Public Law 113-34

Public Law 113-34
Long title	To amend Public Law 93–435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
Announced in	the 113th United States Congress
Sponsored by	Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Number of co-sponsors	1
Codification
Acts affected	Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007
U.S.C. sections affected	48 U.S.C. § 1705, 48 U.S.C. § 1706,
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as S. 256 by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) on February 7, 2013; Committee consideration by United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining, United States House Committee on Natural Resources, United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce; Passed the Senate on August 1, 2013 (Unanimous consent); Passed the House on September 10, 2013 (Roll Call Vote 454: 415-0);

The bill S. 256, long title "To amend Public Law 93–435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa," is a bill that was introduced into the 113th United States Congress. S. 256 would convey to the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) submerged lands surrounding such Islands and extending three geographical miles outward from their coastlines. It would also include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands among the islands where the President may establish naval defensive sea areas and airspace reservations when necessary for national defense. Finally, it would amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act to provide for no Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands minimum wage increases in 2013 and 2015.

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