H.R. 339 · 115th Congress

Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act

Stage
Signed by the president
Introduced
2017-01-05
Latest action
2017-08-22 · Signed by President.

Summary

Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act

(Sec. 2) This bill revises Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) transitional worker (CW-1 visa) provisions.

The supplemental vocational education fee charged to a prospective CNMI employer for each transitional worker is increased from $150 to $200.

Construction occupation permits may be issued only to extend permits issued before October 1, 2015, except that for FY2017, an additional 350 permits shall be made available with at least 60 reserved for health care practitioners and technical operations and at least 10 reserved for plant and system operators.