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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. JUDICIAL STRUCTURE OF GUAM.

    (a) Judicial Authority; Courts.--Section 22(a) of the Organic Act 
of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a)(1) The judicial authority of Guam shall be vested in a court 
established by Congress designated as the `District Court of Guam', and 
a judicial branch of Guam which branch shall constitute a unified 
judicial system and include an appellate court designated as the 
`Supreme Court of Guam', a trial court designated as the `Superior 
Court of Guam', and such other lower local courts as may have been or 
shall hereafter be established by the laws of Guam.
    ``(2) The Supreme Court of Guam may, by rules of such court, create 
divisions of the Superior Court of Guam and other local courts of Guam.
    ``(3) The courts of record for Guam shall be the District Court of 
Guam, the Supreme Court of Guam, the Superior Court of Guam (except the 
Traffic and Small Claims divisions of the Superior Court of Guam) and 
any other local courts or divisions of local courts that the Supreme 
Court of Guam shall designate.''.
    (b) Jurisdiction and Powers of Local Courts.--Section 22A of the 
Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-1) is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 22A. (a) The Supreme Court of Guam shall be the highest 
court of the judicial branch of Guam (excluding the District Court of 
Guam) and shall--
            ``(1) have original jurisdiction over proceedings necessary 
        to protect its appellate jurisdiction and supervisory authority 
        and such other original jurisdiction as the laws of Guam may 
        provide;
            ``(2) have jurisdiction to hear appeals over any cause in 
        Guam decided by the Superior Court of Guam or other courts 
        established under the laws of Guam;
            ``(3) have jurisdiction to issue all orders and writs in 
        aid of its appellate, supervisory, and original jurisdiction, 
        including those orders necessary for the supervision of the 
        judicial branch of Guam;
            ``(4) have supervisory jurisdiction over the Superior Court 
        of Guam and all other courts of the judicial branch of Guam;
            ``(5) hear and determine appeals by a panel of three of the 
        justices of the Supreme Court of Guam and a concurrence of two 
        such justices shall be necessary to a decision of the Supreme 
        Court of Guam on the merits of an appeal;
            ``(6) make and promulgate rules governing the 
        administration of the judiciary and the practice and procedure 
        in the courts of the judicial branch of Guam, including 
        procedures for the determination of an appeal en banc; and
            ``(7) govern attorney and judicial ethics and the practice 
        of law in Guam, including admission to practice law and the 
        conduct and discipline of persons admitted to practice law.
    ``(b) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam--
            ``(1) shall preside over the Supreme Court unless 
        disqualified or unable to act;
            ``(2) shall be the administrative head of, and have general 
        supervisory power over, all departments, divisions, and other 
        instrumentalities of the judicial branch of Guam; and
            ``(3) may issue such administrative orders on behalf of the 
        Supreme Court of Guam as necessary for the efficient 
        administration of the judicial branch of Guam.
    ``(c) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam, or a justice 
sitting in place of such Chief Justice, may make any appropriate order 
with respect to--
            ``(1) an appeal prior to the hearing and determination of 
        that appeal on the merits; or
            ``(2) dismissal of an appeal for lack of jurisdiction or 
        failure to take or prosecute the appeal in accordance with 
        applicable laws or rules of procedure.
    ``(d) Except as granted to the Supreme Court of Guam or otherwise 
provided by this Act or any other Act of Congress, the Superior Court 
of Guam and all other local courts established by the laws of Guam 
shall have such original and appellate jurisdiction over all causes in 
Guam as the laws of Guam provide, except that such jurisdiction shall 
be subject to the exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction conferred on the 
District Court of Guam under section 22 of this Act.
    ``(e) The qualifications and duties of the justices and judges of 
the Supreme Court of Guam, the Superior Court of Guam, and all other 
local courts established by the laws of Guam shall be governed by the 
laws of Guam and the rules of such courts.''.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--(1) Section 22C(a) of the Organic Act of 
Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-3(a)) is amended by inserting ``which is known as 
the Supreme Court of Guam,'' after ``appellate court authorized by 
section 22A(a) of this Act,''.
    (2) Section 22C(d) of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-3(d)) 
is amended--
            (A) by inserting ``, which is known as the Supreme Court of 
        Guam,'' after ``appellate court provided for in section 22A(a) 
        of this Act''; and
            (B) by striking ``taken to the appellate court'' and 
        inserting ``taken to such appellate court''.

