,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,august #a1 #bjag4  ,amendment3  ,that  
the bill from the ,house of             
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #cci7 entitled 
,an ,act to amend ,public ,law #id-bda  
with respect to the ,northern ,mariana  
,islands41 do pass with the following   
,beginning on page #b1 strike line #ai1 
and all that follows through the end and
 insert the following3 7,b7 by striking 
ending on ,december #ca1 #bjai4 and     
inserting 8ending on ,december #ca1     
#bjai1 except that for fiscal year #bjag
 an additional #cej permits shall be    
made available for extension of existing
 permits1 expiring after the date of    
enactment of the ,northern ,mariana     
,islands ,economic ,expansion ,act      
through ,september #cj1 #bjag1 of which 
no fewer than #fj shall be reserved for 
healthcare practitioners and technical  
operations 7as that term is defined by  
the ,department of ,labor as ,standard  
,occupational ,classification ,group    
#bi-jjjj or any successor provision71   

and no fewer than #aj shall be reserved 
for plant and system operators 7as that 
term is defined by the ,department of   
,labor as ,standard ,occupational       
,classification ,group #ea-hjjj or any  
successor provision7404  ,secretary