,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #fdja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #g1  
#bjaf,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend   
,public ,law #id-bda with respect to the
 ,northern ,mariana ,islands4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,northern ,mariana ,islands         
,economic ,expansion ,act4  #b4         
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands3 ,transitional workers ,section
 #f of ,public ,law #id-bda 7#dh        
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjf7 is amended--  7#a7 in  
subsection 7a77#f71 by striking #aej and
 inserting #bjj2 and  7#b7 in subsection
 7d77#b7--  7,a7 by striking the period 
at the end of the first sentence and    
inserting 1 except a permit for         
construction occupations 7as that term  
is defined by the ,department of ,labor 
as ,standard ,occupational              
,classification ,group #dg-jjjj or any  
successor provision7 shall only be      
issued to extend a permit first issued  
before ,october #a1 #bjae42 and  7,b7 by

 striking the period at the end of the  
third sentence and inserting 1 except   
that for fiscal year #bjag the number of
 permits issued shall not exceed        
#ae1jjj44  ,passed the ,house of        
,representatives ,december #f1          
#bjaf4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk