To modify the requirement to remain outside of the United States for Commonwealth Only Transitional Workers, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-1420
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-03-07
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill defers until October 1, 2026, and modifies the requirement for individuals with nonimmigrant, transitional worker visas applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to remain outside the United States for a 30-day period prior to certain renewals of their transitional worker visas.</p>  <p>This bill is retroactively effective beginning July 24, 2018 (the effective date of the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018).</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1420 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2023 Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To modify the requirement to remain outside of the United States for Commonwealth Only Transitional Workers, and for other purposes.

1. Amendments to the requirement to remain outside the United States (a) In general Section 6(d)(7) of Public Law 94–241 ( 48 U.S.C. 1806(d)(7) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking subparagraph (B) and all that follows through a permit for and inserting subparagraphs (B) and (C), a permit for ; (B) by striking (I) shall and inserting the following: (i) shall ; (C) by striking (II) may be renewed and inserting the following: (ii) may be renewed ; (D) by striking periods; and and inserting periods, except that an alien may be eligible for an additional permit for such period if at any time after the expiration of the first renewal period and prior to application for such permit, the alien has remained outside the United States for a continuous period of at least 30 days. ; and (E) by striking clause (ii); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (C) Deferral (i) Mandatory deferral The Secretary of Homeland Security shall defer the requirement to remain outside of the United States until October 1, 2026. (ii) Discretionary deferral The Secretary of Homeland Security may defer this requirement during or in connection with— (I) a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 or 5191); or (II) a presidentially declared national emergency under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 115–218 .