§ 1423i. Approval of bills

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 § 19 · 64 Stat. 384

   Enacted · 48 U.S.C. § 1423i

   Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, § 19, 64 Stat. 389

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, § 19, 64 Stat. 389

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 19. Every bill passed by the legislature shall, before it becomes Approval and disapproval of bills. a law, be entered upon the journal and presented to the Governor. If he approves it, he shall sign it, but if not he shall, except as hereinafter provided, return it, with his objections, to the legislature within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him. If he does not return it within such period, it shall be a law in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the legislature by adjournment prevents its return, in which case it shall be a law if signed by the Governor within thirty days after it shall have been presented to him; otherwise it shall not be a Jaw. When a bill is returned by the Governor to the legislature with his objections, the legislature shall enter his objections at large on its journal and proceed to reconsider it. If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of the legislature agree to pass it. it shall be sent to the Governor. If he then approves it, he shall sign it; if not, he shall within ten days transmit it to the President of the United States. If the President of the United States approves it, he shall sign it. If he shall not approve it, he shall return it to the Governor so stating, and it shall not be a law. If he neither approves it nor disapproves it within ninety days from the date of transmittal to him by the Governor, it shall be a law in like manner as if he had signed it. If any bill presented to the Governor contains several items of appropriation of money, he may object to one or more of such items, or any part or parts, portion or portions thereof, while approving the other items, parts, or portions of the bill. In such a case he shall append to the bill, at the. time of signing it, a statement of the items, or parts or portions thereof, to which lie objects, and the items, or parts or portions thereof, so objected to shall not take effect. All laws enacted by the legislature shall be reported by the Governor to the head of the department or agency designated by the President under section 3 of this Act, and by him to the Congress of the United States, which reserves the power and authority to annul the same. If any such law is not annulled by the Congress of the United States within one year of the date of its receipt by that body, it shall be deemed to have been approved.

2. 1968

   Guam Elective Governor Act

   Pub. L. 90–497 § 8(a) · 82 Stat. 842

   Struck · 48 U.S.C. § 1423i

   Pub. L. 90–497, § 8(a), struck out President’s authority to veto territorial legislation referred by the Governor after such legislation had been passed by the legislature over the Governor’s veto

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 90–497, § 8(a), struck out President’s authority to veto territorial legislation referred by the Governor after such legislation had been passed by the legislature over the Governor’s veto.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 19 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 384, 389; Vetoed bills, approval. 48 U.S.C. 1423i) is amended by deleting its fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth sentences and by substituting therefor the following: “When a bill is returned by the Governor to the legislature with his objections, the legislature shall enter his objections at large on its journal and, upon motion of a member of the legislature, proceed to reconsider the bill. If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of all the members of the legislature pass the bill, it shall be a law.”

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 90–497, § 8(b), Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 847, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective on the date of enactment of Pub. L. 90–497, which was approved Sept. 11, 1968. 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.

3. 1968

   Guam Elective Governor Act

   Pub. L. 90–497 § 8(b) · 82 Stat. 842

   Struck · 48 U.S.C. § 1423i

   Pub. L. 90–497, § 8(b), struck out provision that, if Congress did not annul laws passed by the legislature and reported to Congress within one year of the date of its receipt by Congress, such laws were deemed to have been approved by Congress

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 90–497, § 8(b), struck out provision that, if Congress did not annul laws passed by the legislature and reported to Congress within one year of the date of its receipt by Congress, such laws were deemed to have been approved by Congress.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, section 19 of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1423i) is further amended by deleting the last sentence thereof.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 90–497, § 8(b), Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 847, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective on the date of enactment of Pub. L. 90–497, which was approved Sept. 11, 1968. 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.

4. 1975

   Pub. L. 93–608 § 1(14) · 88 Stat. 1967

   Struck · 48 U.S.C. § 1423i

   Pub. L. 93–608 struck out requirement that reports be transmitted to Congress by the Secretary concerned

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 93–608 struck out requirement that reports be transmitted to Congress by the Secretary concerned.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 3 of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the expenditure Repeal. of funds through grants for support of scientific research, and for other purposes”, approved September 6, 1958 (72 Stat. 1793; 42 U.S.C. 1893), is repealed, thereby eliminating the annual report under such Act to the appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress concerning grants for basic scientific research.

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