  Veto Session Date Title
          23rd CONGRESS - SECOND SPECIAL SESSION ||  April 02 - 12, 2024
CB 23-118       04.05.24
To further amend Public Law No. 20-60, as amended by Public Laws Nos.
20-65, 20-75, 20-85, 20-97, 20-150, 21-69, 21-84, 21-100, 21-129,
21-163, 21-173, 21-187, 22-11, 22-59, 22-78 and 22-132, by amending
sections 5 and 6 thereof, to change the use, allottee and extend the
lapse date of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public
projects and social programs in Chuuk State, and for other purposes.
CB 23-117       04.05.24
To further amend Public Law No. 20-31, as amended by Public Laws
Nos. 20-41, 20-51, 20-77, 20-113, 21-24, 21-45, 21-83, 21-101,
21-133, 21-204, 21-220, 22-79, 22-113 and 22-150, by amending
sections 5 and 6 thereof, to change the use, allottee and lapse
date of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public
projects and social programs for the people of Yap, Kosrae,
Pohnpei and Chuuk States, and for other purposes.
CB 23-116       04.05.24
To further amend Public Law No. 21-180, as amended by Public Laws Nos.
21-191, 21-234, 21-240 and 22-21, by amending section 6 thereof, to
change the allottee and lapse date of funds previously appropriated
therein, for the purpose of funding public projects and social programs
for the people of Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Chuuk States, and for other
purposes.
CB 23-115       04.05.24
To repeal Public Law No. 22-33, pertaining to the prohibition of writ
of garnishment of state funds and assets in the custody or control of a
department or entity of the National Government, in its entirety, and
for other purposes.
CB 23-114       04.04.24 To further amend Public Law No. 22-86, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-101, 22-102, 22-106, 22-140, 22-147, 22-161, 22-168, 22-185, 22-197, 23-06, 23-12 and 23-39, by amending sections 2, 5 and 6 thereof, to change the use and allottee of funds previously appropriated therein, for the purpose of funding priority infrastructure projects and other public projects and social programs for the people of Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Chuuk States, and for other purposes.
CB 23-113       04.04.24 To further amend title 50 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, by inserting a new section 208 to chapter 2, to permit citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to enter the FSM on an expired FSM Passport, and for other purposes.
CB 23-112       04.03.24 To amend Public Law No. 22-186, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-189, 23-01 and 23-14, by amending sections 4, 5 and 6 thereof, to change the use and allottee of funds previously appropriated therein, for the purpose of funding public projects and social programs for the people of Pohnpei and Chuuk States, and for other purposes.
CB 23-111       04.03.24 To further amend Public Law No. 22-180, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-187, 22-188, 23-03, 23-09, 23-11, 23-36 and 23-59 by amending sections 5 and 6 thereof, for the purpose of changing the use and allottee of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Chuuk State, and for other purposes.
CB 23-110       04.03.24 To appropriate $84,555,149 from the general fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 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.
CB 23-109       04.03.24 To further amend Public Law No. 20-125, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 20-135, 20-146, 20-157, 20-179, 20-189, 21-06, 21-40, 21-59, 21-96, 21-141, 21-155, 21-217, 21-225, 21-230, 21-239, 22-20, 22-70, 22-88, 22-95, 22-144, 22-201 and 23-51, by amending sections 5 and 6 thereof, to change the use, allottee and lapse date of certain funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of the states of Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Chuuk, and for other purposes.
CB 23-108       04.03.24 To further amend Public Law No. 22-157, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-179 and 22-205, by amending sections 5 and 6 thereof, to change the use and allottee of fund previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Chuuk State, and for other purposes.
CB 23-107       04.03.24 To further amend Public Law No. 18-89, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 18-102, 18-110, 18-116, 19-02, 19-09, 19-27, 19-28, 19-31, 19-58, 19-112, 20-44, 22-98 and 22-194, by amending section 9 thereof, to modify the use of certain funds previously appropriated therein, and for other purposes. 
CB 23-106       04.03.24 To further amend Public Law No. 15-70, as amended by Public Law No. 23-43, in order to modify the appointment of JEMCO representatives for the Federated States of Micronesia, by requiring that two JEMCO representatives are from the National Government, its agencies and instrumentalities and one member from the State nominees to be at among the States, by reducing the term of JEMCO members for the FSM from four years to two years subject to reappointnment, and for other purposes. 
CB 23-105       04.03.24 To further amend title 41 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, as amended, by creating a new chapter 12 to regulate the manufacture, labelling, promotion, distribution, sale, use of tobacco products, and to implement the provisions of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and for other purposes.
CB 23-104       04.02.24 To establish legal guidance, criteria and procedures for making a request for a Special Needs Distribution and a Resiliency Distribution from the Compact Trust Fund pursuant to the 2023 Amendment of the Compact of Free Association Between the Federated States of Micronesia and the United States, and for other purposes. 
CB 23-103       04.02.24 To further amend section 404 of title 24 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended by Public Laws Nos. 19-169 and 21-93, by reducing the Fishing Aggregated Device (FAD) closure to a one and half months from July to mid-August, prohibition of deploying, servicing or setting on FADs, and for other purposes.
CB 23-102       04.02.24 To amend the purpose of the $2,000,000 prior appropriation under Public Law No. 23-33 originally intended as a short-term loan by the National Government to the FSM States, to be expanded to include a new Consulate Embassy in Central, USA; FestPAC, Chuuk Expo, Micro Games, FSM under 17 Tournament in Yap, Official residences renovation in Palikir, and for other purposes.
CB 23-101       04.02.24 To further amend chapter 2 of title 54 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, by amending section 222 for the purpose of raising the exemption limit to $500 on the amount of other goods that can be brought into the FSM duty free for a person’s personal use or consumption.
CB 23-100       04.02.24 To further amend Public Law No. 19-124, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 19-133, 19-140, 19-150, 20-05, 20-15, 20-33, 20-48, 20-63, 20-71, 20-156, 20-175, 21-22, 21-52, 21-146, 21-195, 21-213, 21-244, 22-62, 22-111 and 23-55, by amending sections 2 and 6 thereof, to change the use and lapse date of certain funds previously appropriated therein, to fund priority infrastructure projects and other programs for Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Chuuk States, and for other purposes.
CB 23-99         To further amend Public Law No. 22-42, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-60, 22-80, 22-103, 22-141, 23-10, 23-40 and 23-57, by amending section 9 thereof, to change the use of funds previously appropriated to fund the Capital and Human Resources Development of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
CB 23-98       04.02.24 To amend section 401 of title 25 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as enacted by Public Law No. 21-76, to remove the prohibition on the importation of one-time-use disposable plastic cups, and for other purposes.
CB 23-97       04.02.24 To further amend Public Law No. 20-178, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 21-01, 21-07, 21-36, 21-53, 21-56, 21-102, 21-115, 21-137, 21-165, 21-178, 21-200, 21-218, 21-226, 21-249, 22-27, 22-63, 22-73, 22-82, 22-138 and 22-145, by amending sections 5 and 6 thereof, to change the use and lapse date of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Chuuk States, and for other purposes.
CB 23-96       04.01.24 To further amend sections 9 and 12 of Public Law No. 19-118, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 19-125, 19- 131, 19-135, 19-146, 19-160, 20-01, 20-14, 20-23, 20-74, 20-129 and 22-152, in order to change the use and allottee of funds previously appropriated therein for the purpose of funding capital and human resources development, and for other purposes.
CB 23-95       03.28.24 To further amend chapter 2 of title 54 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, by amending section 222 for the purpose of raising the exemption limit to $500 on the amount of other goods that can be brought into the FSM duty free for a person’s personal use or consumption, and for other purposes.
CB 23-94       03.28.24 To enact the Independent Prosecutor Act of 2023, by creating a new chapter 15 under title 11 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), to establish the Office of the Independent Prosecutor, to set out the duties and responsibilities of the Independent Prosecutor, prescribe its powers and authorities, and for other purposes.
CB 23-93       03.27.24 To further amend title 54 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, by inserting a new section 271, to require persons traveling from a foreign country and seeking to enter the FSM to comply with customs requirements for declaration of goods, to exempt persons traveling from a point of origin within the FSM from the declaration of goods requirement, and for other purposes.
          23rd CONGRESS - THIRD REGULAR SESSION ||  January 10 - 29, 2024
CB 23-92       01.18.24 To further amend section 210 of title 55 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended by Public Law No. 19-149, to not only require Congress approval of U.S. federally funded program grant awards under $200,000, and for other purposes. 
CB 23-91

