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Union Calendar No. 266

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2336

[Report No. 106–459]

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for appointment of United

States marshals by the Attorney General.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 24, 1999

Mr. MCCOLLUM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary

NOVEMBER 8, 1999

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 24, 1999]

A BILL

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for appointment of United States marshals by the Attorney

General.

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 ‘‘United States Marshals

3 Service Improvement Act of 1999’’.

4 SEC. 2. APPOINTMENTS OF MARSHALS.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 37 of title 28, United

6 States Code, is amended—

7 (1) in section 561(c)—

8 (A) by striking ‘‘The President shall ap9 point, by and with the advice and consent of the

10 Senate,’’ and inserting ‘‘The Attorney General

11 shall appoint’’; and

12 (B) by inserting ‘‘United States marshals

13 shall be appointed subject to the provisions of

14 title 5 governing appointments in the competi15 tive civil service, and shall be paid in accordance

16 with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter

17 III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classi18 fication and pay rates.’’ after the first sentence;

19 (2) by striking subsection (d) of section 561;

20 (3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (h),

21 and (i) of section 561 as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g),

22 and (h), respectively; and

23 (4) by striking section 562.

24 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at

25 the beginning of chapter 37 of title 28, United States Code,

26 is amended by striking the item relating to section 562.
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1 SEC. 3. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS; PRESIDENTIAL AP2 POINTMENT OF CERTAIN UNITED STATES

3 MARSHALS.

4 (a) INCUMBENT MARSHALS.—Notwithstanding the

5 amendments made by this Act, each marshal appointed

6 under chapter 37 of title 28, United States Code, before the

7 date of the enactment of this Act shall, unless that marshal

8 resigns or is removed by the President, continue to perform

9 the duties of that office until the expiration of that mar10 shal’s term and the appointment of a successor.

11 (b) VACANCIES AFTER ENACTMENT.—Notwithstanding

12 the amendments made by this Act, with respect to the first

13 vacancy which occurs in the office of United States marshal

14 in any district, during the period beginning on the date

15 of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31,

16 2001, the President shall appoint, by and with the advice

17 and consent of the Senate, a marshal to fill that vacancy

18 for a term of 4 years. Any marshal appointed by the Presi19 dent under this subsection shall, unless that marshal resigns

20 or is removed from office by the President, continue to per21 form the duties of that office after the end of the four-year

22 term to which such marshal was appointed or until a suc23 cessor is appointed.

24 SEC. 4. STUDY BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.

25 The General Accounting Office shall conduct a study

26 detailing the number of United States marshals chosen by
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1 the Attorney General who are people of color and women,

2 and report to Congress the results of that study within one

3 year after the effective date of this Act.

Union Calendar No. 266

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2336

[Report No. 106–459]

A BILL

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide

for appointment of United States marshals bythe Attorney General.

NOVEMBER 8, 1999

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,

and ordered to be printed