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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6273 

To extend the authorization of certain grants to the governments of Guam, 

the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 

Samoa, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 7, 2023 

Mr. MOYLAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To extend the authorization of certain grants to the governments of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Guam Host Commu5 nity Compensation Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS. 

2 Section 104(e) of the Compact of Free Association 

3 Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(e)) is amend4 ed— 

5 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘THE STATE OF

6 HAWAII,’’; 

7 (2) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

8 (A) by inserting ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘the Com9 monwealth’’; and 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘, or the State of Hawaii’’; 

11 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘2043’’; and 

13 (4) in paragraph (10)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘2043’’; and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘Hawaii,’’. 

17 SEC. 3. FEDERAL INCARCERATION OF CERTAIN CON18 VICTED FELONS. 

19 (a) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—Not later 

20 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

21 the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with the At22 torney General (acting through the Director of the Bureau 

23 of Prisons), shall enter into one or more memorandums 

24 of understanding with appropriate officials of the govern25 ments of each of the several States, the District of Colom26 bia, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 


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1 Islands, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the United 

2 States Virgin Islands, to ensure that any individual of a 

3 Freely Associated State who is lawfully present in the 

4 United States pursuant to a provision of a Compact of 

5 Free Association and is convicted of a felony is imprisoned 

6 solely in a Federal correctional facility. Such memoran7 dums of understanding shall also provide for the reim8 bursement of the costs of any pre-conviction incarceration 

9 of such individual in a State, territorial, or local correc10 tional facility from the funds of the Bureau of Prisons. 

11 (b) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.—During any period 

12 in which an applicable memorandum of understanding is 

13 not in effect with respect to an individual described in 

14 paragraph (1), the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall 

15 reimburse, from the funds of the Bureau of Prisons, the 

16 costs of incarcerating such individual at a non-Federal 

17 correctional facility. 

18 SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-IMMIGRANT 

19 RESIDENCY IN GUAM. 

20 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con21 gress that— 

22 (1) the special and unique relationship the 

23 United States and the Freely Associated States 

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1 operation and partnership between migrants of the 

2 two entities; 

3 (2) key to this partnership is ensured economic 

4 stability through the bolstering of local markets on 

5 Guam; 

6 (3) both employing and employed entities on 

7 the island contribute to the success and proliferation 

8 of the Compacts of Free Association; and 

9 (4) the Compacts of Free Association should in10 clude provisions for greater economic success in 

11 Guam through sure employment opportunity. 

12 (b) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other require13 ments under law, an individual of any Freely Associated 

14 State may not obtain non-immigrant residency status in 

15 Guam unless the individual, upon arrival, provides the fol16 lowing: 

17 (1) Proof of— 

18 (A) employment with one or more author19 ized employers, as determined by the Governor 

20 of Guam in consultation with the Secretary of 

21 the Interior and the Secretary of Labor, and 

22 proof of beginning such employment within 10 

23 business days of such arrival; or 

24 (B) admission to receive education from 

25 one or more of authorized educational facilities, 


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1 as determined by the Governor of Guam in con2 sultation with the Secretary of the Interior and 

3 the Secretary of Labor, and proof of beginning 

4 such studies within 10 business days of such ar5 rival. 

6 (2) Proof of the residential address at which 

7 the individual will establish residence upon admis8 sion to Guam. 

9 SEC. 5. FREELY ASSOCIATED STATE DEFINED. 

10 In this Act, the term ‘‘Freely Associated State’’ 

11 means— 

12 (1) the Federated States of Micronesia; 

13 (2) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and 

14 (3) the Republic of Palau. 

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