CA 23-59

01.19.24

VETO

02.14.23

3RS 01.18.24 To further amend Public Law No. 18-89, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 18-102, 18-110, 18-116, 19-02, 19-09, 19-27, 19-28, 19-31, 19-58, 19-112, 20-44, 22-98 and 22-194, by amending section 9 thereof, to modify the use of certain funds previously appropriated therein, and for other purposes. 
CB 23-90       01.17.24 To further amend section 801 of title 41 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended by Public Law No. 18-69, to prohibit the smoking of any nicotine delivery device including but not limited to vapes, vape pens, vaporizers e-cigarettes, e-pens, e-pipes, e-hookahs, and e-cigars on national government property, and for other purposes.
CB 23-89       01.17.24 To repeal Public Law No. 23-33, which provided funding for short-term loans to the States, and for other purposes.
CB 23-88       01.16.24 To further amend section 9 of Public Law No. 22-153, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-169, 22-181, 23-08, and 23-13, to change the use of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund support for the acquisition of an FSM Embassy property in Washington D.C., and for other purposes.
CB 23-87

CA 23-55

01.17.24

  3RS 01.16.24 To further amend section 9 of Public Law No. 21-42, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 21-55, 21-77, 21-116, 21-147, 21-171, 21-183, 22-156 22-203, and 23-07, to change the use of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund support for the acquisition of an FSM Embassy property in Washington D.C., and for other purposes.
CB 23-86

