1998 Protege Dx - No Power At The Obd Ii Port. Help.

[psin2005]

I have a 98 Protege DX (1.5L engine) I went to go get my car inspected today and the guy said that the OBD II port is getting no power. I checked it myself and sure enough even my reader wasnt getting anything from it.

Does anyone have any thoughts as to how to proceed?