SEC. 2. APPEALS TO UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

    Section 22B of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-2) is 
amended by striking ``: Provided, That'' and all that follows through 
the end and inserting a period.

SOLUTION: Amends the Organic Act of Guam to revise the local judicial structure of Guam to vest judicial authority, not only in the District Court of Guam (as currently), but also in a unified judicial system composed of: (1) an appellate court designated as the "Supreme Court of Guam"; (2) a trial court designated as the "Superior Court of Guam"; and (3) such other lower local courts as may have been or may hereafter be established by the laws of Guam.

Authorizes the Supreme Court of Guam to create divisions of the Superior Court and other local courts of Guam.Lists the courts of record for Guam.Outlines the jurisdiction and powers of the local courts.Provides that the qualifications and duties of the justices and judges of the courts shall be governed by the laws of Guam and the rules of such courts.Repeals provisions granting the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit jurisdiction to review all final decisions of the Supreme Court of Guam (effectively allowing direct review of such decisions to the Supreme Court of the United States).

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Alien Child Protection and Deferred 
Enforced Departure Family Unity Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ANY ALIEN ORPHAN WHO IS 
              PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS LESS THAN 
              12 YEARS OF AGE.

    (a) Adjustment of Status.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act, the status of any alien 
        described in subsection (b) shall be adjusted by the Attorney 
        General to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
        residence, if the alien--
                    (A) applies for such adjustment; and
                    (B) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant 
                visa and is otherwise admissible to the United States 
                for permanent residence, except in determining such 
                admissibility the grounds for inadmissibility specified 
                in paragraphs (4), (6)(A), (7)(A), and (9) of section 
                212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not 
                apply.
            (2) Relationship of application to certain orders.--An 
        alien present in the United States who has been ordered 
        excluded, deported, removed, or ordered to depart voluntarily 
        from the United States under any provision of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act may, notwithstanding such order, apply for 
        adjustment of status under paragraph (1). Such an alien may not 
        be required, as a condition on submitting or granting such 
        application, to file a motion to reopen, reconsider, or vacate 
        such order. If the Attorney General grants the application, the 
        Attorney General shall cancel the order. If the Attorney 
        General renders a final administrative decision to deny the 
        application, the order shall be effective and enforceable to 
        the same extent as if the application had not been made.
    (b) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--The benefits 
provided by subsection (a) shall apply to any alien who--
            (1) at the time of application has not attained the age of 
        12 years;
            (2) is physically present in the United States; and
            (3) has no living legally-recognized parent.
    (c) Stay of Removal.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall provide by 
        regulation for an alien subject to a final order of deportation 
        or removal or exclusion to seek a stay of such order based on 
        the filing of an application under subsection (a).
            (2) During certain proceedings.--Notwithstanding any 
        provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Attorney 
        General shall not order any alien to be removed from the United 
        States, if the alien is in exclusion, deportation, or removal 
        proceedings under any provision of such Act and raises as a 
        defense to such an order the eligibility of the alien to apply 
        for adjustment of status under subsection (a), except where the 
        Attorney General has rendered a final administrative 
        determination to deny the application.
    (d) Availability of Administrative Review.--The Attorney General 
shall provide to applicants for adjustment of status under subsection 
(a) the same right to, and procedures for, administrative review as are 
provided to--
            (1) applicants for adjustment of status under section 245 
        of the Immigration and Nationality Act; or
            (2) aliens subject to removal proceedings under section 240 
        of such Act.
    (e) No Offset in Number of Visas Available.--When an alien is 
granted the status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence pursuant to this section, the Secretary of State shall not be 
required to reduce the number of immigrant visas authorized to be 
issued under any provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
    (f) Application of Immigration and Nationality Act Provisions.--
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, the definitions 
contained in the Immigration and Nationality Act shall apply in the 
administration of this section. Nothing contained in this Act shall be 
held to repeal, amend, alter, modify, effect, or restrict the powers, 
duties, functions, or authority of the Attorney General in the 
administration and enforcement of such Act or any other law relating to 
immigration, nationality, or naturalization. The fact that an alien may 
be eligible to be granted the status of having been lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence under this section shall not preclude the alien 
from seeking such status under any other provision of law for which the 
alien may be eligible.

