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To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the employment services provided under that Act.

H.R. 1656 · 113th Congress · Apr 18, 2013 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Inclusion of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Wagner-Peyser Act

The Wagner-Peyser Act is amended—
(1)
in section 2(5) (29 U.S.C. 49a(5)), by inserting “the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,” after “Guam,”;
(2)
in section 5(b)(1) (29 U.S.C. 49d(b)(1)), by inserting “and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands” after “Guam”; and
(3)
in section 6(a) (29 U.S.C. 49e(a))—
(A)
by striking “allot to Guam” and inserting

“(1) Guam”

(B)
by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:

“(2) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands an amount which, in relation to the total amount available for the fiscal year, is equal to the allotment percentage that Guam received of amounts available under this Act in fiscal year 1983.”