; 132 Stat. 1954), as most recently amended by section 1033 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 ), is further amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting December 31, 2024 . E Miscellaneous authorities and limitations 1041. Extension of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain nonimmigrant H–2B workers Section 6(b)(1)(B) 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(b)(1)(B) ), is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting December 31, 2029 . 1042. Authority to include funding requests for the chemical and biological defense program in budget accounts of military departments Section 1701(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 ( 50 U.S.C. 1522(d)(2) ) is amended by striking may not be included in the budget accounts and inserting may be included in the budget accounts . 1043. Unfavorable security clearance eligibility determinations and appeals (a) Administrative due process procedures for covered individuals seeking or having access to classified information or sensitive compartment information (1) In general Each head of a component of the Department of Defense shall provide to each covered individual described in paragraph (2) of such component seeking or having access to classified information or sensitive compartment information with administrative due process procedures described in paragraph (3) through the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals. (2) Covered individual described A covered individual described in this paragraph is a member of the Armed Forces, a civilian employee employed by a component of the Department of Defense, or a contractor employee described in Department of Defense Manual 5220.22, Volume 2