Guam § 2201 - Restriction in Use of Local Funds.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 2201 — Restriction in Use of Local Funds., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2201. Restriction in Use of Local Funds.
(a) No funds appropriated from the General Fund of the government of Guam, or any fund where the
revenues deposited therein are of local origin, may be used to provide public assistance to any person who
is not a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien of the United States and registered as such with the United
States Immigration and Naturalization Service. For the purposes of this section only, the term “public
assistance” is defined as assistance provided through one or more of the following programs administered
by the Department of Public Health and Social Services:
(1) General Assistance (as defined in § 2601, 10 GCA)
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(2) Aid to Families with Dependent Children
(3) Medically Indigent Program
(4) Medicaid
(b) Funds appropriated from the General Fund, or from other funds collected locally, shall be used in
support of the provision of services to individuals who are not U.S. Citizens or permanent resident aliens
of the United States, but are citizens of a state in Free Association with the United States, only upon the
event that I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan enters into a valid contract with either an instrumentality of
the government of the United States or the governments of the Freely Associated States (being the Federated
States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands). The terms of said
contract must, at a minimum, establish the immediate reimbursement to Guam of all costs associated with
the financial impact of the Compacts of Free Association of the various Freely Associated States listed
herein, such impact to be defined and quantified by the government of Guam.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Guam § 2201
What does Guam Code Annotated § 2201 cover?
Section 2201 ("Restriction in Use of Local Funds.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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Is this the official text of Guam law?
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