HR 559 — Northern Mariana Islands Long-Term Legal Residents Relief Act

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559977]] ReceivedPublic Law 116-24 116th Congress An Act To amend section 6 of the Joint Resolution entitled ``A Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in SenatePolitical (RDS)]Union <DOC>with 116ththe CONGRESSUnited 1stStates Sessionof H.America, and for other purposes''.

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559 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 4,25, 2019 Received- _______________________________________________________________________[H.R. AN ACT To amend section 6 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 America, and for other purposes''.

559]>> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION<<NOTE: 1.

SHORTNorthern TITLE.Mariana Islands Long-Term Legal Residents Relief Act.>> SECTION 1.

<<NOTE:

48 USC 1801 note.>> SHORT TITLE.

``(ii) The<<NOTE: Secretary of Homeland Security-- ``(I) shall establish a process for such alien to apply for CNMI Resident status during the 180-day period beginning on a date determined by the Secretary but not later than the first day of the sixth month after the date of the enactment of this paragraph;

andTime ``(II)periods. may, in the Secretary's discretion, authorize deferred action or parole, as appropriate, with work authorization, for such alien beginning on the date of the enactment of this paragraph and continuing through the end of such 180-day period or the date of adjudication of the alien's application for CNMI Resident status, whichever is later.

Effective dates.>> The Secretary of Homeland Security-- ``(I) shall establish a process for such alien to apply for CNMI Resident status <<NOTE:

Deadline.>> during the 180-day period beginning on a date determined by the Secretary but not later than the first day of the sixth month after the date of the enactment of this paragraph;

and ``(II) may, in the Secretary's discretion, authorize deferred action or parole, as appropriate, with work authorization, for such alien beginning [[Page 133 STAT.

978]] on the date of the enactment of this paragraph and continuing through the end of such 180-day period or the date of adjudication of the alien's application for CNMI Resident status, whichever is later.

``(iii) resided<<NOTE: continuously and lawfully in the Commonwealth from November 28, 2009, through the date of the enactment of this paragraph;

``(iv)Time isperiod.>> notresided acontinuously citizenand oflawfully in the RepublicCommonwealth offrom theNovember Marshall28, Islands,2009, through the Federateddate States of Micronesia, or the Republicenactment of Palau;this paragraph;

and[[Page ``(v)133 inSTAT. addition-- ``(I) was born in the Northern Mariana Islands between January 1, 1974, and January 9, 1978;

979]] ``(iv) is not a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau;

and ``(v) in addition-- ``(I) <<NOTE:

Time period.>> was born in the Northern Mariana Islands between January 1, 1974, and January 9, 1978;

``(C) Authority<<NOTE: of attorney general.--Beginning on the first day of the 180-day period established by the Secretary of Homeland Security under subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), the Attorney General may accept and adjudicate an application for CNMI Resident status under this paragraph by an alien who is in removal proceedings before the Attorney General if the alien-- ``(i) makes an initial application to the Attorney General within such 180-day period;

Effective date.>> Authority of attorney general.--Beginning on the first day of the 180-day period established by the Secretary of Homeland Security under subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), the Attorney General may accept and adjudicate an application for CNMI Resident status under this paragraph by an alien who is in removal proceedings before the Attorney General if the alien-- ``(i) makes an initial application to the Attorney General within such 180-day period;

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by[[Page reference133 toSTAT. the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

Passed980]] by reference to the Houselatest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of RepresentativesPAYGO JuneLegislation'' 3,for 2019.this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

Attest:Approved June 25, 2019.

CHERYLLEGISLATIVE L.HISTORY--H.R.

JOHNSON,559: Clerk.

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165 (2019):

June 3, considered and passed House.

June 20, considered and passed Senate.

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