§ 1908. Transitional immigration rules

• (a) Any person who is a citizen of the Northern Mariana Islands, as that term is defined in section 24(b) of the Act of December 8, 1983 ( 97 Stat. 1465 ), is considered a citizen of the United States for purposes of entry into, permanent residence, and employment in the United States and its territories and possessions.
• (b) The provisions of this section shall cease to be effective when section 301 of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States ( Public Law 94–241 ) becomes effective pursuant to section 1003(c) of the Covenant.