Sec. 5. Amendments to the Consolidated Natural Resources Act

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Section 6 of the Joint Resolution entitled A Joint Resolution to approve the , approved March 24, 1976 ( Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America , and for other purposes Public Law 94–241 ; 90 Stat. 263), is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (2), by inserting after subsections

(b)the following: , (c), ; and by striking paragraph (6), and inserting the following: In addition to fees charged pursuant to section 286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356 (m)) to recover the full costs of providing adjudication services, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall charge an annual supplemental fee of $150 per nonimmigrant worker to each prospective employer who is issued a permit under subsection

(d)of this section during the transition program. Such supplemental fee shall be paid into the Treasury of the Commonwealth government for the purpose of funding ongoing vocational educational curricula and program development by Commonwealth educational entities. At the beginning of each fiscal year, and prior to the payment of the supplemental fee into the Treasury of the Commonwealth government in that fiscal year, the Commonwealth government must provide to the Secretary of Homeland Security, a plan for the expenditure of funds, a projection of the effectiveness of these expenditures in the placement of United States workers into jobs, and a report on the changes in employment of United States workers attributable to prior year expenditures. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to the Congress every 2 years on the effectiveness of meeting the goals set out by the Commonwealth government in its annual plan for the expenditure of funds. ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by striking during the transition period, ; and by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary may classify aliens pursuant to paragraph

(1)until the date on which the transition program terminates. If the transition period is extended, the Secretary may continue to classify aliens pursuant to paragraph

(1)until the date on which all extensions are terminated. ; and in subsection (d)(2), by striking December 31, 2014 and inserting December 31, 2019 .

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