Guam § 17104 - Purpose and Duties.

§ 17104. Purpose and Duties.

(a) The Task Force shall:

(1) Study and evaluate current and emerging AI technologies and their potential impacts on

Guam’s public and private sectors, including social, economic, legal, and security implications;

(2) Review and assess existing laws and regulations, policies, and grants at the Guam and federal

levels that relate to or affect the development, deployment, and governance of AI technologies;

(3) Identify potential risks and benefits of AI deployment in government, private sector

operations, and the broader community, with attention to issues such as workforce impacts, public

safety, cybersecurity, and ethical considerations;

(4) Develop recommendations for a comprehensive regulatory and policy framework that:

(A) Protects individual rights under the U.S. Constitution and Organic Act of Guam;

(B) Ensures transparency and accountability in AI systems;

(C) Promotes responsible AI innovation, economic growth, and workforce development;

(D) Prevents the following:

(i) discriminatory outcomes in the various fields, including but not limited to insurance,

finance, employment, housing, health care, and other critical sectors, against individuals or

classes of persons on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender,

gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any characteristics protected under

Guam or federal law;

(ii) algorithmic bias, including the use of algorithmic methods that directly or indirectly

assess physical attributes such as skin tone or other proxies that may disadvantage a protected

group; and

(iii) other inequitable impacts;

(E) Safeguards privacy, data security and cybersecurity;

(F) Establishes clear guidelines and standards for AI use in government decision-making and

public services, including but not to limited to:

(i) standards for transparency, auditability, and accountability in automated decision-

making,

(ii) requirements for regular testing and public reporting to ensure such systems do not

encode, perpetuate, or exacerbate inequities or systemic bias, whether intentional or

unintentional;

(G) Creates mechanisms for oversight, compliance and enforcement, including but not

limited to providing mechanisms for individuals adversely impacted by AI-based determinations

to seek meaningful human review, due process, and redress; and

(5) Establish subcommittees as necessary, to carry out and support the purposes and duties of the

Task Force, including focused areas such as constitutional rights and civil liberties; government use

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and procurement; privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity; economic development and innovation;

and education and workforce development.

(A) Subcommittees may, as needed, invite subject-matter experts, stakeholders, or

representatives from relevant local, federal, academic, or private-sector entities to participate in

their work in an advisory capacity.

(B) Subcommittees may also establish temporary working groups under their direction and

supervision to support their assigned functions. Such working groups shall operate solely as

extensions of the subcommittee that created them, focusing on specific projects, emerging issues,

or technical matters, and shall report their findings and recommendations through the

subcommittee to the Task Force.

(6) All meetings of the Task Force, its subcommittees, and working groups shall comply with the

Open Government law, codified in Chapter 8 of Title 5, Guam Code Annotated, and shall maintain

minutes and public records in accordance with the Sunshine Reform Act. Provided, however, that

portions of any meeting or record may be closed to the public to the extent that disclosure would

compromise cybersecurity operations, data protection systems, or matters involving national security

or law enforcement sensitivity, consistent with the exemptions set forth in § 8111 of Title 5, Guam

Code Annotated.

2026 NOTE: References to “territorial” in subsection (a) replaced with “Guam” pursuant to 1 GCA § 420. Subsection

designations in (a)(4) and (a)(5) modified by the Compiler pursuant to the authority of 1 GCA § 1606.