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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 Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on For-
eign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined 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 govern-
ments of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Guam Host Commu-
nity Compensation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS. 
Section 104(e) of the Compact of Free Association 
Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(e)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘THE STATE OF 
HAWAII,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘the Com-
monwealth’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, or the State of Hawaii’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2043’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (10)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2043’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Hawaii,’’. 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL INCARCERATION OF CERTAIN CON-
VICTED FELONS. 
(a) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with the At-
torney General (acting through the Director of the Bureau 
of Prisons), shall enter into one or more memorandums 
of understanding with appropriate officials of the govern-
ments of each of the several States, the District of Colom-
bia, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
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Islands, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the United 
States Virgin Islands, to ensure that any individual of a 
Freely Associated State who is lawfully present in the 
United States pursuant to a provision of a Compact of 
Free Association and is convicted of a felony is imprisoned 
solely in a Federal correctional facility. Such memoran-
dums of understanding shall also provide for the reim-
bursement of the costs of any pre-conviction incarceration 
of such individual in a State, territorial, or local correc-
tional facility from the funds of the Bureau of Prisons. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.—During any period 
in which an applicable memorandum of understanding is 
not in effect with respect to an individual described in 
paragraph (1), the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall 
reimburse, from the funds of the Bureau of Prisons, the 
costs of incarcerating such individual at a non-Federal 
correctional facility. 
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-IMMIGRANT 
RESIDENCY IN GUAM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the special and unique relationship the 
United States and the Freely Associated States 
share ought to be enhanced by robust economic co-
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operation and partnership between migrants of the 
two entities; 
(2) key to this partnership is ensured economic 
stability through the bolstering of local markets on 
Guam; 
(3) both employing and employed entities on 
the island contribute to the success and proliferation 
of the Compacts of Free Association; and 
(4) the Compacts of Free Association should in-
clude provisions for greater economic success in 
Guam through sure employment opportunity. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other require-
ments under law, an individual of any Freely Associated 
State may not obtain non-immigrant residency status in 
Guam unless the individual, upon arrival, provides the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Proof of— 
(A) employment with one or more author-
ized employers, as determined by the Governor 
of Guam in consultation with the Secretary of 
the Interior and the Secretary of Labor, and 
proof of beginning such employment within 10 
business days of such arrival; or 
(B) admission to receive education from 
one or more of authorized educational facilities, 
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as determined by the Governor of Guam in con-
sultation with the Secretary of the Interior and 
the Secretary of Labor, and proof of beginning 
such studies within 10 business days of such ar-
rival. 
(2) Proof of the residential address at which 
the individual will establish residence upon admis-
sion to Guam. 
SEC. 5. FREELY ASSOCIATED STATE DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Freely Associated State’’ 
means— 
(1) the Federated States of Micronesia; 
(2) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and 
(3) the Republic of Palau. 
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