[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6116 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6116


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 15, 2012

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for 
 direct review by the United States Supreme Court of decisions of the 
         Virgin Islands Supreme Court, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DIRECT REVIEW BY U.S. SUPREME COURT OF DECISIONS OF VIRGIN 
              ISLANDS SUPREME COURT.

    Section 23 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (48 
U.S.C. 1613) is amended by striking ``:  Provided, That'' and all that 
follows through the end and inserting a period.

SEC. 2. JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 81 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1260. Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands; certiorari
    ``Final judgments or decrees rendered by the Supreme Court of the 
Virgin Islands may be reviewed by the Supreme Court by writ of 
certiorari where the validity of a treaty or statute of the United 
States is drawn in question or where the validity of a statute of the 
Virgin Islands is drawn in question on the ground of its being 
repugnant to the Constitution, treaties, or laws of the United States, 
or where any title, right, privilege, or immunity is specially set up 
or claimed under the Constitution or the treaties or statutes of, or 
any commission held or authority exercised under, the United States.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 81 of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``1260. Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands; certiorari.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act apply to cases commenced on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 2012.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.