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(H) in subsection (m)(7)(A), by striking 
‘‘during period’’ and inserting ‘‘during the pe-
riod’’; and 
(I) in subsection (o)(3)(D), by striking 
‘‘sections 5(s) and (t) of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsections (s) and (t) of section 5’’. 
(g) AMENDMENTS
TO
THE NATIONAL HOUSING 
ACT.—The National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
317(b)(1)(B) 
(12 
U.S.C. 
1723i(b)(1)(B)), by striking ‘‘Bank Insurance Fund 
for banks or through the Savings Association Insur-
ance Fund for savings associations’’ and inserting 
‘‘Deposit Insurance Fund’’; and 
(2) in section 536(b)(1)(B)(ii) (12 U.S.C. 
1735f–14(b)(1)(B)(ii)), by striking ‘‘Bank Insurance 
Fund for banks and through the Savings Association 
Insurance Fund for savings associations’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Deposit Insurance Fund’’. 
(h) AMENDMENTS TO THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
REFORM, RECOVERY, 
AND
ENFORCEMENT
ACT
OF 
1989.—The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and 
Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1811 note) is 
amended—
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(1) 
in 
section 
951(b)(3)(B) 
(12 
U.S.C. 
1833a(b)(3)(B)), by inserting ‘‘and after the merger 
of such funds, the Deposit Insurance Fund,’’ after 
‘‘the Savings Association Insurance Fund,’’; and 
(2) in section 1112(c)(1)(B) (12 U.S.C. 
3341(c)(1)(B)), by striking ‘‘Bank Insurance Fund, 
the Savings Association Insurance Fund,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Deposit Insurance Fund’’. 
(i) AMENDMENT TO THE BANK HOLDING COMPANY 
ACT OF 1956.—The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
(12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2(j)(2) (12 U.S.C. 1841(j)(2)), by 
striking ‘‘Savings Association Insurance Fund’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Deposit Insurance Fund’’; and 
(2) in section 3(d)(1)(D)(iii) (12 U.S.C. 
1842(d)(1)(D)(iii)), by striking ‘‘appropriate deposit 
insurance fund’’ and inserting ‘‘Deposit Insurance 
Fund’’. 
(j) AMENDMENTS
TO
THE GRAMM-LEACH-BLILEY 
ACT.—Section 114 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (12 
U.S.C. 1828a) is amended by striking ‘‘any Federal de-
posit insurance fund’’ in subsection (a)(1)(B), paragraphs 
(2)(B) and (4)(B) of subsection (b), and subsection 
(c)(1)(B), each place that term appears and inserting ‘‘the 
Deposit Insurance Fund’’.
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(k) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the first 
day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the end 
of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
Subtitle B—FHA Asset Disposition 
SEC. 4101. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘FHA Asset Dis-
position Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 4102. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions 
shall apply: 
(1) The term ‘‘affordability requirements’’ 
means any requirements or restrictions imposed by 
the Secretary, at the time of sale, on a multifamily 
real property or a multifamily loan, such as use re-
strictions, rent restrictions, and rehabilitation re-
quirements. 
(2) The term ‘‘discount sale’’ means the sale of 
a multifamily real property in a transaction, such as 
a negotiated sale, in which the sale price is lower 
than the property market value and is set outside of 
a competitive bidding process that has no afford-
ability requirements.
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(3) The term ‘‘discount loan sale’’ means the 
sale of a multifamily loan in a transaction, such as 
a negotiated sale, in which the sale price is lower 
than the loan market value and is set outside of a 
competitive bidding process that has no affordability 
requirements. 
(4) The term ‘‘loan market value’’ means the 
value of a multifamily loan, without taking into ac-
count any affordability requirements. 
(5) The term ‘‘multifamily real property’’ 
means any rental or cooperative housing project of 
5 or more units owned by the Secretary that prior 
to acquisition by the Secretary was security for a 
loan or loans insured under title II of the National 
Housing Act. 
(6) The term ‘‘multifamily loan’’ means a loan 
held by the Secretary and secured by a multifamily 
rental or cooperative housing project of 5 or more 
units that was formerly insured under title II of the 
National Housing Act. 
(7) The term ‘‘property market value’’ means 
the value of a multifamily real property for its cur-
rent use, without taking into account any afford-
ability requirements.
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(8) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development. 
SEC. 4103. APPROPRIATED FUNDS REQUIREMENT FOR 
BELOW MARKET SALES. 
