H.R. 7673

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7673 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7673 To amend the Organic Act of Guam to provide an exception to the ``public purpose'' requirement for certain land transfers in the case of a transfer restoring such land to the original landowner or heirs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2026 Mr. Moylan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Organic Act of Guam to provide an exception to the ``public purpose'' requirement for certain land transfers in the case of a transfer restoring such land to the original landowner or heirs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. RESTORING PRIVATE LAND OWNERSHIP. (a) Transfer of Land Ownership.--Section 1 of the Act of November 13, 2000, entitled ``An Act to amend the Organic Act of Guam, and for other purposes'' (Public Law 106-504; 40 U.S.C. 521 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(g) Transfer for Restoration of Ownership.--The `public purpose' requirement under subsection (b) shall not apply with respect to any transfer of excess real property that the Government of Guam shall subsequently transfer to the original landowner or to the heirs of such person.''. (b) Oversight.--Not more than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Government of Guam shall-- (1) establish a process to transfer excess real property described in subsection (g) of section 1 of the Act of November 13, 2000, as added by subsection (a) of this section; and (2) transmit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report describing such process. (c) National Security Review.--With respect to any excess real property received by an individual under subsection (g) of section 1 of the Act of November 13, 2000, as added by subsection (a) of this section-- (1) any sale of such property by that individual to a foreign person, other than such a person that is an heir of such original landowner, is a covered transaction for purposes of section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565); and (2) the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States shall initiate a review of such transaction under section 721(b)(1)(A) of such Act. <all>