CA 23-54

01.17.24

  3RS 01.16.24 To further amend Public Law No. 20-125, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 20-135, 20-146, 20-157, 20-179, 20-189, 21-06, 21-40, 21-59, 21-89, 21-96, 21-141, 21-155, 21-217, 21-225, 21-230, 21-239, 22-20, 22-70, 22-88, 22-95, 22-144 and 22-201, by amending section 3, thereof, to change the use of certain funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of the state of Kosrae, and for other purposes.
CB 23-85

CA 23-53

01.17.24

  3RS 01.16.24 To further amend Public Law No. 22-86, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-101, 22-102, 22-106, 22-140, 22-147, 22-161, 22-168, 22-185 and 22-197, 23-06 and 23-12, by amending section 3 thereof, to change the use of funds previously appropriated therein, for the purpose of funding priority infrastructure projects and other public projects and social programs for the people of Kosrae State, and for other purposes.
CB 23-84

CA 23-52

01.17.24

  3RS 01.16.24 To further amend Public Law No. 20-178, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 21-01, 21-07, 21-36, 21-53, 21-56, 21-102, 21-115, 21-137,21-165, 21-178, 21-200, 21-218, 21-226, 21-249, 22-27, 22-63, 22-73, 22-82, 22-138, 22-145 and 23-42, by amending section 3 thereof, to change the use of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Kosrae State, and for other purposes.
 
CB 23-83

CA 23-49

01.17.24

  3RS 01.16.24 To further amend Public Law No. 22-180, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-187, 22-188, 23-03, 23-09, 23-11 and 23-36, by amending section 3 thereof, for the purpose of changing the use of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Kosrae State, and for other purposes.
CB 23-82

CA 23-51

01.17.24

  3RS 01.16.24 To amend Public Law No. 21-228, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 21-248, 22-12, 22-22, 22-36, 22-74, 22-90, 23-18 and 23-25, by amending section 3 thereof, to change the use of funds appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Kosrae State, and for other purposes.
CB 23-81

CA 23-48

01.17.24

  3RS 01.16.24 To further amend section 12 of Public Law No. 22-153, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-169, 22-181, 22-204, 23-08 and 23-13, to change the allottee of funds previously appropriated therein to fund Capital and Human Resources Development of the National Government, and for other purposes.
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CB 23-80

CA 23-47

01.17.24

  3RS 01.16.24 To amend Public Law No. 22-186, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-189, 23-01 and 23-14, by amending sections 2 and 6 thereof, to change the use and allottee of funds previously appropriated therein, for the purpose of funding public projects and social programs for the people of Yap State, and for other purposes.
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CB 23-79

CA 23-46

01.17.24

  3RS 01.15.24 To further amend Public Law No. 22-42, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-60, 22-80, 22-103, 22-141, 23-10 and 23-40, by amending sections 9 and 12 thereof, to change the use and allottee of funds previously appropriated to fund the Capital and Human Resources Development of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia for fiscal year September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
CB 23-78       01.12.24 To appropriate the sum of $5,600,000 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, for the purpose of funding public projects and social programs for the people of Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Chuuk states, and for other purposes.
CB 23-77       01.11.24 To further amend chapter 4 of title 19 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), to repeal and reserve section 409 of title 19 thereof, and for other purposes.
CB 23-76

CA 23-50

01.17.24

  3RS 01.11.24 To amend sections 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 of Public Law No. 23-24 in order to appropriate supplemental funding in the amount of $16,287,500 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, for the operations of the Executive Branch; Public Auditor; Agencies of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia; Grants, Subsidies, and Contributions; and Capital and Human Resources Development; and for other purposes.
CB 23-75

CA 23-44

01.12.24

  3RS 01.10.24 To further amend section 208 of title 52 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended by Public Law No. 18-114, to reduce the cost-of-living allowance to zero, and for other purposes.
CB 23-74       01.10.24 To appropriate the sum of $150,000 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, for the purpose of funding the Special Elections in Kosrae and Chuuk State for the Senator vacancies in Congress, and for other purposes.
CB 23-73

CA 23-58

01.  .24

    01.10.24 To further amend Public Law No. 21-201, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 21-219, 21-223, 21-229, 21-241, 22-14, 22-28, 22-31, 22-51, 22-67, 22-104 and 23-21, by amending section 4 thereof, for the purpose of changing the use of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund priority infrastructure projects and other public projects and social programs for the people of Pohnpei State, and for other purposes. 
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CB 23-72

CA 23-57

01.  .24

    01.10.24 To further amend Public Law No. 20-155, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 20-177, 20-188, 21-61, 21-88, 21-119, 21-150, 22-08, 22-43 and 22-119, by amending section 6 thereof, for the purpose of changing the allottee of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Pohnpei State, and for other purposes.
CB 23-71

CA 23-56

01.  .24

    01.09.24 To further amend Public Law No. 19-54, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 19-62, 19-75, 19-79, 19-99, 19-119, 20-04, 20-56, 20-82, 20-127, 21-20, 21-117, 21-169, 21-174, 21-194, 21-205, 21-233, 22-15, 22-54 and 22-109, by amending section 4 thereof, to change the use of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs in the state of Pohnpei, and for other purposes.
CB 23-70

