Guam § 6204 - Cost of Living Adjustments.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 6204 — Cost of Living Adjustments., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6204. Cost of Living Adjustments.
I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi may institute a cost of living adjustment (COLA). The COLA shall not be a
part of the employee’s base salary and shall be non-taxable; provided, however, that the COLA shall be
considered as part of the base pay for retirement purposes. I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi may defer, uniformly
reduce, or uniformly increase the COLA adjustments according to economic conditions. The Director of
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Administration shall consult with the Department of Commerce in determining the appropriate
methodology to be applied. The feasibility of adopting the federal COLA system, in whole or in part, shall
be considered by the Director of Administration.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6204 ("Cost of Living Adjustments.") 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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