#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #efj  ,,an ,,act  ,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 ,residents ,relief ,act4  #b4  
,long-term legal residents of the       
commonwealth of the northern mariana    
islands ,section #f7;e77#f77;,b7 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--     
7#a7 in clause 7iii71 by inserting      
except in the case of an alien who meets
 the requirements of subclause 7,,vi7 of

 clause 7v71 before resided continuously
 and lawfully2 and  7#b7 in clause 7v7--
  7,a7 in subclause 7,,iv71 by striking 
2 or and inserting a semicolon2  7,b7 in
 subclause 7,v71 by striking the period 
at the end and inserting 22 and  7,c7 by
 adding at the end the following3       
7,,vi7 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 #bjah
 7,public ,law #aae-bah72 or  7,,vii7   
resided in the ,northern ,mariana       
,islands as an investor under           
,commonwealth immigration law1 and is   
presently a resident classified as a    
,,cnmi-only nonimmigrant under section  
#aja7;a77#ae77;,e77ii7 of the           
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,e77ii774  4  
#c4 ,determination of budgetary effects 
,the budgetary effects of this ,act1 for

 the purpose of complying with the      
,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of    
#bjaj1 shall be determined by reference 
to the latest statement titled          
,budgetary ,effects of ,,paygo          
,legislation for this ,act1 submitted   
for printing in the ,congressional      
,record by the ,chairman of the ,house  
,budget ,committee1 provided that such  
statement has been submitted prior to   
the vote on passage4  ,passed the ,house
 of ,representatives ,february #bf1     
#bjbj4;,clerk4