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 116 STAT. 1836 PUBLIC LAW 107-273—NOV. 2, 2002 (2) CONSENT REQUIRED.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a motor vehicle franchise contract provides for the use of arbitration to resolve a controversy arising out of or relating to such contract, arbitration may be used to settle such controversy only if after such controversy arises all parties to such controversy consent in writing to use arbitration to settle such controversy. (3) EXPLANATION REQUIRED. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever arbitration is elected to settle a dispute under a motor vehicle franchise contract, the arbitrator shall provide the parties to such contract with a written explanation of the factual and legal basis for the award. (b) APPLICATION.— Subsection (a) shall apply to contracts entered into, amended, altered, modified, renewed, or extended after the date of the enactment of this Act. 28 USC 95 note. SEC. 11029. HOLDING COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period beginning on January 1, 2003, through July 1, 2005, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa may— (1) with the consent of the parties in any case filed in the Eastern Division or the Davenport Division of the Southern District of Iowa, hold court on that case in Rock Island, Illinois; and (2) summon jurors from the Southern District of Iowa to serve in any case described under paragraph (1). Posthumous SEC. 11030. POSTHUMOUS CITIZENSHIP RESTORATION. Restoration Act (^) SHORT TITLE. —T his section may be cited as the "Postof 2002. humous Citizenship Restoration Act of 2002". 8 USC 1101 note. (b) DEADLINE EXTENSION.— Section 329A(c)(l)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1440-1(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking "this section," and inserting "the Posthumous Citizenship Restoration Act of 2002,". SEC. 11030A. EXTENSION OF H-IB STATUS FOR ALIENS WITH LENGTHY ADJUDICATIONS. (a) EXEMPTION FROM LIMITATION.— Section 106(a) of American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 (8 U.S.C. 1184 note) is amended to read as follows: "(a) EXEMPTION FROM LIMITATION.—The limitation contained in section 214(g)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(4)) with respect to the duration of authorized stay shall not apply to any nonimmigrant alien previously issued a visa or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 110l(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)), if 365 days or more have elapsed since the filing of any of the following: "(1) Any application for labor certification under section 212(a)(5)(A) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A)), in a case in which certification is required or used by the alien to obtain status under section 203(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)). "(2) A petition described in section 204(b) of such Act (3 U.S.C. 1154(b)) to accord the alien a status under section 203(b) of such Act". (b) EXTENSION OF H-IB WORKER STATUS.—Section 106(b) of American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 (8 U.S.C. 1184 note) is amended to read as follows:

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