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Reformed Budget Law In The Field Of Justice And Public Safety, To Include $ 19, 199.782.

Original Language Title: REFÓRMASE LA LEY DE PRESUPUESTO EN EL RAMO DE JUSTICIA Y SEGURIDAD PÚBLICA, PARA INCORPORAR $19, 199,782.

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY-REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR ____________________________________________________________________

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DECREE NO 703

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR,

CONSIDERING:

I.-That by Legislative Decree No. 329, dated April 15, 2010, published in Official Journal No. 76, Volume No. 387, of the 27th of the same month and year, the Executive Body was authorized in the Ramo de Hacienda, so that of its holder or of the official designated by him, acting on behalf of the State and Government of the Republic of Salvador, a Loan Contract with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE), for up to $143,433,870.00 to finance the implementation of the "Program for the Development of Social Infrastructure and Vulnerability Prevention," which was approved in all its parts by Legislative Decree No. 370, dated May 27, 2010, published in Official Journal No. 107, Volume No. 387, of June 9 of the same year; being the Contract of Loan Nº 2015.

II.-That in the Budget Laws of 2011 and 2012, in the part corresponding to the Ramo of Justice and Public Security, the amount of $7,910,000 and $9,040,000, respectively, was programmed to finance the execution of the Investment Project Public Code 5099 "Supply and Installation of the Integral System for the Emergency Care Centers 911 and AVL/GPS of the National Civil Police of El Salvador", of which $15,000,000.00 corresponded to the aforementioned loan and $1,950,000.00 of the General Fund, making a total of $16,950,000, of which an amount was contracted The amount of $10,904,512.52 was executed at the end of the financial year 2012, and the difference of $5,981,318.28 was accounted for in a number of accounts; from that provision, $5,903,123.28 was executed during the financial year 2013; accrual the amount of $78,125 corresponding to the oversight costs of the said Project 5099, of which at this opportunity it is required to incorporate the value of $69,137.00 from the Loan Contract Nº 2015, as well as the respective counterpart for $8,988.00 which will be financed from your own allocations

III.-That by Legislative Decree No. 349 dated April 5, 2013, published in Official Journal No. 65, Volume No. 399, of the 11th of the same month and year, the Executive Body was authorized in the Ramo de Hacienda, so that by means of of its holder or of the official whom it shall appoint, by signing on behalf of the State and Government of the Republic of El Salvador, a Loan Agreement with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE), called the " Strengthening of the Prison System in El Salvador, " for an amount of up to $71,000,000.00 which was approved in all of its parts by Legislative Decree No. 503, dated October 3, 2013, published in the Official Journal

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No. 186, Volume No. 401, of the same month and year; with the Loan Contract No. 2102.

IV.-That the resources of the Loan Contract No. 2102 mentioned above, will be implemented by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, through the Directorate General of the Criminal Centers, to finance the implementation of different projects falling within the scope of the said Programme and which will be geared towards the development of infrastructure and equipment of the Prison System with the aim of increasing its installed capacity; in this respect, for the present financial year Fiscal 2014, were scheduled in the current Budget Law, in the part corresponding to the agency, 6 Investment projects, only with their respective counterpart resources; therefore, in this opportunity it is necessary to incorporate the funds of this loan up to a value of $17,991,657.00 in order to strengthen the aforementioned In addition, with the aim of keeping track of the programming and implementation of the resources of the loan, it has been considered necessary to create a project implementing unit to be financed with the same funds, so it is required to incorporate the Budget Law 2014 and the Listing of Projects of Public Investment, Project Code 6162 "Strengthening Institutional-Loan BCIE 2102", in the amount of $95,932.00 and its corresponding counterpart of the General Fund for $12,475.00 whose funds will be taken from savings in the Counterpart of Project Code 5896 "Acquisition of an Electronic Bracelet System".

V.-That in the framework of the General Guidelines for the Grant of Non-reimbursable Financial Cooperations to the Founding Countries of the BCIE, dated April 24, 2013, the Financial Cooperation Agreement was signed Repayable Nº DI-109/2012, between the Representative of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) and the Minister of Finance of the Republic of El Salvador, in the amount of $1,000,000.00 resources that will be executed by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, through the National Civil Police (PNC), to finance the activities related to the implementation of the Project Code 5938 "Strengthening of the Capacities of the Administration and Finance Subdirectorate of the National Civil Police of El Salvador", which includes the basic conditioning of 17 infrastructure

VI.-That the Police Corporation and the acquisition of technological equipment, logistics and work tools to provide a better service to the citizenry.

VI.-That the resources coming from the said Convention of Financial Cooperation and its corresponding counterpart, were incorporated into the Budget Law 2013, by Legislative Decree No. 496 dated September 19, 2013, published in Official Journal No. 184, Volume No. 401 of October 4 of the same year, as well as the Investment Project Code 5938 referred to above, which could not be executed during that year, due to administrative inconvenience

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related to the Tender processes; so, on this occasion, it is required to incorporate the Budget Law 2014, such resources for $1,000,000.00 and its corresponding counterpart for $130,000.00 that will be financed from the allocations of its current budget.

