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Union Calendar No. 93 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 934 
[Report No. 111–176] 
To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in 
its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa 
have in their submerged lands. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2009 
Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. FLAKE, and Ms. BORDALLO) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
JUNE 23, 2009 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. RAHALL, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. BACA, Mr. YOUNG 
of Alaska, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. 
CAO, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. 
HIRONO, Mr. HONDA, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. 
LUJA´N, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GRAYSON, Ms. WATSON, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
ROONEY, and Mr. GUTIERREZ 
JUNE 23, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 10, 2009] 
A BILL 
To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth 
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of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that 
territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as 
Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have 
in their submerged lands. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN SUBMERGED LANDS 
TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN 
MARIANA ISLANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first section of Public Law 93– 
435 (48 U.S.C. 1705) is amended by inserting ‘‘the Com-
monwealth 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 (48 U.S.C. 1705) to the 
‘‘date of enactment’’ shall be considered to be a reference 
to the date of the enactment of this section. 
(c) Nothing in this section amends, repeals, or other-
wise alters the Proclamation of the President dated Janu-
ary 6, 2009, establishing the Marianas Trench Marine Na-
tional Monument. 
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Union Calendar No. 93 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 934 
[Report No. 111–176] 
A BILL 
To convey certain submerged lands to the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order 
to give that territory the same benefits in its sub-
merged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and 
American Samoa have in their submerged lands. 
JUNE 23, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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