To amend the definition of State in certain Federal agricultural laws to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Bill: 113-hr-1545
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-04-12
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion

Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

Agricultural research

Forests, forestry, trees

Northern Mariana Islands

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act and the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to include within the definition of &quot;state&quot; the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1545 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2013 Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the definition of State in certain Federal agricultural laws to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

1. Inclusion of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as a state under certain federal agricultural laws (a) Amendment to the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act Section 8 of Public Law 87–788 (16 U.S.C. 582a–7; commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act) is amended by striking and Guam. and inserting Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. . (b) Amendment to the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 Section 207 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1626 ) is amended by striking and Guam. and inserting , Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. .