[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H.R. 934 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  Union Calendar No. 93
111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 934

                          [Report No. 111-176]

 To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern 
 Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in 
  its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa 
                     have in their submerged lands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 2009

 Mr. Sablan (for himself, Mr. Flake, and Ms. Bordallo) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

                             June 23, 2009

Additional sponsors: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. 
   Christensen, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Baca, Mr. Young of 
Alaska, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Cao, Mrs. 
 Capps, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
 Honda, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Grijalva, 
   Mr. Grayson, Ms. Watson, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rooney, and Mr. Gutierrez

                             June 23, 2009

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 10, 2009]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern 
 Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in 
  its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa 
                     have in their submerged lands.

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

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN SUBMERGED LANDS TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF 
              THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

    (a) In General.--The first section of Public Law 93-435 (48 U.S.C. 
1705) is amended by inserting ``the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands,'' after ``Guam,'' each place it appears.
    (b) References to Date of Enactment.--For the purposes of the 
amendment made by subsection (a), each reference in Public Law 93-435 
(48 U.S.C. 1705) to the ``date of enactment'' shall be considered to be 
a reference to the date of the enactment of this section.
    (c) Nothing in this section amends, repeals, or otherwise alters 
the Proclamation of the President dated January 6, 2009, establishing 
the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 93

111th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 934

                          [Report No. 111-176]

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                                 A BILL

 To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern 
 Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in 
  its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa 
                     have in their submerged lands.

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                             June 23, 2009

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed