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To amend the definition of State in certain Federal agricultural laws to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

H.R. 1545 · 113th Congress · Apr 12, 2013 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Inclusion of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as a state under certain federal agricultural laws

(a)
Amendment to the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act— Section 8 of Public Law 87–788 (16 U.S.C. 582a–7; commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act) is amended by striking “and Guam.” and inserting “Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.”.
(b)
Amendment to the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946— Section 207 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1626) is amended by striking “and Guam.” and inserting “, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.”.