(1) by redesignating subsection (p) as subsection
(q); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (o) the following
new subsection:
‘‘(p) TRANSFER TO THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY.—In the
fiscal year subsequent to the fiscal year in which this sub-
section is enacted and in each fiscal year thereafter, an
amount necessary to meet the transfer requirements of sec-
tion 524(c)(12) of title 28 shall be transferred to the judici-
ary, and shall be subject to the same limitations, terms, and
conditions specified in that section for transfers to the judi-
ciary from the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture
Fund.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1931(a) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or
other judicial services, including services provided pursuant
to section 3006A of title 18 or section 408(q) of the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 848(q))’’ after ‘‘courts of
the United States.’’.
SEC. 102. TRANSFER OF RETIREMENT FUNDS.
Section 377 of title 28, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(p) TRANSFER OF RETIREMENT FUNDS.—Upon elec-
tion by a bankruptcy judge or a magistrate judge under
subsection (f) of this section, all of the accrued employer
contributions and accrued interest on those contributions
made on behalf of the bankruptcy judge or magistrate judge
to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund under
section 8348 of title 5 shall be transferred to the fund estab-
lished under section 1931 of this title, except that if the
bankruptcy judge or magistrate judge elects under section
2(c) of the Retirement and Survivor’s Annuities for Bank-
ruptcy Judges and Magistrates Act of 1988 (Public Law
100–659), to receive a retirement annuity under both this
section and title 5, only the accrued employer contributions
and accrued interest on such contributions made on behalf
of the bankruptcy judge or magistrate judge for service cred-
ited under this section may be transferred.’’.
SEC. 103. JUDICIARY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND.
Section 612 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘equipment’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘resources’’;
(2) by striking subsection (f) and redesignating
subsequent subsections accordingly;
(3) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing paragraph (3); and
(4) in subsection (i), as so redesignated—
(A) by striking ‘‘Judiciary’’ and inserting
‘‘judiciary’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (c)(1)(B)’’
and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(1)(B)’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘under (c)(1)(B)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘under subsection (c)(1)(B)’’.
SEC. 104. BANKRUPTCY FEES.
Subsection (a) of section 1930 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(7) In districts that are not part of a United
States trustee region as defined in section 581 of this
title, the Judicial Conference of the United States
may require the debtor in a case under chapter 11 of
title 11 to pay fees equal to those imposed by para-
graph (6). Such fees shall be deposited into the fund
established under section 1931.’’.
SEC. 105. DISPOSITION OF MISCELLANEOUS FEES.
For fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, any portion of
miscellaneous fees collected as prescribed by the Judicial
Conference of the United States pursuant to sections 1913,
1914(b), 1926(a), 1930(b), and 1932 of title 28, United
States Code, exceeding the amount of such fees established
on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be deposited
into the special fund of the Treasury established under sec-
tion 1931 of title 28, United States Code.
SEC. 106. REPEAL OF STATUTE SETTING COURT OF FED-
ERAL CLAIMS FILING FEE.
Section 2520 of title 28, United States Code, and the
item relating to such section in the table of contents for
chapter 165 of such title, are repealed.
SEC. 107. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO THE
TREATMENT OF CERTAIN BANKRUPTCY FEES
COLLECTED.
(a) AMENDMENT.—The 1st sentence of section 406(b)
of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990
(Public Law 101–162; 103 Stat. 1016) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘service enumerated after item 18’’ and inserting ‘‘serv-
ice not of a kind described in any of the items enumerated
as items 1 through 7 and as items 9 through 18, as in effect
on November 21, 1989, (and not of a kind described in items
enumerated as items 8.1, 8.2, and 23, as in effect on Janu-
ary 1, 1998)’’.
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment
made by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to fees
collected before the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 108. INCREASE IN FEE FOR CONVERTING A CHAPTER
7 OR CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY CASE TO A
CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY CASE.
The flush paragraph at the end of section 1930(a) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$400’’
and inserting ‘‘the amount equal to the difference between
the fee specified in paragraph (3) and the fee specified in
paragraph (1)’’.
