II 
Calendar No. 405 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 934 
[Report No. 111–197] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 16, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
MAY 24, 2010 
Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that 
territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as 
Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have 
in their submerged lands. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
2
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
23:54 May 24, 2010
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H934.RS
H934
PWALKER on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with BILLS
2 
•HR 934 RS
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN SUBMERGED LANDS 
1
TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN 
2
MARIANA ISLANDS. 
3
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first section of Public Law 
4
93–435 (48 U.S.C. 1705) is amended by inserting ‘‘the 
5
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’ after 
6
‘‘Guam,’’ each place it appears. 
7
(b) REFERENCES TO DATE OF ENACTMENT.—For 
8
the purposes of the amendment made by subsection (a), 
9
each reference in Public Law 93–435 (48 U.S.C. 1705) 
10
to the ‘‘date of enactment’’ shall be considered to be a 
11
reference to the date of the enactment of this section. 
12
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
23:54 May 24, 2010
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H934.RS
H934
PWALKER on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with BILLS
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
23:54 May 24, 2010
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H934.RS
H934
PWALKER on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with BILLS
Calendar No. 405 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 934 
[Report No. 111–197] 
AN ACT 
To convey certain submerged lands to the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order 
to give that territory the same benefits in its sub-
merged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and 
American Samoa have in their submerged lands. 
MAY 24, 2010 
Reported without amendment 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
23:54 May 24, 2010
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6651
Sfmt 6651
E:\BILLS\H934.RS
H934
PWALKER on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with BILLS