Guam § 2205 - Duties of Task Force.

§ 2205. Duties of Task Force.

(a) The Task Force shall work collaboratively to create

recommendations that will develop a comprehensive Guam

Product Seal Permit Program with the overall goal of enhancing

and better promoting products that are “Made in Guam.”

(b) Its function shall include, but is not limited to,

recommending policy and adoption of a comprehensive Guam

Product Seal Program that promotes the Guam brand in products

manufactured in Guam or “Made in Guam”. The Task Force

shall address the following in its findings and recommendations:

(1) to create a mission statement and objective of the

Guam Product Seal Program;

(2) the assignment of the administrative functions of

the Guam Product Seal (GPS) Program; i.e., which Agency

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shall have administrative oversight over the Program; the

Office of the Lt. Governor may decide to retain

administrative functions of the program;

(3) address intellectual property rights and concerns

relative to the words “Guam,” “Guåhan,” “CHamoru,”

“Chamorro,” and derivations thereof in any other language

or characters;

(4) develop a feasible program funding and continuity

plan, and a budgetary proposal;

(5) evaluate the design of the current GPS label, and

recommission if necessary;

(6) clearly mark the delineation and assignment of the

compliance and enforcement responsibilities, and the

authorities of respective regulatory and enforcement

agencies relative to the provisions of the GPS program; i.e.

complaints, investigations and enforcement requirements;

(7) identify and record all Guam Product Seal holders,

and businesses that manufacture commodities for sale in the

tourism industry;

(8) identify incentives and advantages that encourage

participation in the program;

(9) review the structure of fines and penalties to ensure

maximum deterrence for violating the GPS mandate. Visit

issues such as asset forfeiture; costs for additional CQA cost

recovery (administrative, destruction, storage, etc.);

penalties (civil and criminal) for repeat offenders; title and

transfer of seized property not in compliance with the GPS

statute;

(10) make appropriate recommendations for legislation

to improve the Guam Product Seal Permit Program;

recommendations shall include the following:

(A) address country of origin label concerns;

(B) address the use of the words “Guam,”

“Guåhan,” “CHamoru,” and “Chamorro,” and

derivations thereof in any other language or characters;

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(C) develop minimum standards, font size, and

location of product origin on labels of consumable

goods sold on Guam;

(D) develop retail partnership and community

buy-in for Guam products;

(E) propose “Made in Guam”

incentives/programs;

(F) strengthen compliance and enforcement

schedules and guidelines; and

(G) review the applicability of copyright and

intellectual property infringement and trademark

violations.

(11) formulate an updated version of the Guam Product

Seal Permit Program. Such plan shall be submitted to I

Liheslaturan Guåhan no later than one hundred twenty

(120) days from the date of enactment of this Act;

(12) execute fines for non-compliance of the Guam

Product Seal mandates and its accompanying administrative

rules and regulations; and

(13) perform all functions necessary to effectuate the

mission of the Task Force as adopted.