[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 21, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: September 21, 1994]



                     GUAM EXCESS LANDS TRANSFER ACT

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 496, H.R. 2144, 
relating to a land transfer in Guam, that the bill be read three times, 
passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that 
any statements relating to this item be placed in the Record at the 
appropriate place as if read.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. JOHNSTON. Mr. President, I bring to the floor for consideration 
of the Senate H.R. 2144, the Guam Excess Lands Act. In 1944, following 
the liberation of Guam from Japanese occupation during the Pacific 
campaign of World War II, the United States Government established a 
naval base on the island. Since that time, the military situation in 
the region has changed, and it has become apparent that certain lands 
in Guam are excess to the needs of the military. H.R. 2144 would 
provide for the transfer of 3,200 acres of excess Department of Defense 
lands--a significant portion of the island--to the government of Guam 
for public benefit use. The transfer of this property will resolve 
longstanding issues in Guam, and will relieve the Department of Defense 
of a financial and administrative burden. The people of Guam have long 
awaited this transfer of land, and I urge the passage of this measure 
to that end.
  So the bill (H.R. 2144) was considered, ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, deemed read the third time, and passed.

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