,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fegh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bf1 #bjah,mr4 
,sablan 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1   
,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 
,ms4 ,hanabusa1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 
,gallego1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4  
,meng1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,kihuen1    
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,takano1 and ,ms4  
,lofgren7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,natural ,resources1 and in addition to
 the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend section #f of the ,joint          
,resolution entitled ,a ,joint          
,resolution to approve the ,covenant ,to
 ,establish a ,commonwealth of the      
,northern ,mariana ,islands in          
,political ,union with the ,united      
,states of ,america1 and for other      

purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,northern ,mariana  
,islands ,workforce ,stabilization ,act4
  #b4 ,long-term legal residents of the 
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands ,section #f7;e7 of the ,joint  
,resolution entitled ,a ,joint          
,resolution to approve the ,covenant ,to
 ,establish a ,commonwealth of the      
,northern ,mariana ,islands in          
,political ,union with the ,united      
,states of ,america1 and for other      
purposes1 approved ,march #bd1 #aigf    
7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjf71 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7#f7  
,special provision regarding long-term  
residents of the ,commonwealth  7,a7    
,,cnmi-only resident status             
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 an     
alien described in subparagraph 7,b7    
may1 upon the application of the alien1 
be admitted as an immigrant to the      
,commonwealth subject to the following  
rules3  7i7 ,the alien shall be treated 
as an immigrant lawfully admitted for   

permanent residence in the ,commonwealth
 only1 including permitting entry to and
 exit from the ,commonwealth or to ,guam
 for the purpose of transit only1 until 
the earlier of the date on which--  7,i7
 the alien ceases to permanently reside 
in the ,commonwealth2 or  7,,ii7 the    
alien's status is adjusted under this   
paragraph or section #bde of the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abee7 to that of an alien    
lawfully admitted for permanent         
residence in accordance with all        
applicable eligibility requirements4    
7ii7 ,the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security shall establish a process for 
such aliens to apply for ,,cnmi-only    
permanent resident status during the    
#ahj-;day period beginning on the first 
day of the sixth month after the date of
 the enactment of this paragraph4  7iii7
 ,nothing in this subparagraph may be   
construed to provide any alien granted  
status under this subparagraph with     
public assistance to which the alien is 

not otherwise entitled4  7,b7 ,aliens   
described ,an alien is described in this
 subparagraph if-- 7i7 the alien is     
lawfully present in the ,commonwealth   
under the immigration laws of the       
,united ,states2  7ii7 the alien is     
otherwise admissible to the ,united     
,states under the ,immigration and      
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et
 seq472  7iii7 the alien is not a       
citizen of the ,republic of the         
,marshall ,islands1 the ,federated      
,states of ,micronesia1 or the ,republic
 of ,palau2 and  7iv7 the alien-- 7,i7  
was admitted to the ,commonwealth as a  
,commonwealth ,only ,transitional       
,worker during fiscal year #bjae1 and   
during every subsequent fiscal year     
beginning before the date of the        
enactment of the ,northern ,mariana     
,islands ,u4,s4 ,workforce ,act of      
#bjah2 or  7,,ii7 resided in the        
,northern ,mariana ,islands as an       
investor under ,commonwealth immigration
 law1 and is presently resident under   

,e-#b ,,cnmi ,investor ,status          
7,e#b;,c74  7,c7 ,adjustment for        
long-term residents ,beginning on the   
date that is #e years after the date of 
the enactment of this paragraph1 an     
alien described in subparagraph 7,b7 may
 apply to receive an immigrant visa or  
to adjust his or her status to that of  
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
 residence4  4