[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3770 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3770

    To make technical corrections to subtitle A of title VII of the 
  Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 2009

      Ms. Bordallo (for herself, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. 
Faleomavaega, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Boren, Mr. Wilson of 
 South Carolina, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia) 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 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To make technical corrections to subtitle A of title VII of the 
  Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. STUDY.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the economic situation 
in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the effect of 
the amendments made by subtitle A of title VII of the Consolidated 
Natural Resources Act of 2008 on the future economic situation of the 
Commonwealth.

SEC. 2. NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS VISITOR ENTRY PROGRAM TRANSITION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 705(b) of the Consolidated 
Natural Resources Act of 2008 (48 U.S.C. 1806(b)), the amendments made 
by section 702(b) of such Act shall take effect on the date that is 1 
year after the transition program effective date described in section 
6(a) of Public Law 94-241 (48 U.S.C. 1806(a)) (as added by section 
702(a) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008). In a case in 
which the transition program effective date has been modified under 
paragraph (3) of such section 6(a) before the date of the enactment of 
this Act, such amendments shall take effect on the date that is 1 year 
after the modified date.
    (b) Treatment of CNMI Visitor Entry Program.--During the 1-year 
period referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall administer the visitor entry program of the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands consistent with the provisions of 
Commonwealth law governing the program that were in effect on the day 
before the commencement of such period.
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