(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment 
made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect on 
the date specified in subsection (e). 
(3) BANKRUPTCY FEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To cover the costs of 
carrying out section 6, the Judicial Conference 
may prescribe a fee for the filing of a proof of 
claim or interest under Rule 3002 and Rule 
3003 of the Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. 
Such a fee may be in an amount of not less 
than $1.00 for each such filing and may be ad-
justed proportionately to the amount of the 
claim, the status of the claim, and the type of 
proceeding in which the claim is filed. All fees 
collected under this paragraph shall be depos-
ited as offsetting collections to the Judiciary In-
formation Technology Fund pursuant to section 
612(c)(1)(A) of title 28, United States Code, to 
reimburse expenses incurred in carrying out 
this section. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This paragraph 
shall take effect beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
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SEC. 7. PUBLIC ACCESS TO COURT ELECTRONIC RECORDS 
SYSTEM REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the date specified 
in subsection (d), the Director of the Administrative Office 
of the United States Courts, in coordination with the Ad-
ministrator of General Services, shall ensure the public ac-
cessibility, free of charge, of all materials in the system 
established under section 6. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT CERTAIN RECORDS.— 
The Judicial Conference, after appropriate public notice 
and opportunity for comment, may identify categories of 
records which are not automatically made publicly acces-
sible under subsection (a). Any such exception shall be no 
broader than necessary and based on a determination of 
a specific and substantial interest in restricting the public 
right of access to court records. 
(c) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—In providing public ac-
cess under subsection (a), the Director shall, in coordina-
tion with the Administrator of General Services, use mod-
ern technology in order— 
(1) to improve security, data accessibility, ease 
of public access, affordability, and performance; and 
(2) to minimize the burden on pro se litigants. 
(d) DATE SPECIFIED.—The date specified in this 
subsection is the date that is 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, unless the Administrator of 
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General Services certifies to Congress, by not later than 
90 days after such date of enactment, that an additional 
period of time is required. If the Administrator so cer-
tifies, the date specified in this subsection is the date that 
is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(e) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of the Judiciary 
Appropriations Act, 1992 (title III of Public Law 
102–140; 105 Stat. 807) (28 U.S.C. 1913 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c)(1) To cover the costs of ensuring the public ac-
cessibility, free of charge, of all materials in the system 
established under section 6 of the Twenty-First Century 
Courts Act in accordance with section 7 of such Act, the 
Judicial Conference may collect an annual fee from the 
Department of Justice equal to the Public Access to Court 
Electronic Records access fees paid by the Department of 
Justice in 2018, as adjusted for inflation. 
‘‘(2) To cover any additional marginal costs of ensur-
ing the public accessibility, free of charge, of all materials 
in the system established under section 6 of the Twenty- 
First Century Courts Act in accordance with section 7 of 
such Act, the Judicial Conference may prescribe reason-
able filing fees, pursuant to sections 1913, 1914, 1926, 
1930, and 1932 of title 28, United States Code, for collec-
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tion by the courts under those sections. Pro se litigants 
and litigants who certify their financial hardship shall not 
be subject to the filing fee. 
‘‘(3) Any amounts collected under this subsection for 
a fiscal year that are unobligated as of the last day of 
that fiscal year may not be obligated or expended except 
to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts. 
‘‘(4) The Judicial Conference and the Director shall 
transmit each schedule of fees prescribed under this sub-
section to Congress at least 90 days before the schedule 
becomes effective. All fees collected under this subsection 
shall be deposited as offsetting collections to the Judiciary 
Information Technology Fund pursuant to section 
612(c)(1)(A) of title 28, United States Code, to reimburse 
expenses incurred in providing services in accordance with 
section 7 of the Twenty-First Century Courts Act.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect beginning on the 
date specified in subsection (d). 
SEC. 8. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this 
Act, shall be construed to— 
(1) affect the filing fees or other filing proce-
dures for prisoners; or 
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(2) abrogate, limit, or modify the requirements 
described in section 1915 of title 28, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 9. DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS. 
The systems established under sections 6 and 7 of 
this Act or the amendments made by such sections shall 
comply with relevant digital accessibility standards estab-
lished pursuant to section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973. 
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