; and (3) for good cause shown. ; and (2) in section 319 ( 8 U.S.C. 1430 )— (A) in the section heading, by striking and employees of certain nonprofit organizations and inserting , employees of certain nonprofit organizations, and other lawful residents ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (f) Notwithstanding section 316(a)(1), any lawful permanent resident who was lawfully present in the United States and eligible for employment authorization for not less than 3 years before becoming a lawful permanent resident may be naturalized upon compliance with all other requirements under this chapter. . 1207. Relief for long-term legal residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 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— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) Nonimmigrant workers generally A noncitizen, if otherwise qualified, may seek admission to Guam or to the Commonwealth during the transition program as a nonimmigrant worker under section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H) without counting against the numerical limitations set forth in section 214(g) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g) ). ; and (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking contact and inserting contract ; (2) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (4), in the paragraph heading, by striking aliens and inserting noncitizens