SEC. 2. DEFERRED ENFORCED DEPARTURE FOR ANY ALIEN NATURAL AND LEGAL 
              PARENT OF A CHILD BORN IN THE UNITED STATES WHO IS LESS 
              THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE.

    (a) Deferred Enforced Departure.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act, the removal or enforced departure any alien 
        described in subsection (b) shall be deferred by the Attorney 
General during any period in which the alien is the natural and legal 
parent of a child born in the United States who has not attained the 
age of 18 years, if the alien applies for such deferral.
            (2) Relationship of application to certain orders.--An 
        alien present in the United States who has been ordered 
        excluded, deported, removed, or ordered to depart voluntarily 
        from the United States under any provision of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act may, notwithstanding such order, apply for 
        deferral of enforced departure under paragraph (1). Such an 
        alien may not be required, as a condition on submitting or 
        granting such application, to file a motion to reopen, 
        reconsider, or vacate such order. If the Attorney General 
        grants the application, the Attorney General shall cancel the 
        order. If the Attorney General renders a final administrative 
        decision to deny the application, the order shall be effective 
        and enforceable to the same extent as if the application had 
        not been made.
    (b) Aliens Eligible for Deferred Enforced Departure.--The benefits 
provided by subsection (a) shall apply to any alien who--
            (1) is physically present in the United States; and
            (2) is the natural and legal parent of a child born in the 
        United States who has not attained the age of 18 years.
    (c) Stay of Removal.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall provide by 
        regulation for an alien subject to a final order of deportation 
        or removal or exclusion to seek a stay of such order based on 
        the filing of an application under subsection (a).
            (2) During certain proceedings.--Notwithstanding any 
        provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Attorney 
        General shall not order any alien to be removed from the United 
        States, if the alien is in exclusion, deportation, or removal 
        proceedings under any provision of such Act and raises as a 
        defense to such an order the eligibility of the alien to apply 
        for adjustment of status under subsection (a), except where the 
        Attorney General has rendered a final administrative 
        determination to deny the application.
    (d) Availability of Administrative Review.--The Attorney General 
shall provide to applicants for deferred enforced departure under 
subsection (a) the same right to, and procedures for, administrative 
review as are provided to aliens subject to removal proceedings under 
section 240 of such Act.
    (e) Work Authorization.--
            (1) During application process.--The Attorney General may 
        authorize an alien who has applied for deferred enforced 
        departure under subsection (a) to engage in employment in the 
        United States during the pendency of such application and may 
        provide the alien with an ``employment authorized'' endorsement 
        or other appropriate document signifying authorization of 
        employment, except that if such application is pending for a 
        period exceeding 180 days, and has not been denied, the 
        Attorney General shall authorize such employment.
            (2) During deferred enforced departure period.--The 
        Attorney General shall authorize an alien who is granted 
        deferred enforced departure under subsection (a) to engage in 
        employment in the United States during any period in which 
        deferred enforced departure applies.
    (f) Application of Immigration and Nationality Act Provisions.--
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, the definitions 
contained in the Immigration and Nationality Act shall apply in the 
administration of this section. Nothing contained in this Act shall be 
held to repeal, amend, alter, modify, effect, or restrict the powers, 
duties, functions, or authority of the Attorney General in the 
administration and enforcement of such Act or any other law relating to 
immigration, nationality, or naturalization. The fact that an alien may 
be eligible to be granted deferred enforced departure status under this 
section shall not preclude the alien from seeking immigration status 
under any other provision of law for which the alien may be eligible.

SOLUTION: Provides for deferred enforced departure (and stay of removal if applicable) of an alien who is the natural and legal parent of a U.S.-born child under 18 years old.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia National 
Disaster Insurance Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATURAL DISASTER PROTECTION FUNDS.

