[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 65 (Monday, April 23, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2349]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2239. Mr. McCONNELL (for Ms. Murkowski) proposed an amendment to 
the bill S. 2325, to incentivize the hiring of United States workers in 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 21, line 25, strike ``issued'' and insert 
     ``requested''.
       On page 25, line 12, insert ``with petitions filed with 
     employment start dates'' after ``Beginning''.
       On page 31, line 8, strike ``or''.
       On page 31, line 11, insert ``, or otherwise ceases to 
     operate as a legitimate business (as defined in clause 
     (iv)(II))'' before the semicolon.
       On page 33, line 18, strike ``and Commonwealth'' and insert 
     ``, Commonwealth, and local''.
       On page 33, line 22, insert ``, or knowingly benefit 
     from,'' after ``engage in''.
       On page 33, line 25, strike ``or Commonwealth law; and'' 
     and insert ``, Commonwealth, or local law;''.
       On page 34, line 3, strike ``program.'' and insert 
     ``program;''.
       On page 34, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
       ``(ff) does not have, as an owner, investor, manager, 
     operator, or person meaningfully involved with the 
     undertaking, any individual who has been the owner, investor, 
     manager, operator, or otherwise meaningfully involved with an 
     undertaking that does not comply with item (cc) or (dd), or 
     is the agent of such an individual; and
       ``(gg) is not a successor in interest to an undertaking 
     that does not comply with item (cc) or (dd).
       On page 35, line 12, insert ``prior to the submission of a 
     renewal petition on their behalf'' after ``30 days''.
       At the end of the bill, add the following:
       (e) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as specifically otherwise provided, 
     this Act and the amendments made by this Act--
       (A) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act; and
       (B) shall apply to petitions for Commonwealth Only 
     Transitional Workers filed on or after such date.
       (2) Authority of secretary of homeland security.--The 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, in the Secretary's 
     discretion, may delay the effective date of any provision of 
     this Act relating to Commonwealth Only Transition Workers 
     until the effective date of the interim final rule described 
     in subsection (b), except for provisions providing annual 
     numerical caps for such workers.

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