Guam § 3132 - Agency Operational Continuity Plans.

§ 3132. Agency Operational Continuity Plans.

The Director or equivalent officer of each agency and

instrumentality of the government of Guam shall establish an

operational continuity plan.

(a) Each such plan shall be reviewed annually for

adequacy and so ratified by the governing board or, in the

absence of a governing board, I Maga’låhen Guåhan, on or

before October 1st with amendments. Copies of each plan, to

include those annually reviewed, shall be transmitted to I

Maga’låhen Guåhan and the Speaker of I Liheslaturan

Guåhan no later than five (5) working days following the

ratification thereof.

(b) Such plan shall include, but not be limited to,

provisions for:

(1) events that would disrupt the ability of the

agency to operate, such as:

(A) loss of personnel by retirement, whether

known or unknown in advance, national guard

deployment, military reserve deployment,

sickness, death, or other contingencies;

(B) loss, malfunction, or breakdown of

equipment necessary for the efficient provision of

services;

(C) loss of physical or electronic records

necessary for the efficient provision of services;

(D) unavailability of a facility necessary for

the efficient provision of services;

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(E) unanticipated reduced funding levels

during the fiscal year relative to the appropriated

level by ten percent (10%), twenty percent (20%),

or thirty percent (30%);

(F) any combination of the above through

reasonably foreseeable instances, such as a natural

or other disaster or act, or omission of the agency

or other entities, including hostile acts; or

(G) any additional areas so identified by the

governing board, or in the absence of a governing

board, I Maga’låhen Guåhan;

(2) the maintenance of maximum operational

continuity in the event of any situation that would

disrupt the ability of the agency to operate pursuant to

Subsection (a) of this Section; and

(3) a statement of actions to be taken to prevent or

mitigate any vulnerabilities, pursuant to Subsection (a)

of this Section, which pose a significant risk to the

continuity of operations of the agency.