SEC. 109. INCREASE IN CHAPTER 9 BANKRUPTCY FILING
FEE.
Section 1930(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘$300’’ and inserting ‘‘equal to the
fee specified in paragraph (3) for filing a case under chap-
ter 11 of title 11. The amount by which the fee payable
under this paragraph exceeds $300 shall be deposited in the
fund established under section 1931 of this title’’.
SEC. 110. CREATION OF CERTIFYING OFFICERS IN THE JU-
DICIAL BRANCH.
(a) APPOINTMENT OF DISBURSING AND CERTIFYING
OFFICERS.—Chapter 41 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 613. Disbursing and certifying officers
‘‘(a) DISBURSING OFFICERS.—The Director may des-
ignate in writing officers and employees of the judicial
branch of the Government, including the courts as defined
in section 610 other than the Supreme Court, to be dis-
bursing officers in such numbers and locations as the Direc-
tor considers necessary. Such dispersing officers shall—
‘‘(1) disburse moneys appropriated to the judi-
cial branch and other funds only in strict accordance
with payment requests certified by the Director or in
accordance with subsection (b);
‘‘(2) examine payment requests as necessary to
ascertain whether they are in proper form, certified,
and approved; and
‘‘(3) be held accountable for their actions as pro-
vided by law, except such a disbursing officer shall
not be held accountable or responsible for any illegal,
improper, or incorrect payment resulting from any
false, inaccurate, or misleading certificate for which
a certifying officer is responsible under subsection (b).
‘‘(b) CERTIFYING OFFICERS.—(1) The Director may
designate in writing officers and employees of the judicial
branch of the Government, including the courts as defined
in section 610 other than the Supreme Court, to certify pay-
ment requests payable from appropriations and funds.
These certifying officers shall be responsible and accountable
for—
‘‘(A) the existence and correctness of the facts re-
cited in the certificate or other request for payment
or its supporting papers;
‘‘(B) the legality of the proposed payment under
the appropriation or fund involved; and
‘‘(C) the correctness of the computations of cer-
tified payment requests.
‘‘(2) The liability of a certifying officer shall be en-
forced in the same manner and to the same extent as pro-
vided by law with respect to the enforcement of the liability
of disbursing and other accountable officers. A certifying
officer shall be required to make restitution to the United
States for the amount of any illegal, improper, or incorrect
payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or mis-
leading certificates made by the certifying officer, as well
as for any payment prohibited by law or which did not
represent a legal obligation under the appropriation or
fund involved.
‘‘(c) RIGHTS.—A certifying or disbursing officer—
‘‘(1) has the right to apply for and obtain a deci-
sion by the Comptroller General on any question of
law involved in a payment request presented for cer-
tification; and
‘‘(2) is entitled to relief from liability arising
under this section in accordance with title 31.
‘‘(d) OTHER AUTHORITY NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in
this section affects the authority of the courts with respect
to moneys deposited with the courts under chapter 129 of
this title.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 41 of title 28, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘613. Disbursing and certifying officers.’’.
(c) DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.—Paragraph (8) of sub-
section (a) of section 604 of title 28, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(8) Disburse appropriations and other funds for
the maintenance and operation of the courts;’’.
SEC. 111. FEE AUTHORITY FOR TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES
IN THE COURTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 41 of title 28, United
States Code is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 614. Authority to prescribe fees for technology re-
sources in the courts
‘‘The Judicial Conference is authorized to prescribe
reasonable fees pursuant to sections 1913, 1914, 1926, 1930,
and 1932, for use of information technology resources pro-
vided by the judiciary to improve the efficiency of and ac-
cess to the courts. Fees collected pursuant to this section
are to be deposited in the Judiciary Information Tech-
nology Fund to be available to the Director without fiscal
year limitation for reinvestment in information technology
resources which will advance the purposes of this section.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 41 of title 28, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘614. Authority to prescribe fees for technology resources in the courts.’’.
