• PL 111-13 – Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. Marianas included in Domestic Volunteers Service Act and National Volunteer Antipoverty programs.
• PL 111-84 – National Defense Authorization Act of 2010. Marianas positions at each service academy increased from one to two.
• PL 111-117 – Consolidated Appropriations Act. $1.35 million earmarked for Marianas schools, libraries, environment.
• PL 111-148 – Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 30% increase in Medicaid base funding for Marianas, local match lowered from 50/50 to 55/45.
• PL 111-152 – Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. $109 million for Marianas Medicaid.
• PL 111-244 – Guam political status education. Marianas minimum wage increase rescheduled.
• PL 111-320 – Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. Marianas gets state share of Domestic Violence Coalition grant.
• PL 111-364 – Diesel Emissions Reduction reauthorization. Marianas gets state share of Diesel Emissions Reduction grant.
• PL 111-383 – National Defense Authorization Act of 2011. Authorized exchange store expansion feasibility study. Merchant Marine Academy nominations allowed for residents of the Marianas.
• PL 112-239 – National Defense Authorization Act of 2013. Requires display of Marianas flag on military installations along with all State flags. Marianas included in STEP Grant program.
• PL 113-4 – Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. Doubled Marianas grant for Sexual Assault Services Program.
• PL 113-34. Ownership of submerged lands conveyed to Mariana Islands. Minimum wage increases rescheduled.
• PL 113-66 – National Defense Authorization Act for 2014. Authorized feasibility study for Marianas National Guard.
• PL 113-79 – Agricultural Act of 2014. Created Marianas SNAP pilot program, $32.5 million provided.
• PL 113-121 – Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014. Increased waiver of Marianas match for Army Corps projects.
• PL 113-235 – Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015. Immigration transition period extended from 2014 to 2019. Established Empowering Insular Communities program to lower power costs.
• PL 113-291 – National Defense Authorization Act of 2015. Authorized Rota National Park Resource Study.
• PL 114-92 – National Defense Authorization Act of 2016. Marianas positions at each military service academy increased from 2 to 3.
• PL 114-95 – Every Student Succeeds Act. Increased Title IA funding for the Marianas.
• PL 114-305. Authorized naming of Saipan Post Office.
• PL 115-53 – Northern Marianas Economic Expansion Act. Increased CW permits, barred use for new construction workers, increased training funds for U.S. workers.
• PL 115-91– National Defense Authorization Act of 2018. Preserved unlimited ability to obtain H visas for the Marianas.
• PL 115-174 – The Expedited Funds Availability Act. Ensures banks promptly transfer funds to and from the Marianas.
• PL 115-182 – VA MISSION Act. Authorized feasibility study for a VA community-based outpatient clinic in the Marianas.
• PL 115-218 – Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act. Increased foreign worker visas available and continued the immigration transition period into 2030 with new protections for U.S. workers, local businesses, and legacy workers.
• PL 116-20 – Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019. $25.2 million more for Marianas Nutrition Assistance Program, $36 million for Marianas Medicaid with 100% federal share, $244 million for a Community Development Block Grant for disaster recovery, $2 million for technical assistance, $10.4 million for water infrastructure repair, and $56 million for Marianas solid waste management. Eligibility for Economic Development Administration disaster aid, Fishery Disaster Assistance, recovery aid to Legal Services, dislocated worker assistance, additional Child Care and Development, Children and Family Services, and Social Services Emergency grant funding, and Education Hurricane funding.
• PL 116-24 – Northern Mariana Islands Long-Term Legal Residents Relief Act. Permanent resident status in the Marianas for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, stateless persons and their immediate relatives, CNMI Permanent Residents and their immediate relatives, and in-home caregivers.
• PL 116-94 – Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. Raised annual Medicaid funding to $60 million with annual inflation increases. Extended 100% federal share of Marianas Medicaid for 2019 and set at 83% thereafter. 3,000 additional CW permits for typhoon repairs.
• PL 116-136 – Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Made Marianas taxpayers eligible for Recovery Rebates. $23 million to the Public School System for staff salaries. $36.3 million to the Commonwealth from Coronavirus Relief Fund. Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation provided to Marianas workers. $600,000 for election security grant.
• PL 116-140 Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act. Restores education benefits to Marianas veterans lost due to school closures.
• PL 116-154 – Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act. Pays for professional license and certification preparatory courses for Marianas veterans.
• PL 116-159 – Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021. Included the Marianas in Pandemic EBT food aid program.
• PL 116-176 – Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act. Secured access to Vet Center mental health services for Marianas veterans.
