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1 Guam Code Ann. § 419

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(a) The Legislature, on behalf of the people of Guam, shall honor with a State Funeral any person who at the time of his death or before served as a Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Judge, Non-Voting Delegate to Washington or any citizen who, in the opinion of the Committee on Rules of the Legislature, has displayed exemplary service for the island and the people of Guam, if the family of the deceased so agrees.

(b) Expenses for a State Funeral shall be paid by the government of Guam. Expenses for State Funerals shall be paid out of the operations fund of the Guam Legislature which shall be periodically reimbursed by appropriations from the General Fund.

(c) The Director of Administration shall coordinate with the Executive Director of the Guam Legislature the planning and conducting of each State Funeral.

SOURCE: Added as § 176 of the Government Code of Guam by P.L. 15-
89. Section renumbered and placed within Title 1 Guam Code Ann. by Compiler of
Laws pursuant to 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1605.

1 Guam Code Ann. § 419

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(a) The Legislature, on behalf of the people of Guam, shall honor with a State Funeral any person who at the time of his death or before served as a Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Judge, Non-Voting Delegate to Washington or any citizen who, in the opinion of the Committee on Rules of the Legislature, has displayed exemplary service for the island and the people of Guam, if the family of the deceased so agrees.

(b) Expenses for a State Funeral shall be paid by the government of Guam. Expenses for State Funerals shall be paid out of the operations fund of the Guam Legislature which shall be periodically reimbursed by appropriations from the General Fund.

(c) The Director of Administration shall coordinate with the Executive Director of the Guam Legislature the planning and conducting of each State Funeral.

SOURCE: Added as § 176 of the Government Code of Guam by P.L. 15-
89. Section renumbered and placed within Title 1 Guam Code Ann. by Compiler of
Laws pursuant to 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1605.