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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6504 

To require the Governor of Guam to establish a database for verifying 

Native CHamoru ancestry, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 25, 2022 

Mr. SAN NICOLAS (for himself and Mr. SABLAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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 require the Governor of Guam to establish a database 

for verifying Native CHamoru ancestry, 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 ‘‘Native Pacific Island5 ers of America Equity Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CHAMORU REGISTRY PROGRAM. 

7 The Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) 

8 is amended by inserting after section 3 the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 4. (a) There is established under the Office of 

2 the Governor the ‘CHamoru Registry Program’, which 

3 shall keep a database to serve as a genealogy bank to 

4 verify Native CHamoru ancestry requirements. The Gov5 ernor of Guam shall include in the database the name of 

6 any individual who submits to the Governor of Guam a 

7 request to be included and a copy of the birth certificate 

8 of that individual and birth certificates of direct ancestors 

9 that demonstrate that one or more of the individual’s di10 rect ancestors resided on Guam before August 1, 1950. 

11 ‘‘(b) Not less than once every 3 years, the Office of 

12 Public Auditor shall audit the database established by sub13 section (a) to ensure the accuracy of the database and that 

14 the database is in compliance with the requirements of 

15 subsection (a). 

16 ‘‘(c)(1) In this section, the term ‘Native CHamoru’ 

17 means an individual who can document that one or more 

18 of the individual’s direct ancestors resided on Guam before 

19 August 1, 1950. 

20 ‘‘(2) No residency or blood quantum amount shall be 

21 required for an individual to qualify as a ‘Native 

22 CHamoru’ under paragraph (1). 

23 ‘‘(d) The Superior Court of Guam shall have original 

24 jurisdiction over all judicial proceedings with respect to 


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1 the CHamoru Registry Program and the database estab2 lished by subsection (a).’’. 

3 SEC. 3. SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING FOR NATIVE 

4 CHAMORU AND NATIVE NORTHERN MARI5 ANAS ORGANIZATIONS. 

6 (a) ORGANIZATIONS DEFINED.—Section 3 of the 

7 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amended by adding 

8 at the end the following new subsections: 

9 ‘‘(gg) NATIVE CHAMORU ORGANIZATION.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this Act, the term ‘Na11 tive CHamoru Organization’ means any organiza12 tion— 

13 ‘‘(A) that is a nonprofit corporation that 

14 has filed articles of incorporation with the di15 rector (or the designee thereof) of the Guam 

16 Department of Revenue and Taxation, or any 

17 successor agency; 

18 ‘‘(B) that is controlled by Native 

19 CHamorus (as defined in section 4 of the Or20 ganic Act of Guam); and 

21 ‘‘(C) whose business activities will prin22 cipally benefit Native CHamorus. 

23 ‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The Adminis24 trator shall, to the extent practicable, determine 

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1 nization in the same manner as such determination 

2 is made under section 8(a)(15) with respect to Na3 tive Hawaiian Organizations (as defined in such sec4 tion). 

5 ‘‘(hh) NATIVE NORTHERN MARIANAS ORGANIZA6 TION.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this Act, the term ‘Na8 tive Northern Marianas Organization’ means any or9 ganization— 

10 ‘‘(A) that is a nonprofit corporation that 

11 has filed articles of incorporation with the sec12 retary (or the designee thereof) of the Common13 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands De14 partment of Commerce, or any successor agen15 cy; 

16 ‘‘(B) that is controlled by persons of 

17 Northern Marianas descent (as defined in Sec18 tion 4 of Article 12 of the Constitution of the 

19 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is20 lands); and 

21 ‘‘(C) whose business activities will prin22 cipally benefit persons of Northern Marianas 

23 descent. 

24 ‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The Adminis25 trator shall, to the extent practicable, determine 


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1 whether an organization is a Native Northern Mari2 anas Organization in the same manner as such de3 termination is made under section 8(a)(15) with re4 spect to Native Hawaiian Organizations (as defined 

5 in such section).’’. 

6 (b) SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

7 SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—Section 8(a)(4) of the 

8 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4)) is amended— 

9 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

10 (A) in clause (i)— 

11 (i) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

12 at the end; 

13 (ii) in subclause (III), by striking 

14 ‘‘or’’ at the end; and 

15 (iii) by adding at the end the fol16 lowing new subclauses: 

17 ‘‘(IV) an economically disadvantaged Na18 tive CHamoru Organization, or 

19 ‘‘(V) an economically disadvantaged Native 

20 Northern Marianas Organization, or’’; and 

21 (B) in clause (ii)— 

22 (i) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

23 at the end; 


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1 (ii) in subclause (III), by striking the 

2 period at the end and inserting a comma; 

3 and 

4 (iii) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new subclauses: 

6 ‘‘(IV) an economically disadvantaged Na7 tive CHamoru Organization, or 

8 ‘‘(V) an economically disadvantaged Native 

9 Northern Marianas Organization.’’; and 

10 (2) in subparagraph (B)— 

11 (A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

12 end; 

13 (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at 

14 the end and inserting a comma; and 

15 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

16 clauses: 

17 ‘‘(iv) Native CHamoru Organizations described 

18 in subparagraph (A)(i)(IV) or subparagraph 

19 (A)(ii)(IV), or 

20 ‘‘(v) Native Northern Marianas Organizations 

21 described in subparagraph (A)(i)(V) or subpara22 graph (A)(ii)(V).’’. 

23 (c) HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—Sec24 tion 31(b)(2) (15 U.S.C. 657a note) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

2 the end; 

3 (2) in subparagraph (F)(iii), by striking the pe4 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub6 paragraphs: 

7 ‘‘(G) a small business concern— 

8 ‘‘(i) that is wholly owned by one or 

9 more Native CHamoru Organizations, or 

10 by a corporation that is wholly owned by 

11 one or more Native CHamoru Organiza12 tions; or 

13 ‘‘(ii) that is owned in part by one or 

14 more Native CHamoru Organizations, or 

15 by a corporation that is wholly owned by 

16 one or more Native CHamoru Organiza17 tions, if all other owners are either United 

18 States citizens or small business concerns; 

19 or 

20 ‘‘(H) a small business concern— 

21 ‘‘(i) that is wholly owned by one or 

22 more Native Northern Marianas Organiza23 tions, or by a corporation that is wholly 

24 owned by one or more Native Northern 

25 Marianas Organizations; or 


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1 ‘‘(ii) that is owned in part by one or 

2 more Native Northern Marianas Organiza3 tions, or by a corporation that is wholly 

4 owned by one or more Native Northern 

5 Marianas Organizations, if all other owners 

6 are either United States citizens or small 

7 business concerns.’’. 

8 (d) FINDINGS.—Section 2(f)(1)(C) of the Small Busi9 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 631(f)(1)(C)) is amended by inserting 

10 ‘‘Native CHamoru Organizations, Native Northern Mari11 anas Organizations,’’ after ‘‘Native Hawaiian Organiza12 tions,’’. 

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