(a) DISCOUNT SALES.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, except for affordability requirements for 
the elderly and disabled required by statute, disposition 
by the Secretary of a multifamily real property during fis-
cal years 2006 through 2010 through a discount sale 
under sections 207(l) or 246 of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1713(l), 1715z-11), section 203 of the Housing 
and Community Development Amendments of 1978 (12 
U.S.C. 1701z-11), or section 204 of the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, 
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (12 
U.S.C. 1715z-11a), shall be subject to the availability of 
appropriations to the extent that the property value ex-
ceeds the sale proceeds. If the multifamily real property 
is sold, during such fiscal years, for an amount equal to 
or greater than the property market value then the trans-
action is not subject to the availability of appropriations. 
(b) DISCOUNT LOAN SALES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law and in accordance with the Federal 
Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), a dis-
count loan sale during fiscal years 2006 through 2010
488 
under section 207(k) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1713(k)), section 203(k) of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Amendments of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 
1701z-11(k)), or section 204(a) of the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, 
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (12 
U.S.C. 1715z-11a(a)), shall be subject to the availability 
of appropriations to the extent that the loan value exceeds 
the sale proceeds. If the multifamily loan is sold, during 
such fiscal years, for an amount equal to or greater than 
the loan market value then the transaction is not subject 
to the availability of appropriations. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall not apply to 
any transaction that formally commences within one year 
prior to the enactment of this section. 
SEC. 4104. UP-FRONT GRANTS. 
(a) 1997 Act.—Section 204(a) of the Departments 
of Veterans Affairs and Housing And Urban Development, 
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (12 
U.S.C. 1715z-11a(a))) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘A grant provided under this 
subsection during fiscal years 2006 through 2010 shall be 
available only to the extent that appropriations are made 
in advance for such purposes and shall not be derived from 
the General Insurance Fund.’’.
489 
(b) 1978 Act.—Section 203(f)(4) of the Housing and 
Community Development Amendments of 1978 (12 USC 
1701z-11(f)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘This paragraph shall be effective 
during fiscal years 2006 through 2010 only to the extent 
that such budget authority is made available for use under 
this paragraph in advance in appropriation Acts.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall not apply to any transaction that formally 
commences within one year prior to the enactment of this 
section. 
TITLE V—COMMITTEE ON 
JUDICIARY 
SEC. 5001. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
TITLE V—COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY 
Sec. 5001. Table of contents. 
Subtitle A—Visa Fees 
Sec. 5101. Fees with respect to immigration services for intracompany trans-
ferees. 
Subtitle B—Circuit and District Judgeships 
Sec. 5201. Short title. 
Sec. 5202. Circuit judges for the circuit courts of appeals. 
Sec. 5203. District judges for the district courts. 
Sec. 5204. Establishment of Article III court in the Virgin Islands. 
Sec. 5205. Effective date. 
Subtitle C—Bankruptcy Judgeships 
Sec. 5301. Short title. 
Sec. 5302. Authorization for additional bankruptcy judgeships. 
Sec. 5303. Temporary bankruptcy judgeships. 
Sec. 5304. Conversion of existing temporary bankruptcy judgeships. 
Sec. 5305. General provisions. 
Sec. 5306. Effective date.
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Subtitle D—Ninth Circuit Reorganization 
Sec. 5401. Short title. 
Sec. 5402. Definitions. 
Sec. 5403. Number and composition of circuits. 
Sec. 5404. Number of circuit judges. 
Sec. 5405. Places of circuit court. 
Sec. 5406. Assignment of circuit judges. 
Sec. 5407. Election of assignment by senior judges. 
Sec. 5408. Seniority of judges. 
Sec. 5409. Application to cases. 
Sec. 5410. Temporary assignment of circuit judges among circuits. 
Sec. 5411. Temporary assignment of district judges among circuits. 
Sec. 5412. Administration. 
Sec. 5413. Effective date. 
Subtitle E—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 5501. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle A—Visa Fees 
SEC. 5101. FEES WITH RESPECT TO IMMIGRATION SERV-
ICES FOR INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREES. 
Section 214(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(15)(A) The Secretary of State shall impose a fee 
on an employer when an alien files an application abroad 
for a visa authorizing initial admission to the United 
States 
as 
a 
nonimmigrant 
described 
in 
section 
101(a)(15)(L) in order to be employed by the employer, 
if the alien is covered under a blanket petition described 
in paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall im-
pose a fee on an employer filing a petition under para-
graph (1) initially to grant an alien nonimmigrant status
491 
described in section 101(a)(15)(L) or to extend for the 
first time the stay of an alien having such status. 
‘‘(C) The amount of the fee imposed under subpara-
graph (A) or (B) shall be $1,500. 
