Guam-Federal Consultation Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10408 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10408

 To provide for periodic consultation between designated officials of 
                    Guam and the Federal Government.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 16, 2026

  Mr. Moylan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

 
 To provide for periodic consultation between designated officials of 
                    Guam and the Federal Government.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Guam-Federal Consultation Act''.

SEC. 2. CONSULTATION REQUIRED.

    The Organic Act of Guam (Pub. L. 117-286; 48 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 36. (a) The President and the Governor shall consult 
regularly on all matters affecting the relationship between the United 
States and Guam.
    ``(b) At the request of either Government, and not less frequently 
than every 5 years, designated special representatives of both the 
United States and Guam shall--
            ``(1) meet and consider in good faith such issues affecting 
        the relationship between such Governments as may be designated 
        by either Government; and
            ``(2) submit to the Congress not later than 180 days after 
        the conclusion of such meeting described in paragraph (1), in 
        accordance with the requirements of the Access to 
        Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (subtitle D of title LXXII 
        of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2023; 44 U.S.C. 4101 note prec.), a report and 
        recommendations with respect to such consideration, issues, and 
        relationship.
    ``(c) Designated special representatives shall also be appointed to 
meet at least one year prior to the expiration of ongoing financial 
assistance the Government of Guam determines is necessary financial 
assistance, to consider and make recommendations to the Congress and to 
the President regarding future, multi-year, Federal financial 
assistance to Guam.
    ``(d) For purposes of the consultation and consideration required 
by this section--
            ``(1) the term `designated special representative'--
                    ``(A) with respect to the United States, means an 
                employee or official of the Federal Government, 
                including a special Government employee as defined in 
                section 202 of title 18, United States Code, designated 
                by the President to represent the United States during 
                such consultation or consideration; and
                    ``(B) with respect to Guam--
                            ``(i) means any individual jointly 
                        designated by the Governor and the Speaker of 
                        the Legislature of Guam to represent Guam 
                        during such consultation or consideration; and
                            ``(ii) includes the Delegate to the House 
                        of Representatives from Guam; and
            ``(2) the term `ongoing financial assistance' means multi-
        year, Federal financial assistance allocated and made available 
        to Guam.''.
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