CA 23-60

01.  .24

    01.09.24 To further amend Public Law No. 19-124, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 19-133, 19-140, 19-150, 20-05, 20-15, 20-33, 20-48, 20-63, 20-71, 20-156, 20-175, 21-22, 21-52, 21-146, 21-195, 21-213, 21-244, 22-62 and 22-111, by amending section 6 thereof, to change the allottee of certain funds previously appropriated therein, to fund priority infrastructure projects and other programs for Pohnpei state, and for other purposes.
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CB 23-69       01.08.24 To further amend section 9 of Public Law No. 22-153, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-169 and 22-181, in order to repurpose partially prior appropriation for the purchase of property for the FSM Consulate in Honolulu into supplemental funding support for the acquisition of FSM Embassy property in Washington D.C., and for other purposes.
CB 23-68       01.08.24 To further amend section 9 of Public Law No. 21-42, as amended by Public Law No. 21-55, 21-77, 21-116, 21-147, 21-171, 21-183, 22-156 and 22-203, in order to repurpose prior appropriation for the Japan Embassy into funding support for the acquisition of FSM Embassy property in Washington D.C., and for other purposes.
CB 23-67       01.08.24 To further amend section 306 of title 55 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended by Public Laws Nos. 18-12, 18-25, 18-57 and 23-30, in order to restore State responsibility of implementing infrastructure projects for the Nation in the respective States of the Federated States of Micronesia, and for other purposes.
CB 23-66       01.08.24 Implementing the constitutional amendment that permits dual citizenship by repealing section 203 of title 7 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), which prohibits dual citizenship, and for other purposes. 
CB 23-65       01.08.24 Authorizing a one-time payment of $500,000 against the Maritime Surveillance Revolving Fund of the National Treasury of the Federated States of Micronesia, to be remitted to the Government of the Republic of Palau for a fishing violation case handled by the FSM Department of Justice on behalf of Palau, and for other purposes.
CB 23-64       01.08.24 To further amend Public Law No. 19-85, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 19-155, 20-180, 21-50 and 21-215, by inserting a new section 10 thereof, to assign a transition role for the Joint Committee on the Compact Review Planning (JCRP) for a limited duration of 12 months, to allow the JCRP to provide key assistance to the National and State Governments during the initial stages of the transition and preparation for implementation of the 2023 Amended Compact between the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Government of the United States and its subsidiary agreements, to support the ratification process, to permit JCRP to provide testimony and briefings before the FSM Congress and U.S. Congress on the 2023 Amended Compact on ratification and require the compilation, organization and preservation of key documents related to the negotiations of the 2023 Amended Compact and its subsiding agreements, and for other purposes.
CB 23-63       01.08.24 To further amend sections 303 of title 55 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended by Public Laws Nos. 18-12, 18-25, 18-57 and 23-30, to further modify the distribution formula for Compact funds to allow the National Government 8% share of the distribution in accordance with the recommendation by the Chief Executive Council plus Presiding Officers meeting in Yap, and for other purposes.
CB 23-62       01.08.24 To further amend title 54 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, (Annotated), as amended, by inserting a new section 806 under chapter 8 to give effect to the constitutional amendment on the sharing of fishing fees to the States, to define fishing fees, to clarify the distribution of fishing fees collected by the National Government to the State treasuries, and for other purposes.
CB 23-61       01.09.24 To amend section 505 of title 24 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), by putting an exemption for long line and pole and line fishing in the closed area, the twelve mile area seaward of the territorial sea, not to extend beyond twenty-four nautical miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured, and for other purposes.
          23rd CONGRESS - SECOND REGULR SESSION ||  September 12 - October 01, 2023
CB 23-60

CA 23-42

09.30.23

  2RS 09.28.23 To appropriate the sum of $50,000 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, for the purpose of funding the Special Election for the Kosrae Senator vacancy in Congress, and for other purposes.
CB 23-59

CA 23-43

09.30.23

  2RS 09.26.23 To amend section 210 of title 2 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended by Public Law No. 22-196, to remove the earnings test for the allowance of former Presidents under the age of 60; and for other purposes.
CB 23-58       09.27.23 To further amend section 212 of title 52 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended by Public Law No. 20-143, to define housing allowance and employee, to set the amount of housing allowance that cabinet members and heads of branches may receive, and for other purposes.
CB 23-57

CA 23-41

09.30.23

  2RS 9.26.23 To further amend Public Law No. 22-48, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-52, 22-65, 22-105, 22-162, 22-173 and 22-195, by amending section 5 thereof, to change the use of funds previously appropriated therein, for the purpose of funding public projects and social programs in the state of Chuuk, and for other purposes.
CB 23-56       09.25.23 To amend title 3 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), by creating a new chapter 8 to establish the procedures for a member of Congress’ voluntary relinquishment of a congressional seat, declaration of congressional seat vacancy following voluntary relinquishment of congressional seat, and for other purposes.
CB 23-55

CA 23-37

09.27.23

  2RS 09.21.23 To further amend Public Law No. 20-178, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 21-01, 21-07, 21-36, 21-53, 21-56, 21-102, 21-115, 21-137,21-165, 21-178, 21-200, 21-218, 21-226, 21-249, 22-27, 22-63, 22-73, 22-82, 22-138 and 22-145, by amending section 3 thereof, to change the use of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Kosrae State, and for other purposes.
 