‘‘(D) The fees imposed under subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) shall only apply to principal aliens and not to spouses 
or children who are accompanying or following to join such 
principal aliens. 
‘‘(E) Fees collected under this paragraph shall be de-
posited as offsetting receipts in the Treasury, and shall 
not be available for expenditure until appropriated. 
‘‘(F)(i) An employer may not require an alien who 
is the beneficiary of the visa or petition for which a fee 
is imposed under this paragraph to reimburse, or other-
wise compensate, the employer for part or all of the cost 
of such fee. 
‘‘(ii) Section 274A(g)(2) shall apply to a violation of 
clause (i) in the same manner as it applies to a violation 
of section 274A(g)(1).’’. 
Subtitle B—Circuit and District 
Judgeships 
SEC. 5201. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Judgeship 
Act of 2005’’.
492 
SEC. 5202. CIRCUIT JUDGES FOR THE CIRCUIT COURTS OF 
APPEALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate— 
(1) 1 additional circuit judge for the first cir-
cuit court of appeals; 
(2) 2 additional circuit judges for the second 
circuit court of appeals; 
(3) 1 additional circuit judge for the sixth cir-
cuit court of appeals; and 
(4) 5 additional circuit judges for the ninth cir-
cuit court of appeals, whose official duty station 
shall be in California. 
(b) TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate— 
(A) 1 additional circuit judge for the 
eighth circuit court of appeals; and 
(B) 2 additional circuit judges for the 
ninth circuit court of appeals, whose official 
duty station shall be in California. 
(2) VACANCIES.— 
(A) EIGHTH CIRCUIT.—The first vacancy 
in the office of circuit judge in the eighth cir-
cuit court of appeals, occurring 10 years or 
more after the confirmation date of the judge
493 
named to fill the circuit judgeship created in 
that circuit by paragraph (1)(A) shall not be 
filled. 
(B) NINTH CIRCUIT.—The first 2 vacan-
cies in the office of circuit judge in the ninth 
circuit court of appeals, occurring 10 years or 
more after judges are first confirmed to fill 
both temporary circuit judgeships created by 
paragraph (1)(B) shall not be filled. 
(c) TABLE OF JUDGESHIPS.—In order that the table 
contained in section 44 of title 28, United States Code, 
will, with respect to each judicial circuit, reflect the 
changes in the total number of permanent circuit judge-
ships authorized under subsection (a) of this section, such 
table is amended to read as follows: 
Number of 
‘‘Circuits 
Judges 
District of Columbia ....................................................................
First .............................................................................................
Second ..........................................................................................
Third ............................................................................................
Fourth ..........................................................................................
Fifth .............................................................................................
Sixth .............................................................................................
Seventh ........................................................................................
Eighth ..........................................................................................
Ninth ............................................................................................
Tenth ...........................................................................................
Eleventh .......................................................................................
Federal .........................................................................................
12.’’.
SEC. 5203. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate—
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(1) 1 additional district judge for the northern 
district of Alabama; 
(2) 4 additional district judges for the district 
of Arizona; 
(3) 3 additional district judges for the northern 
district of California; 
(4) 4 additional district judges for the eastern 
district of California; 
(5) 4 additional district judges for the central 
district of California; 
(6) 1 additional district judge for the southern 
district of California; 
(7) 1 additional district judge for the district of 
Colorado; 
(8) 4 additional district judges for the middle 
district of Florida; 
(9) 3 additional district judges for the southern 
district of Florida; 
(10) 1 additional district judge for the district 
of Idaho; 
(11) 1 additional district judge for the northern 
district of Illinois; 
(12) 1 additional district judge for the southern 
district of Indiana;
495 
(13) 1 additional district judge for the western 
district of Missouri; 
(14) 1 additional district judge for the district 
of Nebraska; 
(15) 1 additional district judge for the district 
of Nevada; 
(16) 1 additional district judge for the district 
of New Mexico; 
(17) 3 additional district judges for the eastern 
district of New York; 
(18) 1 additional district judge for the western 
district of New York; 
(19) 1 additional district judge for the district 
of Oregon; 
(20) 1 additional district judge for the district 
of South Carolina; 
(21) 3 additional district judges for the south-
ern district of Texas; 
(22) 2 additional district judges for the eastern 
district of Virginia; and 
(23) 1 additional district judge for the western 
district of Washington. 
