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Calendar No. 956 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3296 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 21 (legislative day, JULY 17), 2008 

Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. SPECTER) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 

Reported by Mr. LEAHY, without amendment 

A BILL 

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.’’. 


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Calendar No. 956 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3296 

A BILL 

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 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 

Reported without amendment 


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