110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3296 

AN ACT 

To extend the authority of the United States Supreme Court 

Police to protect court officials off the Supreme Court 

Grounds and change the title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice. 

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. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT POLICE AND 

2 COUNSELOR TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE. 

3 (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED

4 STATES SUPREME COURT POLICE TO PROTECT COURT

5 OFFICIALS OFF THE SUPREME COURT GROUNDS.—Sec6 tion 6121(b)(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amend7 ed by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’. 

8 (b) COUNSELOR TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE.— 

9 (1) OFFICE OF FEDERAL JUDICIAL ADMINIS10 TRATION.—Section 133(b)(2) of title 28, United 

11 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘administrative 

12 assistant’’ and inserting ‘‘Counselor’’. 

13 (2) JUDICIAL OFFICIAL.—Section 376(a) of 

14 title 28, United States Code, is amended— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ‘‘an 

16 administrative assistant’’ and inserting ‘‘a 

17 Counselor’’; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ‘‘an 

19 administrative assistant’’ and inserting ‘‘a 

20 Counselor’’. 

21 (3) ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF

22 JUSTICE.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 677 of title 28, 

24 United States Code, is amended— 
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1 (i) in the section heading, by striking 

2 ‘‘Administrative Assistant’’ and in3 serting ‘‘Counselor’’; 

4 (ii) in subsection (a)— 

5 (I) in the first sentence, by strik6 ing ‘‘an Administrative Assistant’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘a Counselor’’; and 

8 (II) in the second and third sen9 tences, by striking ‘‘Administrative 

10 Assistant’’ each place that term ap11 pears and inserting ‘‘Counselor’’; and 

12 (iii) in subsections (b) and (c), by 

13 striking ‘‘Administrative Assistant’’ each 

14 place that term appears and inserting 

15 ‘‘Counselor’’. 

16 (B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of 

17 sections for chapter 45 of title 28, United 

18 States Code, is amended by striking the item 

19 relating to section 677 and inserting the fol20 lowing: 

‘‘677. Counselor to the Chief Justice.’’. 

21 SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ACCEPTANCE OF HONORARY CLUB 

22 MEMBERSHIPS. 

23 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) GIFT.—The term ‘‘gift’’ has the meaning 

2 given under section 109(5) of the Ethics in Govern3 ment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 

4 (2) JUDICIAL OFFICER.—The term ‘‘judicial of5 ficer’’ has the meaning given under section 109(10) 

6 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

7 App.). 

8 (b) PROHIBITION ON ACCEPTANCE OF HONORARY

9 CLUB MEMBERSHIPS.—A judicial officer may not accept 

10 a gift of an honorary club membership with a value of 

11 more than $50 in any calendar year. 

Passed the Senate September 25 (legislative day, 

September 17), 2008. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3296 

AN ACT 

To extend the authority of the United States Sutice. of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Jus- the Supreme Court Grounds and change the title preme Court Police to protect court officials off