1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northern Mariana Islands Workforce Stabilization Act . 2. Long-term legal residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Section 6(e) of the Joint Resolution entitled A Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and for other purposes , approved March 24, 1976 ( 48 U.S.C. 1806 ), is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Special provision regarding long-term residents of the Commonwealth (A) CNMI-only resident status Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an alien described in subparagraph (B) may, upon the application of the alien, be admitted as an immigrant to the Commonwealth subject to the following rules: (i) The alien shall be treated as an immigrant lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the Commonwealth only, including permitting entry to and exit from the Commonwealth or to Guam for the purpose of transit only, until the earlier of the date on which— (I) the alien ceases to permanently reside in the Commonwealth; or (II) the alien’s status is adjusted under this paragraph or section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 ) to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in accordance with all applicable eligibility requirements. (ii) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a process for such aliens to apply for CNMI-only permanent resident status during the 180-day period beginning on the first day of the sixth month after the date of the enactment of this paragraph. (iii) Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed to provide any alien granted status under this subparagraph with public assistance to which the alien is not otherwise entitled. (B) Aliens described An alien is described in this subparagraph if— (i) the alien is lawfully present in the Commonwealth under the immigration laws of the United States