Title 10 — Health and Safety
112 chapters · 2,597 sections in this title.
10 GCA § 67100 Creation of Office
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There is within the Office of I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan an Office of Veterans Affairs. The Veterans Affairs Officer is the administrative head of the Office of Veterans Affairs and is a member of the unclassified service, appointed by I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan and with …
10 GCA § 67101 Definitions
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As used in this Chapter: (a) “Officer” means Veterans Affairs Officer. (b) “Office” means the Office of Veterans Affairs. (c) “Veteran” means a person who served in the active military, naval, air service to include and was discharged or released there from under conditions other…
10 GCA § 67102 Purpose of Office
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(a) The Office shall be responsible for the administration of all local laws respecting veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States. (b) It shall also be that agency of the government of Guam charged with the responsibility of cooperating with the Veterans Administration of…
10 GCA § 67103 Powers and Duties of Officer
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The Officer: (a) shall administer the Office and implement the provisions set forth in § 67102 above; (b) shall exercise and discharge the duties of the Office through such organizational units as he may establish; (c) shall enforce the provisions of this Chapter and of any other…
10 GCA § 67103.1 Guam Veterans Cemetery, Eligibility for
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The Guam Veterans Cemetery shall be used for the burial of persons who served honorably in the armed forces of the United States, the Insular Guard, the Guam Militia, the Guam Scouts, the Guam Combat Patrol or who were employed in a civil capacity on Wake Island on December 7, 19…
10 GCA § 67104 Transfer of Records, Equipment and Employees
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Upon effective date of this Chapter, all contracts, books, records, papers, documents, property and pending business heretofore made, used and acquired or conducted by the Veterans Affairs Coordinator shall be transferred to the Office of Veterans Affairs, and all employees of th…
10 GCA § 67105 Burial in Veteran’s Cemetery
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Any veteran of the United States Armed Forces shall be buried without charge to the family of the deceased veteran in the Veteran’s Cemetery of Guam. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 18-024:11 (Dec. 21, 1985).
10 GCA § 67105.1 Veterans Cemetery Trust Fund
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(a) The Veterans Cemetery Trust Fund is transferred from the Guam Parks Commission to the Guam Veterans Commission. (b) Any money paid by the federal government to Guam in connection with the use of the Cemetery shall be deposited in the Veterans Cemetery Trust Fund and used for …
10 GCA § 67106 Solicitation, Acceptance, Utilization and Administration of Gifts, Bequests and Donations
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The Veterans Affairs Officer may solicit, accept, utilize and administer on behalf of the Office of Veterans Affairs, gifts, bequests and donations. (a) The funds received shall be deposited in the Veterans Affairs Fund. (b) Such gifts, bequests and donations shall be used for (1…
10 GCA § 67107 Guam Veterans Commission
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(a) Commission Membership. There is hereby established a Guam Veterans Commission which shall, at a minimum, be composed of a total of six approved Veteran organizations whose representatives to the Commission are Veterans who have been nominated by their respective organizations…
10 GCA § 67107.1 New Membership Process
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: Added by P.L. 30-086:2 (Feb. 8, 2010). Repealed by P.L. 38-090:6 (Dec. 20, 2025).
10 GCA § 67108 Vacancy
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When the position of Veterans Affairs Officer, Office of Veterans Affairs is vacant or vacated, the Guam Veterans Commission may recommend a nominee to I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan from a list of eligible applicant(s) provided by the Department of Administration. SOURCE: Added …
10 GCA § 67109 Veterans Affairs Fund
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There is hereby created, separate and apart from other funds of the government of Guam, a special fund known as the Veterans Affairs Fund (Fund). COL 2026-04-23 TITLE 10 HEALTH AND SAFETY (a) The Fund shall not be commingled with the General Fund or any other funds of the governm…
10 GCA § 67110 Guam Veterans Registry
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(a) The Office of Veterans Affairs shall be responsible for the establishment and maintenance of a Guam Veterans Registry (Registry), which shall be updated no less than semiannually. (1) The update of the Registry shall entail the addition of newly registered veterans residing o…
10 GCA § 67111 Veterans Healthcare Assistance
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(a) The Guam Office of Veterans Affairs shall provide information on various programs available to veterans in the area of healthcare. The Office shall: (1) provide assistance to disabled and elderly veterans in the scheduling of patient appointments, tracking, reviewing, and res…
10 GCA § 67112 Administrative Rules and Regulations
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The Director shall develop rules and regulations, consistent with the provisions of Chapter 9, 5 GCA, for the implementation and operation of veterans’ medical support services. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 37-101:1 (June 5, 2024).
10 GCA § 67113 Funding
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Initial funding for the implementation of § 67111, supra, in the amount of Three Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($340,000) is appropriated from the General Fund from excess Fiscal Year 2024 revenues. Thereafter, the Director shall include needed funding in the Office’s annual bud…
10 GCA § 67201 Short Title
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This Act shall be cited as the “Securing and Ensuring the Rights Veterans Earned (SERVE) Act.”
10 GCA § 67202 Guam Office of Veterans Affairs as Lead Agency
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(a) All references to “Office” in this Act shall mean the Guam Office of Veterans Affairs established under this Chapter, which shall be the agency responsible for implementing the provisions of the Veterans Bill of Rights and this Act. In the development of programs and services…
10 GCA § 67203 Veterans Bill of Rights
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(a) Housing Assistance. (1) Increase veterans’ access to housing assistance by streamlining processes through inter- governmental and intra-governmental partnerships. (A) The Office shall target housing programs and streamline federal and local processes to expedite and reward ap…