H.R. 6401 — rds

II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6401 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 7, 2016Received AN ACT To amend Public Law 94–241 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act. 2. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Transitional workers Section 6 of Public Law 94–241 (48 U.S.C. 1806) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking $150 and inserting $200; and (2) in subsection (d)(2)— (A) by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting , except a permit for construction occupations (as that term is defined by the Department of Labor as Standard Occupational Classification Group 47–0000 or any successor provision) shall only be issued to extend a permit first issued before October 1, 2015.; and (B) by striking the period at the end of the third sentence and inserting , except that for fiscal year 2017 the number of permits issued shall not exceed 15,000.. Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 2016.Karen L. Haas,Clerk