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The Peace Unity Liberty AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR THE PEOPLE AND STATES OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA JZo^ume II Kolonia, Pohnpei, April 15, 1987 Number 4 Congres^^^^ s okays accord with Marshalls KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The Fourth FSM Congress ratified an agreement with the Marshall Islands on dividing U.S. education transition funding un- der the Compact of Free Association, during its Fifth Special Session which was adjourned April 5, ahead of schedule. A 10-day session was called March 19 by President Tosiwo Nakayama to FOURTH CONGRESS IN FINAL SESSION - The Fourth FSM Congress is convening March consider a wide range of measures pend- 30 in Pohnpei its fifth and final special session before the next Congress is seated May 11. ing before his and the Fourth Congress From left, clockwise, are Senator Isaac Figir, Yap; Senator Elias Thomas, Pohnpei; Floor- terms end in May. It began March 30 Leader John Haglelgam, Yap; Page Adora Weital; Journal Clerk Sue Ann Schadeck; Speaker Bethwel Henry, Pohnpei; Chief Clerk Henry Asugar; the Rev. Rufus David; Page Rinda and was scheduled to continue through Siales; Vice Speaker Joab Sigrah, Kosrae; Senator Pedro Harris, Pohnpei; Senator Kalisto April 10. Refalopei, Truk; Senator Claude Phillip, Kosrae; Senator Tony Otto, Truk, and Senator Nick The Fifth Congress is scheduled to Bossy, Truk. convene May 1 1 its 30-day First Regu- lar Session. The Fourth Congress voted to over- President visits ride the veto March 5 by the President Mokil, Pingelap of an act to lower the interest ceiling from 12 to 5 per cent for FSM Dev- KOLONIA, Pohnpei - President Tos- elopment Bank Loans. It also iwo Nakayama commended the resi- (Continued on Page 2) dents of Mokil during the March 27 dedication of their airstrip and Pingelap during the March 28 visit for their contributions to development of the FSM. Inside.... The trip by field trip ship to the two eastern atolls of Pohnpei state with FSM Supreme Gov. and Mrs. Resio Moses and Legis- lature Speaker Ambros Senda complet- Court to hear ed the President's tour of all but two Pohnpei vote inhabited islands of the FSM, since he PRESIDENT IN PINGELAP - FSM President challenge April 20 Tosiwo Nakayama, left, is speaking during took office in 1979. the March 28 state visit to Pingelap Atoll The party left Pohnpei on March 26 --See story on Page 3 with his Special Assistant, leske lehsi, serving as his translator. (Continued on Page 4) THE NATIONAL UNIQIL April 15. 1987. Page 2 Workshop held on managing reduced funds KOLONIA, Pohnpei - State and national The FSM also is scheduled to receive $7 The FSM Education Office is to submit government officials received training dur- million of a $12 million annual block by June 10 to the U.S. Education Depart- ing a March 23-27 workshop here on grant shared with the Marshalls during the ment its "insular area consolidated grant administering U.S. education funds which 15 years of the Compact for health and edu- application" for fiscal 1987, according to will be reduced during the first three year of cation programs, he said, adding that most Weital. free association under the Compact which of the funds are to go to education. Participants in the workshop were: was implemented Nov. 3, according to The workshop was conducted in the Ko- Masa-Aki Emeschiol, Palau; Tony Jetnil, FSM Education Director Daro Weital. lonia Town Hall, President's Conference Cathy Relang and another education offi- The FSM is scheduled to receive $9,- Room and FSM Education Office by Dr. cial, Marshalls; Program Development and 282,000 in 1987, $6,211,800 in 1988 and Ron Davis and Ben Rice of the U.S. Edu- Resources Administrator Weldis Welley, $3,070,200 in 1989 under an agreement cation Department to prepare state and Federal Education Programs Specialist with the Marshall Islands to divide U.S. national education officials who will be re- Yosiro Suta, Testing and Evaluation Coor- education transition funds during the first ceiving for the first time direct U.S. edu- dinator Burnis Danis, Administrative Of- three years of the Compact. cation funding which previously was ficer Linda Phillip and Education Adviser The education transition funding agree- provided through theTrustTerritory govern- Stuart Arno, FSM Education Office; Status ment was signed Feb. 27 in Honolulu by ment. Commission Legal Counsel Greg Swartz, FSM External Affairs Secretary Andon Davis and Rice are directors of funding and Brigida Edger, FSM Budget Office. Amaraich and Marshalls Foreign Affairs programs for Supplemental Assistance to Also, Federal Programs Coordinator Jimmy Minister Charles T. Domnick, during a pre- Educational Disadvantaged Children which Hicks, Acting Special Education Coordinator summit meeting on the College of Micro- will provide the transition funds, Weital Wilsin Kephas and State Senator Josaiah nesia's