Page 105 TITLE 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS § 1422c ignation, removal by recall, or permanent dis- Governor on Nov. 3, 1970, effective Jan. 1, 1970, and all ability of the Governor, or the death, resigna- other amendments unless otherwise provided effective tion, or permanent disability of a Governor- Jan. 4, 1971, see section 13 of Pub. L. 90–497, set out as elect, or for any other reason, the Lieutenant a note under section 1422 of this title. Governor or Lieutenant Governor-elect shall be- come the Governor, to hold office for the un- § 1422c. Executive agencies and instrumentalities expired term and until he or his successor shall (a) Appointment of heads; establishment of merit have been duly elected and qualified at the next system; Civil Service Commission regular election for Governor. The Governor shall, except as otherwise pro- (c) Temporary disability or temporary absence of vided in this chapter or the laws of Guam, ap- Lieutenant Governor point, by and with the advice and consent of the In case of the temporary disability or tem- legislature, all heads of executive agencies and porary absence of the Lieutenant Governor, or instrumentalities. The legislature shall estab- during any period when the Lieutenant Gov- lish a merit system and, as far as practicable, ernor is acting as Governor, the speaker of the appointments and promotions shall be made in Guam Legislature shall act as Lieutenant Gov- accordance with such merit system. The Gov- ernor. ernment of Guam may by law establish a Civil (d) Permanent vacancy in office of Lieutenant Service Commission to administer the merit Governor system. Members of the commission may be re- In case of a permanent vacancy in the office of moved as provided by the laws of Guam. Lieutenant Governor, arising by reason of the (b) Powers and duties of officers death, resignation, or permanent disability of the Lieutenant Governor, or because the Lieu- All officers shall have such powers and duties tenant Governor or Lieutenant Governor-elect as may be conferred or imposed on them by law has succeeded to the office of Governor, the Gov- or by executive regulation of the Governor not ernor shall appoint a new Lieutenant Governor, inconsistent with any law. with the advice and consent of the legislature, (c) Reorganization to hold office for the unexpired term and until he or his successor shall have been duly elected The Governor shall, from time to time, exam- and qualified at the next regular election for ine the organization of the executive branch of Lieutenant Governor. the government of Guam, and shall determine and carry out such changes therein as are nec- (e) Temporary disability or temporary absence of essary to promote effective management and to both Governor and Lieutenant Governor execute faithfully the purposes of this chapter In case of the temporary disability or tem- and the laws of Guam. porary absence of both the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor, the powers of the Gov- (d) Continuation in office of incumbents ernor shall be exercised, as Acting Governor, by All persons holding office in Guam on August such person as the laws of Guam may prescribe. 1, 1950 may, except as otherwise provided in this In case of a permanent vacancy in the offices of chapter, continue to hold their respective offices both the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, the until their successors are appointed and quali- office of Governor shall be filled for the un- fied. expired term in the manner prescribed by the laws of Guam. (Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, § 9, 64 Stat. 387; Pub. L. 90–497, § 4, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 845; Pub. L. (f) Additional compensation 99–396, § 18(a), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 843.) No additional compensation shall be paid to any person acting as Governor or Lieutenant AMENDMENTS Governor who does not also assume the office of 1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–396 inserted provisions Governor or Lieutenant Governor under the pro- authorizing establishment of Civil Service Commission visions of this chapter. and removal of commission members as provided by (Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, § 8, 64 Stat. 387; Pub. L. laws of Guam. 1968—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–497, § 4(a), struck out re- 87–419, § 1, Mar. 16, 1962, 76 Stat. 34; Pub. L. quirement that, in making appointments, preference be 90–497, § 3, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 844.) given persons of Guamanian ancestry and that opportu- AMENDMENTS nities for higher education and use of service training facilities be provided to qualified persons of Guamanian 1968—Pub. L. 90–497 designated existing provisions as ancestry. subsec. (a), substituted provisions that the Lieutenant Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90–497, § 4(b), struck out provision Governor have the powers of the Governor in the event authorizing the Governor to appoint or remove