111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1782 

AN ACT 

To provide improvements for the operations of the Federal 

courts, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Judiciary Ad3 ministrative Improvements Act of 2010’’. 

4 SEC. 2. SENIOR JUDGE GOVERNANCE CORRECTION. 

5 Section 631(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 

6 amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘(including any 

7 judge in regular active service and any judge who has re8 tired from regular active service under section 371(b) of 

9 this title, when designated and assigned to the court to 

10 which such judge was appointed)’’. 

11 SEC. 3. REVISION OF STATUTORY DESCRIPTION OF THE 

12 DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA. 

13 Chapter 5 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 

14 by striking section 114 and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘§ 114. North Dakota 

16 ‘‘North Dakota constitutes one judicial district. 

17 ‘‘Court shall be held at Bismarck, Fargo, 

18 Grand Forks, and Minot.’’. 

19 SEC. 4. SEPARATION OF THE JUDGMENT AND STATEMENT 

20 OF REASONS FORMS. 

21 Section 3553(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code, 

22 is amended by striking ‘‘the written order of judgment and 

23 commitment’’ and inserting ‘‘a statement of reasons form 

24 issued under section 994(w)(1)(B) of title 28’’. 
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1 SEC. 5. PRETRIAL SERVICES FUNCTIONS FOR JUVENILES. 

2 Section 3154 of title 18, United States Code, is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) by redesignating paragraph (14) as para5 graph (15); and 

6 (2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(14) Perform, in a manner appropriate for ju9 veniles, any of the functions identified in this section 

10 with respect to juveniles awaiting adjudication, trial, 

11 or disposition under chapter 403 of this title who 

12 are not detained.’’. 

13 SEC. 6. STATISTICAL REPORTING SCHEDULE FOR CRIMI14 NAL WIRETAP ORDERS. 

15 Section 2519 of title 18, United States Code, is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Within thirty 

18 days after the expiration of an order (or each exten19 sion thereof) entered under section 2518, or the de20 nial of an order approving an interception, the 

21 issuing or denying judge’’ and inserting ‘‘In January 

22 of each year, any judge who has issued an order (or 

23 an extension thereof) under section 2518 that ex24 pired during the preceding year, or who has denied 

25 approval of an interception during that year,’’; 
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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘In January 

2 of each year’’ and inserting ‘‘In March of each 

3 year’’; and 

4 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘In April of 

5 each year’’ and inserting ‘‘In June of each year’’. 

6 SEC. 7. THRESHOLDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF 

7 OTHER THAN COUNSEL CASE COMPENSA8 TION. 

9 Section 3006A of title 18, United States Code, is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (e)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

13 (i) in subparagraph (A), in the second 

14 sentence, by striking ‘‘$500’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘$800’’; and 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

17 ‘‘$500’’ and inserting ‘‘$800’’; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (3), in the first sentence, 

19 by striking ‘‘$1,600’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,400’’; 

20 and 

21 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(5) The dollar amounts provided in para23 graphs (2) and (3) shall be adjusted simultaneously 

24 by an amount, rounded to the nearest multiple of 

25 $100, equal to the percentage of the cumulative ad-
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1 justments taking effect under section 5303 of title 5 

2 in the rates of pay under the General Schedule since 

3 the date the dollar amounts provided in paragraphs 

4 (2) and (3), respectively, were last enacted or ad5 justed by statute.’’. 

Passed the Senate March 16, 2010. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1782 

AN ACT 

To provide improvements for the operations of the 

Federal courts, and for other purposes.