    (a) Contributions to Natural Disaster Protection Funds.--Subsection 
(c) of section 832 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
the taxable income of insurance companies other than life insurance 
companies) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (12), 
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (13) and inserting ``; 
and'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(14) the qualified contributions during the taxable year 
        to a natural disaster protection fund.''
    (b) Natural Disaster Protection Fund Gross Income.--Subsection (b) 
of section 832 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(9) Special rule for assets held in natural disaster 
        protection fund.--For purposes of determining gross income 
        under this subsection, any items of income, gain, loss, or 
        deduction derived from or attributable to any assets held in a 
        natural disaster protection fund shall not be taken into 
        account.''
    (c) Distributions From Natural Disaster Protection Funds.--
Paragraph (1) of section 832(b) of such Code is amended by striking 
``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the 
end of subparagraph (E) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) the aggregate amount of all distributions 
                during the taxable year from a natural disaster 
                protection fund, except that a distribution made to 
                return to the qualified insurance company any 
                contribution that is not a qualified contribution for a 
                taxable year shall not be included in gross income if 
                such distribution is made prior to the filing by the 
                qualified insurance company of its tax return for such 
                taxable year.''
    (d) Definitions and Other Rules Relating to Natural Disaster 
Protection Funds.--Section 832 of such Code is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Definitions and Other Rules Relating to Natural Disaster 
Protection Funds.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Natural disaster protection fund.--The term `natural 
        disaster protection fund' (hereafter in this subsection 
        referred to as the `fund') means any money, securities, or 
        other property held by a qualified insurance company that is 
        identified and maintained in a segregated account--
                    ``(A) which is designated as a `natural disaster 
                protection fund' and held in a bank or bank branch 
                located in the District of Columbia that is licensed 
                and regulated by the Comptroller of the Currency or the 
                District of Columbia Commissioner of Insurance, 
                Securities, and Banking,
                    ``(B) under the terms of which--
                            ``(i) the assets in the fund are required 
                        to be invested in a manner consistent with the 
                        investment requirements applicable to all 
                        insurance companies under the laws of the 
                        District of Columbia,
                            ``(ii) an excess balance drawdown amount is 
                        required to be distributed to the qualified 
                        insurance company no later than the close of 
                        the taxable year following the taxable year 
                        with respect to which such amount is 
                        determined, and
                            ``(iii) no portion of the assets of the 
                        fund may be paid or distributed from the fund 
                        except for a qualified distribution.
            ``(2) Qualified insurance company.--The term `qualified 
        insurance company' means an insurer or reinsurer that--
                    ``(A) is incorporated and domiciled in the District 
                of Columbia,
                    ``(B) is subject to supervision by the District of 
                Columbia Commissioner of Insurance, Securities, and 
                Banking,
                    ``(C) maintains an office in the District of 
                Columbia that employs no fewer than 10 full-time 
                equivalent employees, of whom no fewer than 5 are 
                residents of the District of Columbia,
                    ``(D) is subject to taxes imposed by the District 
                of Columbia on premiums collected for natural 
                catastrophic risk coverage at the rates established in 
                section 2608 of title 47, D.C. Official Code, or any 
                successor law without regard to the location of the 
                insured risk, and
                    ``(E) is not subject to premium taxes imposed by 
                any State or other taxing jurisdiction for natural 
                catastrophic risk coverage written through the fund.
            ``(3) Qualified contribution.--The term `qualified 
        contribution' means a contribution to a fund established by a 
        qualified insurance company of not more than the total of net 
        premiums or other payments received during a taxable year for 
        coverage of qualified losses, but only to the extent such 
        contribution, when added to all previous contributions to the 
        fund (including net investment earnings of the fund) and after 
        subtracting all qualified distributions from the fund, does not 
        exceed the amount reasonably at risk for the payment of 
        qualified losses insured through the fund, less reinsurance on 
        those risks, as determined actuarially on a multi-year basis.
            ``(4) Qualified distribution.--The term `qualified 
        distribution' means any amount paid or distributed for--
                    ``(A) any payment of a qualified loss pursuant to 
                an insurance policy or policy of reinsurance issued by 
                the qualified insurance company,
                    ``(B) any payment made to reinsure or otherwise 
                spread the risk of catastrophe risk written by the 
                qualified insurance company,
                    ``(C) any excess balance drawdown amount,
                    ``(D) any administrative expenses directly related 
                to the maintenance and investment of the fund, and
                    ``(E) any claims investigation and adjustments 
                relating to a qualified loss.
            ``(5) Qualified loss.--The term `qualified loss' means an 
        insured loss on a United States risk that satisfies 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B).
                    ``(A) Event.--An insured loss satisfies this 
                subparagraph if the loss is attributable to one or more 
