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
follows:
‘‘(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 com-
pensation (in lieu of the annuity payable under this sec-
tion) and the same allowances for travel and other ex-
penses 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
District Court of the Virgin Islands who is not reappointed
(as judge of such court) shall be entitled, upon attaining
the age of 65 years or upon relinquishing office if the
judge is then beyond the age of 65 years—
‘‘(A) if the judicial service of such judge, con-
tinuous or otherwise, aggregates 15 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 oth-
erwise, aggregated less then 15 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 15.
‘‘(2) Any judge of the District Court of Guam, the
District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the
District Court of the Virgin Islands who has served at
least 5 years, continuously or otherwise, and who retires
or is removed upon the sole ground of mental or physical
disability, shall be entitled to receive during the remainder
of such judge’s life an annuity equal to 40 percent of the
salary received when the judge left office or, in the case
of a judge who has served at least 10 years, continuously
or otherwise, an annuity equal to that proportion of such
salary which the aggregate number of such judge’s years
of judicial service bears to 15.’’; 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-
living adjustment in the amount computed as specified in
section 8340(b) of title 5, except that in no case may the
annuity 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 before 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, gov-
erning appointments in’’ and inserting ‘‘gov-
erning appointments in the’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘such title, relating’’ and
inserting ‘‘such title relating’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘pay rates, section 5316,
title 5, United States Code’’ and inserting
‘‘under section 5316 of title 5, except that the
Director may fix the compensation of four posi-
tions 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
(D) by striking ‘‘the Civil Servive’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘Code’’ and inserting
‘‘subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5 shall be
adjusted pursuant to the provisions of section
8344 of such title, and the salary of a reem-
ployed annuitant under chapter 84 of title 5
shall be adjusted pursuant to the provisions of
section 8468 of such title’’;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking ‘‘, United States Code, gov-
erning appointments in competitive service’’ and
inserting ‘‘governing appointments in the com-
petitive service,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘such title, relating’’ and
inserting ‘‘such title relating’’; and
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking ‘‘, United States Code,’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘, section 5332, title 5,
United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘under sec-
tion 5332 of title 5’’.
SEC. 303. JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS RETIRE-
MENT MATTERS.
(a) ELIMINATION OF MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE
FOR DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER.—Sec-
tion 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
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS.—
(1) Sections 611(d) and 627(d) (as redesig-
nated by subsection (a) of this section) of title 28,
United States Code, are each amended by inserting
‘‘a congressional employee in the capacity of primary
administrative 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 Representa-
tives,’’ after ‘‘Congress,’’; and
(2) Sections 611(b) and 627(b) (as redesig-
nated by subsection (a) of this section) of such title
are each amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘who has served at least
fifteen 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 fol-
lowing 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
Conference of the United States. The authority granted
by this section shall extend only—
‘‘(1) to those States in which the carrying of
firearms 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,
resides, 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
firearms as a prerequisite to carrying of fire-
arms 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 fire-
arms by persons receiving such protection.
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE
BY
OTHER
AGENCIES.—At
the request of the Judicial Conference, the Attorney
General and appropriate law enforcement compo-
nents of the Department of Justice shall assist the
Judicial Conference in developing and providing
training to assist judicial officers in securing the
proficiency referred to in paragraph (1).
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘judicial officer of the United States’ means—
‘‘(1) a justice or judge of the United States as
defined in section 451 in regular active service or re-
tired from regular active service;
‘‘(2) a justice or judge of the United States who
has been retired from the judicial office under sec-
tion 371(a) for—
‘‘(A) no longer than a 1-year period fol-
lowing such justice’s or judge’s retirement; or
‘‘(B) a longer period of time if approved by
the Judicial Conference of the United States
when exceptional circumstances warrant;
‘‘(3) a United States bankruptcy judge;
‘‘(4) a full-time or part-time United States
magistrate judge;
‘‘(5) a judge of the United States Court of Fed-
eral Claims;
‘‘(6) a judge of the United States District
Court of Guam;
‘‘(7) a judge of the United States District
Court for the Northern Mariana Islands;
‘‘(8) a judge of the United States District
Court of the Virgin Islands; or
‘‘(9) an individual who is retired from one of
the judicial positions described under paragraphs (3)
through (8) to the extent provided for in regulations
of the Judicial Conference of the United States.
