Public Law 83–679

That subsection (b) of section 22 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 389), is amended by striking out the period at the end of such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “; except that no provisions of any such rules which authorize or require trial by jury or the prosecution of offenses by indictment by a grand jury instead of by information shall be applicable to the District Court of Guam unless and until made so applicable by laws enacted by the Legislature of Guam, and except further that the terms ‘attorney for the government’ and ‘United States

Definitions.

attorney’, as used in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall, when applicable to cases arising under the laws of Guam, mean the Attorney General of Guam or such other person or persons as may be authorized by the laws of Guam to act therein.”

Sec. 2.

The amendment made by section 1 shall be deemed to be in

Effective date.

effect as of August 1, 1950.

Sec. 3.

No conviction of a defendant in a criminal proceeding in the

Nonreversal of prior conviction.

District Court of Guam heretofore had shall be reversed or set aside on the ground that the defendant was not indicted by a grand jury or tried by a petit jury.

Sec. 4.

If any particular provision of this Act, or the application

Separability.

thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.