the discretion of the President, operate to affect adversely his rights to duty status, pay, retirement, or other benefits.

[(e) Each member of the legislature shall be paid the sum of $15 for each day that the legislation is in session, regular or special, out of sums to be appropriated annually by the Congress. All other legislative expenses shall be appropriated by, and paid out of funds of, the government of Guam.]

SEC. 26. The salaries and travel allowances of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, the heads of the executive departments, other officers and employees of the government of Guam and the members of the legislature, shall be paid by the government of Guam at rates prescribed by the laws of Guam.

GENERAL MILITARY LAW (70A STAT. 15; 10 U.S.C. 331)

CHAPTER 15.-INSURRECTION

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SEC. 335. For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the unincorporated territory of Guam.

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REPORT No. 1705

PROVIDING FOR THE POPULAR ELECTION OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

OCTOBER 10, 1966.-Ordered to be printed

Mr. JACKSON, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 11777]

The Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 11777) to provide for the popular election of the Governor of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with amendments and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.

The amendments are as follows:

On page 1, after line 2, insert a new section as follows:

That effective January 9, 1967, section 9, subsection (a) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68 Stat. 497, 501; 48 U.S.C. 1575(a)) is amended by deleting the first sentence and by substituting therefor the following: "The quorum of the legislature shall consist of eight of its members."

On page 1, line 3, strike the words "That section," and insert the words "SEC. 2. Section".

On page 1, line 5, insert in parenthesis the letter "(d)" following the numeral "1575".

On page 1, line 9, strike the numeral "2." following the word "SEC.", and insert the numeral "3.".

On page 2, line 17, strike the date "November 8, 1966." and in lieu thereof insert the date "November 3, 1970.".

On page 2, line 18, strike the date "1968," and in lieu thereof insert the date "1974,".

On page 2, line 19, strike the word "two" and insert the word "four".

On page 2, line 21, strike the word "two" and insert the word "four".

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