TITLE II—JUDICIAL PROCESS
IMPROVEMENTS
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR MAG-
ISTRATE JUDGE POSITIONS TO BE ESTAB-
LISHED IN THE DISTRICT COURTS OF GUAM
AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
Section 631 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking the first two sentences of sub-
section (a) and inserting the following: ‘‘The judges of
each United States district court and the district
courts of the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern
Mariana Islands shall appoint United States mag-
istrate judges in such numbers and to serve at such
locations within the judicial districts as the Con-
ference may determine under this chapter. In the case
of a magistrate judge appointed by the district court
of the Virgin Islands, Guam, or the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, this chapter shall apply as though the
court appointing such a magistrate judge were a
United States district court.’’; and
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(1), by
inserting ‘‘the Territory of Guam, the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’ after ‘‘Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico,’’.
SEC. 202. MAGISTRATE JUDGE CONTEMPT AUTHORITY.
Section 636(e) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(e) CONTEMPT AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) CONTEMPT AUTHORITY.—A United States
magistrate judge serving under this chapter shall have
within the territorial jurisdiction prescribed by his or
her appointment the power to exercise contempt au-
thority as set forth in this subsection.
‘‘(2) SUMMARY
CRIMINAL
CONTEMPT
AUTHOR-
ITY.—A magistrate judge shall have the power to
punish summarily by fine or imprisonment such con-
tempt of his or her authority constituting misbehavior
of any person in the magistrate judge’s presence so as
to obstruct the administration of justice. The order of
contempt shall be issued pursuant to Federal Rules of
Criminal Procedure.
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL CONTEMPT AUTHOR-
ITY IN CIVIL CONSENT AND MISDEMEANOR CASES.—In
any case in which a United States magistrate judge
presides with the consent of the parties under sub-
section (c) of this section, and in any misdemeanor
case proceeding before a magistrate judge under sec-
tion 3401 of title 18, the magistrate judge shall have
the power to punish by fine or imprisonment such
criminal contempt constituting disobedience or resist-
ance to the magistrate judge’s lawful, writ, process,
order, rule, decree, or command. Disposition of such
contempt shall be conducted upon notice and hearing
pursuant to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
‘‘(4) CIVIL CONTEMPT AUTHORITY IN CIVIL CON-
SENT
AND
MISDEMEANOR
CASES.—In any case in
which a United States magistrate judge presides with
the consent of the parties under subsection (c) of this
section, and in any misdemeanor case proceeding be-
fore a magistrate judge under section 3401 of title 18,
the magistrate judge may exercise the civil contempt
authority of the district court. This paragraph shall
not be construed to limit the authority of a mag-
istrate judge to order sanctions pursuant to any other
statute, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or the
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
‘‘(5) CRIMINAL CONTEMPT PENALTIES.—The sen-
tence imposed by a magistrate judge for any criminal
contempt set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this
subsection shall not exceed the penalties for a Class C
misdemeanor as set forth in sections 3581(b)(8) and
3571(b)(6) of title 18.
‘‘(6) CERTIFICATION OF OTHER CONTEMPTS TO
THE DISTRICT COURT.—Upon the commission of any
act—
‘‘(A) in any case in which a United States
magistrate judge presides with the consent of the
parties under subsection (c) of this section, or in
any misdemeanor case proceeding before a mag-
istrate judge under section 3401 of title 18, that
may, in the opinion of the magistrate judge, con-
stitute a serious criminal contempt punishable
by penalties exceeding those set forth in para-
graph (5) of this subsection, or
‘‘(B) in any other case or proceeding under
subsection (a) or (b) of this section, or any other
statute, where—
‘‘(i) the act committed in the mag-
istrate judge’s presence may, in the opinion
of the magistrate judge, constitute a serious
criminal contempt punishable by penalties
exceeding those set forth in paragraph (5) of
this subsection,
‘‘(ii) the act that constitutes a criminal
contempt occurs outside the presence of the
magistrate judge, or
‘‘(iii) the act constitutes a civil con-
tempt,
the magistrate judge shall forthwith certify the facts
of a district judge and may serve or cause to be served
upon any person whose behavior is brought into ques-
tion under this paragraph an order requiring such
person to appear before a district judge upon a day
certain to show cause why he or she should not be ad-
judged in contempt by reason of the facts so certified.
