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119-hr-7673119th CongressWALLET

To amend the Organic Act of Guam to provide an exception to the "public purpose" requirement for certain land transfers in the case of a transfer restoring such land to the original landowner or heirs, and for other purposes.

Sponsored By: Representative Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]

Introduced

Summary

Restoring ownership of excess Guam land to original owners or heirs is the bill's main goal. It would create a narrow pathway for the Government of Guam to transfer excess federal real property back to original landowners or their heirs while adding a federal security check on later foreign sales.

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  • Families and heirs in Guam would gain a legal route to reclaim excess federal real property that the bill treats as restorable to original owners or their heirs. This aims to reunite privately owned land with prior owners.
  • The Government of Guam would be required to set up a transfer process and send a report describing that process to the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources within 180 days. This creates a short timeline for implementing the pathway.
  • Any sale of restored property to a foreign person who is not an heir would be a "covered transaction" under section 721 of the Defense Production Act and would trigger review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. CFIUS must initiate review under section 721(b)(1)(A) to assess national security risks.

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Restore Guam land to owners

If enacted, the bill would let the Government of Guam transfer excess federal land back to the original landowner or that person's heirs without meeting the usual "public purpose" test. Guam would have 180 days after enactment to set up a process for those transfers and send a report to two Congressional committees. Any sale of restored property to a foreign person who is not an heir would be treated as a covered transaction under section 721, and CFIUS would have to review it.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]

GU • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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