and shall notify the Director of the Administrative Office 
of the United States Courts of such election. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each circuit judge in regular 
active service who elects to be assigned to the new ninth 
circuit under section 6(b), the President shall appoint, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 addi-
tional circuit judge for the twelfth circuit, resident in the 
duty station of the circuit judge making the election as 
of the day before the effective date of this Act. 
(b) VACANCIES.—For each appointment made under 
subsection (a) for the twelfth circuit, an equal number of 
corresponding vacancies in the position of circuit judge for 
the twelfth circuit shall not be filled. 
SEC. 9. SENIORITY OF JUDGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The seniority of each judge— 
(1) who elects to be assigned to the twelfth cir-
cuit under section 6(b); 
(2) who elects to be assigned to the new ninth 
circuit under section 6(b); or 
(3) who elects to be assigned to the twelfth cir-
cuit under section 7, 
shall run from the date of commission of such judge as 
a judge of the former ninth circuit. 
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(b) TEMPORARY TWELFTH CIRCUIT JUDGES.—The 
seniority of each judge appointed under section 8(a) shall 
run from the date of commission of such judge as a judge 
of the twelfth circuit. 
SEC. 10. APPLICATION TO CASES. 
The following apply to any case in which, on the day 
before the effective date of this Act, an appeal or other 
proceeding has been filed with the former ninth circuit: 
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), if the 
matter has been submitted for decision, further pro-
ceedings with respect to the matter shall be had in 
the same manner and with the same effect as if this 
Act had not been enacted. 
(2) If the matter has not been submitted for de-
cision, the appeal or proceeding, together with the 
original papers, printed records, and record entries 
duly certified, shall, by appropriate orders, be trans-
ferred to the court to which the matter would have 
been submitted had this Act been in full force and 
effect on the date on which such appeal was taken 
or other proceeding commenced, and further pro-
ceedings with respect to the case shall be had in the 
same manner and with the same effect as if the ap-
peal or other proceeding had been filed in such 
court. 
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(3) If a petition for rehearing en banc is pend-
ing on or after the effective date of this Act, the pe-
tition shall be considered by the court of appeals to 
which the petition would have been submitted had 
this Act been in full force and effect on the date on 
which the appeal or other proceeding was filed with 
the court of appeals. 
SEC. 11. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The court of appeals for the ninth 
circuit as constituted on the day before the effective date 
of this Act may take such administrative action as may 
be required to carry out this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE TERMINATION.—The court de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall cease to exist for adminis-
trative purposes 2 years after the effective date of this 
Act. 
SEC. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act, including such sums as may be 
necessary to provide appropriate space and facilities for 
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any judicial positions created by this Act or an amendment 
made by this Act. 
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