The district judge shall thereupon hear the evidence as
to the act of conduct complained of and, if it is such
as to warrant punishment, punish such person in the
same manner and to the same extent as for a con-
tempt committed before a district judge.
‘‘(7) APPEALS OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE CONTEMPT
ORDERS.—The appeal of an order of contempt issued
pursuant to this section shall be made to the court of
appeals in cases proceeding under subsection (c) of
this section. The appeal of any other order to con-
tempt issued pursuant to this section shall be made
to the district court.’’.
SEC. 203. CONSENT TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE AUTHORITY IN
PETTY OFFENSE CASES AND MAGISTRATE
JUDGE AUTHORITY IN MISDEMEANOR CASES
INVOLVING JUVENILE DEFENDANTS.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 18.—
(1) PETTY OFFENSE CASES.—Section 3401(b) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘that is a class B misdemeanor charging a motor ve-
hicle offense, a class C misdemeanor, or an infrac-
tion,’’ after ‘‘petty offense’’.
(2) 
CASES
INVOLVING
JUVENILES.—Section
3401(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking the first sentence and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘The magistrate judge may, in
a petty offense case involving a juvenile, exercise
all powers granted to the district court under
chapter 403 of this title.’’;
(B) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘any
other class B or C misdemeanor case’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the case of any misdemeanor, other than
a petty offense,’’; and
(C) by striking the last sentence.
(b) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 28.—Section 636(a) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking para-
graphs (4) and (5) and inserting the following:
‘‘(4) the power to enter a sentence for a petty of-
fense; and
‘‘(5) the power to enter a sentence for a class A
misdemeanor in a case in which the parties have con-
sented.’’.
SEC. 204. SAVINGS AND LOAN DATA REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS.
Section 604 of title 28, United States Code, is amended
in subsection (a) by striking the second paragraph des-
ignated (24).
SEC. 205. PLACE OF HOLDING COURT IN THE EASTERN DIS-
TRICT OF TEXAS.
(a) TEXAS.—Section 124(c) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Denton, and Grayson’’ and
inserting ‘‘Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson,
Hopkins, and Lamar’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and Plano’’ after ‘‘held at
Sherman’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating
paragraphs (5) through (7) as paragraphs (4)
through (6), respectively; and
(3) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by in-
serting ‘‘Red River,’’ after ‘‘Franklin,’’.
(b) TEXARKANA.—Sections 83(b)(1) and 124(c)(5) (as
redesignated by subsection (a) of this section) of title 28,
United States Code, are each amended by inserting after
‘‘held at Texarkana’’ the following: ‘‘, and may be held any-
where within the Federal courthouse in Texarkana that is
located astride the State line between Texas and Arkansas’’.
SEC. 206. FEDERAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PRO-
GRAM REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 4(a) of the Contract Services for Drug Depend-
ent Federal Offenders Treatment Act of 1978 (Public Law
95–537; 92 Stat. 2038) is amended by striking all that fol-
lows ‘‘there are authorized to be appropriated’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘for fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.’’.
SEC. 207. MEMBERSHIP IN CIRCUIT JUDICIAL COUNCILS.
Section 332 of title 28, United States Code, is amended
in subsection (a)—
(1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(3) Except for the chief judge of the circuit, ei-
ther judges in regular active service or judges retired
from regular active service under section 371(b) of
this title may serve as members of the council.’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘retirement,’’ in paragraph (5)
and inserting ‘‘retirement pursuant to section 371(a)
or section 372(a) of this title,’’.
SEC. 208. SUNSET OF CIVIL JUSTICE EXPENSE AND DELAY
REDUCTION PLANS.
Section 103(b)(2)(A) of the Civil Justice Reform Act
of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 104 Stat. 5096; 28 U.S.C.
471 note), as amended by Public Law 105–53 (111 Stat.
1173), is amended by inserting ‘‘471,’’ after ‘‘sections’’.
SEC. 209. TECHNICAL BANKRUPTCY CORRECTION.
