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Guam lawmakers press Customs on unspent appropriations and access to FY25 lapses
Summary
At a legislative oversight hearing, senators pressed Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency (CQA) officials about why prior-year lapse funds and special revenues reported in executive branch records have not been loaded for agency use and urged CQA to include a retention plan and budget line items to ensure resources reach frontline operations.
Chair (unnamed) and senators at a legislative oversight hearing on Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency pressed agency leaders on a persistent disconnect between appropriations and money reaching the field, focusing on prior-year ‘‘lapses’’ and the agency’s ability to access funds for modernization and retention.
Vincent Perez, chief of Guam Customs and Quarantine, told the committee his agency has relied on current appropriations while some FY25 lapse items have not been made available: “For the past 13 years, we've been operating at $8.29, at least on the passenger side,” Perez said while urging authority to adjust rates…
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