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On the recordDecember 7, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3353) to provide for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas to be treated as States for certain criminal justice programs. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 3353 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. TREATMENT AS A STATE FOR AMERICAN SAMOA AND CNMI. Section 901(a)(2) of Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``Islands:'' and all that follows through the period and inserting ``Islands;''. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Daniel E. Lungren) each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Virginia. General Leave
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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