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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Conveys to the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) submerged lands surrounding such Islands and extending three geographical miles outward from their coastlines. </p> <p>Includes the CNMI among the islands where the President may establish naval defensive sea areas and airspace reservations when necessary for national defense.</p> <p> Amends the Fair Minimum Wage Act to provide for no CNMI minimum wage increases in 2013 and 2015.</p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 27, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Conveys to the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) submerged lands surrounding such Islands and extending three geographical miles outward from their coastlines. </p> <p>Includes the CNMI among the islands where the President may establish naval defensive sea areas and airspace reservations when necessary for national defense. </p> <p>Amends the Fair Minimum Wage Act to provide for no CNMI minimum wage increases in 2013 and 2015.</p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 27, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Conveys to the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) submerged lands surrounding such Islands and extending three geographical miles outward from their coastlines. </p> <p>Includes the CNMI among the islands where the President may establish naval defensive sea areas and airspace reservations when necessary for national defense. </p> <p>Amends the Fair Minimum Wage Act to provide for no CNMI minimum wage increases in 2013 and 2015.</p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 27, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Conveys to the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) submerged lands surrounding such Islands and extending three geographical miles outward from their coastlines. </p> <p>Includes the CNMI among the islands where the President may establish naval defensive sea areas and airspace reservations when necessary for national defense. </p> <p>Amends the Fair Minimum Wage Act to provide for no CNMI minimum wage increases in 2013 and 2015.</p>]]></text>
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