‘‘(d) 
EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding 
section
46303(c)(1) of title 49, nothing in this section authorizes
a judicial officer of the United States to carry a dangerous
weapon on an aircraft or other common carrier.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The table of sections for chapter 21 of title
28, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in the item relating to section 452, by
striking ‘‘power’’ and inserting ‘‘powers’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘464. Carrying of firearms by judicial officers.’’.
(2) The section heading for section 453 of title
28, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘§ 453. Oath of justices and judges’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) and subsection (b)(1)(B) of this section
shall take effect upon the earlier of the promulgation of
regulations by the Judicial Conference under this section
or 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 305. REMOVAL OF AUTOMATIC EXCUSE FROM JURY
SERVICE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
SERVICES, MEMBERS OF FIRE AND POLICE
DEPARTMENTS, AND PUBLIC OFFICERS.
(a) REMOVAL
OF AUTOMATIC EXCUSE.—Section
1863(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
striking paragraph (6) and redesignating subsequent
paragraphs accordingly.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1869 of
title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (i) and (k);
(2) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (i) and by striking the semicolon at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection
(k).
(c) SERVICE BY MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES.—(1)
Section 982 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by amending the section heading to read as
follows:
‘‘§ 982. Members: service on Federal, State, and local
juries’’; and
(B) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘State or’’ and
inserting ‘‘Federal, State, or’’.
(2) The item relating to section 982 in the table of
sections for chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘982. Members: service on Federal, State, and local juries.’’.
SEC. 306. EXPANDED WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COV-
ERAGE FOR JURORS.
Paragraph (2) of section 1877(b) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (C);
and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end of
clause (D) ‘‘, or (E) traveling to or from the court-
house pursuant to a jury summons or sequestration
order, or as otherwise necessitated by order of the
court’’.
SEC. 307. PROPERTY DAMAGE, THEFT, AND LOSS CLAIMS
OF JURORS.
Section 604 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(i) The Director may pay a claim by a person sum-
moned to serve or serving as a grand juror or petit juror
for loss of, or damage to, personal property that occurs
incident to that person’s performance of duties in response
to the summons or at the direction of an officer of the
court. With respect to claims, the Director shall have the
explaining the process by which names are periodi-
cally and randomly drawn.’’.
SEC. 309. ANNUAL LEAVE LIMIT FOR COURT UNIT EXECU-
TIVES.
Section 6304(f)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(F) the judicial branch designated as a court
unit executive position by the Judicial Conference of
the United States.’’.
SEC. 310. PAYMENTS TO MILITARY SURVIVOR BENEFIT
PLAN.
Section 371(e) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after ‘‘such retired or retainer pay’’
the following: ‘‘, except such pay as is deductible from the
retired or retainer pay as a result of participation in any
survivor’s benefits plan in connection with the retired
pay,’’.
SEC. 311. AUTHORIZATION OF A CIRCUIT EXECUTIVE FOR
THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT.
Section 332 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(h)(1) The United States Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit may appoint a circuit executive, who shall
serve at the pleasure of the court. In appointing a circuit
executive, the court shall take into account experience in
administrative and executive positions, familiarity with
court procedures, and special training. The circuit execu-
tive shall exercise such administrative powers and perform
such duties as may be delegated by the court. The duties
delegated to the circuit executive may include but need
not be limited to the duties specified in subsection (e) of
this section, insofar as they are applicable to the Court
of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
‘‘(2) The circuit executive shall be paid the salary for
circuit executives established under subsection (f) of this
section.
‘‘(3) The circuit executive may appoint, with the ap-
proval of the court, necessary employees in such number
as may be approved by the Director of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts.
‘‘(4) The circuit executive and staff shall be deemed
to be officers and employees of the United States within
the meaning of the statutes specified in subsection (f)(4).
