§1428a — Title 48 Territories and Insular Possessions | U.S. Code

Summary

Guam must send the Secretary of the Interior a plan and get it approved before it can receive any money. The plan must name the agency or agencies that will run the program and explain the rules to help Guam’s economy. The program must include a revolving fund that makes loans and loan guarantees to grow private businesses. Loans may last no more than 25 years. Interest must be reasonable and approved by the Secretary, but not less than the average yield on U.S. marketable obligations as of the last day of the month before the loan, rounded to the nearest one-eighth of 1 percent (rate set by the Secretary of the Treasury on request). Insurance or guarantee fees must match the costs and risks, as decided by the agency running the fund.

Title 48, §1428a

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Prior to receiving any funds pursuant to this subchapter the government of Guam shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior a plan for the use of such funds which meets the requirements of this section and is approved by the Secretary. The plan shall designate an agency or agencies of such government as the agency or agencies for the administration of the plan and shall set forth the policies and procedures to be followed in furthering the economic development of Guam through a program which shall include and make provision for loans and loan guarantees to promote the development of private enterprise and private industry in Guam through a revolving fund for such purposes: Provided, That the term of any loan made pursuant to the plan shall not exceed twenty-five years; that such loans shall bear interest (exclusive of premium charges for insurance, and service charges, if any) at such rate per annum as is determined to be reasonable and as approved by the Secretary, but in no event less than a rate equal to the average yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States as of the last day of the month preceding the date of the loan, adjusted to the nearest one-eighth of 1 per centum, which rate shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury upon the request of the authorized agency or agencies of the government of Guam; and that premium charges for the insurance and guarantee of loans shall be commensurate, in the judgment of the agency or agencies administering the fund, with expenses and risks covered.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which comprises this chapter.

§1428a Submission of plan for use of funds; contents of plan; term, interest rate, and premium charge of loan

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Title 48, §1428a

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