S. 256 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen 
An Act 
To amend Public Law 93–435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, pro-
viding parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first section and section 2 of Public 
Law 93–435 (48 U.S.C. 1705, 1706) are amended by inserting ‘‘the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’ 
each place it appears. 
(b) REFERENCES TO DATE OF ENACTMENT.—For the purposes 
of the amendment made by subsection (a), each reference in Public 
Law 93–435 to the ‘‘date of enactment’’ shall be considered to 
be a reference to the date of the enactment of this section. 
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF SCHEDULED WAGE INCREASES IN THE 
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 
Section 8103(b)(1)(B) of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 
(29 U.S.C. 206 note; Public Law 110–28) is amended by striking 
‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2011, 2013, and 2015’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.