I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5931 
To ensure appropriate implementation and oversight of the realignment of 
military installations and the relocation of military personnel on Guam, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2008 
Ms. BORDALLO (for herself and Mr. ABERCROMBIE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in ad-
dition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To ensure appropriate implementation and oversight of the 
realignment of military installations and the relocation 
of military personnel on Guam, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Joint Guam Projects Oversight Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
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Sec. 2. Guam Defense Policy Review Initiative Account. 
Sec. 3. Sense of Congress regarding use of Special Purpose Entities for military 
housing related to Guam realignment. 
Sec. 4. Sense of Congress regarding Federal assistance to Guam. 
Sec. 5. Comptroller General report regarding interagency requirements related 
to Guam realignment. 
Sec. 6. Energy and environmental design initiatives in Guam military construc-
tion and installations. 
Sec. 7. Department of Defense Inspector General report regarding Guam re-
alignment. 
Sec. 8. Eligibility of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for 
military base reuse studies and community planning assistance. 
Sec. 9. Support for small businesses and local employment opportunities in 
Guam realignment. 
Sec. 10. HUBZone program limitation on construction contracts for small busi-
ness concerns. 
Sec. 11. Procurement Technical Assistance Center on Guam. 
Sec. 12. Enhancement of Guam enforcement of tax, employment, and licensing 
laws against construction contractors of the military depart-
ments. 
SEC. 2. GUAM DEFENSE POLICY REVIEW INITIATIVE AC-
COUNT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT.—There is estab-
lished on the books of the Treasury an account to be 
known as the ‘‘Guam Defense Policy Review Initiative Ac-
count’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘account’’). 
(b) CREDITS TO ACCOUNT.— 
(1) AMOUNTS IN FUND.—There shall be cred-
ited to the account the following amounts: 
(A) Amounts authorized for and appro-
priated to the account. 
(B) Contributions received under section 
2350k of title 10, United States Code, for the 
realignment of military installations and the re-
location of military personnel on Guam. 
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(C) Amounts transferred to the account to 
support the realignment of military installations 
and the relocation of military personnel on 
Guam. 
(2) NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
written notice of the receipt of contributions referred 
to in paragraph (1)(B), including the amount of the 
contributions, not later than 30 days after receiving 
the contributions. 
(c) USE OF ACCOUNT.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED USES.—Subject to paragraph 
(2), in such amounts as may be provided in advance 
in appropriations Acts, amounts in the account may 
be used as follows: 
(A) To carry out or facilitate the carrying 
out of a transaction in connection with the re-
alignment of military installations and the relo-
cation of military personnel on Guam, including 
military construction, military family housing, 
unaccompanied housing, general facilities con-
structions for military forces, and utilities im-
provements. 
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(B) To carry out improvements of property 
or facilities on Guam as part of such a trans-
action. 
(C) To obtain property support services for 
property or facilities on Guam resulting from 
such a transaction. 
(D) To develop military facilities or train-
ing ranges in the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands. 
(2) COMPLIANCE WITH GUAM MASTER PLAN.— 
Transactions authorized by paragraph (1) shall be 
consistent with the Guam Master Plan, as incor-
porated in decisions made in the manner provided in 
section 102 of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). 
(3) LIMITATION
REGARDING
MILITARY
HOUS-
ING.—To extent that the authorities provided under 
subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United 
States Code, are available to the Secretary of De-
fense, the Secretary shall use such authorities to ac-
quire, construct, or improve family housing units, 
military unaccompanied housing units, or ancillary 
supporting facilities in connection with the relocation 
of military personnel on Guam. 
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(4) COMPLIANCE WITH WAGE RATE REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 
United States Code, shall apply to the use of all 
amounts in the account. 
(5) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING USE 
OF CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
(A) TREATMENT
OF
CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
Except as provided in subparagraphs (C) and 
(D), the use of contributions referred to in sub-
section (b)(1)(B) shall not be subject to condi-
tions imposed on the use of appropriated funds 
by chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, 
or contained in annual military construction ap-
propriations Acts. 
(B) NOTICE
OF
OBLIGATION.—Contribu-
tions referred to in subsection (b)(1)(B) may 
not be obligated for a transaction authorized by 
paragraph (1) until the Secretary of Defense 
submits to Congress notice of the transaction, 
including a detailed cost estimate, and a period 
of 21 days has elapsed after the date on which 
the notification is received by Congress or, if 
over sooner, a period of 14 days has elapsed 
after the date on which a copy of the notifica-
tion is provided in an electronic medium. 
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