Senator Kumutato introduced Bill 183-38 COR to extend the period for Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency (CQA) to develop a satellite container inspection and sterile facility at the Port Authority. The sponsor summarized work by a CIF working group, site visits (including to a U.S. facility in Seattle), and coordination with the Port Authority; CQA estimated the full project could cost "upwards of $40,000,000." The sponsor also said CQA had received $2,000,000 from the Maritime Administration to support architectural and engineering work and had applied for additional federal Port Infrastructure Development Program funding that could cover up to 80% of construction costs.

Floor speakers emphasized the facility's role in interrupting drug trafficking, weapons smuggling, and the importation of invasive species. Several senators urged the agency and Port Authority to establish an interim, sterile inspection area while the project moves through A&E and procurement, citing Warehouse Number 2's prior role and noting that the port has not yet developed a suitable replacement. Senator Cecilia Massey and others asked whether the project can be completed within the proposed extension and pressed for prioritized procurement and oversight to avoid further delays.

Senator Kumutato read supportive statements into the record, including a quote attributed to Attorney General Doug Moylan calling for 100% container inspection to cut crime rates and a statement from CQA leadership emphasizing the project's complexity and federal compliance requirements. The floor adopted amendments adding cosponsors and moved the bill to third reading with no objections recorded in the transcript.