In the event that the annual operating budget for the government of Guam expires and no new annual operating budget has been enacted into law in accordance with the Organic Act, or rolled over from the previous year, then the salary of I Maga’lahen Guåhan, shall be suspended and will resume prospectively only when a new annual operating budget for the government of Guam is enacted into law. This § 4121 shall be subject to the following provisions:

(a) Such suspension of salary shall not take place if the failure to enact an annual budget is due to an emergency resulting from a natural or other disaster, or hostile action.

(b) The government of Guam’s share of retirement, Social Security, and health and other insurance payments shall be the individual responsibility of I Maga’lahen Guåhan for the suspension period.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 31-071:2(a) (May 24, 2011).