[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5074 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5074

To grant authority to Guam to give a preference, in awarding contracts, 
to persons employing citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens 
                         of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 1994

Mr. Underwood introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To grant authority to Guam to give a preference, in awarding contracts, 
to persons employing citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens 
                         of the United States.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Guam Labor Preference Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR CONTRACT PREFERENCE FOR PERSONS EMPLOYING 
              CITIZENS, NATIONALS, OR PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS OF THE 
              UNITED STATES.

    The Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 36. As the laws of Guam may direct, the government of Guam 
may give a preference, in the award of a contract, to persons that 
demonstrate that not less than a specified percentage of the 
individuals employed in Guam by the persons are citizens or nationals 
of the United States or are aliens lawfully admitted to the United 
States for permanent residence.''.

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