‘‘(G) COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN 
MARIANA ISLANDS.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to authorize or require any 
person described in section 208(e) of this Act to 
be permitted to apply for asylum under section 
208 of this Act at any time before January 1, 
2014.’’. 
(k) AVAILABILITY OF OTHER NONIMMIGRANT PRO-
FESSIONALS.—The requirements of section 212(m)(6)(B) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(m)(6)(B)) shall not apply to a facility in Guam, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the 
Virgin Islands. 
SEC. 104. FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 94–241. 
Public Law 94–241, as amended, is further amended 
in section 4(c)(3) by striking the colon after ‘‘Marshall 
Islands’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘, except that 
$200,000 in fiscal year 2009 and $225,000 annually for 
fiscal years 2010 through 2018 are hereby rescinded; Pro-
vided, That the amount rescinded shall be increased by 
the same percentage as that of the annual salary and ben-
efit adjustments for Members of Congress’’. 
SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this title. 
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SEC. 106. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as specifically provided in 
this section or otherwise in this Act, this title and the 
amendments made by this title shall take effect on the 
date of the enactment of this title. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO THE IMMIGRATION AND NA-
TIONALITY ACT.—The amendments to the Immigration 
and Nationality Act made by this Act, and other provi-
sions of this Act applying the immigration laws (as defined 
in section 101(a)(17) of Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))) to the Commonwealth, shall take 
effect on the transition program effective date described 
in section 6 of Public Law 94–241 (as added by section 
103(a) of this Act), unless specifically provided otherwise 
in this Act. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act or the 
amendments made by this Act shall be construed to make 
any residence or presence in the Commonwealth before the 
transition program effective date described in section 6 of 
Public Law 94–241 (as added by section 103(a) of this 
Act) residence or presence in the United States, except 
that, for the purpose only of determining whether an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in 
section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20))) has abandoned or lost such status 
by reason of absence from the United States, such alien’s 
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presence in the Commonwealth before, on, or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act shall be considered to 
be presence in the United States. 
TITLE II—NORTHERN MARIANA 
ISLANDS DELEGATE ACT 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Northern Mariana Is-
lands Delegate Act’’. 
SEC. 202. DELEGATE TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FROM COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN 
MARIANA ISLANDS. 
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
shall be represented in the United States Congress by the 
Resident Representative to the United States authorized 
by section 901 of the Covenant To Establish a Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union 
With the United States of America (approved by Public 
Law 94–241 (48 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)). The Resident Rep-
resentative shall be a nonvoting Delegate to the House of 
Representatives, elected as provided in this title. 
SEC. 203. ELECTION OF DELEGATE. 
(a) ELECTORS AND TIME OF ELECTION.—The Dele-
gate shall be elected— 
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(1) by the people qualified to vote for the popu-
larly elected officials of the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands; and 
(2) at the Federal general election of 2008 and 
at such Federal general election every 2d year there-
after. 
(b) MANNER OF ELECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Delegate shall be elect-
ed at large and by a plurality of the votes cast for 
the office of Delegate. 
(2) EFFECT OF ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIMARY 
ELECTIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the 
Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, acting pursuant to legislation en-
acted in accordance with the Constitution of the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
provides for primary elections for the election of the 
Delegate, the Delegate shall be elected by a majority 
of the votes cast in any general election for the of-
fice of Delegate for which such primary elections 
were held. 
(c) VACANCY.—In case of a permanent vacancy in the 
office of Delegate, the office of Delegate shall remain va-
cant until a successor is elected and qualified. 
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(d) COMMENCEMENT OF TERM.—The term of the 
Delegate shall commence on the 3d day of January fol-
lowing the date of the election. 
SEC. 204. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE OF DELEGATE. 
To be eligible for the office of Delegate a candidate 
shall— 
(1) be at least 25 years of age on the date of 
the election; 
(2) have been a citizen of the United States for 
at least 7 years prior to the date of the election; 
(3) be a resident and domiciliary of the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for at 
least 7 years prior to the date of the election; 
(4) be qualified to vote in the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands on the date of the 
election; and 
(5) not be, on the date of the election, a can-
didate for any other office. 
SEC. 205. DETERMINATION OF ELECTION PROCEDURE. 
Acting pursuant to legislation enacted in accordance 
with the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands, the Government of the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands may determine 
the order of names on the ballot for election of Delegate, 
the method by which a special election to fill a permanent 
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vacancy in the office of Delegate shall be conducted, the 
method by which ties between candidates for the office of 
Delegate shall be resolved, and all other matters of local 
application pertaining to the election and the office of Del-
egate not otherwise expressly provided for in this title. 
SEC. 206. COMPENSATION, PRIVILEGES, AND IMMUNITIES. 
Until the Rules of the House of Representatives are 
amended to provide otherwise, the Delegate from the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall receive 
the same compensation, allowances, and benefits as a 
Member of the House of Representatives, and shall be en-
titled to whatever privileges and immunities are, or herein-
after may be, granted to any other nonvoting Delegate to 
the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 207. LACK OF EFFECT ON COVENANT. 
No provision of this title shall be construed to alter, 
amend, or abrogate any provision of the covenant referred 
to in section 202 except section 901 of the covenant. 
SEC. 208. DEFINITION. 
For purposes of this title, the term ‘‘Delegate’’ means 
the Resident Representative referred to in section 202. 
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SEC. 209. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REGARDING AP-
POINTMENTS TO MILITARY SERVICE ACAD-
EMIES BY DELEGATE FROM THE COMMON-
WEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA IS-
LANDS. 
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 
4342(a)(10) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘resident representative’’ and inserting ‘‘Dele-
gate in Congress’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 
6954(a)(10) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘resident 
representative’’ and inserting ‘‘Delegate in Congress’’. 
(c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 
9342(a)(10) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘resident 
representative’’ and inserting ‘‘Delegate in Congress’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 676 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3079 
[Report No. 110–324] 
AN ACT 
To amend the joint resolution that approved the 
covenant establishing the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and for other pur-
poses. 
APRIL 10, 2008 
Reported without amendment 
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