Guam § 2104 - Creation and Membership on Commission.

§ 2104. Creation and Membership on Commission.

There is established a Commission on Decolonization for the

Implementation and Exercise of Guam Self-Determination for the Native

Inhabitants of Guam, which shall be composed of eleven (11) members,

including the Chairperson:

(a) I Maga’lahen Guåhan shall serve as the Chairperson of the

Commission, and shall appoint two (2) members of the Commission;

(b) The chairperson of I Liheslaturan Guåhan’s committee with

responsibilities over Federal Affairs shall serve as the Vice

Chairperson of the Commission and shall serve as Chairperson in the

absence of the Chairperson; in the event the legislative committee

chairperson is not able to serve on the Commission, another member of

I Liheslaturan Guåhan shall be designated by a majority vote of I

Liheslatura.

(c) One (1) member shall be appointed by the Speaker of I

Liheslaturan Guåhan, who may appoint himself;

(d) One (1) member shall be selected by and shall be from I

Liheslaturan Guåhan's minority;

(e) One (1) member shall be appointed by the Mayors Council

from among their membership;

(f) One (1) member shall represent the task force members who

are advocating the political status of Independence, to be appointed by

the Chairman of the task force, who may appoint himself;

(g) One (1) member shall represent the task force members who

are advocating the political status of Free Association, to be appointed

by the Chairman of the task force, who may appoint himself;

(h) One (1) member shall represent the task force members who

are advocating the political status of Statehood, to be appointed by the

Chairman of the task force, who may appoint himself; and

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(i) One (1) member shall represent the youth of Guam, to be

appointed by the Speaker of the Youth Congress from among the

qualified members of the Congress, who may appoint himself.

No person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the Commission

unless that person shall be qualified to vote on the plebiscite for political

self-determination. Vacancies in the membership shall be filled in the same

manner as the original appointment.

Without being excused pursuant to a motion passed by the

Commission, any appointed member of the Commission who fails to attend

three (3) consecutive regularly scheduled meetings shall automatically be

disqualified to continue serving in his or her position and the appointing

authority shall then be required to appoint a replacement for said member.