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48 U.S.C. § 1422d — Transfer of functions from government comptroller for Guam to Inspector General, Department of the Interior
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**(a) Functions, powers, and duties transferred** The following functions, powers, and duties heretofore vested in the government comptroller for Guam are hereby transferred to the Inspector General, Department of the Interior, for the purpose of establishing an organization which will maintain a satisfactory level of independent audit oversight of the government of Guam:
(1) The authority to audit all accounts pertaining to the revenue and receipts of the government of Guam, and of funds derived from bond issues, and the authority to audit, in accordance with law and administrative regulations, all expenditures of funds and property pertaining to the government of Guam including those pertaining to trust funds held by the government of Guam.
(2) The authority to report to the Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of Guam all failures to collect amounts due the government, and expenditures of funds or uses of property which are irregular or not pursuant to law.
**(b) Scope of authority transferred** The authority granted in paragraph (a) shall extend to all activities of the government of Guam, and shall be in addition to the authority conferred upon the Inspector General by chapter 4 of title 5.
**(c) Transfer of personnel, assets, etc., of office of government comptroller for Guam to Office of Inspector General, Department of the Interior** In order to carry out the provisions of this section, the personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available or to be made available, of the office of the government comptroller for Guam related to its audit function are hereby transferred to the Office of Inspector General, Depar
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**(a) Functions, powers, and duties transferred** The following functions, powers, and duties heretofore vested in the government comptroller for Guam are hereby transferred to the Inspector General, Department of the Interior, for the purpose of establishing an organization which will maintain a satisfactory level of independent audit oversight of the government of Guam:
(1) The authority to audit all accounts pertaining to the revenue and receipts of the government of Guam, and of funds derived from bond issues, and the authority to audit, in accordance with law and administrative regulations, all expenditures of funds and property pertaining to the government of Guam including those pertaining to trust funds held by the government of Guam.
(2) The authority to report to the Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of Guam all failures to collect amounts due the government, and expenditures of funds or uses of property which are irregular or not pursuant to law.
**(b) Scope of authority transferred** The authority granted in paragraph (a) shall extend to all activities of the government of Guam, and shall be in addition to the authority conferred upon the Inspector General by chapter 4 of title 5.
**(c) Transfer of personnel, assets, etc., of office of government comptroller for Guam to Office of Inspector General, Department of the Interior** In order to carry out the provisions of this section, the personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available or to be made available, of the office of the government comptroller for Guam related to its audit function are hereby transferred to the Office of Inspector General, Department of the Interior.
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The territory ceded to the United States in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Peace between the United States and Spain, signed at Paris, December 10, 1898, and proclaimed April 11, 1899, and known as the island of Guam in the Marianas Islands, shall continue to be known as Guam.
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**(a) Public health services** Subject to the laws of Guam, the Governor shall establish, maintain, and operate public-health services in Guam, including hospitals, dispensaries, and quarantine stations, at such places in Guam as may be necessary, and he shall promulgate quarantine and sanitary regulations for the protection of Guam against the importation and spread of disease.
**(b) Public educational system** The Government of Guam shall provide an adequate public educational system of Guam, and to that end shall establish, maintain, and operate public schools according to the laws of Guam.
**(c) Office of Public Prosecutor; Office of Public Auditor** The Government of Guam may by law establish an Office of Public Prosecutor and an Office of Public Auditor. The Public Prosecutor and Public Auditor may be removed as provided by the laws of Guam.
**(d) Attorney General**
(1) The Attorney General of Guam shall be the Chief Legal Officer of the Government of Guam. At such time as the Office of the Attorney General of Guam shall next become vacant, the Attorney General of Guam shall be appointed by the Governor of Guam with the advice and consent of the legislature, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor of Guam.
(2) Instead of an appointed Attorney General, the legislature may, by law, provide for the election of the Attorney General of Guam by the qualified voters of Guam in general elections after 1998 in which the Governor of Guam is elected. The term of an elected Attorney General shall be 4 years. The Attorney General may be removed by the people of Guam according to the procedures specified in [section 1422d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section1422d&num=0&edition=prelim) or may be removed for caus
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TITLE 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
§ 1422c
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.
§ 1422c. Executive agencies and instrumentalities
(a) Appointment of heads; establishment of merit
system; Civil Service Commission
The Governor shall, except as otherwise pro-
vided in this chapter or the laws of Guam, ap-
point, by and with the advice and consent of the
legislature, all heads of executive agencies and
instrumentalities. The legislature shall estab-
lish a merit system and, as far as practicable,
appointments and promotions shall be made in
accordance with such merit system. The Gov-
ernment of Guam may by law establish a Civil
Service Commission to administer the merit
system. Members of the commission may be re-
moved as provided by the laws of Guam.
(b) Powers and duties of officers
All officers shall have such powers and duties
as may be conferred or imposed on them by law
or by executive regulation of the Governor not
inconsistent with any law.
(c) Reorganization
The Governor shall, from time to time, exam-
ine the organization of the executive branch of
the government of Guam, and shall determine
and carry out such changes therein as are nec-
essary to promote effective management and to
execute faithfully the purposes of this chapter
and the laws of Guam.
(d) Continuation in office of incumbents
All persons holding office in Guam on August
1, 1950 may, except as otherwise provided in this
chapter, continue to hold their respective offices
until their successors are appointed and quali-
fied.
(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, § 9, 64 Stat. 387; Pub. L.
90–4
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