I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3649 
To amend titles 10, 32, and 37 of the United States Code to authorize 
the establishment of units of the National Guard in the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 
Mr. SABLAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend titles 10, 32, and 37 of the United States Code 
to authorize the establishment of units of the National 
Guard in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITS OF THE NATIONAL 
GUARD IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE 
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 
(a) TITLE 32 (NATIONAL GUARD) AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of title 32, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Puerto 
Rico’’ and inserting ‘‘the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Puerto 
Rico’’ and inserting ‘‘the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands,’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘Puerto 
Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
(2) BRANCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 
103 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands,’’. 
(3) UNITS: LOCATION; ORGANIZATION; COM-
MAND.—Section 104 of title 32, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Puerto 
Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’; 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Puerto 
Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the Com-
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monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’; 
and 
(C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Puerto 
Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
(4) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sec-
tion 107(b) of title 32, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands,’’. 
(5) MAINTENANCE
OF
OTHER
TROOPS.—Sec-
tion 109 of title 32, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
(6) DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG 
ACTIVITIES.—Section 112(h)(3) of title 32, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
(7) ENLISTMENT OATH.—Section 304 of title 
32, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or 
of Puerto Rico’’ and inserting ‘‘the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands,’’. 
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(12) COMPOSITION OF COURTS-MARTIAL.—Sec-
tion 326 of title 32, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘Puerto 
Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands,’’. 
(13) CONVENING AUTHORITY OF COURTS-MAR-
TIAL.—Section 327(a) of title 32, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
(14) GOVERNOR’S AUTHORITY.—Section 328(a) 
of title 32, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
(15) TRAINING GENERALLY.—Section 501(b) of 
title 32, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
(16) SUPPORT OF TRAINING OPERATIONS AND 
TRAINING
MISSIONS.—Section 502(f)(2)(B)(i) of 
title 32, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
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(30) HOMELAND
DEFENSE
ACTIVITIES.—Sec-
tion 901(2) of title 32, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands,’’. 
(b) TITLE 10 AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (d)(5), by striking 
‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands,’’. 
(2) 
MILITIA
DUTY
EXEMPTIONS.—Section 
312(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
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ed by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘Puerto 
Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands,’’. 
(3) ARTICLES OF UNIFORM.—Section 771a(c) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
(4) MILITARY POWERS OF ATTORNEY.—Section 
1044b(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘Puerto 
Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands,’’. 
(5) ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES OF MEM-
BERS
AND
DEPENDENTS.—Section 1044c(e)(1) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
(6) DETAIL OF ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AS STU-
DENTS, OBSERVERS, AND INVESTIGATORS AT EDU-
CATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INDUSTRIAL PLANTS, AND 
HOSPITALS.—Section 4301(c) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
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(7) DETAIL OF AIR NATIONAL GUARD AS STU-
DENTS, OBSERVERS, AND INVESTIGATORS AT EDU-
CATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INDUSTRIAL PLANTS, AND 
HOSPITALS.—Section 9301(c) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
(8) DEFINITION OF STATE FOR DIVISION E.— 
Section 10001 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands,’’. 
(9) TRAINING
OF
MILITARY
TECHNICIANS 
(DUAL STATUS).—Section 10216(a)(3)(C) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’’ and inserting ‘‘, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
(10) COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS
ORIGINAL
AP-
POINTMENT.—Section 12204(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands,’’. 
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(11) 
DETAIL
FOR
ORGANIZING, 
ADMIN-
ISTERING, ETC., RESERVE
COMPONENTS.—Section 
12310 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘or 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(7), by striking ‘‘Puer-
to Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
(12) STANDARDS
AND
QUALIFICATIONS
FOR 
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.—Section 12642(c) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands,’’. 
(13) 
FACILITIES
FOR
RESERVE
COMPO-
NENTS.—Section 18232(1) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands,’’. 
(c) TITLE 37 DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘Puerto 
Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘Puerto 
Rico,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands,’’. 
Æ 
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