LAWS OF 96th CONG.—1ist SESS. P.L. 96-205 Mar. 12 “Mar. 12 (1) strike the words “government of the Trust Territory of the _ Pacific Islands” wherever they appear and insert in lieu thereof the words “governments of the Trust Territory of the Pacific employmen sentence sh. hired from Islands or the Northern Mariana Islands,”; ~ (2) after the words “High Commissioner of the Trust Territory Service em; of the Pacific Islands” insert the words “or Governor of the third full fis Islands” insert the words ‘‘or Governor, as the case maybe,”; and subsection, 1 the Norther to provide su Mariana Isl: ‘returns and Northern Mariana Islands, as the case maybe,” (3) wherever the words “High Commissioner” appear and are not followed by the words “of the Trust Territory of the Pacific “(3) As E (4) after the words “District Court of Guam” insert the words or District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, as the case (b) The Se that the pro y be”. Health care services grant, effective date. a at See.“302. Effective October 1, 1980, there are hereby authorizedto be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior $24,400,000 plus or minus such amounts,if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary 601, 602, 60 covered dire wealth of the Sec. 205. fluctuations in construction costs from October 1979 price levels as as, cue indicated by engineering cost indexes applicable to the types of construction involved, fora grant to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to provide for health care services. No grant may be made bythe Secretary of the Interior pursuant to this section without the prior approval of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. including an pany, or cor under the 1: Islands and « ’ Covenant to. Islands in F 94-241), shal with respect wealth of the after Decemb section shall Sec. 203. Subsection (g) of section 5 of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes”: approved August 18, 1978 (92 Stat. 492), is amended by changing ‘‘not to exceed $3,000,000” to “such Wee ait hard xa ee 48 USC 16381 “ee note. “arn . ne = orYT aed ‘are. Sec. 204. (a) ‘Section. 3(d)of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize tion to comp] appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other. purposes” (Public Law 95-348; 92 Stat. 487) is amended by income dertv: Northern Mai inserting “(1)” after “(d)” and by inserting ‘ ‘or upon receipt of a resolution adopted by both housesof the legislature of the Northern (b) Except < individual, tn ration, which the Common: subject to the the Commonv Mariana Islands accompanied by a letter of request from either the Governor or the Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands,” after “Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands,” the “Els aot a “erg first place it appears, andby adding at the end of “dy” the following new Paragraphs: ~ oe) sat we see wh Administration (2) For purposes of carrying out any administration and enforceand enforcement ‘ment required by this subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury duties. a respect to Incc for its taxable January 1, 19% from the Gove September30, (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the ‘Secretary’), or his delegate, at no cost to the Northern Marianas government, may(A) employ citizens of the Northern Mariana Islands (as defined by i] ry ee tag ~4 -Fi 4 rs Article III of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States (approved, Public Law 94-241; 90 Stat. 265)), or (B) use the services of 31, 1981. agreement to Section 602 of Law 1-30 of th its successor, h employees of the government of the Northern Mariana Islands, upon ad (c) It is the pay such government for the use of such services. In addition, the Secretary, or his delegate, shall make every effort to assure thatcitizens of the Northern Mariana Islands (as so defined) taxes, are trained to ultimately assume the administration and enforce- i ~< ment duties required of the Secretary or his delegate under this ~ . section. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary or 4 . his delegate is authorized to the maximum extent feasible in administering and enforcing the requested sections of the Covenant, to employ and train Northern Mariana Islands’ citizens without regard to United States Civil Se rvice hiring or job classification laws or any =~re 94 STAT. 86 + ™ pe Yen ~ sums as may be necessary, but not to exceed $3, 000,000. for development,’’. Sec. 301. (a) Stat. 1159, 116: subsection. (b) Any civil Act of 1977 (91 later than A pri