(3) by inserting after paragraph (23) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(24) Consult and coordinate with the United 
States Marshals Service on a continuing basis re-
garding the security requirements for the Judicial 
Branch; and’’. 
SEC. 14. PROTECTIONS AGAINST MALICIOUS RECORDING 
OF FICTITIOUS LIENS AGAINST FEDERAL 
JUDGES AND ATTORNEYS. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 73 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 1521. Retaliating against a federal judge or attor-
ney by false claim or slander of title 
‘‘(a) Whoever files or attempts to file, in any public 
record or in any private record which is generally available 
to the public, any false lien or encumbrance against the 
real or personal property of a Federal judge, Federal at-
torney, or a public safety officer, shall be fined under this 
title or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘Federal judge’ means a justice 
or judge of the United States as defined in 28 
U.S.C. § 451, a judge of the United States Court of 
Federal Claims, a United States bankruptcy judge, 
a United States magistrate judge, and a judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
Forces, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans 
Claims, United States Tax Court, District Court of 
Guam, District Court of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, or District Court of the Virgin Islands; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘Federal attorney’ means an at-
torney who is an officer or employee of the United 
States in the executive branch of the Government; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘public safety officer’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1123 of title 18 
and also includes a law enforcement officer; and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘law enforcement officer’ means 
an individual involved in crime and juvenile delin-
quency control or reduction, or enforcement of the 
laws, including police, prosecutors, corrections, pro-
bation, parole, and judicial officers.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 73 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item:
‘‘1521. Retaliating against a federal judge or attorney by false claim or slander 
of title.’’.
SEC. 15. EMERGENCY AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT COURT 
PROCEEDINGS OUTSIDE THE TERRITORIAL 
JURISDICTION OF THE COURT. 
(a) CIRCUIT COURTS.—Section 48 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) Each court of appeals may hold special sessions 
at any place outside the circuit as the nature of the busi-
ness may require and upon such notice as the court orders, 
upon a finding by either the chief judge of the court of 
appeals (or, if the chief judge is unavailable, the most sen-
ior available active judge of the court of appeals) or the 
judicial council of the circuit that, because of emergency 
conditions, no location within the circuit is reasonably 
available where such special sessions could he held. The 
court may transact any business at a special session out-
side the circuit which it might transact at a regular ses-
sion.’’. 
(b) DISTRICT COURTS.—Section 141 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)(1)’’ before ‘‘Special’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(2)’’ before ‘‘Any’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) Special sessions of the district court may be held 
at such places outside the district as the nature of the 
business may require and upon such notice as the court
orders, upon a finding by either the chief judge of the dis-
trict court (or, if the chief judge is unavailable, the most 
senior available active judge of the district court) or the 
judicial council of the circuit that, because of emergency 
conditions, no location within the district is reasonably 
available where such special sessions could be held. Any 
business may be transacted at a special session outside 
the district which might be transacted at a regular session. 
The district court may summon jurors from within the dis-
trict to serve in any case in which special sessions are con-
ducted outside the district pursuant to the provisions of 
this section.’’. 
(c) BANKRUPTCY COURTS.—Section 152(c) of title 
28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) Bankruptcy judges may hold court at such 
places outside the judicial district as the nature of 
the business of the court may require, and upon 
such notice as the court orders, upon a finding by 
either the chief judge of the bankruptcy court (or, 
if the chief judge is unavailable, the most senior 
available bankruptcy judge) or by the judicial council 
of the circuit that, because of emergency conditions, 
no location within the district is reasonably available
where the bankruptcy judges could hold court. 
Bankruptcy judges may transact any business at 
special sessions of court held outside the district 
that might be transacted at a regular session.’’. 
SEC. 16. PROHIBITION OF POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS 
WEAPONS IN FEDERAL COURT FACILITIES. 
Section 930(e) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or other dangerous weapon’’ after 
‘‘firearm’’. 
SEC. 17. REPEAL OF SUNSET PROVISION. 
Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App) is amended by striking subpara-
graph (E). 
SEC. 18. PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING CER-
TAIN FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED 
FUNCTIONS. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 7 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 117. Protection of individuals performing certain 
Federal and federally assisted functions 
‘‘(a) Whoever knowingly makes restricted personal in-
formation about a covered official publicly available 
through the Internet shall be fined under this title and 
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
‘‘(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this sec-
tion that—
‘‘(1) the defendant is a provider of Internet 
services and did not knowingly participate in the of-
fense; or 
‘‘(2) the covered official gave permission to 
make the restricted personal information publicly 
available. 
‘‘(c) As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘restricted personal information’ 
means, with respect to an individual, the Social Se-
curity number, the home address, home phone num-
ber, mobile phone number, personal email, or home 
fax number of, and identifiable to, that individual; 
and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered official’ means—
‘‘(A) an individual designated in section 
1114; 
‘‘(B) a public safety officer (as that term 
is defined in section 1521); or 
‘‘(C) a grand or petit juror, witness, or 
other officer in or of, any court of the United 
States, or an officer who may be serving at any 
examination or other proceeding before any
United States magistrate judge or other com-
mitting magistrate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 7 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item:
‘‘117. Protection of individuals performing certain Federal and federally as-
sisted functions.’’.
SEC. 19. ELIGIBILITY OF STATE COURTS FOR CERTAIN FED-
ERAL GRANTS. 
(a) PURPOSE OF GRANTS.—Section 510(b) of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3760) is amended by inserting ‘‘State courts,’’ 
after ‘‘institutions’’. 
(b) CORRECTIONAL OPTIONS GRANTS.—Section 515 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3760) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) grants to State courts to improve security 
for State and local court systems.’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting after the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘Priority shall be given to State 
court applicants under subsection (a)(4) that have 
the greatest demonstrated need to provide security 
in order to administer justice.’’. 
(c) ALLOCATIONS.—Section 516(a) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended—
(1) strike ‘‘80’’ and insert ‘‘70’’; 
(2) strike ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘10’’; and 
(3) by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘, and 10 percent for section 515(a)(4)’’. 
SEC. 20. APPOINTMENTS OF UNITED STATES MARSHALS. 
(a) APPOINTMENTS OF MARSHALS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 37 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended—
(A) in section 561(c)—
(i) by striking ‘‘The President shall 
appoint, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate,’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
Attorney General shall appoint’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘United States mar-
shals shall be appointed subject to the pro-
visions of title 5 governing appointments in 
the competitive civil service, and shall be 
paid in accordance with the provisions of
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 
53 of such title relating to classification 
and pay rates.’’ after the first sentence; 
(B) by striking subsection (d) of section 
561; 
(C) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), 
(g), (h), and (i) of section 561 as subsections 
(d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and 
(D) by striking section 562. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 37 of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 
562. 
(b) MARSHALS
IN OFFICE BEFORE EFFECTIVE 
DATE.—Notwithstanding the amendments made by this 
Act, each marshal appointed under chapter 37 of title 28, 
United States Code, before the effective date of this Act 
shall, unless that marshal resigns or is removed by the 
President, continue to perform the duties of that office 
until the expiration of that marshal’s term and the ap-
pointment of a successor. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on January
20, 2005, and shall apply to appointments made on and 
after that date.
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