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Calendar No. 109 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
S. 256 
[Report No. 113–55] 
To amend Public Law 93–435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, 
providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2013 
Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Ms. MURKOWSKI) (by request) introduced the 
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources 
JUNE 27, 2013 
Reported by Mr. WYDEN, with an amendment 
[Insert the part printed in italic] 
A BILL 
To amend Public Law 93–435 with respect to the Northern 
Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin 
Islands, and American Samoa. 
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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SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. 
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(a) IN GENERAL.—The first section and section 2 of 
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Public Law 93–435 (48 U.S.C. 1705, 1706) are amended 
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by inserting ‘‘the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
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Islands,’’ after ‘‘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 to the ‘‘date of en-
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actment’’ shall be considered to be a reference to the date 
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of the enactment of this section. 
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SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF SCHEDULED WAGE INCREASES IN 
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN 
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MARIANA ISLANDS. 
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Section 8103(b)(1)(B) of the Fair Minimum Wage Act 
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of 2007 (29 U.S.C. 206 note; Public Law 110–28) is amend-
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ed by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2011, 2013, and 
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2015’’. 
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Calendar No. 109 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
S. 256 
[Report No. 113–55] 
A BILL 
To amend Public Law 93–435 with respect to the 
Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with 
Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. 
JUNE 27, 2013 
Reported with an amendment 
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