                of the following events:
                            ``(i) Wind (including hurricanes and 
                        tornados).
                            ``(ii) Earthquake (including any fire 
                        following).
                            ``(iii) Flood.
                            ``(iv) Tsunami or tidal wave.
                            ``(v) Volcanic eruption.
                            ``(vi) Fire.
                            ``(vii) Hail.
                            ``(viii) Snow, ice, freezing, or other 
                        winter catastrophes.
                            ``(ix) Pandemic or other public health 
                        catastrophe.
                    ``(B) Catastrophe designation or minimum aggregate 
                insured loss.--An insured loss, with respect to an 
                event described in subparagraph (A), satisfies this 
                subparagraph if at least one of the following occurs:
                            ``(i) Total insured losses from the event, 
                        or from more than one event happening 
                        simultaneously or immediately following, 
                        exceeds $1,000,000,000 on an industry-wide 
                        basis.
                            ``(ii) The President of the United States 
                        declares a disaster or state of emergency 
                        because of the event.
                            ``(iii) The Governor or chief executive of 
                        a State, possession or territory of the United 
                        States, or of the District of Columbia, 
                        declares a disaster or state of emergency 
                        because of such event.
                            ``(iv) The Property Claims Services unit of 
                        Insurance Services Office, Inc., declares a 
                        catastrophic industry-wide loss because of one 
                        or more events.
            ``(6) Excess balance drawdown amount.--The term `excess 
        balance drawdown amount' means the excess (if any) of--
                    ``(A) the amount of the fund balance as of the end 
                of the taxable year, over
                    ``(B) the total amount of exposure of the fund to 
                qualified losses at the end of the taxable year under 
                policies written by the qualified insurance company, as 
                determined actuarially on a multi-year basis.
            ``(7) United states risk.--The term `United States risk' 
        means any hazard, risk, loss, or liability attributable to 
        property situated, or an activity conducted, in the United 
        States, or its territories or possessions.
            ``(8) Exclusion of premiums and losses on certain puerto 
        rican risks.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
        subsection, premiums and losses with respect to risks covered 
        by a catastrophe reserve established under the laws or 
        regulations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall not be 
        taken into account under this subsection in determining the 
        amount of the qualified contributions allowed or the amount of 
        qualified losses.
            ``(9) Contributions in kind.--A transfer of property other 
        than money to a fund shall be treated as a sale or exchange of 
        such property for an amount equal to its fair market value as 
        of the date of transfer, and appropriate adjustment shall be 
        made to the basis of such property. Section 267 shall apply to 
        any loss realized upon such a transfer.
            ``(10) Distributions in kind.--A distribution of property 
        other than money from a fund to a qualified insurance company 
        shall be treated as a sale or exchange of such property, and 
        any gain or loss realized on such sale or exchange shall be 
        excluded from the gross income of the qualified insurance 
        company.
            ``(11) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
        regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
        purposes of this subsection.''
    (e) Additional Tax on Certain Distributions From a Natural Disaster 
Protection Fund.--Subsection (d) of section 831 of such Code (relating 
to the tax on insurance companies other than life insurance companies) 
is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and 
inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Tax on Nonqualified Distributions.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of a qualified insurance 
        company, the tax imposed by this section for the current year 
        shall be increased by an amount equal to 20 percent of the 
        aggregate amount of nonqualified distributions made by such 
        company during such year from a natural disaster protection 
        fund.
            ``(2) Definitions.--
                    ``(A) Nonqualified distributions.--The term 
                `nonqualified distributions' means any distribution 
                from a natural disaster protection fund other than a 
                qualified distribution (as defined in section 
                832(h)(4)).
                    ``(B) Other definitions.--The terms `qualified 
                insurance company' and `natural disaster protection 
                fund' shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in 
                section 832(h).''
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this bill shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.

SOLUTION:
District of Columbia National Disaster Insurance Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a tax-exempt natural disaster protection fund held by an insurance company that: (1) is incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia; (2) is subject to supervision by the District of Columbia Commissioner of Insurance, Securities, and Banking; (3) maintains an office in the District of Columbia that employs no fewer than 10 full-time employees, at least 5 of whom are District of Columbia residents; (4) is subject to taxes imposed by the District of Columbia on premiums for natural catastrophic risk coverage; and (5) is not subject to premium taxes imposed by any state or other taxing jurisdiction for natural catastrophic risk coverage written through the fund.

Allows distributions from such fund to cover losses attributable to wind (including hurricanes and tornadoes), earthquakes, floods, tsunami or tidal wave, volcanic eruption, fire, hail, snow, ice freezing, or other winter catastrophes, or a pandemic or other public health catastrophe.

Sets forth tax rules for contributions to and distributions from such fund.