(b) TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate—
496 
(A) 1 additional district judge for the mid-
dle district of Alabama; 
(B) 1 additional district judge for the dis-
trict of Arizona; 
(C) 1 additional district judge for the 
northern district of California; 
(D) 1 additional district judge for the dis-
trict of Colorado; 
(E) 1 additional district judge for the mid-
dle district of Florida; 
(F) 1 additional district judge for the 
northern district of Iowa; 
(G) 1 additional district judge for the dis-
trict of Minnesota; 
(H) 1 additional district judge for the dis-
trict of New Jersey; 
(I) 1 additional district judge for the dis-
trict of New Mexico; 
(J) 1 additional district judge for the 
southern district of Ohio; 
(K) 1 additional district judge for the dis-
trict of Oregon; and 
(L) 1 additional district judge for the dis-
trict of Utah.
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(2) VACANCIES
NOT
FILLED.—The first va-
cancy in the office of district judge in each of the 
judicial districts named in paragraph (1) occurring 
10 years or more after the confirmation date of the 
judge named to fill the district judgeship created in 
that district by paragraph (1) shall not be filled. 
(c) EXISTING JUDGESHIPS.— 
(1) PERMANENT
JUDGESHIPS.—The existing 
judgeships for the district of Hawaii, the district of 
Kansas, and the eastern district of Missouri author-
ized by section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements 
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 
note) shall, as of the effective date of this Act, be 
authorized under section 133 of title 28, United 
States Code, and the incumbents in those offices 
shall hold the office under section 133 of title 28, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act. 
(2) EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIP.— 
Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 
1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is 
amended in the fifth sentence (relating to the north-
ern district of Ohio) by striking ‘‘15 years’’ and in-
serting ‘‘20 years’’. 
(d) TABLE OF JUDGESHIPS.—In order that the table 
contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United States
498 
Code, will, with respect to each judicial district, reflect the 
changes in the total number of permanent district judge-
ships authorized under subsections (a) and (c) of this sec-
tion, such table is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Districts 
Judges
‘‘Alabama: 
‘‘Northern ....................................................................................
‘‘Middle ........................................................................................
‘‘Southern ....................................................................................
‘‘Alaska ................................................................................................
‘‘Arizona ..............................................................................................
‘‘Arkansas: 
‘‘Eastern ......................................................................................
‘‘Western ......................................................................................
‘‘California: 
‘‘Northern ....................................................................................
‘‘Eastern ......................................................................................
‘‘Central .......................................................................................
‘‘Southern ....................................................................................
‘‘Colorado .............................................................................................
‘‘Connecticut ........................................................................................
‘‘Delaware ............................................................................................
‘‘District of Columbia ..........................................................................
‘‘Florida: 
‘‘Northern ....................................................................................
‘‘Middle ........................................................................................
‘‘Southern ....................................................................................
‘‘Georgia: 
‘‘Northern ....................................................................................
‘‘Middle ........................................................................................
‘‘Southern ....................................................................................
‘‘Hawaii ...............................................................................................
‘‘Idaho ..................................................................................................
‘‘Illinois: 
‘‘Northern ....................................................................................
‘‘Central .......................................................................................
‘‘Southern ....................................................................................
‘‘Indiana: 
‘‘Northern ....................................................................................
‘‘Southern ....................................................................................
‘‘Iowa: 
‘‘Northern ....................................................................................
‘‘Southern ....................................................................................
‘‘Kansas ...............................................................................................
‘‘Kentucky: 
‘‘Eastern ......................................................................................
‘‘Western ......................................................................................
‘‘Eastern and Western .................................................................
‘‘Louisiana: 
‘‘Eastern ......................................................................................
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‘‘Middle ........................................................................................
‘‘Western ......................................................................................
‘‘Maine .................................................................................................
‘‘Maryland ............................................................................................
‘‘Massachusetts ....................................................................................
‘‘Michigan: 
‘‘Eastern ......................................................................................
‘‘Western ......................................................................................
‘‘Minnesota ..........................................................................................
‘‘Mississippi: 
‘‘Northern ....................................................................................
‘‘Southern ....................................................................................
‘‘Missouri: 
‘‘Eastern ......................................................................................
‘‘Western ......................................................................................
‘‘Eastern and Western .................................................................
‘‘Montana .............................................................................................
‘‘Nebraska ............................................................................................
‘‘Nevada ...............................................................................................
‘‘New Hampshire .................................................................................
‘‘New Jersey ........................................................................................
‘‘New Mexico .......................................................................................
‘‘New York: 
‘‘Northern ....................................................................................
‘‘Southern ....................................................................................
‘‘Eastern ......................................................................................
‘‘Western ......................................................................................
‘‘North Carolina: 
‘‘Eastern ......................................................................................
‘‘Middle ........................................................................................
‘‘Western ......................................................................................
‘‘North Dakota ....................................................................................
