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“NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS ECONOMIC EXPANSION ACT” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H6601 on Aug. 11, 2017.
The Department provides billions in unemployment insurance, which peaked around 2011 though spending had declined before the pandemic. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, claimed the Department funds "ineffective and duplicative services" and overregulates the workplace.
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NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS ECONOMIC EXPANSION ACT
Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 339) to amend Public Law 94-241 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, with the Senate amendment thereto, and concur in the Senate amendment.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the Senate amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Senate amendment:
Beginning on page 2, strike line 19, and all that follows through the end and insert the following:
(B) by striking `` `ending on December 31, 2019'.'' and inserting ``ending on December 31, 2019, except that for fiscal year 2017 an additional 350 permits shall be made available for extension of existing permits, expiring after the date of enactment of the Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act through September 30, 2017, of which no fewer than 60 shall be reserved for healthcare practitioners and technical operations (as that term is defined by the Department of Labor as Standard Occupational Classification Group 29-0000 or any successor provision), and no fewer than 10 shall be reserved for plant and system operators (as that term is defined by the Department of Labor as Standard Occupational Classification Group 51-8000 or any successor provision).''.
Mrs. COMSTOCK (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Virginia?
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the original request of the gentlewoman from Virginia?
There was no objection.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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