CB 23-54

CA 23-39

09.27.23

  2RS 09.18.23 To appropriate the sum of $2,000,000 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, for the purpose of funding short-term loans to States to provide funding for continued and uninterrupted operations of State Governments, to be repaid from said State’s share of fishing access fees, and for other purposes.
CB 23-53

CA 23-29

09.22.23

VETO

10.21.23

2RS 09.15.23 To further amend Public Law No. 21-201, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 21-219, 21-223, 21-229, 21-241, 22-14, 22-28, 22-31, 22-51, 22-67, 22-104 and 23-21, by amending section 4 thereof, for the purpose of changing the use of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund priority infrastructure projects and other public projects and social programs for the people of Pohnpei State, and for other purposes.
 
CB 23-52

CA 23-28

09.22.23

  2RS 09.15.23 To further amend Public Law No. 22-86, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-101, 22-102, 22-106, 22-140, 22-147, 22-168, 22-185, 22-197, 23-06 and 23-12, by amending sections 4 and 6 thereof, to change the use and allottee of funds previously appropriated therein, for the purpose of funding priority infrastructure projects and other public projects and social programs for the people of Chuuk and Pohnpei States, and for other purposes.
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CB 23-51

CA 23-27

09.22.23

  2RS 09.15.23 To further amend Public Law No. 19-124, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 19-133, 19-140, 19-150, 20-05, 20-15, 20-33, 20-48, 20-63, 20-71, 20-156, 20-175, 21-22, 21-52, 21-146, 21-195, 21-213, 21-244, 22-62 and 22-111, by amending section 6 thereof, to change the allottee of certain funds previously appropriated therein, to fund priority infrastructure projects and other programs for Pohnpei state, and for other purposes.
CB 23-50

CA 23-26

09.22.23

  2RS 09.14.23 To further amend Public Law No. 19-152, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 19-162, 20-08, 20-27, 20-118, 21-23, 21-60, 21-97, 21-118 and 22-112, by amending section 6 thereof, to change the allottee of funds previously appropriated therein, for the purpose of funding public projects and social programs for the people of Pohnpei State, and for other purposes.
CB 23-49

CA 23-25

09.22.23

  2RS 09.14.23 To amend Public Law No. 22-154, by amending section 2 thereof, for the purpose of changing the lapse date of funds previously appropriated therein to fund the CIA’s Y12 aircraft engine repairs and assembly, freight and other related costs, the FSMTCC – Open Access Entity (OAE), the Education Task Force for the constitutional amendments proposed by the Constitutional Convention and the operation of Xavier High School affected by Covid-19 travel restrictions in Chuuk, and for other purposes.
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CB 23-48

CA 23-35

09.26.23

  2RS 09.14.23 To further amend Public Law No. 18-117, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 18-120, 19-04, 19-08, 19-35, 19-49, 19-59, 19-76, 19-102, 20-26, 20-117, 21-27, 21-114, 21-166, 22-13, 22-71, 22-121 and 22-198, by amending section 3 thereof, to change the use of funds previously appropriated therein, for the purpose of funding public projects and social programs for the people in the state of Kosrae, and for other purposes.
CB 23-47       09.12.23 To further amend title 55 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, by amending sections 630, 631 and 632 thereof, for the purpose of changing the name, nature and use of the purpose of the Fisheries Observer Revolving Fund, and for other purposes.
CB 23-46

CA 23-34

09.26.23

  2RS 09.12.23 To further amend sections 9 and 12 of Public Law No. 22-42, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-60, 22-80, 22-103, 22-141 and 23-10, to modify the use of Capital and Human Resources Development funding and change the use and allottee of such funds previously appropriated therein to fund the operations of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia for fiscal year September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
[CD.2]
CB 23-45

CA 23-24

09.21.23

  2RS 09.12.23 To further amend Public Law No. 20-141, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 20-145, 20-163, 20-164, 20-190, 21-05, 21-33, 21-48, 21-67, 21-91, 21-182, 21-193, 22-34, 22-69, 22-77 and 22-160, by amending section 2 thereof, to change the use of funds previously appropriated therein, for the purpose of funding priority infrastructure projects and other projects and programs in the state of Yap, and for other purposes.
[CD.1]
 
CB 23-44

CA 23-33

09.26.23

VETO

10.21.23

2RS 09.12.23 To further amend Public Law No. 20-155, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 20-177, 20-188, 21-61, 21-88, 21-119, 21-150, 22-08, 22-43 and 22-119, by amending section 2 thereof, for the purpose of changing the use of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Yap State, and for other purposes.
[CD.1]
CB 23-43

CA 23-23

09.21.23

  2RS 09.12.23 To amend Public Law No. 22-37, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-45, 22-76, 22-178 and 23-16, by amending section 6 thereof, to change the lapse date of funds previously appropriated therein for the purpose of funding public projects and social programs for the people of Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Chuuk States, and for other purposes.
[CD.3]
CB 23-42

