,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fijf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #b1 #bjbb,mr4 
,sablan introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 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     
amend ,public ,law #id-bda to authorize 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to
 increase the number of permits that are
 available for employers in             
,construction and ,extraction           
,occupations seeking ,commonwealth ,only
 ,transitional ,workers1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,permits for employers in
 ,construction and ,extraction          
,occupations seeking ,commonwealth ,only
 ,transitional ,workers ,section        
#f7;d77#c77;,e77i7 of ,public ,law      
#id-bda 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4                  

#ahjf7;d77#c77;,e77i77 is amended by    
inserting before the period at the end  
the following3 1 and for any succeeding 
fiscal year1 the ,secretary may increase
 the total number of such permits       
available by a number determined        
appropriate by the ,secretary1 at the   
request of the ,governor of the         
,northern ,mariana ,islands4