Terms Used In 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1912

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
The Governor, the Committee on Rules of the Legislature, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam:

(a) shall prepare corrective action plans, as contemplated by AGovernment Auditing Standards@ promulgated by the General Accounting Office; and

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(b) shall document the progress in implementing the recommendations of the audits prepared and transmitted to them by the Public Auditor; and

(c) shall endeavor to have implementation completed no later than the beginning of the next fiscal year.

If implementation is determined not to be feasible by the Governor, the Committee on Rules of the Legislature, or the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam, the reasons therefor shall be communicated in writing to the Public Auditor, who shall then either concur with non-implementation, or take action under § 1913 of this Chapter.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 21-122:1 (July 20, 1992).

2015 NOTE: Pursuant to an amendment to § 22A(b)(2) of the Organic Act of Guam by Pub. L. 108-378:1(b) (Oct. 30, 2004), references to “”Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Guam”” have been changed to “”Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam.”” See 48 U.S.C. § 1424-
1(b)(2).