‘‘Ohio: 
‘‘Northern ....................................................................................
‘‘Southern ....................................................................................
‘‘Oklahoma: 
‘‘Northern ....................................................................................
‘‘Eastern ......................................................................................
‘‘Western ......................................................................................
‘‘Northern, Eastern, and Western. ..............................................
‘‘Oregon ...............................................................................................
‘‘Pennsylvania: 
‘‘Eastern ......................................................................................
‘‘Middle ........................................................................................
‘‘Western ......................................................................................
‘‘Puerto Rico ........................................................................................
‘‘Rhode Island ......................................................................................
‘‘South Carolina ...................................................................................
‘‘South Dakota ....................................................................................
‘‘Tennessee: 
‘‘Eastern ......................................................................................
‘‘Middle ........................................................................................
‘‘Western ......................................................................................
‘‘Texas: 
‘‘Northern ....................................................................................
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‘‘Southern ....................................................................................
‘‘Eastern ......................................................................................
‘‘Western ......................................................................................
‘‘Utah ...................................................................................................
‘‘Vermont .............................................................................................
‘‘Virginia: 
‘‘Eastern ......................................................................................
‘‘Western ......................................................................................
‘‘Washington: 
‘‘Eastern ......................................................................................
‘‘Western ......................................................................................
‘‘West Virginia: 
‘‘Northern ....................................................................................
‘‘Southern ....................................................................................
‘‘Wisconsin: 
‘‘Eastern ......................................................................................
‘‘Western ......................................................................................
‘‘Wyoming ............................................................................................
3.’’.
SEC. 5204. ESTABLISHMENT OF ARTICLE III COURT IN THE 
VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF JUDICIAL DISTRICT.— 
(1) VIRGIN ISLANDS.—Chapter 5 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 126 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 126A. Virgin Islands 
‘‘The Virgin Islands constitutes 1 judicial district 
comprising 2 divisions. 
‘‘(1) The Saint Croix Division comprises the Is-
land of Saint Croix and adjacent islands and cays. 
‘‘Court for the Saint Croix Division shall 
be held at Christiansted. 
‘‘(2) The Saint Thomas and Saint John Divi-
sion comprises the Islands of Saint Thomas and 
Saint John and adjacent islands and cays.
501 
‘‘Court for the Saint Thomas and Saint 
John Division shall be held at Charlotte- 
Amalie.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The table of contents for chapter 5 of title 
28, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 126 the following: 
‘‘126A. Virgin Islands.’’. 
(b) NUMBER OF JUDGES.—The table contained in 
section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to Vermont the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Virgin Islands .........................................................................................
2’’. 
(c) BANKRUPTCY JUDGES.—The table contained in 
section 152(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to Vermont 
the following: 
‘‘Virgin Islands .........................................................................................
0’’. 
(d) JUDICIAL CONFERENCES OF CIRCUITS.—Section 
333 of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the 
third sentence of the first undesignated paragraph— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, the District Court of the Vir-
gin Islands,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘to the conferences of their re-
spective circuits’’ and inserting ‘‘to the conference of 
the ninth circuit’’.
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(e) JUDGES IN TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS.— 
Section 373 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘, the District 
Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Dis-
trict Court of the Virgin Islands’’ and inserting ‘‘or 
the District Court of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘, the District 
Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Dis-
trict Court of the Virgin Islands’’ and inserting ‘‘or 
the District Court of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands’’. 
(f) ANNUITIES FOR SURVIVORS OF CERTAIN JUDI-
CIAL
OFFICIALS
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES.—Section 
376(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘, the Dis-
trict Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the 
District Court of the Virgin Islands’’ and inserting 
‘‘or the District Court of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘, the Dis-
trict Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the 
District Court of the Virgin Islands’’ and inserting 
‘‘or the District Court of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands’’.
503 
(g) AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Section 
526(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘and of the district court of the Virgin Islands’’. 
(h) COURTS DEFINED.—Section 610 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the United States District 
Court for the District of the Canal Zone,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the District Court of the Virgin 
Islands,’’. 
(i) UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGES.—Section 
631(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the Virgin 
Islands, Guam,’’ and inserting ‘‘Guam’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘the Vir-
gin Islands, Guam,’’ and inserting ‘‘Guam’’. 
(j) COURT REPORTERS.—Section 753(a) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, the United 
States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, 
the District Court of Guam, and the District Court of the 
Virgin Islands’’ and inserting ‘‘and the District Court of 
Guam’’. 
(k) FINAL DECISIONS OF DISTRICT COURTS.—Sec-
tion 1291 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘, the United States District Court for the Dis-
trict of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam, and