The Department of Defense has begun the process of potentially convening an economic adjustment committee to address the community impacts of the proposed enhanced integrated air and missile defense buildup on Guam. This move follows a joint letter from Guam Congressman James Moylan and Governor Lou Leon Guerrero urging the federal government for the EAC.

Moylan's office says DOD officials confirmed the process is beginning by bringing federal agencies together at the regional level to identify resources, assess gaps, and determine information needed from the territory.

Congressman Moylan emphasized that while Guam holds the responsibility of hosting the most consequential missile-defense system in the IndoPacific, the island’s civilian infrastructure has not kept pace with the military footprint. 

He stated an EAC is the mechanism to bridge that gap.

The last EAC for Guam was in 2015 and resulted in millions of dollars in investments for projects including the Guam cultural repository, a public health laboratory, and improvements to Guam water systems and Apra Harbor.