,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #aa1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,san ,nicolas introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to include    
,guam = purposes ( /atutes prohibit+    
traffick+ 9 contrab& cig>ettes1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,guam ,cig>ette ,tax       
,en=cem5t ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress   
f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7 ,!re are _m        
examples ( disp>ities )9 ,f$]al law 9   
its application to ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
t]ritories1 includ+ )9 ! ,f$]al crim9al 
code4  7#b7 ,! t]ritory ( ,guam has lo/ 
significant rev5ue due to prolific      
traffick+ ( contrab& cig>ettes onto !   
isl&4  7#c7 ,s9ce ,guam _h increas$ its 
tobacco tax by #bjj p]c5t 9 #bjaj1 local
 numb]s h indicat$ t at lea/ #ih million
 cig>ettes are untax$ e ?ree ye>s1      
am\nt+ to a loss ( approximately #ad4f  
million4  7#d7 ,giv5 its proximity to   

,asian c\ntries :]e tobacco products1   
includ+ cig>ettes1 are incr$ibly        
inexp5sive1 ! prop5sity = cig>ette      
traffick+ lead+ to tax evasion is       
great]4  7#e7 ,)\t ! assi/ance ( ,f$]al 
en=cem5t & res\rces1 ,guam rema9s       
vuln]able to cig>ette traffick+ & is at 
a high risk = tax evasion4  #c4 ,guam   
includ$ = purposes ( /atutes prohibit+  
traffick+ 9 contrab& cig>ettes ,section 
#bcda ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$ 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by ins]t+ aft]
 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 !       
foll[+3 ,guam14