(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(38)), other than the 
Commonwealth. 
‘‘(iii) The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall establish a process for such 
aliens to apply for CNMI-only permanent 
resident status during the 90-day period 
beginning on the first day of the sixth 
month after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY TO WAIVE CERTAIN REG-
ULATORY
REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements 
of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ‘Administrative 
Procedure Act’), chapter 35 of title 44, United 
States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘Pa-
perwork Reduction Act’), or any other law re-
lating to rulemaking, information collection, or 
publication in the Federal Register, shall not 
apply to any action to implement subparagraph 
(A) to the extent the Secretary of Homeland 
Security determines that compliance with any 
such requirement would impede the expeditious 
implementation of such paragraph. 
‘‘(C) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien is de-
scribed in this subparagraph if— 
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‘‘(i) the alien is otherwise admissible 
to the United States under the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.); 
‘‘(ii) the alien resided in the Common-
wealth— 
‘‘(I) on November 28, 2009; and 
‘‘(II) on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and 
‘‘(iii) the alien— 
‘‘(I) was born in the Northern 
Mariana Islands between January 1, 
1974, and January 9, 1978; 
‘‘(II) was, on May 8, 2008, a 
permanent resident as that term is 
defined in section 4303 of Title 3 of 
the Northern Mariana Islands Com-
monwealth Code in effect on May 8, 
2008; 
‘‘(III) is the spouse or child, as 
defined in section 101(b)(1) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)), of an alien de-
scribed in subclauses (I) or (II); or 
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‘‘(IV) was, on May 8, 2008, an 
immediate relative, as that term is de-
fined in section 4303 of Title 3 of the 
Northern Mariana Islands Common-
wealth Code in effect on May 8, 2008, 
of a United States citizen, not with-
standing the age of the United States 
citizen, and continues to be such an 
immediate relative on the date of the 
application described under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(D) ADJUSTMENT FOR LONG TERM AND 
PERMANENT RESIDENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An alien described 
in clauses (I), (II), or (III) of subpara-
graph (C)(iii) may apply to receive an im-
migrant visa or to adjust his or her status 
to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence on or after January 
1, 2015, and before January 1, 2016. 
‘‘(ii) ALLOCATION
OF
IMMIGRANT 
VISAS.—Upon the granting of an immi-
grant visa or approval of an application for 
permanent residence to an alien under this 
subparagraph, the Secretary of State shall 
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reduce by one the total number of diversity 
immigrant visas authorized to be issued 
under section 201(e) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(e)) for 
the fiscal year then current. 
‘‘(iii) FEES.—With respect to applica-
tions for CNMI-only permanent resident 
status, an immigrant visa or to adjust sta-
tus to that of an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence submitted by an 
alien described in clause (iii) of subpara-
graph (C), the Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security— 
‘‘(I) may, in the discretion of 
each such Secretary, reduce the fees 
collected from the alien for CNMI- 
only permanent resident status, an 
immigrant visa, or an adjustment of 
status; and 
‘‘(II) shall, if applicable, waive 
the affidavit of support requirement 
under section 213A of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1183a) and subparagraphs 
(B)(ii) 
and 
(C)(ii) 
of 
section 
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212(a)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(4)).’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 217 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1466 
[Report No. 112–319, Part I] 
A BILL 
To resolve the status of certain persons legally re-
siding in the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands under the immigration laws of 
the United States. 
DECEMBER 8, 2011 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 
DECEMBER 8, 2011 
The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed 
to the Committee on the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed 
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