Section 1228 of title 11, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘1222(b)(10)’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘1222(b)(9).’’.
SEC. 210. AUTHORITY OF PRESIDING JUDGE TO ALLOW
MEDIA COVERAGE OF COURT PROCEEDINGS.
(a) AUTHORITY OF APPELLATE COURTS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the presiding judge
of an appellate court of the United States may, in his or
her discretion, with the consent of all named parties, permit
the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or
televising to the public of court proceedings over which that
judge presides.
(b) AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT COURTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any presiding judge of a district
court of the United States may, in his or her discre-
tion, with the consent of all named parties, permit the
photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or
televising to the public of court proceedings over
which that judge presides.
(2) OBSCURING OF WITNESSES.—(A) Upon the
request of any witness in a trial proceeding other
than a party, the court shall order the face and voice
of the witness to be disguised or otherwise obscured in
such manner as to render the witness unrecognizable
to the broadcast audience of the trial proceeding.
(B) The presiding judge in a trial proceeding
shall inform each witness who is not a party that the
witness has the right to request that his or her image
and voice be obscured during the witness’ testimony.
(c) ADVISORY GUIDELINES.—The Judicial Conference
of the United States is authorized to promulgate advisory
guidelines to which a presiding judge shall refer in making
decisions with respect to consistent criteria to be applied
in the exercise of the discretion of the presiding judge, and
to the management and administration of photographing,
recording, broadcasting, or televising described in sub-
sections (a) and (b).
(d) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
(1) PRESIDING
JUDGE.—The term ‘‘presiding
judge’’ means the judge presiding over the court pro-
ceeding concerned. In proceedings in which more than
one judge participates, the presiding judge shall be the
senior active judge so participating or, in the case of
a circuit court of appeals, the senior active circuit
judge so participating, except that—
(A) in en banc sittings of any United States
circuit court of appeals, the presiding judge shall
be the chief judge of the circuit whenever the
chief judge participates; and
(B) in en banc sittings of the Supreme
Court of the United States, the presiding judge
shall be the Chief Justice whenever the Chief Jus-
tice participates.
(2) 
APPELLATE
COURT
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘‘appellate court of the United
States’’ means any United States circuit court of ap-
peals and the Supreme Court of the United States.
(e) SUNSET.—The authority under subsection (b) shall
terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
TITLE 
III—JUDICIAL 
PER-
SONNEL 
ADMINISTRATION,
BENEFITS, 
AND 
PROTEC-
TIONS
SEC. 301. DISABILITY RETIREMENT AND COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS OF ANNUITIES FOR TERRI-
TORIAL JUDGES.
Section 373 of title 28, is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (c)(4) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(4) Any senior judge performing judicial duties pur-
suant to recall under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall
be paid, while performing such duties, the same compensa-
tion (in lieu of the annuity payable under this section) and
the same allowances for travel and other expenses as a judge
on active duty with the court being served.’’;
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(e)(1) any judge of the District Court of Guam, the
District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Dis-
trict Court of the Virgin Islands who is not reappointed
(as judge of such court) shall be entitled, upon attaining
the age of sixty-five years or upon relinquishing office if
the judge is then beyond the age of sixty-five years—
‘‘(A) if the judicial service of such judge, contin-
uous or otherwise, aggregates fifteen years or more, to
receive during the remainder of such judge’s life an
annuity equal to the salary received when the judge
left office, or
‘‘(B) if such judicial service, continuous or other-
wise, aggregated less then fifteen years, to receive dur-
ing the remainder of such judge’s life an annuity
equal to that proportion of such salary which the ag-
gregate number of such judge’s years of service bears
to fifteen.
