,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #baij  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ah1 #bjai,ms4   
,hirono introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,small ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a   
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 
to ensure t ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn  
,m>iana ,isl&s is eligible = c]ta9      
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration programs1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana    
,isl&s ,small ,bus9ess ,act4  #b4       
,eligibility ( ! ,commonweal? ( !       
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s = c]ta9 ,small   
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration programs ,!      
,small ,bus9ess ,act is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
section #g7m77#g77;,b7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#fcf7m77#g77;,b77-- 7,a7 by /rik+ &     
,am]ican ,samoa ea* place su* t]m appe>s
 & ins]t+ ,am]ican ,samoa1 & !          
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s2
 &  7,b7 9 clause 7i77,i77bb71 by /rik+ 
#a_/ee & ins]t+ #a_/ef2  7#b7 9 section 
#ba7;a7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdh7;a77--  7,a7

 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ be=e ,!     
,adm9i/ration %all require ! foll[+ new 
s5t5ce3 ,! previ\s s5t5ce %all n apply  
to an applicant t has its pr9cipal (fice
 locat$ 9 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn    
,m>iana ,isl&s42 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph     
7#d77;,c77ix71 by /rik+ & ,am]ican      
,samoa & ins]t+ ,am]ican ,samoa1 & !    
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s2
 &  7#c7 9 section #cd7;a77#i7 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #feg;d7a77#i771 by /rik+ &    
,am]ican ,samoa & ins]t+ ,am]ican       
,samoa1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn    
,m>iana ,isl&s4