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), by striking ‘‘, United
States Code,’’; 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. 203. ANNUAL LEAVE LIMIT FOR JUDICIAL BRANCH
EXECUTIVES.
Section 6304(f)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’;
(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 or designated as an executive posi-
tion in the Federal Judicial Center by the Board of
the Federal Judicial Center.’’.
SEC. 204. SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS PROGRAM.
Section 604(a) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through
(24) as paragraphs (7) through (25), respectively;
and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(6) In the Director’s discretion, establish a
program of benefits, in addition to those otherwise
provided by law, for officers and employees of the ju-
dicial branch, including justices and judges of the
United States;’’.
SEC. 205. LAW CLERK LOAN DEFERMENT.
(a) ELIGIBILITY
FOR STUDENT LOANS.—Section
427(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1077(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(5) in the case of a borrower who is serving
as a full-time judicial law clerk in a court as defined
in section 610 of title 28, United States Code, pay-
ment of the unpaid principal balance and interest on
a federally-insured student loan may be deferred for
a period not in excess of 3 years.’’.
(b) FEDERAL PAYMENTS OF STUDENT INTEREST.—
Section 428(b)(1)(M)(i) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(M)(i)) is amended—
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘or’’ after the
semicolon;
(2) in subclause (II), by striking the comma
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by inserting after subclause (II) the fol-
lowing new subclause:
‘‘(III) is serving as a full-time ju-
dicial law clerk in a court as defined
in section 610 of title 28, United
States Code,’’.
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LOANS.—Section
455(f)(2)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1087e(f)(2)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ after the
semicolon;
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the comma and in-
serting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following
new clause:
‘‘(iii) is serving as a full-time judicial
law clerk, in a court as defined in section
610 of title 28, United States Code,’’.
(d) TERMS OF LOANS.—Section 464(c)(2)(A) of the
Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C.
1087dd(c)(2)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ after the
semicolon;
(2) in clause (iv), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the
semicolon; and
(3) by inserting after clause (iv) the following
new clause:
‘‘(v) not in excess of 3 years during which the
borrower is serving as a full-time judicial law clerk
in a court as defined in section 610 of title 28,
United States Code;’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section apply to loans made after July 1, 1998, and
to employment as a judicial clerk that occurs on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 206. INCLUSION OF JUDICIAL BRANCH PERSONNEL IN
ORGAN DONOR LEAVE PROGRAM.
Section 6327(a) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘or an entity of the judicial branch’’
after ‘‘An employee in or under an Executive agency’’.
SEC. 207. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR ADDITIONAL
LEGISLATIVE ACTION REGARDING JUDICIAL
COMPENSATION.
Section 140 of Public Law 97–92 (28 U.S.C. 461
note; 95 Stat. 1200) is repealed.
SEC. 208. MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF COMPENSATION FOR
SERVICES OTHER THAN COUNSEL.
Subsection (e) of section 3006A of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘$300’’ and inserting ‘‘$500’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘$300’’ and inserting ‘‘$500’’; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$1,600’’.
SEC. 209. STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR FEDERAL DE-
FENDERS.
Section 465(a)(2)(F) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)(2)(F)) is amended by insert-
ing before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, or as a full-time
Federal defender attorney employed in a defender organi-
zation established pursuant to subsection (g) of section
3006A of title 18, United States Code’’.