To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa in the definition of "State" for purposes of the Department of Defense STARBASE Program.

Bill: 116-hr-6786
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-05-08
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: American Samoa

Elementary and secondary education

Northern Mariana Islands

Science and engineering education

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill includes the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa in the Department of Defense's STARBASE Program (an educational program conducted on military bases).</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6786 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 8, 2020 Mr. Sablan (for himself and Mrs. Radewagen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa in the definition of State for purposes of the Department of Defense STARBASE Program.

1. Department of Defense STARBASE Program Section 2193b(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, before and Guam .