Mr. Speaker. today I have introduced legislation to increase the period of authorized stay for the Guam Visa Waiver Program to mirror the period of authorized stay established in law for the nationwide Visa Waiver Program. I have introduced this bill at the request of both the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor of Guam. The Guam Visa Waiver Program was authorized by the Omnibus Territories Act of 1986 (Public Law 99396). This program was established to largely complement the nationwide Visa Waiver Program. which was permanently authorized by Congress in 2000 (Public Law 106396). and to strengthen economic and cultural ties with nations in East Asia and the Pacific Rim. Today there are currently 27 countries participating in the nationwide Visa Waiver Program. while an additional ten countries are authorized to participate in the Guam Visa Waiver Program. These ten countries. admitted into the program as participants through the State Department rulemaking process. are as follows: Brunei. Indonesia. the Republic of Korea.