#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #fjba  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,small ,business ,act to ensure that the
 ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana
 ,islands is eligible for certain ,small
 ,business ,administration programs1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,northern
 ,mariana ,islands ,small ,business     
,development ,act4  #b4 ,eligibility of 
the ,commonwealth of the ,northern      
,mariana ,islands for certain ,small    
,business ,administration programs ,the 
,small ,business ,act is amended--  7#a7
 in section #ba7;a7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4      
#fdh7;a77-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by  
inserting before ,the ,administration   
shall require the following new         
sentence3 ,the previous sentence shall  
not apply to an applicant that has its  
principal office located in the         
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands42 and  7,b7 in paragraph       
7#d77;,c77ix71 by striking and ,american
 ,samoa and inserting ,american ,samoa1 

and the ,commonwealth of the ,northern  
,mariana ,islands2 and  7#b7 in section 
#cd7;a77#i7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4              
#feg;d7a77#i771 by striking and         
,american ,samoa and inserting ,american
 ,samoa1 and the ,commonwealth of the   
,northern ,mariana ,islands4  ,passed   
the ,house of ,representatives          
,september #ad1 #bjbj4;,clerk4