CA 23-22

09.21.23

  2RS 09.12.23 To amend Public Law No. 21-228, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 21-248, 22-12, 22-22, 22-36, 22-74, 22-90 and 23-18, by amending section 6 thereof, to change the lapse date of funds appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Chuuk States, and for other purposes.
[CD.2]
CB 23-41

CA 23-38

09.27.23

  2RS 09.01.23 To appropriate the sum of $500,000 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, for the purpose of funding relief efforts for the victims of a recent fire in Maui, and for other purposes.
CB 23-40       09.01.23 To further amend section 806 of title 24 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as enacted by Public Law No. 12-34, by adding a new subsection (7) to enable the Federated States of Micronesia to be in compliance with Article 73 of the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea; and for other purposes.
CB 23-39

CA 23-30

09.26.23

  2RS 09.01.23 To appropriate $56,684,766 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, 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.
[CD.2]. SCR NO. 23-33
CB 23-38       09.01.23 To further amend title 52 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, by amending section 509 thereof, to include employees of the National Oceanic Resource Management Authority (NORMA) to be eligible for overtime compensation, and for other purposes.
CB 23-37

CA 23-32

09.26.23

  2RS 09.01.23 To further amend Public Law No. 22-180, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-187, 22-188, 23-03, 23-09 and 23-11, by amending sections 4 and 5 thereof, for the purpose of changing the use of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Pohnpei and Chuuk States, and for other purposes.
[CD.3]
CB 23-36

CA 23-36

09.26.23

  2RS 08.03.23 To further amend title 55 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, as amended, by further amending chapter 3, as enacted by Public Law No. 13-72 and amended by Public Laws Nos. 13-85, 13-93, 18-12, 18-25, and 18-57, to bring the FSM's Internal Fiscal Procedures for Compact Implementation into compliance with the 2023 Amended Compact, and for other purposes.
[CD.1]. SCR NO. 23-31
CB 23-35

CA 23-21

09.20.23

  2RS 07.25.23 To further amend section 325 of title 54 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, and section 1223 of title 55 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended to reduce to zero percent (0%) the distributions to the FSM Trust Fund from the revenue sources: taxes on major corporations and fishing access fees, and for other purposes. 
SCR NO. 23-17
CB 23-34

CA 23-20

09.20.23

VETO

09.28.23

2RS 07.25.23 To further amend section 805 of title 54 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended by Public Laws Nos. 17-05, 18-107, 21-152, 22-57, 22-139 and 22-158, to change the revenue sharing percentage between the National and State Governments with regards to tax revenues, and for other purposes. 
SCR NO. 23-16.   OVERRIDE: 09.30.23
CB 23-33

CA 23-19

09.20.23

VETO

09.28.23

2RS 07.25.23

To further amend sections 303 and 306 of title 55 of the code of the Federated States of Micronesia, as enacted by Public Law No. 13-72 and amended by Public Laws Nos. 13-93, 18-12, 18-25 and 18-57, to modify the distribution formula for Compact funds to allow the National Government a 12% share of the distribution, to insert a new section 306A of Title 55 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia containing transitional provisions for Fiscal Year 2024, to centralize the Compact infrastructure sector grants within the Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure, and for other purposes.
[CD.1]  SCR NO. 23-15OVERRIDE: 09.30.23

          23rd CONGRESS - FIRST SPECIAL SESSION ||  July 10 thru 19, 2023
CB 23-32       07.19.23 To appropriate the sum of $300,000 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, for the purpose of funding the FSMTCC – Open Access Entity (OAE), and for other purposes.
CB 23-31

CA 23-18

07.20.23

  1SS 07.19.23 To further amend sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 and 12 of Public Law No. 22-153, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-169, 22-181, 22-204, and 23-08, to appropriate $2,541,476 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, to provide supplemental funding for the operations of the Executive branch, the Judicial branch, the Legislative branch, Grants, Subsidies, and Contributions and Capital and Human Resources Development of the National Government, to enact a lapse date of funds, and for other purposes.
[CD.4]
CB 23-30

CA 23-17

07.19.23

  1SS 07.17.23 To further amend Public Law No. 21-201, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 21-219, 21-223, 21-229, 21-241, 22-28, 22-31, 22-51, 22-67, 22-97 and 22-104, by amending section 6 thereof, for the purpose of changing the lapse date of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund priority infrastructure projects and other public projects and social programs for the people of Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Chuuk States, and for other purposes.
CB 23-29       07.14.23 To amend title 40 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, by amending sections 102 and 104 thereof, to prescribe kindergarten as the beginning grade for the elementary education level and to make five years of age as the beginning age of compulsory education, and for other purposes.
CB 23-28

