12 2 STA T .863PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 22 9—M A Y 8 , 2008 PARTSOF T HEUNI TE DS TATES .— S ection21 2 (d) ( 7 )o f t h e Im mi gra- tion and N ationa l it yA ct( 8 U.S. C . 1182(d)(7)) i s amended b y inserting ‘ ‘the Common w ealth of the Northern M ariana Islands ,’ ’ after ‘‘ Gu am,’’. (e) T E C HNICA L ASSISTANCE PRO G RA M .— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, in consulta- tion with the Go v ernor of the Commonwealth, the Secretary of L abor, and the Secretary of Commerce, and as p rovided in the Interagency Agreements re q uired to be negotiated under section 6 (a)( 4 ) of the J oint R esolution entitled ‘‘A Joint Resolu- tion to approve the ‘Covenant To E stablish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America’, and for other purposes’’, approved March 24, 1 9 76 (Public Law 94 – 241), as added by subsection (a), shall provide— (A) technical assistance and other support to the Commonwealth to identify opportunities for, and encourage diversification and growth of, the economy of the Common- wealth
( B ) technical assistance, including assistance in recruiting, training, and hiring of wor k ers, to assist employers in the Commonwealth in securing employees first from among United States citi z ens and nationals resi- dent in the Commonwealth and if an adequate number of such workers are not available, from among legal perma- nent residents, including lawfully admissible citizens of the freely associated states; and (C) technical assistance, including assistance to iden- tify types of j obs needed, identify skills needed to fulfill such jobs, and assistance to Commonwealth educational entities to develop curricula for such job skills to include training teachers and students for such skills. (2) CONS U LTATION.—In providing such technical assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall— (A) consult with the Government of the Common- wealth, local businesses, regional banks, educational institutions, and other e x perts in the economy of the Commonwealth; and (B) assist in the development and implementation of a process to identify opportunities for and encourage diver- sification and growth of the economy of the Commonwealth and to identify and encourage opportunities to meet the labor needs of the Commonwealth. ( 3 ) COST-SHARING.— F or the provision of technical assist- ance or support under this paragraph (other than that required to pay the salaries and expenses of Federal personnel), the Secretary of the Interior shall require a non-Federal matching contribution of 1 0 percent. (f) OP ERATIONS.— (1) ESTA B LISHMENT.—At any time on and after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, Secretary of H omeland Security, and the Secretary of Labor may establish and maintain offices and other operations in the Commonwealth for the purpose of carrying out duties under— (A) the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); and 48USC1 8 0 8 . 48 USC 180 7 .
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