I
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1656
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 18, 2013
Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the employment services provided under that Act.
Inclusion of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Wagner-Peyser Act
The Wagner-Peyser Act is amended—
in section 2(5) (29 U.S.C. 49a(5)), by
inserting the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
after Guam,
;
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
in section 6(a) (29 U.S.C. 49e(a))—
by striking
allot to Guam
and
inserting
allot to—
Guam
;
by striking the
period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
by adding at the end the following:
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.
.