,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fegh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bf1 #bjah,mr4  
,sablan 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,mr4
 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,ms4 
,hanabusa1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4      
,gallego1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4  
,m5g1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,kihu51 ,ms4  
,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,takano1 & ,ms4 ,l(gr57 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on !          
,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d section #f ( ! ,jo9t  
,resolution entitl$ ,a ,jo9t ,resolution
 to approve ! ,cov5ant ,to ,e/abli% a   
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s 
9 ,political ,union ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( 
,am]ica1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,nor!rn 
,m>iana ,isl&s ,work=ce ,/abilization   
,act4  #b4 ,long-t]m legal resid5ts ( ! 

,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s 
,section #f7;e7 ( ! ,jo9t ,resolution   
entitl$ ,a ,jo9t ,resolution to approve 
! ,cov5ant ,to ,e/abli% a ,commonweal? (
 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s 9 ,political  
,union ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica1 & = 
o!r purposes1 approv$ ,m>* #bd1 #aigf   
7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjf71 is am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7 ,special       
provision reg>d+ long-t]m resid5ts ( !  
,commonweal?  7,a7 ,,cnmi-only resid5t  
/atus ,not)/&+ p>agraph 7#a71 an ali5   
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 may1 ^u !   
application ( ! ali51 be admitt$ z an   
immigrant to ! ,commonweal? subject to !
 foll[+ rules3  7i7 ,! ali5 %all be     
treat$ z an immigrant lawfully admitt$ =
 p]man5t resid5ce 9 ! ,commonweal? only1
 includ+ p]mitt+ entry to & exit f !    
,commonweal? or to ,guam = ! purpose (  
transit only1 until ! e>li] ( ! date on 
:i*--  7,i7 ! ali5 ceases to p]man5tly  
reside 9 ! ,commonweal?2 or  7,,ii7 !   
ali5's /atus is adju/$ "u ?is p>agraph  
or section #bde ( ! ,immigration &      

,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abee7  
to t ( an ali5 lawfully admitt$ =       
p]man5t resid5ce 9 accordance ) all     
applicable eligibility requirem5ts4     
7ii7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security   
%all e/abli% a process = su* ali5s to   
apply = ,,cnmi-only p]man5t resid5t     
/atus dur+ ! #ahj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on !
 fir/ day ( ! six? mon? aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph4  7iii7 ,no?+ 9 
?is subp>agraph may be con/ru$ to       
provide any ali5 grant$ /atus "u ?is    
subp>agraph ) public assi/ance to :i* ! 
ali5 is n o!rwise entitl$4  7,b7 ,ali5s 
describ$ ,an ali5 is describ$ 9 ?is     
subp>agraph if-- 7i7 ! ali5 is lawfully 
pres5t 9 ! ,commonweal? "u ! immigration
 laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7ii7 ! ali5 is
 o!rwise admissible to ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
"u ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act   
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq472  7iii7 !  
ali5 is n a citiz5 ( ! ,republic ( !    
,m>%all ,isl&s1 ! ,f$]at$ ,/ates (      
,micronesia1 or ! ,republic ( ,palau2 & 
7iv7 ! ali5-- 7,i7 0 admitt$ to !       

,commonweal? z a ,commonweal? ,only     
,transitional ,work] dur+ fiscal ye>    
#bjae1 & dur+ e subsequ5t fiscal ye>    
beg9n+ be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( !     
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s ,u4,s4 ,work=ce  
,act ( #bjah2 or  7,,ii7 resid$ 9 !     
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s z an inve/or "u  
,commonweal? immigration law1 & is      
pres5tly resid5t "u ,e-#b ,,cnmi        
,inve/or ,/atus 7,e#b;,c74  7,c7        
,adju/m5t = long-t]m resid5ts ,beg9n+ on
 ! date t is #e ye>s aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 an ali5        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 may apply to
 receive an immigrant visa or to adju/ 8
 or h] /atus to t ( an ali5 lawfully    
admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce4  4