[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6123 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6123

To provide funds for general government operations of the Commonwealth 
        of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2020

  Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
    and Commerce, 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 provide funds for general government operations of the Commonwealth 
        of the Northern Mariana Islands, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Mariana Islands Coronavirus 
Emergency Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. FUNDS FOR CNMI GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.

    (a) Appropriations.--There is hereby appropriated to the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands $100,000,000 for general 
government operations.
    (b) Offset.--Notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), the Secretary of Energy shall draw 
down and sell not to exceed $100,000,000 of crude oil from the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve for fiscal year 2020.
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