future. said. Simons, Kosrae; Administrative Management It was ratified April 4 by the Fourth The transition funding, which is sched- and Support Services Administrator Sabastian FSM Congress during its Fifth Special ses- uled to begin July 1, will replace Anafal and Supplemental Assistance to Educa- sion. many of the programs which were termin- tional Disadvantaged Children Chapter I and The agreement gives the FSM a 71.4 per ated Dec. 31, due to implementing the II Coordinator Andrew Gubung, Yap; State cent share and the Marshalls 28.6 per cent, Compact. Education Director Marcelino Umwech, Feder- based on population, of the three-year tran- The "local education agencies" in the al Programs and Personnel Training Manager Manuel Sam, Chapter I and II Coordinator sition funding for education programs states are to submit by May 1 operational Walter Tim and Special Education Coordin- which will be phased down from $13 mil- plans for using the transition funds to the ator Edny Matthews, Truk, and Education Dir- lion in fiscal 1987 to $8.7 million in 1988 FSM Education Office which is designated ector Damian Sohl, Chapter I and II Coor- and $4.3 million in 1989, according to the "state education agency" for U.S. educa- dinator Rodrigo Mauricio and Special Educa- Weital. tion funding. tion Coordinator Kephas Edgar, Pohnpei. Congress approves national broadcast resolution nations; CR 4-171 approving fiscal 1987 prohibit funding of construction projects on (Continued from Page 1) Aging Program grant applications for sup- land not owned by national and state gov- approved nine bills and five resolutions, portive services, training and employment, ernments nor leased for the useful life of during what is expected to be its final ses- and CR 4-172 approving the fiscal 1987 the facilities. sion. Vocational Rehabilitation Services State It approved CB 4-411 to amend the FSM In addition to ratifying the education tran- Plan. Code changing previous references to the Trust sition funding agreement, it approved a res- The education transition funding agree- Territory and U.S. governments to the Federated olution, CR 4-73 introduced by Senator El- ment was signed Feb. 27 in Honolulu by States and its officials to be consistent with the ias Thomas of Pohnpei, calling for the FSM External Affairs Secretary Andon new free association political status attained with next FSM President and Congress Speaker Amaraich and Marshalls Foreign Affairs the Compact was implemented Nov. 3. Minister Charles T. Domnick, during a pre- Other bills approved include: to form a task force to establish a national - CB 4-333, authorizing the President to set radio broadcasting station. summit meeting on the College of Micro- and collect fees for "peddlers' permits" sold to The Health, Education and Social Affairs nesia's future. During the meeting, the travelling salesmen coming to the FSM. Committee report on the proposed national FSM and Marshalls formally exchanged - CB 4-417, requiring nonresident workers to broadcast station said that while awaiting diplomatic notes for the first time since the leave the FSM before being permitted to begin the election of the new President and Speak- Compacts were implemented last year. employment with an employer different than er by the next Congress, "appropriate of- The agreement, ratified by CR 4-166, their previous employer. ficials of the government should begin the gives the FSM a 71.4 per cent share and - CB 4-418, amending fiscal 1987 Pohnpei public projects funding to include a Mwudok planning and analysis necessary to deter- the Marshalls 28.6 per cent, based on Village project. mine whether a national radio broadcasting population, of the three-year transition - CB 4-414, amending 1987 Yap public station is feasible and advisable." funding for education programs which will projects funding to change the purpose of the A proposal for a national broadcast sta- be phased down from $13 million in fiscal Plaw Village appropriation. tion is included in the FSM Five-Year Dev- 1987 to $8.7 million in fiscal 1988 and - CB 4-422, amending 1987 Truk public pro- elopment Plan to be established in con- $4.3 million in fiscal 1989, according to jects funding to change the purpose of the junction with the new national capital be- FSM Education Director Daro Weital. Nechap appropriation. ing constructed in Palikir. - CB 4-423, reallocating 1987 Faichuk public The Congress defeated CB 4-357 which projects funding in Truk. Other resolutions include: CR 4-168 ask- would require that all national government - CB 4-425, amending funds for the Kosrae ing the FSM External Affairs Department real, personal or mixed property given to State Improvement Project Commission. to negotiate 30-day visa waivers for FSM an FSM state would be for lease use by the - CB 4-424, correcting spelling and other citizens visiting other Asian and Pacific state and deferred CB 4-346 which would errors in the FSM Code.
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