‘‘(5) The court may appoint either a circuit executive
under this subsection or a clerk under section 711 of this
title, but not both, or may appoint a combined circuit exec-
utive/clerk who shall be paid the salary of a circuit execu-
tive.’’.
SEC. 312. AMENDMENT TO THE JURY SELECTION PROCESS.
Section 1865 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘or the clerk
under supervision of the court if the court’s jury se-
lection plan so authorizes,’’ after ‘‘jury commis-
sion,’’; and
(2) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘or the clerk
if the court’s jury selection plan so provides,’’ after
‘‘may provide,’’.
SEC. 313. SUPPLEMENTAL ATTENDANCE FEE FOR PETIT
JURORS SERVING ON LENGTHY TRIALS.
Section 1871(b)(2) of title 28, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘thirty’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘five’’.
SEC. 314. SERVICE ON TERRITORIAL COURTS.
Section 174 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) Upon request by or on behalf of a territorial
court, and with the concurrence of the chief judge of the
Court of Federal Claims and the chief judge of the judicial
circuit involved based upon a finding of need, judges of
the Court of Federal Claims shall have the authority to
conduct proceedings in the district courts of territories to
the same extent as duly appointed judges of those
courts.’’.
SEC. 315. RESIDENCE OF RETIRED JUDGES.
Section 175 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) Retired judges of the Court of Federal Claims
are not subject to restrictions as to residence. The place
where a retired judge maintains the actual abode in which
such judge customarily lives shall be deemed to be the
judge’s official duty station for the purposes of section 456
of this title.’’.
SEC. 316. COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS JUDICIAL CON-
FERENCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 15 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘§ 336. Judicial Conference of the Court of Federal
Claims
‘‘(a) ANNUAL CONFERENCE.—The chief judge of the
Court of Federal Claims is authorized to summon annually
the judges of that court to a judicial conference, at a time
and place that the chief judge designates, for the purpose
of considering the business of the Court of Federal Claims
and improvements in the administration of justice in that
court.
‘‘(b) REPRESENTATION
AND
PARTICIPATION
BY
MEMBERS OF THE BAR.—The Court of Federal Claims
shall provide by its rules or by general order for represen-
tation and active participation by members of the bar at
the judicial conference summoned under subsection (a).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions of chapter 15 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘336. Judicial Conference of the Court of Federal Claims.’’.
SEC. 317. RECALL OF JUDGES ON DISABILITY STATUS.
Section 797(a) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) Any judge of the Court of Federal Claims receiv-
ing an annuity pursuant to section 178(c) of this title
(pertaining to disability) who, in the estimation of the
chief judge, has recovered sufficiently to render judicial
service, shall be known and designated as a senior judge
and may perform duties as a judge when recalled pursuant
to subsection (b) of this section.’’.
SEC. 318. SENIOR STATUS PROVISION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 178 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(m) For purposes of section 3121(i)(5) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Act of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3121(i)(5)) and sec-
tion 209(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 409(h)),
the annuity of a judge of the Court of Federal Claims who
is on senior status after attaining age 65 shall be deemed
to be an amount paid under section 371(b) of this title
for performing services under the provisions of section 294
of this title.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 178(k)(2) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting
‘‘the’’ after ‘‘Director of’’.
SEC. 319. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION.
Chapter 7 of title 28, United States Code, is amended
by adding after section 178 the following new section:
‘‘§ 179. Insurance and annuities programs
‘‘(a) JUDGES DEEMED TO BE OFFICERS FOR PUR-
POSES OF TITLE 5.—For purposes of construing title 5,
a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims shall
be deemed to be an ‘officer’ under section 2104(a) of such
title.
‘‘(b) HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS.—For purposes
of construing chapter 89 of title 5, a judge of the United
States Court of Federal Claims who—
‘‘(1) is retired under section 178(a) or (b) of
this title and performs recall service under section
178(d) of this title; and
‘‘(2) was enrolled in a health benefits plan
under chapter 89 of title 5 at the time the judge be-
came a retired judge,
shall be deemed to be an annuitant meeting the require-
ments of section 8905(b)(1) of title 5, notwithstanding the
length of enrollment prior to the date of retirement.’’.