‘‘(2) Any judge of the District Court of Guam, the Dis-
trict Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the District
Court of the Virgin Islands who has served at least five
years, continuously or otherwise, and who retires or is re-
moved upon the sole ground of mental or physical dis-
ability, shall be entitled to receive during the remainder of
such judge’s life an annuity equal to 40 percent of the sal-
ary received when the judge left office or, in the case of a
judge who has served at least ten years, continuously or oth-
erwise, an annuity equal to that proportion of such salary
which the aggregate number of such judge’s years of judicial
service bears to fifteen.’’; and
(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(g) Any retired judge who is entitled to receive an
annuity under this section shall be entitled to a cost-of-liv-
ing adjustment in the amount computed as specified in sec-
tion 8340(b) of title 5, except that in no case may the annu-
ity payable to such retired judge, as increased under this
subsection, exceed the salary of a judge in regular active
service with the court on which the retired judge served be-
fore retiring.’’.
SEC. 302. FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER PERSONNEL MAT-
TERS.
Section 625 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘, United States Code,’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘pay rates, section 5316,
title 5, United States Code’’ and inserting
‘‘under section 5316 of title 5, except that the Di-
rector may fix the compensation of 4 positions of
the Center at a level not to exceed the annual
rate of pay in effect for level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘the Civil Servive’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘Code’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
chapter III of chapter 83 of title 5 shall be ad-
justed pursuant to the provisions of section 8344
of such title, and the salary of a reemployed an-
nuitant under chapter 84 of title 5 shall be ad-
justed pursuant to the provisions of section 8468
of such title’’;
(2) in subsections (c) and (d) by striking
‘‘, United States Code,’’ each place it appears; and
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘, United States
Code’’.
SEC. 303. JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS RETIRE-
MENT MATTERS.
(a) ELIMINATION OF MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE
FOR DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER.—Section
627 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f)
as subsections (a) through (e), respectively.
(b) CREDITABLE SERVICE FOR CERTAIN JUDICIAL AD-
MINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS.—
(1) Sections 611(d) and 627(d) (as redesignated
by subsection (a) of this section) of title 28, United
States Code, are each amended by inserting ‘‘a con-
gressional employee in the capacity of primary ad-
ministrative assistant to a Member of Congress or in
the capacity of staff director or chief counsel for the
majority or the minority of a committee or sub-
committee of the Senate or House of Representatives,’’
after ‘‘Congress,’’; and
(2) Sections 611(b) and 627(b) (as redesignated
by subsection (a) of this section) of such title are each
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘who has served at least fif-
teen years and’’ and inserting ‘‘who has at least
fifteen years of service and has’’; and
(B) in the first undesignated paragraph, by
striking ‘‘who has served at least ten years,’’ and
inserting ‘‘who has at least ten years of service,’’.
(3) Sections 611(c) and 627(c) (as redesignated
by subsection (a) of this section) of such title are each
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘served at least fifteen
years,’’ and inserting ‘‘at least fifteen years of
service,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘served less than fifteen
years,’’ and inserting ‘‘less than fifteen years of
service,’’.
SEC. 304. JUDGES’ FIREARMS TRAINING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
‘‘§ 464. Carrying of firearms by judicial officers
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—A judicial officer of the United
States is authorized to carry a firearm, whether concealed
or not, under regulations promulgated by the Judicial Con-
ference of the United States. The authority granted by this
section shall extend only—
‘‘(1) to those States in which the carrying of fire-
arms by judicial officers of the State is permitted by
State law, or—
‘‘(2) regardless of State law, to any State in
which the judicial officer of the United States sits, re-
sides, or is present on official travel status.
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—
‘‘(1) REGULATIONS.—The regulations promul-
gated by the Judicial Conference under subsection (a)
shall—
‘‘(A) require a demonstration of a judicial
officer’s proficiency in the use and safety of fire-
arms as a prerequisite to carrying of firearms
under the authority of this section; and
‘‘(B) ensure that the carrying of a firearm
by a judicial officer under the protection of the
United States Marshals Service while away from
United States courthouses is consistent with
Marshals Service policy on carrying of firearms
by persons receiving such protection.
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE BY OTHER AGENCIES.—At the
request of the Judicial Conference, the Attorney Gen-
eral and appropriate law enforcement components of
the Department of Justice shall assist the Judicial
Conference in developing and providing training to
assist judicial officers in securing the proficiency re-
ferred to in paragraph (1).
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘judicial officer of the United States’ means—