VII.-That with the purpose that the Ramo of Justice and Public Security, through the National Civil Police and the Directorate General of the Centers Penalties, may have the credit and the corresponding budgetary structure that allows you to make use of the resources mentioned in the previous recitals and to execute the different Related Investment Projects, it becomes necessary reform the existing Budget Law, voted by Legislative Decree No. 522 dated October 31, 2013, published in Official Journal No. 225, Volume 401 of December 2 of the same year, incorporating in Section II-REVENUE, the balance of resources not executed by the National Civil Police coming from the BCIE Loan Contract No. 2015 SIXTY-NINE THOUSAND HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN 00/100 DOLLARS FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US$ 69,137.00); the resources from the BCIE Loan Contract No. 2102 for SEVENTEEN MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN 00/100 DOLLARS FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US$ 17,991,657.00) and the funds of the Non-Refundable Financial Cooperation Convention No. DI-109/2012 awarded by the BCIE for US$ 1 million 00/100 from the United States of America (US$1,000,000.00); and in Section III-EXPENSES, in the part corresponding to the Master of Justice and Security Public, the amount of NINETEEN MILLION HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO 00/100 DOLLARS FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US$ 19,199,782.00), which includes the amount allocated to Counterpart expenditure per HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHT 00/100 DOLLARS FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US$ 138,988.00), which will be financed from the allocations of that Ramo.

BY TANTO,

in use of its Constitutional powers and at the initiative of the President of the Republic, through the Minister of Finance.

DECCRETA:

Art. 1.-In the current Budget Law, Section-A GENERAL BUDGET OF THE STATE, the following modifications are introduced:

A) In section II-REVENUE, Rubro 22 CAPITAL TRANSFERS, Account 224 Capital Transfers of the Sector External, increase the specific source 22404 From

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Multilateral Organizations, as well:

Non-Refundable Financial Cooperation Convention No. DI-109/2012, signed between the Representative of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) and the Minister of Finance, representing the Republic of El Salvador, to finance the implementation of the " Strengthening the Capacities of the Administration and Finance Subdirectorate of the National Civil Police El Salvador. " US $1,000,000

Also, in the Rubro 31 PUBLIC DEBT, account 314 Contracting of External Borrowings, increase the specific source 31404 of Multilateral Organizations, as well:

Loan Nº 2015, subscribed with the Bank Central American Economic Integration (BCIE), to finance the partial implementation of the "Program for the Development of Social Infrastructure and Vulnerability Prevention", approved by Legislative Decree No. 370, dated May 27, 2010, published in Official Journal No 107, Volume No 387 of 9 June 2010 (Ramo de Justicia y Seguridad Public). US $69,137

Loan No. 2102, signed with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE), to finance the implementation of the "Program for the Strengthening of the Prison System in El Salvador," approved by Legislative Decree No. 503, On 3 October 2013, published in Official Journal No. 186, Volume No. 401 of 8 of the same month and year (Ramo de Justicia y Seguridad Pública). US $17,991,657

B) In section III-EXPENSES, in respect of the BRANCH OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SECURITY, literal B. Allocation of Resources, increase the allocations of the Budget Unit 08 Police Infrastructure, Line of Work 01 Repair, Remodeling, Construction and Equipment and incorporate the Work Line 02 Counterpart BCIE; also, increases the allocations of the Budget Unit 09 Penitentiary Infrastructure, Line of Work 01 Construction, Repair, Remodeling and Equipment of Criminal Centers; additionally, modify the amounts and the listing of the different Investment Projects, as follows:

3. Relationship Purposes to Assigned Resources

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Budget Unit and Purpose Cost Job Line

08 Police Infrastructure

01 Repair, Remodeling, Construction and Equipment

02 Counterpart BCIE

09 Penitentiary Infrastructure

01 Construction, Repair, Remodeling and Equipment of Criminal Centers

Strengthening Investment public through the improvement of the infrastructure, the acquisition of equipment modern and specialized in order to efficiently develop police operating activities at the national level.

Cover Counterpart services.

Improve the prison infrastructure and equipment to develop the work environment and to facilitate the development of internal rehabilitation aspects.

1,208,125

1,069,137

138,988

17,991,657

17,991,657

Total 19,199,782

4. Budget Allocation by Pool, Financing and Economic Destination Source

Budget Unit and Budget Encryption

Working Line 54

Goods and Services Acquisitions

61 Investments in Assets

Fixed

Capital Expenses

08 Police Infrastructure

2014-2400-2-08-01-22-3 External Loans 2013-2400-2-08-01-22-5 Donation

2013-2400-2-08-02-22-1 General Fund

09 Infrastructure Penitentiary 2014-2400-2-09-01-22-3 External Loans

Repair, Remodeling, Construction, and Equipment

BCIE Counterpart

Construction, Repair, Remodeling and Equipment of Criminal Centers

358, 689

317, 424

41, 265

76, 992

76,992

849,436

69,137

682,576

97.723

17,914,665

17,914,665

1,208,125

69,137

1,000,000

138,988

17,991,657

17,991,657

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Total 435,681 18,764,101 19,199,782

