To provide for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to be treated as States for certain criminal justice programs.

Bill: 113-hr-1198
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-03-14
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: American Samoa

Law enforcement administration and funding

Northern Mariana Islands

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2013-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to treat American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as separate states for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1198 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2013 Mr. Sablan (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to be treated as States for certain criminal justice programs.

1. Treatment as a State for American Samoa and the CNMI Section 901(a)(2) of Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3791(a)(2) ) is amended by striking Islands: and all that follows through the period and inserting Islands; .