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The following Subsections shall apply for purposes of effectuating the transition of personnel, procurement authority, and financial management from federal receivership to full management and operation of the Authority by the Authority upon termination of said receivership:

(a)All existing classified employees shall remain classified with no diminution in any benefits or rights as established in this Chapter;

(b)Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Authority, in order to effect a stabilization of services during and after transition from federal receivership, shall be empowered to retain any nongovernment of Guam employee through employment contracts, who is not within the classified service of the government of Guam, and who is not entitled to any government benefits under this Chapter, for no more than three

(3)years from the date of transfer of management from federal receivership; and

(c)All short term operational contracts, obligations, services, and procurement in effect at the time of transition shall remain in effect until they terminate pursuant to the terms of their respective agreements. Notwithstanding Chapter 5 of Title 5 GCA, in the event that the contract(s) to provide labor, supplies, and services determined by the Authority to be essential to the uninterrupted operation of the Authority, expires on the day of turnover or within three

(3)years from the date of turnover, the Authority is authorized to extend those contracts for a period of up to three

(3)years, but in no event shall an extension under this Section exceed three

(3)years from the date of turnover.