Judicial Amendments Act of 1994

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial Amendments Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE JUDICIARY AUTOMATION FUND.

    Section 612 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in the second sentence by inserting after ``equipment 
        for'' the following: ``program activities included in the 
        courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services 
        account of''; and
            (B) in the third sentence by striking out all after 
        ``personal services'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``, support 
        personnel in the courts and in the Administrative Office of the 
        United States Courts, and other costs, for the effective 
        management, coordination, operation, and use of automatic data 
        processing equipment purchased by the Fund. In addition, all 
        agencies of the judiciary may make deposits into the Fund to 
        meet their automatic data processing needs in accordance with 
        subsections (b) and (c)(2).'';
        (2) in subsection (b)(1) by striking out ``judicial branch'' 
    and inserting in lieu thereof ``activities funded under subsection 
    (a) and shall include an annual estimate of any fees that may be 
    collected under section 404 of the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 
    1991 (Public Law 101-515; 104 Stat. 2133)'';
        (3) in subsection (b)(2) by striking out ``judicial branch of 
    the United States'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``activities 
    funded under subsection (a)'';
        (4) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting after ``surplus 
    property'' the following: ``, all fees collected after the date of 
    the enactment of the Judicial Amendments Act of 1994 by the 
    judiciary under section 404 of the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 
    1991 (Public Law 101-515; 104 Stat. 2133)'';
        (5) in subsection (e)(1)--
            (A) by striking out ``(A)''; and
            (B) by striking out ``$75,000,000'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``amounts estimated to be collected under subsection 
        (c) for that fiscal year'';
        (6) in subsection (h) by amending the subsection to read as 
    follows:
    ``(h) Annual Report.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Director shall submit to the Congress an 
    annual report on the operation of the Fund, including on the 
    inventory, use, and acquisition of automatic data processing 
    equipment from the Fund and the consistency of such acquisition 
    with the plan prepared under subsection (b). The report shall set 
    forth the amounts deposited into the Fund under subsection (c).
        ``(2) Additional contents of report.--The annual report 
    submitted under this subsection shall include--
            ``(A) the specific actions taken and the progress made to 
        improve the plan developed under subsection (b) and the long 
        range automation plan and strategic business plan developed 
        under subsection (k); and
            ``(B) a comparison of planned Fund expenditures and 
        accomplishments with actual Fund expenditures and 
        accomplishments, and the reasons for any delays in scheduled 
        systems development, or budget overruns.
        ``(3) Report in year of termination of authority.--The annual 
    report submitted under this subsection for any year in which the 
    authority for this section is to terminate under subsection (m), 
    shall be submitted no later than 9 months before the date of such 
    termination.'';
        (7) in subsection (i) by striking out all after ``Judicial 
    Conference of the United States,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
    ``may transfer amounts up to $1,000,000 from the Fund into the 
    account to which the funds were originally appropriated. Any 
    amounts transferred from the Fund in excess of $1,000,000 in any 
    fiscal year may only be transferred by following reprogramming 
    procedures in compliance with section 606 of the Departments of 
    Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
    Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100-459; 102 Stat. 2227).'';
        (8) in subsection (j) in the second sentence by inserting ``in 
    statute'' after ``not specified'';
        (9) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (l) 
    and (m), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (j) the 
    following new subsection:
    ``(k) Long Range Management and Business Plans.--The Director of 
the Administrative Office of the United States Court shall--
        ``(1) develop an overall strategic business plan which would 
    identify the judiciary's missions, goals, and objectives;
        ``(2) develop a long range automation plan based on the 
    strategic business plan and user needs assessments;
        ``(3) establish effective Administrative Office oversight of 
    court automation efforts to ensure the effective operation of 
    existing systems and control over developments of future systems;
        ``(4) expedite efforts to complete the development and 
    implementation of life cycle management standards;
        ``(5) utilize the standards in developing the next generation 
    of case management and financial systems; and
        ``(6) assess the current utilization and future user 
    requirements of the data communications network.''; and
        (10) in subsection (m) (as redesignated under paragraph (9)) of 
    this section--
            (A) in the first sentence by striking out ``1994'', and 
        inserting in lieu thereof, ``1997''; and
            (B) in the second sentence by striking out ```Judicial 
        Services Account''' and inserting in lieu thereof ``fund 
        established under section 1931 of this title''.

SEC. 3. COURT ARBITRATION AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 905 of the Judicial 
Improvements and Access to Justice Act (28 U.S.C. 651 note) is 
amended--
        (1) in the first sentence by striking out ``for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1989, and for each of the succeeding 7 fiscal 
    years,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``for each of the fiscal 
    years 1994 through 1997''; and
        (2) in the third sentence by striking out all beginning with 
    ``, except that'' through ``this Act''.
    (b) Removal of Repealer.--Section 906 of the Judicial Improvements 
and Access to Justice Act (28 U.S.C. 651 note), and the item relating 
to such section in the table of contents contained in section 3 of such 
Act, are repealed.
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF CIVIL JUSTICE EXPENSE AND DELAY REDUCTION PILOT 
PROGRAMS.
    Section 105 of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 471 
note; 104 Stat. 5097) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking out ``4-year period'' and 
    inserting in lieu thereof ``5-year period'';
        (2) in subsection (b)(3)--
            (A) in the first sentence by striking out ``3 years'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``4 years''; and
            (B) in the second sentence by striking out ``3-year 
        period'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``4-year period''; and
        (3) in subsection (c)(1) by striking out ``December 31, 1995,'' 
    and inserting in lieu thereof ``December 31, 1996,''.







                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.







                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

Summary: Judicial Amendments Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal judicial code to make moneys in the Judiciary Automation Fund available to the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts for: (1) the procurement of automatic data processing equipment (equipment) for program activities included in the courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services account of the judicial branch; and (2) support personnel in the courts and in the Administrative Office.  Authorizes all agencies of the judiciary to make deposits into the Fund. 
Requires the Director to develop and annually revise a long range plan for meeting the equipment needs of the activities funded, including an annual estimate of certain fees that may be collected under the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 1991.  Provides for the deposit into the Fund of such fees. 
Requires the Director's annual report to the Congress on the operation of the Fund to include:  (1) the specific actions taken and progress made to improve the plan developed, the long range automation plan, and the strategic business plan; and (2) a comparison of planned and actual Fund expenditures and accomplishments and reasons for any delays in scheduled systems development or budget overruns. 
Authorizes the Director to transfer amounts up to $1 million from the Fund into the account to which the Funds were originally appropriated, with amounts in excess of that sum in any fiscal year permitted to be transferred only by following specified reprogramming procedures. 
Requires the Director to:  (1) develop an overall strategic business plan which would identify the judiciary's missions, goals, and objectives,  and a long range automation plan based on the strategic business plan and user needs assessments; (2) establish effective Administrative Office oversight of court automation efforts; (3) expedited efforts to complete the development and implementation of life cycle management standards; (4) utilize the standards in developing the next generation of case management and financial systems; and (5) assess the current utilization and future user requirements of the data communications network. 
Amends:  (1) the Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act to authorize appropriations for court arbitration; and (2) the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 to extend civil justice expense and delay reduction pilot programs.