H.R. 842: To amend the Defense Base Act to exclude Guam.

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The text of the bill below is as of Feb 6, 2023 (Introduced).

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 842

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 6, 2023

Mr. Moylan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

A BILL

To amend the Defense Base Act to exclude Guam.

Subsection (b) of section 1 of the Defense Base Act (Chapter 357; 55 Stat. 622; 42 U.S.C. 1651) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting and Guam;; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(5)

the term Territory or possession outside the continental United States does not include Guam.