CA 23-16

07.19.23

  1SS 07.14.23 To amend Public Law No. 21-157, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 21-179, 21-216, 22-17, 22-35, 22-44 and 22-118, by amending section 4 thereof, for the purpose of changing the use of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Pohnpei State, and for other purposes.
[CD.1]
CB 23-27       07.14.23 To amend section 221 of title 54 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, to change the import duties applicable to certain products, and for other purposes.
CB 23-26       07.14.23 To further amend title 24 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, for the purpose of strengthening measures for the conservation and protection of marine resources under national jurisdiction, by adding a new subtitle III to enact a FSM Marine Spatial Plan for the Federated States of Micronesia; to provide for national marine protected areas; to require environmental impact assessment whenever applicable in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Federated States of Micronesia and other marine areas over which the Federated States of Micronesia is entitled to exercise or assert sovereign rights; to amend section 2025 of subtitle II of title 24 of the FSM Code, as amended, by carving out from its application Protected Area and Marine Reserve as defined in such subtitle, and for other purposes.
CB 23-25       07.11.23 To further amend Public Law No. 21-228, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 21-248, 22-12, 22-22, 22-36, 22-74 and 22-90, by amending section 5 thereof, to change the use of funds appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Chuuk State, and for other purposes.
CB 23-24       07.11.23 To further amend sections 1, 2, 4, 8, 9 and 12 of Public Law No. 22-153, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-169, 22-181, 22-204, and 23-08, to appropriate $3,033,530 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, to provide supplemental funding for the operations of the Executive branch, the Judicial branch, Grants, Subsidies, and Contributions and Capital and Human Resources Development of the National Government, to enact a lapse date of funds, and for other purposes.
CB 23-23

CA 23-40

09.29.23

  2RS 07.10.23 To amend section 2 of Public Law No. 15-70, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 20-139 and 20-186, to remove the FSM citizenship requirement for JEMCO Representatives appointed by the FSM, to increase the term of years for JEMCO members to serve on the Compact Joint Economic Management Committee, to modify the number of FSM Representatives serving on the Compact Joint Economic Management Committee by increasing it from two to three contingent on the ratification of the 2023 Amended Compact and its subsidiary agreements by the FSM Congress and approval of the same by the United States Government, and for other purposes.
[CD.3]
CB 23-22       07.11.23 To further amend section 3 of Public Law No. 15-70, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 20-139 and 20-186, to remove the FSM citizenship requirement for Joint Trust Fund Committee representatives for the FSM government, to increase the term of years for the FSM representatives to serve on the Joint Trust Fund Committee, to modify the number of FSM Representatives serving on the Compact Joint Trust Fund Committee contingent on the ratification of the 2023 Amended Compact and its subsidiary agreements by the FSM Congress and approval of the same by the United States Government, and for other purposes.
CB 23-21

CA 23-12

07.13.23

  1SS 07.11.23 To further amend Public Law No. 20-141, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 20-145, 20-163, 20-164, 20-190, 21-05, 21-33, 21-48, 21-67, 21-91, 21-182, 21-193, 22-34, 22-69, 22-77, 22-160 and 22-177, by amending section 6 thereof, to change the lapse date of funds previously appropriated therein, for the purpose of funding priority infrastructure projects and other projects and programs in each of the states, and for other purposes.
CB 23-20

CA 23-11

07.13.23

  1SS 07.11.23 To further amend Public Law No. 21-80, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 21-99, 21-110, 21-143, 21-181, 21-188, 21-214, 21-242, 22-19, 22-38, 22-56, 22-99, 22-107, 22-108, 22-142 and 22-199, by amending section 2 thereof, to change the use of certain funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Yap State, and for other purposes.
CB 23-19

CA 23-10

07.13.23

VETO

1SS 07.10.23

To further amend section 805 of title 54 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended by Public Laws Nos. 18-107, 21-152, 22-57 and 22-139, to authorize on an extraordinary basis that the Chuuk State’s share of the extra 20% of net taxes collected during fiscal years 2023 and 2024 be remitted to the Municipal Governments, and for other purposes.
VETO: 08.16.23

CB 23-18

CA 23-31

09.26.23

VETO

10.21.23

 

2RS 07.10.23 To further amend section 208 of title 52 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended by Public Law No. 18-114, to reduce the cost-of-living allowance, and to further amend chapter 2 of title 52 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended by Public Laws Nos. 18-114, 20-143, 22-170, by inserting a new section 213 in order to require the National Government to pay 100% of life insurance plan costs for all National Government employees, to authorize the Director of the Office of Personnel to designate and change designation of the life insurance provider in consultation with the Department of Finance and Administration, to require the Office of Personnel and Department of Finance and Administration to jointly report to Congress on designation and any change in designated life insurance provider, to require biennial review and reporting on the designated life insurance provider, and for other purposes.
[CD.1]  SCR NO. 23-24
CB 23-17

CA 23-09

07.13.23

  1SS 07.10.23 To amend Public Law No. 22-186, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-189 and 23-01, by amending section 5 thereof, to change the use of funds previously appropriated therein, for the purpose of funding public projects and social programs for the people of Chuuk State, and for other purposes.
CB 23-16

CA 23-08

07.13.23

  1SS 07.10.23
To further amend Public Law No. 22-86, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-101, 22-102, 22-106, 22-140, 22-147, 22-168, 22-185, 22-197 and 23-06, by amending sections 5 and 6 thereof, to change the use and allottee of funds previously appropriated therein, for the purpose of funding priority infrastructure projects and other public projects and social programs for the people of Chuuk State, and for other purposes.
[CD.1]
CB 23-15

