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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 670 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2011 
Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Ms. BORDALLO, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Mr. PIERLUISI, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HONDA, Mr. BOREN, Mr. 
FLAKE, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. 
BACA, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. 
AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, and Mr. GEORGE 
MILLER of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
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-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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•HR 670 IH
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN SUBMERGED LANDS 
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TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN 
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MARIANA ISLANDS. 
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(a) IN GENERAL.—The first section of Public Law 
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93–435 (48 U.S.C. 1705) is amended by inserting ‘‘the 
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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’ after 
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‘‘Guam,’’ each place it appears. 
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(b) REFERENCES TO DATE OF ENACTMENT.—For 
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the purposes of the amendment made by subsection (a), 
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each reference in Public Law 93–435 (48 U.S.C. 1705) 
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to the ‘‘date of enactment’’ shall be considered to be a 
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reference to the date of the enactment of this section. 
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