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‘( G ) COM MO NWEALTH O F THE NO R THERN MAR I ANA I S LAN D S .—N othing in this s u bsection shall be const r ued to authori z eorre q uire any p erson described in section 2 08 (e) to be per m itted to apply for asylum under section 208 at any time before J anuary 1, 201 4 . ’ ’. ( k ) AV AILA B ILIT Y OF O THER NONIMMI G RANT P ROFESSIONALS.— T he requirements of section 212(m)( 6 )( B ) of the I mmigration and Nationality Act (8 U . S .C. 1182(m)(6)(B)) shall not apply to a facility in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern M ariana Islands, or the V irgin Islands. SEC.703 . FURTH ER AM E ND MENTS T OP U BLI CLA W94–2 4 1 . Public L aw 9 4 – 241, as amended, is further amended in section 4(c)(3) by striking the colon after ‘‘Marshall Islands’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘, e x cept that $ 200,000 in fiscal year 2009 and $225,000 annually for fiscal years 2010 through 2018 are hereby rescinded
Pro v ided, That the amount rescinded shall be increased by the same percentage as that of the annual salary and benefit ad j ustments for Members of Congress’’. SEC. 704. AUTHORI Z ATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subtitle. SEC. 70 5 . EFFECTI V E DATE. (a) IN GENERAL.— E xcept as specifically provided in this section or otherwise in this subtitle, this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) AMENDMENTS TO THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY A C T.— The amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act made by this subtitle, and other provisions of this subtitle applying the immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(1 7 ) of Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))) to the Commonwealth, shall take effect on the transition program effective date described in section 6 of Public Law 94–241 (as added by section 702(a)), unless specifically provided otherwise in this subtitle. (c) CONSTR U CTION.—Nothing in this subtitle or the amendments made by this subtitle shall be construed to make any residence or presence in the Commonwealth before the transition program effective date described in section 6 of Public Law 94–241 (as added by section 702(a)) residence or presence in the United States, except that, for the purpose only of determining whether an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20))) has abandoned or lost such status by reason of absence from the United States, such alien’s presence in the Commonwealth before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act shall be considered to be presence in the United States. 48USC1 8 06note. 48 USC 1804. 8 USC 118 2 note. 8 USC 122 5 .
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