CA 23-07

07.13.23

  1SS 07.10.23 To further amend Public Law No. 22-37, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-45, 22-76 and 22-178, by amending section 5 thereof, to change the use of funds previously appropriated to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Chuuk State, and for other purposes.
[CD.1]
CB 23-14 CA 23-06
07.13.23
  1SS 07.10.23 To further amend Public Law No. 22-180, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-187, 22-188, 23-03 and 23-09, by amending sections 5 and 6 thereof, for the purpose of changing the use and allottee of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Pohnpei and Chuuk states, and for other purposes.
[CD.1]
CB 23-13

CA 23-14

07.14.23

 

  1SS 07.07.23 To appropriate the sum of $250,000 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, for the purpose of funding relief efforts in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands in response to the damage caused by Super Typhoon Mawar, and for other purposes.
[CD.1]
          23rd CONGRESS - FIRST REGULAR SESSION ||  May 11 thru 30, 2023
CB 23-12

CA 23-45

01.12.24

    05.24.23 To amend section 613 of title 19 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as enacted by Public Law No. 21-227, to clarify that the At-Sea Perdiem for seamen of national government owned and operated vessels cannot be cut or reduced based on receipt of other vessel training work related stipends, and for other purposes.
[CD.1]
CB 23-11       05.24.23 To further amend title 54 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, by creating a new chapter 11 to prohibit the importation of e-Cigarettes into the Federated States of Micronesia for commercial activity, provide for a personal use exemption, establish enforcement and regulation authority, mandate destruction of seized e-Cigarettes, require records management on seized and destroyed e-Cigarettes, and for other purposes.
CB 23-10       05.24.23 To further amend Public Law No. 19-64, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 19-81, 19-97, 19-120, 19-137, 20-29, 20-86, 20-119, 21-31, 21-160, 22-18, 22-72, 22-122, 22-174, and 22-200, by amending section 1 thereof, to change the use of funds previously appropriated therein, for the purpose of funding public projects and social programs in the state of Kosrae, and for other purposes.
CB 23-09       05.19.23 To amend sections 1, 2, 8 and 9 of Public Law No. 22-153, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-169, 22-181 and 22-04, to appropriate supplemental funding in the amount of $2,950,000 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, to support the operations of the Executive Branch and to appropriate supplemental funding for Subsidies, and Contributions; and for other purposes.
CB 23-08       05.18.23 To enact a new title 44 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, to govern alternative dispute resolution and to enact a new chapter 1 thereof for the purpose of creating an international commercial arbitration law for the FSM, and for other purposes.
CB 23-07       05.18.23 To further amend Public Law No. 22-37, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-45, 22-76 and 22-178, by amending section 5 thereof, to change the use of funds previously appropriated to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Chuuk State, and for other purposes.
CB 23-06

CA 23-15

07.18.23

  1RS 05.18.23 To amend sections 304, 305 and 308 of title 50 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as enacted by Public Law No. 22-134, to remove the COVID-19 Vaccination mandate for all persons entering the FSM, authorize the Department of Health and Social Affairs to reinstate COVID-19 vaccination entry requirements by regulations, to make technical changes, and for other purposes.
CB 23-05

CA 23-04

05.23.23

  1RS 05.17.23 To further amend section 3 of Public Law No. 22-153, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-169, 22-181 and 22-204, to appropriate 700,000 from the General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, to provide supplemental funding for the operations of of the Legislative Branch of the National Government, and for other purposes.
[CD.4]
CB 23-04

CA 23-02

05.17.23

  1RS 05.15.23 To further amend section 9 of Public Law No. 21-42, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 21-55, 21-77, 21-116, 21-147, 21-171, 21-183, 22-156 and 22-203, to change the use of funds previously appropriated therein, and for other purposes.
 
CB 23-03

CA 23-03

05.17.23

  1RS 05.15.23 To further amend sections 9 and 12 of Public Law No. 22-42, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-60, 22-80, 22-103 and 22-141, to modify the use of Capital and Human Resources Development funding and change the allottee of such funds previously appropriated therein to fund the operations of the National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia for fiscal year September 30, 2022; and for other purposes.
[CD.2]
CB 23-02

CA 23-05

05.24.23

  1RS 05.15.23 To further amend Public Law No. 22-180, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-187 and 22-188, by amending section 2 thereof, for the purpose of changing the use of funds previously appropriated therein, to fund public projects and social programs for the people of Yap State, and for other purposes.
[CD.4]
CB 23-01

CA 23-01

05.17.23

  1RS 05.15.23 To further amend Public Law No. 22-86, as amended by Public Laws Nos. 22-101, 22-102, 22-106, 22-140, 22-147, 22-161, 22-168, 22-185 and 22-197 by amending section 2 thereof, to change the use of funds previously appropriated therein, for the purpose of funding priority infrastructure projects and other public projects and social programs for the people of Yap State, and for other purposes.