§ 1421a. Unincorporated territory; capital; powers of government; suits against government; type of government; supervision

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1950

   Organic Act of Guam

   Pub. L. 81–512 § 3 · 64 Stat. 384

   Enacted · 48 U.S.C. § 1421a

   Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, § 3, 64 Stat. 384

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, § 3, 64 Stat. 384

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 3. Guam is hereby declared to be an unincorporated territory Capital. of the United States and the capital and seat of government thereof Powers of government; branches, etc. shall be located at the city of Agana, Guam. The government of Guam shall have the powers set forth in this Act and shall have power to sue by such name. The government of Guam shall consist of three branches, executive, legislative, and judicial, and its relations with the Federal Government shall be under the general administrative supervision of the head of such civilian department or agency of the Government of the United States as the President may direct.

2. 1959

   Pub. L. 86–316 · 73 Stat. 587

   Changed · 48 U.S.C. § 1421a

   Pub. L. 86–316 permitted government of Guam, with consent of legislature, to be sued

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 86–316 permitted government of Guam, with consent of legislature, to be sued.

3. 1968

   Guam Elective Governor Act

   Pub. L. 90–497 § 12(a) · 82 Stat. 842

   Substituted · 48 U.S.C. § 1421a

   Pub. L. 90–497 substituted provisions that all matters concerning Guam which are not the program responsibility of other Federal departments or agencies be under the general administrative supervision of the Secretary of the Interior for provisions that the general administrative supervision of matters concerning Guam be under the head of such civilian department or agency of the Government of the United States as the President might direct

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 90–497 substituted provisions that all matters concerning Guam which are not the program responsibility of other Federal departments or agencies be under the general administrative supervision of the Secretary of the Interior for provisions that the general administrative supervision of matters concerning Guam be under the head of such civilian department or agency of the Government of the United States as the President might direct.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 3 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 384; Interior Department authority. 48 U.S.C. 1421a), as amended, is further amended by deleting all after the words “Federal Government” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “in all matters not the program responsibility of another Federal department or agency, shall be under the general administrative supervision of the Secretary of the Interior.”

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 90–497 necessary to authorize the holding of an election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on Nov. 3, 1970, effective Jan. 1, 1970, and all other amendments unless otherwise provided effective Jan. 4, 1971, see section 13 of Pub. L. 90–497, set out as a note under section 1422 of this title.

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