The total of his request amounted to $711,510, of which $611,510 will be funded by local revenues while $100,000 will come from the Capacity Building Sector of the amended Compact.
Congress ended its special session early this month.
The funding request was for the following items:
1) The Office of National Public Auditor, Chuuk branch, $66,000. Congress approved $7,300 to fund one month of the offices needs.
2) The Office of Statistics, Budget and Economic Planning, Overseas Development Assistance and Compact Management, $42,000 for two personnel positions. Congress appropriated $4,700 to fund one month of these positions.
3) The T-3 Program, $170,310 to fund operations for the remaining three quarters of the fiscal year. Congress appropriated $19,000, which is one month worth of funding for the project.
4) The Office of the President requested $30,000 for the recently concluded Micronesia President’s Summit and the Micronesian Chief Executives Summit which were jointly hosted by the FSM and Pohnpei. No funding was given to this request.
5) The Department of Justice, $120,000 — $40,000 for witness travel and expenses related to the passport case in Washington, D.C., and $80,000 for the Life Extension Program for one of the patrol vessels. No funding was given to this request.
6) The U.S. Rural Development program, $171,200. This is FSM’s contribution to this program. No funding was given to this request.
7) Quarterly Audit (Compact Capacity Building) for $100,000. No funding was given to this request.
8) Caroline Islands Air, $166,537. This request was granted.
9) The Department of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure, $20,000. No funding was given to this request.
10) The Department of Justice, $40,000 for matching funds required to hold the Police Academy. Congress approved the request.
There were other budget requests granted appropriations by Congress, although they did not originate from the president’s office. Among these were $14,000 appropriated to former ambassador to the U.S. and $1.4 million for public and social projects in the states.