• PL 116-185 – Whole Veteran Act Included the Marianas in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Whole Health program.
• PL 116-260 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. $62 million for PSS to pay staff salaries. Authorized $90 million FEMA loan to the Marianas. Added $14 million for Marianas Nutrition Assistance Program and funded Marianas School Breakfast Program. Included Marianas in Emergency Rental Assistance, Fisheries Disaster Assistance, and scientific, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) grants. Made Marianas taxpayers eligible for additional Recovery Rebates, and CW workers eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation. Gave the Marianas Governor the option to offer Medicaid insurance to citizens of Freely Associated States.
• PL 116-283 – National Defense Authorization Act of 2021. Marianas included in: Department of Defense STARBASE program, the Lead Small Business Development Center grant program, the Federal and State Technology grant program, and the AMBER Alert grant program. Pays for college credit exams for military spouses.
• PL 116-315 – Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act. Increased operation and maintenance funding available for the Marpi Veterans Cemetery.
• PL 117-2 – American Rescue Plan Act. Secured permanent federal funding for the Marianas Earned Income Tax Credit. Provided $489 million to the Commonwealth from the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund. Made the Marianas eligible for Pandemic EBT nutrition assistance and added $30 million dollars for the Marianas Nutrition Assistance Program. Provided funding for the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation to reduce water and sewer rates for low-income households. Funded emergency rental assistance and mortgage assistance for the Marianas. Made the Marianas eligible for the Small Business Administration’s Community Navigator Pilot Program. Provided funding for emergency pandemic benefits for children and families in the Marianas and for childcare assistance and paid health insurance benefits for persons eligible for COBRA. Increased the federal match for Medicaid home and community-based services during the Covid-19 emergency. Funded premium pay for essential Marianas workers during the pandemic.
• PL 117-43 – Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act. Canceled the Marianas’ $94 million debt to FEMA. Extended increased federal percentage for Medicaid.
• PL 117-103 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. Earmarked $4.5 million for the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, Small Business Development Center, Judiciary, and Karidat. Included the Marianas in the Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act.
• PL 117-167 Chips and Science Act. Makes Marianas STEM teacher eligible for annual $10,000 Presidential Award for Excellence.
• PL 117-182 – Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act. Makes the Marianas eligible for the Department of Health and Human Services’ PAVA program.
• PL 117-263 – National Defense Authorization Act of 2023. Authorized $191 million for divert airfield infrastructure development on Tinian. Banned commercial trade in shark fins to protect shark populations. Established Insular Area Advisory Committee to Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Provided Marianas with minimum grant of $30,000 for assistive technology for individuals with disabilities. Extended exemption for entry of H-2B workers for military-related construction or health care.
• PL 117-328 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. Made permanent the 83% federal matching rate for Marianas Medicaid and provided funding to improve Marianas Medicaid data systems. Made the Marianas eligible to participate in electronic benefits transfers for summer feeding program. Allowed the Marianas to receive election security grants as a “state.”
• P. L. 118–31– National Defense Authorization Act of 2024. Extended exemption for entry of H-2B workers for military-related construction or health care purposes. Required development of a missile defense system for the Marianas. Authorized $79 million and extended authorization for $50.1 million for Tinian airfield.
• PL 118-42 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. Marianas included in federal data reporting on substance abuse and mental illness. Marianas eligible for set-aside of grants to the Freely Associated States for Individuals with Disabilities Education.
• PL 118-83 – Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. One-time $27.1 million appropriation for Marianas Medicaid.
Kilili earmarks for community projects in the Marianas
| Department of Public Works | $20,066,276 |
| Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation | $10,650,889 |
| Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority | $8,900,000 |
| Commonwealth Utilities Corporation | $3,790,558 |
| CNMI Judiciary | $2,153,000 |
| Commonwealth Ports Authority | $2,057,000 |
| Northern Marianas College | $1,952,394 |
| Joeten-Kiyu Public Library | $1,836,191 |
| Rota Mayor’s Office | $1,205,000 |
| Tinian Mayor’s Office | $1,200,000 |
| Department of Public Lands | $1,000,000 |
| Department of Corrections | $1,000,000 |
| Department of Finance | $739,000 |
| Department of Public Safety | $714,000 |
| Division of Fish & Wildlife | $220,000 |
| Northern Marianas Technical Institute | $200,000 |
| Garapan Market | $200,000 |
| Micronesian Legal Services | $180,000 |
| Karidat | $50,000 |
| Total earmarks: | $58,114,308 |