5. Public Investment Projects listing

Project Code Funding Source

Physical Meta

Geographic Location

End Date

Project Monto

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5099

5938

5099

5938

5748

5896

5897

5899

5903

5904

6162

08 Police Infrastructure

01Repair, Remodeling, Construction, and Equipment

Supply and Installation of the Comprehensive System for Emergency Care Centers 911 and AVL/GPS of the National Civil Police of El Salvador

Strengthening the Capacities The Deputy Director of Administration and Finance of the National Civil Police of El Salvador

02 Counterpart BCIE

Supply and Installation of the Integral System for Emergency Care Centers 911 and AVL/GPS of the Police National Civil of El Salvador

Strengthening the Capacities of the Administration and Finance Subdirectorate of the National Civil Police of El Salvador

09 Penitentiary Infrastructure

01 Construction, Repair, Remodeling and Equipment of Criminal Centers

Complementary Works for Completion of the Izalco FASE III Security Prison Complex

Acquisition of an Electronic Bracelet System

Extension of Izalco Criminal Center

Readequacy of the Prison Farm of Zacatecoluca, Department of Peace

Izalco Penitentiary Farm Readequacy, Sonsonate Department

Penitentiary Farm Readequacy in the Santa Ana Department

Institutional Strengthening-BCIE 2102 Loan

External Loans

Donation

general Fund

general Fund

External Loans

General Fund

External Loans

External Loans

External Loans

External Loans

External Loans

General Fund External Loans

100% advance

100% advance

100% Advance

100% Advance

100% Advance

System

100% Advance

100% Advance

100% Advance

100% Advance

100% Advance

At National Level

At National Level

nationally

National Level

Sonsonate

At National Level

Sonsonate

La Paz

Sonsonate

Santa Ana

San Salvador

Dec ./2014

Dec ./2014

Dec ./2014

Dec ./2014

Dec ./2014

Dec ./2014

Dec ./2014

Dec ./2014

Dec ./2014

Dec ./2014

1,208,125

1,069,137

69,137

1,000,000

138,988

8,988

130,000

18,786,472

18,786,472

5,938,740

2,522,340 782,340

1,740,000

4,236,513

3,055,995

1,909,997

1,014,480

108,407

12,475 95.932

Total 19,994,597

The resources referenced by this Legislative Decree for US$ 19,060,794 must be applied to the Source of Resources 6 Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE).

Art. 2.-The resources of US$ 138,988 corresponding to the General Fund to finance the expenses of the Counterparty in the National Civil Police, will be taken from the Ramo of Justice and Security

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Public, Budget Unit 05 Public Safety, Work Line 02 Police Effectiveness, Rubro 54 Acquisitions of Goods and Services by $41,265 and Rubro 61 Investments in Fixed Assets for $97.723.

The resources worth US$ 12,475 from the General Fund to finance the Counterpart of the Project Code 6162 "Institutional Strengthening-Loan BCIE 2102" will be taken from the allocations of the Project Code 5896 "Acquisition of a System of Electronic Armbands", which are scheduled in the Budget Unit 09 Penitentiary Infrastructure, Work Line 01 Construction, Repair, Remodeling and Equipment of Centers Penalties, Rubro 54 Procurement of Goods and Services for US$ 10,010 and Rubro 61 Investments in Fixed Assets for US$ 2,465.

Art. 3.-This Decree shall enter into force from the day of its publication in the Official Journal.

GIVEN IN THE BLUE HALL OF THE LEGISLATIVE PALACE: San Salvador, five days of the month of June of the year two thousand fourteen.

OTHON SIGFRIDO REYES MORALES, PRESIDENT.

ENRIQUE ALBERTO LUIS VALDES SOTO, GUILLERMO ANTONIO GALLEGOS NAVARRETE, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT. SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT.

JOSÉ FRANCISCO MERINO LÓPEZ, LORENA GUADALUPE PEÑA MENDOZA, THIRD VICE PRESIDENT. FOURTH VICE-PRESIDENT.

CARLOS ARMANDO REYES RAMOS, FIFTH VICE PRESIDENT.

GUILLERMO FRANCISCO MATA BENNETT, MANUEL VICENTE MENJÍVAR ESQUIVEL, FIRST SECRETARY. SECOND SECRETARY.

SANDRA MARLENE SALGADO GARCÍA, JOSÉ RAFAEL MACHUCA ZELAYA, THIRD SECRETARY. FOURTH SECRETARY.

IRMA LOURDES PALACIOS VÁSQUEZ, ERNESTO ANTONIO ANGULO MILLA, FIFTH SECRETARY. SIXTH SECRETARY.

FRANCISCO JOSE ZABLAH SAFIE, JOSE SERAFIN ORANTES RODRIGUEZ, SEVENTH SECRETARY. EIGHTH SECRETARY.

PRESIDENTIAL HOUSE: San Salvador, on the thirteenth day of June of the year two thousand fourteen.

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PUBESQUIESE,

Salvador Sánchez Cerén, President of the Republic.

Juan Ramón Carlos Enrique Cáceres Chávez, Minister of Finance.

D. O. No. 109 Took Nº 403 Date: June 13, 2014

FNM/geg 14-07-2014

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