115 HR 339 IH: Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act U.S. House of Representatives 2017-01-05 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 339IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 5, 2017Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo amend Public Law 94–241 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act.

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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Transitional workers

Section 6 of Public Law 94–241 (48 U.S.C. 1806) is amended— (1)in subsection (a)(6), by striking $150 and inserting $200; and (2)in subsection (d)(2)— (A)by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting , except a permit for construction occupations (as that term is defined by the Department of Labor as Standard Occupational Classification Group 47–0000 or any successor provision) shall only be issued to extend a permit first issued before October 1, 2015.; and (B)by striking the period at the end of the third sentence and inserting , except that for fiscal year 2017 the number of permits issued shall not exceed 15,000..