To amend titles 10, 32, and 37 of the United States Code to authorize the establishment of units of the National Guard in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (2015; 114th Congress H.R. 3649)

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Independent.</p> </div> <div class="col-3 col-md-2" style="padding-right: 0;"> <a href="/congress/bills/114/hr3649/text"> <img src="/congress/bills/114/hr3649/_text_image" class="img-fluid" alt="Thumbnail of bill text" style="border: 1px solid #999;"/> </a> </div> <div class="col-7 col-md-4"> <a href="/congress/bills/114/hr3649/text">Read Text »</a> <small><br>Last Updated: Sep 29, 2015 <br>Length: 13 pages </small> </div> </div>  <div class="property-panel"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2"> <span>Introduced</span> </div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10"> Sep 29, 2015<br> 114<sup>th</sup> Congress (2015–2017) </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2"> <span>Status</span> </div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10"> <div> <strong id="dead-prev-congress-popover" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-title="What is a previous Congress?" data-bs-content="Congress operates in two-year cycles that follow elections. 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