Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Native CHamoru Equity Act”.
Native CHamoru Equity Act
A BILL
To provide for contracting with Native CHamoru Organizations, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 CHamoru Registry Program
The Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 3 the following:
“4.
“(a) There is established under the Office of the Governor the “CHamoru Registry Program”, which shall keep a database to serve as a genealogy bank to verify Native CHamoru ancestry requirements. The Governor of Guam shall include in the database the name of any individual who submits to the Governor of Guam a request to be included and a copy of the birth certificate of that individual and birth certificates of direct ancestors that demonstrate that one or more of the individual’s direct ancestors resided on Guam before August 1, 1950.
“(b) Not less than once every 3 years, the Office of Public Auditor shall audit the database established by subsection (a) to ensure the accuracy of the database and that the database is in compliance with the requirements of subsection (a).
“(c)
“(1) In this section, the term Native CHamoru means an individual who can document that one or more of the individual’s direct ancestors resided on Guam before August 1, 1950.
“(2) No residency or blood quantum amount shall be required for an individual to qualify as a “Native CHamoru” under paragraph (1).
“(d) The Superior Court of Guam shall have original jurisdiction over all judicial proceedings with respect to the CHamoru Registry Program and the database established by subsection (a).”
Sec. 3 Small business contracting for Native CHamoru Organizations
Native CHamoru Organization defined— Section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(gg) Native CHamoru Organization
“(1) In general—In this Act, the term Native CHamoru Organization means any organization—
“(A) that is a nonprofit corporation that has filed articles of incorporation with the director (or the designee thereof) of the Guam Department of Revenue and Taxation, or any successor agency;
“(B) that is controlled by Native CHamorus; and
“(C) whose business activities will principally benefit Native CHamorus.
“(2) Rule of construction—The Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, determine whether an organization is a Native CHamoru Organization in the same manner as such determination is made under section 8(a)(15) with respect to Native Hawaiian Organizations.”
Socially and economically disadvantaged small business concern— Section 8(a)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4)) is amended—
in subparagraph (A)—
in clause (i)—
in subclause (II), by striking “or” at the end; and
by adding at the end the following new subclause:
“(IV) an economically disadvantaged Native CHamoru Organization, or”
in clause (ii)—
in subclause (II), by striking “or” at the end;
in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end and inserting “, or”; and
by adding at the end the following new subclause:
“(IV) an economically disadvantaged Native CHamoru Organization.”
in subparagraph (B)—
in clause (ii), by striking “or” at the end;
in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “, or”; and
by adding at the end the following new clause:
“(iv) Native CHamoru Organizations described in subparagraph (A)(i)(IV) or subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV).”
in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking “or” at the end;
in subparagraph (F)(iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(G) a small business concern—
“(i) that is wholly owned by one or more Native CHamoru Organizations, or by a corporation that is wholly owned by one or more Native CHamoru Organizations; or
“(ii) that is owned in part by one or more Native CHamoru Organizations, or by a corporation that is wholly owned by one or more Native CHamoru Organizations, if all other owners are either United States citizens or small business concerns.”
Findings— Section 2(f)(1)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631(f)(1)(C)) is amended by inserting “Native CHamoru Organizations,” after “Native Hawaiian Organizations,”.