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| 23rd CONGRESS - SECONG REGULR SESSION || September 12 - October 01, 2023 | |||||
| CB 23-53 | 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 | 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. | |||
| CB 23-51 | 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 | 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 | 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. | |||
| CB 23-48 | 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 | 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. | |||
| CB 23-45 | 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. |
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| CB 23-44 | 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. | |||
| CB 23-43 | 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. | |||
| CB 23-42 | 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. | |||
| CB 23-41 | 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 | 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. | |||
| 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 | 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. | |||
| CB 23-36 | 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. | |||
| 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 |
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| CB 23-34 |
CA 23-20 09.20.23 |
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 |
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| CB 23-33 |
CA 23-19 09.20.23 |
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. |
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| 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 | 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] |
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| CB 23-30 | CA 23-17 | 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 | 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] |
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| 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 | 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. | |||
| 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. |
| CB 23-18 | 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. | |||
| 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] |
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| 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] |
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| 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] |
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| CB 23-13 |
CA 23-14
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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] |
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| 23rd CONGRESS - FIRST REGULAR SESSION || May 11 thru 30, 2023 | |||||
| CB 23-12 | 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. | |||
| 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 | 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] |
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| 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. |
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| 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] |
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| 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] |
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| 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. |