,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fabc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjbj,mr4 
,sablan introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,appropriations1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 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     
provide funds for general government    
operations of the ,commonwealth of the  
,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,northern      
,mariana ,islands ,coronavirus          
,emergency ,assistance ,act4  #b4 ,funds
 for ,,cnmi government operations  7a7  
,appropriations ,there is hereby        
appropriated to the ,commonwealth of the
 ,northern ,mariana ,islands            
#ajj1jjj1jjj for general government     
operations4  7b7 ,offset                

,notwithstanding section #afa of the    
,energy ,policy and ,conservation ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbda71 the ,secretary of
 ,energy shall draw down and sell not to
 exceed #ajj1jjj1jjj of crude oil from  
the ,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve for  
fiscal year #bjbj4