To amend the Defense Base Act to exclude Guam.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 876 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 876

To amend the Defense Base Act to exclude Guam.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 31, 2025

Mr. Moylan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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A BILL

To amend the Defense Base Act to exclude Guam.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INAPPLICABILITY OF DEFENSE BASE ACT TO GUAM.

Subsection (b) of section 1 of the Defense Base Act (Chapter 357; 55 Stat. 622; 42 U.S.C. 1651) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``and Guam;''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(5) the term `Territory or possession outside the continental United States' does not include Guam.''. <all>