any of- of the temporary disability or temporary absence of the ficer whose appointment or removal is not otherwise Governor for provisions authorizing the appointed de- provided for. partment head to designate an acting Governor in the case of a vacancy or temporary absence of both the EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT Governor and the Secretary of Guam, and added sub- secs. (b) to (f). Pub. L 90–497, § 4(a), Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 845, pro- 1962—Pub. L. 87–419 provided for appointment of an vided that the amendment made by such section 4(a) is acting secretary under certain conditions, prescribed effective on date of enactment of Pub. L. 90–497, which the powers of such secretary and proscribed additional was approved on Sept. 11, 1968. compensation for an acting Governor or acting sec- Amendment by Pub. L. 90–497 necessary to authorize retary. the holding of an election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on Nov. 3, 1970, effective Jan. 1, 1970, and all EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT other amendments unless otherwise provided effective Amendment by Pub. L. 90–497 necessary to authorize Jan. 4, 1971, see section 13 of Pub. L. 90–497, set out as the holding of an election for Governor and Lieutenant a note under section 1422 of this title. § 1422d TITLE 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS Page 106 § 1422d. Transfer of functions from government single house, to be designated the ‘‘Legislature comptroller for Guam to Inspector General, of Guam’’, herein referred to as the legislature. Department of the Interior (b) Size of legislature; prohibition against denial (a) Functions, powers, and duties transferred of equal protection; at large and district rep- The following functions, powers, and duties resentation heretofore vested in the government comptroller The legislature shall be composed of not to ex- for Guam are hereby transferred to the Inspec- ceed twenty-one members, to be known as sen- tor General, Department of the Interior, for the ators, elected at large, or elected from legisla- purpose of establishing an organization which tive districts or elected in part at large and in will maintain a satisfactory level of independent part from legislative districts, as the laws of audit oversight of the government of Guam: Guam may direct: Provided, That any districting (1) The authority to audit all accounts per- and any apportionment pursuant to this author- taining to the revenue and receipts of the gov- ization and provided for by the laws of Guam ernment of Guam, and of funds derived from shall not deny to any person in Guam the equal bond issues, and the authority to audit, in ac- protection of the laws: And provided further, cordance with law and administrative regula- That in any elections to the legislature, every tions, all expenditures of funds and property elector shall be permitted to vote for the whole pertaining to the government of Guam includ- number of at-large candidates to be elected, and ing those pertaining to trust funds held by the every elector residing in a legislative district government of Guam. shall be permitted to vote for the whole number (2) The authority to report to the Secretary of candidates to be elected within that district. of the Interior and the Governor of Guam all failures to collect amounts due the govern- (c) Reapportionment; Federal census base ment, and expenditures of funds or uses of Any districting and related apportionment property which are irregular or not pursuant pursuant to this section shall be based upon the to law. then most recent Federal population census of (b) Scope of authority transferred Guam, and any such districting and apportion- The authority granted in paragraph (a) shall ment shall be reexamined following each succes- extend to all activities of the government of sive Federal population census of Guam and Guam, and shall be in addition to the authority shall be modified, if necessary, to be consistent conferred upon the Inspector General by the In- with that census. spector General Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 1101), as (d) Timing of biennial elections amended. General elections to the legislature shall be (c) Transfer of personnel, assets, etc., of office of held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday government comptroller for Guam to Office in November, biennially in even-numbered of Inspector General, Department of the Inte- years. The legislature in all respects shall be or- rior ganized and shall sit according to the laws of In order to carry out the provisions of this sec- Guam. tion, the personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, (Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, § 10, 64 Stat. 387; Pub. L. property, records, and unexpended balances of 89–552, § 1, Sept. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 375; Pub. L. appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and 98–213, § 5(b), Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat.