Federal Courts Administration Act of 1992
PL 102-572 (S.1569), enacted 10/29/1992

106 STAT. 4506 
PUBLIC LAW 102-572—OCT. 29, 1992 
Public Law 102-572 
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102d Congress 
An Act 
Oct. 29, 1992 
To implement the recommendations of the Federal Courts Study Committee, and 
[S. 1569] 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
Federal 
the United States of America in Congress assembled. 
Courts 
Administration 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
Act of 1992. 
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This Act may be cited as the "Federal Courts Administration 
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Act of 1992". 
TITLE I—IMPLEMENTATION OF FED-
ERAL COURTS STUDY COMMITTEE 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
SEC. 101. SUPREME COURT AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE RULES FOR 
APPEAL OF INTERLOCUTORY DECISIONS. 
Section 1292 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(e) The Supreme Court may prescribe rules, in accordance 
with section 2072 of this title, to provide for an appeal of an 
interlocutory decision to the courts of appeals that is not otherwise 
provided for under subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d).". 
SEC. 102. ABOLITION OF TEMPORARY EMERGENCY COURT OF 
APPEALS. 
(a) APPEALS UNDER ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT.—Section 211 
of the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970 (PubUc Law 91-379; 
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84 Stat. 799) is amended by striking subsections (b) through (h) 
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ajjtj inserting the following: 
"(b) Appeals from orders or judgments entered by a district 
court of the United States in cases and controversies arising imder 
this title shall be brought in the United States Court of Appeals 
for the Federal Circuit if the appeal is from a final decision of 
the district court or is an interlocutory appeal permitted under 
section 1292(c) of title 28, United States Code.". 
(b) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF EMERGENCY ORDERS UNDER THE NATU-
RAL GAS POLICY ACT.—Section 506(c) of the Natural Gas Policy 
Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3416(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking "the Temporary Emer-
gency Court of Appeals, established pursuant to section 211(b) 
of the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, as amended," and 
inserting "the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal 
Circuit"; and 
(2) by striking "Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals" 
each place it appears and inserting "United States Court of 
Appeals for the Federal Circuit". 
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1295(a) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (9); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
"(11) of an appeal under section 211 of the Economic Sta-
bilization Act of 1970; 
"(12) of an appeal under section 5 of the Emergency Petro-
leum Allocation Act of 1973; 
"(13) of an appeal under section 506(c) of the Natural 
Gas Policy Act of 1978; and 
"(14) of an appeal under section 523 of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act,". 
(d) ABOLITION OF COURT.—^The Temporary Emergency Court 
of Appeals created by section 211(b) of the Economic Stabilization 
Act of 1970 is abolished, effective 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(e) PENDING CASES.—(1) Any appeal which, before the effective 
date of abolition described in subsection (d), is pending in the 
Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals but has not been submitted 
to a panel of such court as of that date shall be assigned to 
the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as 
though the appeal had originally been filed in that court. 
(2) Any case which, before the effective date of abolition 
described in subsection (d), has been submitted to a panel of the 
Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals and as to which the man-
date has not been issued as of that date shall remain with that 
panel for all purposes and, notwithstanding the provisions of sec-
tions 291 and 292 of title 28, United States Code, that panel 
shall be assigned to the United States Court of Appeals for the 
Federal Circuit for the purpose of deciding such case. 
SEC. 103. JURISDICTION OF MAGISTRATE JUDGES TO MODIFY OR 
REVOKE PROBATION OR SUPERVISED RELEASE AFTER 
IMPRISONMENT. 
Section 3401 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d) by striking "and to revoke or reinstate 
the probation of any person granted probation by him." and 
inserting "and to revoke, modify, or reinstate the probation 
of any person granted probation by a magistrate judge."; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
"(h) The magistrate judge shall have power to modify, revoke, 
or terminate supervised release of any person sentenced to a term 
of supervised release by a magistrate judge. 
"(i) A district judge may designate a magistrate judge to conduct 
hearings to modify, revoke, or terminate supervised release, includ-
ing evidentiary hearings, and to submit to the judge proposed 
findings of fact and recommendations for such modification, rev-
ocation, or termination by the judge, including, in the case of 
revocation, a recommended disposition under section 3583(e) of 
this title. The magistrate judge shall file his or her proposed find-
ings and recommendations.". 
SEC. 104. INTERCIRCUrr TRANSFERS. 
Section 291(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
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"(a) The Chief Justice of the United States may, in the public 
interest, designate and assign temporarily any circuit judge to 
act as circuit judge in another circuit upon request by the chief 
judge or circuit justice of such circuit.". 
TITLE II-^JUDICIAL SURVIVORS' 
ANNUITIES IMPROVEMENTS 
Retirement 
SEC. 201. JUDICIAL SURVIVORS'ANNUITIES AMENDMENTS. 
(a) ELECTION.—Section 376(aXl) of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended in the matter following subparagraph (G)— 
(1) by striking "or" at the end of clause (v); and 
(2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of clause 
(vi) ", or (vii) the date of the enactment of the Federal Courts 
Administration Act of 1992". 
(b) CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 376(b) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(1)" after "(b)"; 
(2) in the first sentence by striking "including any 'retire-
ment salary*, a sum equal to 5 percent of that salary." and 
inserting "a sum equal to 2.2 percent of that salary, and a 
sum equal to 3.5 percent of his or her retirement salary. The 
deduction from any retirement salary— 
"(A) of a justice or judge of the United States retired 
from regular active service who is described in section 371(b)(1) 
of this title, 
"(B) of a justice or judge of the United States retired 
under section 372(a) of this title who is willing and able to 
perform judicial duties in accordance with section 294 of this 
title, 
"(C) of a judge of the United States Court of Federal 
Claims retired under section 178 (a) or (b) of this title who 
meets the requirements of section 178(d) of this title, or 
"(D) of a judicial official on recall under section 155(b), 
797, 373(c)(4), 375, or 636(h) of this title, 
shall be an amount equal to 2.2 percent of retirement salary."; 
(3) by redesignating all that follows the first sentence (as 
amended by paragraph (2) of this subsection) as paragraph 
(3) and inserting before such paragraph (3) the following new 
paragraph: 
"(2) A judicial official who is not entitled to receive an imme-
diate retirement salary upon leaving office but who is eligible to 
receive a deferred retirement salary on a later date shall file, 
within 90 days before leaving office, a written notification of his 
or her intention to remain within the purview of this section under 
such conditions and procedures as may be determined by the Direc-
tor of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Every 
judicial official who files a written notification in accordance with 
this paragraph shall be deemed to consent to contribute, during 
the period before such a judicial official begins to receive his or 
her retirement salary, a sum equal to 3.5 percent of the deferred 
retirement salary which that judicial official is entitled to receive. 
Any judicial official who fails to file a written notification under 
this paragraph shall be deemed to have revoked his or her election 
under subsection (a) of this section."; and 
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(4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (3) 
of this subsection, by striking "so deducted and withheld from 
the salary of each such judicial official" and inserting "deducted 
and withheld from the salary of each judicial official under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection". 
(c) DEPOSITS.—Section 376(d) of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking "5 percent" and inserting 
"3.5 percent"; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking "5 percent" and inserting 
"3.5 percent". 
(d) REFUND OF DEPOSITS.—Section 376(g) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"(g) If any judicial official leaves office and is ineligible to 
receive a retirement salary or leaves office and is entitled to a 
deferred retirement salary but fails to make an election under 
subsection (b)(2) of this section, all amounts credited to his or 
her account established under subsection (e), together with interest 
at 4 percent per annum to December 31, 1947, and at 3 percent 
per annum thereafter, compounded on December 31 of each year, 
to the date of his or her relinquishment of office, minus a sum 
equal to 2,2 percent of salary for service while deductions were 
withheld under subsection (b) or for which a deposit was made 
by the judicial official under subsection (d), shall be returned to 
that judicial official in a lump-sum pajmaent within a reasonable 
period of time following the date of his or her relinquishment 
of office. For the purposes of this section, a 'reasonable period 
of time' shall be presumed to be no longer than 1 year following 
the date upon which such judicial official relinquishes his or her 
office.". 
(e) PAYMENT OF ANNUITIES.—Section 376(h)(1) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by striking "or while receiving 
'retirement salary,' " and inserting "while receiving retirement sal-
ary, or after filing an election and otherwise complying with the 
conditions under subsection (b)(2) of this section". 
(f) CREDITABLE SERVICE.—Section 376(k) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking "and" at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (4) by strilang the period and inserting 
", and"; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(5) those years during which such judicial official had 
deductions withheld from his or her retirement salary in accord-
ance with subsection (b) (1) or (2) of this section.". 
(g) COMPUTATION OF ANNUITY.—Section 376(1) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking "(i) during those three 
years of such service in which his or her annual salary" and 
inserting "(i) during those three years of such service, or during 
those three years while receiving a retirement salary, in which 
his or her annual salary or retirement salary"; and 
(2) in paragraph (1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) 
as subparagraph (E) and inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
following: 
"(D) the number of years during which the judicial 
official had deductions withheld from his or her retirement 
salary under subsection (b) (1) or (2) of this section; plus". 
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• (h) TERMINATION.—Section 376 of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end of that section the following 
new subsection: 
"(v) Subject to the terms of a decree, court order, or agreement 
described in subsection (t)(l), if any judicial official ceases to be 
married after making the election under subsection (a), he or she 
may revoke such election in writing by notifying the Director of 
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. The judicial 
official shall also notify any spouse or former spouse of the applica-
tion for revocation in accordance with such requirements as the 
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts 
shall by regulation prescribe. The Director may provide under such 
regulations that the notification requirement may be waived with 
respect to a spouse or former spouse if the judicial official estab-
lishes to the satisfaction of the Director that the whereabouts 
of such spouse or former spouse cannot be determined.". 
(i) ADJUSTMENT OF CONTRIBUTION RATE.—Section 376 of title 
28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of that 
section the following new subsection: 
"(w) The Comptroller General of the United States shall, at 
the end of each 3-fiscal year period, determine whether the con-
tributions by judicial officials under subsection (b) during that 
3-year period accounted for 50 percent of the costs of the Judicial 
Survivors' Annuities Fund and if not, then what adjustments in 
the contribution rates under subsection (b) should be made to 
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achieve that 50 percent figure. The Comptroller General shall report 
the results of each determination under this subsection to the 
Congress.". 
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(j) CREDIT FOR PRIOR CONTRIBUTIONS AT HIGHER RATE.—Not-
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withstanding any other provision of law, the contribution under 
section 376(b) (1) or (2) of title 28, United States Code (as amended 
by this section), of any judicial official who is within the purview 
of such section 376 on the effective date of this title shall be 
reduced by 0.5 percent for a period of time equal to the number 
of years of service for which the judicial official has made con-
tributions or deposits before the enactment of this Act to the credit 
of the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund or for 18 months, which-
ever is less, if such contributions or deposits were never returned 
to the judicial official. For purposes of this subsection, the term 
"years" shall mean full years and twelfth parts thereof. 
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(k) REDEPOSIT OF PRIOR CONTRIBUTIONS.—Any judicial official 
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as defined in section 376(a)(1) of title 28, United States Code, 
who makes an election under section 376(b) of title 28, United 
States Code, may make a redeposit, as required by section 7 of 
Public Law 94-554 and section 2(c)(2) of Public Law 99-336, to 
the credit of the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund in installments, 
in such amounts and under such conditions as may be determined 
in each instance by the Director of the Administrative Office of 
the United States Courts. If a judicial official elects to make a 
redeposit in installments— 
(1) the Director shall require that the first installment 
payment made shall be in an amount no smaller than the 
last 18 months of salary deductions or deposits previously 
returned to that judicial official in a lump-sum payment; and 
(2) the election under section 376(b) of title 28, United 
States Code, shall be effective upon payment of the first such 
installment. 
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(1) AUDIT BY GAO.—^The Comptroller General shall— 
(1) conduct an audit of the judicial survivors annuities 
program under section 376 of title 28, United States Code, 
for the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act; and 
(2) report to the Congress, not later than 60 days after 
the end of that 3-year period, on the results of such audit, 
comparing such program to other survivors annuities programs 
witMn the Federal Government. 
SEC. 202. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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TITLE III—JUDICIAL FINANCIAL 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 301. AWARD OF FILING FEES IN FAVOR OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) ACTIONS COMMENCED BY THE UNITED STATES.—Section 
2412(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(1)" after "(a)"; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(2) A judgment for costs, when awarded in favor of the United 
States in an action brought by the United States, may include 
an amount equal to the filing fee prescribed under section 1914(a) 
of this title. The preceding sentence shall not be construed as 
requiring the United States to pay any fiUng fee.". 
(b) DISPOSITION OF FILING FEES.—Section 1931 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by striking "The following" £ind 
all that follows through the end and inserting the following: 
"(a) Of the amounts paid to the clerk of court as a fee under 
section 1914(a) or as part of a judgment for costs under section 
2412(a)(2) of this title, $60 shall be deposited into a special fund 
of the Treasury to be available to offset funds appropriated for 
the operation and maintenance of the courts of the United States. 
"(b) If the court authorizes a fee under section 1914(a) or 
an amount included in a judgment for costs under section 2412(a)(2) 
of this title of less than $120, the entire fee or amount, up to 
$60, shall be deposited into the special fxind provided in this sec-
tion.". 
TITLE IV—JURY MATTERS 
SEC. 401. JURY SELECTION. 
Section 1863(b)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: "The plan for the district 
of Massachusetts may require the names of prospective jurors to 
be selected from the resident list provided for in chapter 234A, 
Massachusetts General Laws, or comparable authority, rather than 
from voter lists.". 
SEC. 402. GRAND JURY TRAVEL. 
Section 1871(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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"(5) A grand juror who travels to district court pursuant to 
a summons may be paid the travel expenses provided under this 
section or, under gruidelines established by the Judicial Conference, 
the actual reasonable costs of travel by aircraft when travel by 
other means is not feasible and when certified by the chief judge 
of the district court in which the grand juror serves.". 
SEC. 403. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION FOR OPTIONAL USE OF NEW 
JURY SELECTION PROCESS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE ONE-STEP PROCEDURE.—Section 1878 
of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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§ 1878. Optional use of a one-step summoning and qualifica-
tion procedure 
"(a) At the option of each district court, jurors may be sum-
moned and qualified in a single procedure, if the court's jury selec-
tion plan so authorizes, in lieu of the two separate procedures 
otherwise provided for by this chapter. Courts shall ensure that 
a one-step summoning and qualification procedure conducted under 
this section does not violate the policies and objectives set forth 
in sections 1861 and 1862 of this title, 
"(b) Jury selection conducted under this section shall be subject 
to challenge under section 1867 of this title for substantial failure 
to comply with the provisions of this title in selecting the jury. 
However, no challenge imder section 1867 of this title shall lie 
solely on the basis that a jury was selected in accordance with 
a one-step summoning and qualification procedure authorized by 
this section.". 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating to section 
1878 in the table of sections for chapter 121 is amended to read 
as follows: 
"1878. Optional use of a one-step summoning and qualification procedure.". 
Effective date. 
(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—For courts participating in the experi-
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^^^^ authorized imder section 1878 of title 28, United States Code 
(as in effect before the effective date of this section), the amendment 
made by subsection (a) of this section shall be effective on and 
£ifter January 1, 1992. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 501. PRETERMISSION OF REGULAR SESSIONS OF COURT OF 
APPEALS. 
Section 48(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
striking *
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, with the consent of the Judicial Conference of the United 
States,^. 
SEC. 502. REPORTS AND STATISTICS. 
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(a) ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATIVE REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
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After January 1, 1992, the Director of the Administrative Office 
of the United States Courts is not required to send a report under 
section 1121(a) of Public Law 95-630 (12 U.S.C. 3421(a)). 
(b) 
TRANSFER 
OF 
REPORTING 
DUTY 
TO 
ADMINISTERING 
AGENCY.—Section 2412(d)(5) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by striking 'The Director" and all that follows through 
"this title," and inserting "The Attorney Greneral shall report 
annually to the Congress on". 
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(c) EXTENSION FOR JUDICIAL CENTER REPORT.—Section 302(c) 
of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-650; 
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"2 years and 9 months". 
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SEC. 503. RECYCLING AND REUSE OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. 
Section 604(g) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(3)(A) In order to promote the recycling and reuse of recyclable 
materials, the Director may provide for the sale or disposal of 
recyclable 
scrap 
materials 
from 
paper 
products 
and 
other 
consumable office supplies held by an entity within the judicial 
branch. 
"(B) The sale or disposal of recyclable materials under subpara-
graph (A) shall be consistent with the procedures provided in section 
203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
1949 (40 U.S.C. 484) for the sale of surplus property. 
"(C) Proceeds from the sale of recyclable materials under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be deposited as offsetting collections to the 
fund established under section 1931 of this title and shall remain 
available until expended to reimburse any appropriations for the 
operation and maintenance of the judicial branch.". 
SEC. 504. VENUE IN DIVERSITY AND FEDERAL QUESTION CASES. 
Section 1391(a)(3) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting before the period ", if there is no district in which 
the action may otherwise be brought". 
SEC. 506. SUMMARIES OF REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
Section 103(c)(4)(B) of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 
(Pubhc Law 101-650) is amended by striking "the reports" and 28USC471 
inserting "summaries of the reports". 
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SEC. 506. COSTS AND FEES IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF VET-
ERANS APPEALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2412(d)(2)(F) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting before the semicolon "and the United 
States Court of Veterans Appeals". 
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by subsection (a) shall apply to any case pending before the United ^°*^-
States Court of Veterans Appeals on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, to any appeal filed in that court on or after such 
date, and to any appeal fi*om that court that is pending on such 
date in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 
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Code, shall not prevent an award of fees and other expenses under "°*®-
section 2412(d) of title 28, United States Code. Section 5904(d) 
of title 38, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to 
any such award but only if, where the claimant's attorney receives 
fees for the same work under both section 5904 of title 38, United 
States Code, and section 2412(d) of title 28, United States Code, 
the claimant's attorney refunds to the claimant the amount of 
the smaller fee. 
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by this section, shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
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TITLE VI-.JUDICIARY PERSONNEL AD-
MINISTRATION, BENEFITS, AND PRO-
TECTIONS 
SEC. 601. JUDICIAL RETIREMENT MATTERS. 
(a) JUDICIAL RETIREMENT FUNDS.—Section 255(g)(1)(B) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting after "Judicial survi-
vors' annuities fund (10-8110-0-7-602);" the following: 
"Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund (10-8122-0-7-
602); 
"Court of Federal Claims Judges' Retirement Fund 
(10-8124-0-7-602);". 
(b) JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after "Payment to civil service 
retirement and disability fund (24-0200-0-1-805);" the foUowdng: 
"Payment to Judiciary Trust Funds (10-0941-0-1-
752);". 
SEC. 602. FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER. 
(a) FUNCTIONS.—Subsection 620(b) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4) by striking "and" at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (5) by strilang the period and inserting 
"; and"; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(6) insofar as may be consistent with the performance 
of the other functions set forth in this section, to cooperate 
with and assist agencies of the Federal Government and other 
appropriate organizations in providing information and advice 
to further improvement in the administration of justice in the 
courts of foreign countries and to acquire information about 
judicial administration in foreign countries that may contribute 
to performing the other functions set forth in this section.". 
(b) CLERICAL COMPENSATION.—Subsection 625(c) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by striking "competitive service 
and" and inserting "competitive service without regard to". 
TITLE VII—CRIMINAL ADMINISTRATIVE 
MATTERS 
SEC. 701. NEW AUTHORITY FOR PROBATION AND PRETRIAL SERVICES 
OFFICERS. 
(a) PROBATION OFFICERS.—Section 3603 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7) by striking "and" at the end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9) and 
inserting afl;er paragraph (7) the following new paragraph: 
Reports. 
"(8)(A) when directed by the court, and to the degree 
required by the regimen of care or treatment ordered by the 
court as a condition of release, keep informed as to the conduct 
and provide supervision of a person conditionally released under 
the provisions of section 4243 or 4246 of this title, and report 
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such person's conduct and condition to the court ordering 
release and to the Attorney General or his designee; and 
"(B) immediately report any violation of the conditions 
of release to the court and the Attorney General or his designee; 
and". 
(b) PRETRIAL SERVICES.—Section 3154 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (13); 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following new 
paragraph: 
"(12)(A) As directed by the court and to the degree required 
by the regimen of care or treatment ordered by the court 
as a condition of release, keep informed as to the conduct 
and provide supervision of a person conditionally released under 
the provisions of section 4243 or 4246 of this title, and report 
such person's conduct and condition to the court ordering 
release and the Attorney General or his designee. 
"(B) Any violation of the conditions of release shall imme-
diately be reported to the court and the Attorney General 
or his designee.". 
SEC. 702. GOVERNMENT RATES OF TRAVEL FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE Contracts. 
ACT ATTORNEYS AND EXPERTS. 
18 USC 3006A 
The Administrator of General Services, in entering into con-
tracts providing for special rates to be charged by Federal Govern-
ment sources of supply, including common carriers and hotels (or 
other commercial providers of lodging) for official travel and 
accommodation of Federal Cxovernment employees, shall provide 
for charging the same rates for attorneys, experts, and other persons 
traveling primarily in connection with carrying out responsibilities 
under section 3006A of title 18, United States Code, including 
community defender organizations established under subsection (g) 
of that section. 
SEC. 703. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
Section 3143(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking "paragraph (b)(2)(D)" and inserting "subparagraph 
(B)(iv) of this paragraph". 
TITLE VIII—STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE 
REAUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 801. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The text of section 215 of the State Justice Institute Act of 
1984 (Public Law 98-620; 42 U.S.C. 10713) is amended to read 
as follows: 
"SEC. 215. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out the purposes of this title $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, 
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, 
and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1996. Amounts appropriated for 
each such year are to remain available until expended.". 
SEC. 
802. 
INTERAGENCY 
AGREEMENTS. 
Section 206(b) of the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 
U.S.C. 10705(b)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking "shall give priority to grants, coopera-
tive agreements, or contracts" and inserting "may award 
grants to or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts"; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (A) by striking the comma and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting "to" after "award grants"; 
(3) by striWng paragraph (3) and inserting the following: 
"(3) Upon application by an appropriate State or local 
agency or institution and if the arrangements to be made 
by such agency or institution will provide services which could 
not be provided adequately through nongovernmental arrange-
ments, the Institute may award a grant or enter into a coopera-
tive agreement or contract with a unit of State or local govern-
ment other than a court."; 
(4) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new para-
graph: 
"(4) The Institute may enter into contracts with Federal 
agencies to carry out the purposes of this title.". 
SEC. 803. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—Section 204(a)(3) of the State Justice 
Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10703(a)(3)) is amended in the 
second sentence by striking "conference" and inserting "Conference". 
(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Section 206(c)(7) of the State Justice 
Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10705(c)(7)) is amended by striking 
"effect" and inserting "affect". 
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SEC. 804. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The provisions of this title shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 902. COURT DESIGNATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapters 7, 51, 91, and 165 of title 28, 
United States Code, are amended— 
, 
(1) by striking "United States Claims Court" each place 
it appears and inserting "United States Court of Federal 
Claims"; and 
(2) by striking "Claims Court" each place it appears and 
inserting "Court of Federal Claims". 
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(b) OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.—Reference in any other Federal 
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law or any document to— 
(1) the "United States Claims Court" shall be deemed to 
refer to the "United States Court of Federal Claims"; and 
(2) the "Claims Court" shall be deemed to refer to the 
"Court of Federal Claims". 
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SEC. 903. MILITARY RETIREMENT PAY FOR RETIRED JUDGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
"§ 180. Military retirement pay for retired judges 
"Section 371(e) of this title applies to judges of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims, and for the purpose of construing 
section 371(e) of this title, a judge of the United States Court 
of Federal Claims shall be deemed to be a judge of the United 
States as defined in section 451 of this title.". 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections for chapter 7 
of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
"179. Insurance and annuities programs. 
"180. Military retirement pay for retired judges.". 
SEC. 
904. 
RECALL 
OF 
COURT 
OF 
FEDERAL 
CLAIMS 
JUDGES 
ON 
SENIOR 
STATUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 375 of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a)(1) by striking 
", a judge of the Claims Court," and ", judge of the Claims 
Court,"; 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) of subsection (a) to read 
as follows: 
"(2) For purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection, a cer-
tification may be made, in the case of a bankruptcy judge or 
a United States magistrate, by the judicial council of the circuit 
in which the official duty station of the judge or magistrate at 
the time of retirement was located."; 
(3) by amending paragraph (3) of subsection (a) to read 
as follows: 
"(3) For purposes of this section, the term *bankruptcy judge' 
means a bankruptcy judge appointed under chapter 6 of this title 
or serving as a bankruptcy judge on March 31,1984."; and 
(4) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ", a judge of the Cledms Court,"; and 
(B) by striking ", a commissioner of the Court of 
Claims,". 
(b) RECALL OF RETIRED JUDGES.—Section 797(d) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by striking 
"civil service". 
SEC. 905. LAW CLERKS. 
The first sentence of section 794 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after "may approve" the following: 
"for district judges". 
SEC. 906. SITES FOR HOLDING COURT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 798(a) of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
"(a) The United States Court of Federal Claims is authorized 
to use facilities and hold court in Washington, District of Columbia, 
and throughout the United States (including its territories and 
possessions) as necessary for compliance with sections 173 and 
2503(c) of this title. The facilities of the Federal courts, as well 
as other comparable facilities administered by the General Services 
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Administration, shall be made available for trials and other proceed-
ings outside of the District of Columbia.". 
(b) HEARING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.—Section 798 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
"(b) Upon application of a party or upon the judge's own ini-
tiative, and upon a showing that the interests of economy, efficiency, 
and justice will be served, the chief judge of the Court of Federal 
Claims may issue an order authorizing a judge of the court to 
conduct proceedings, including evidentiary hearings and trials, in 
a foreign country whose laws do not prohibit such proceedings, 
except that an interlocutory appeal may be taken from such an 
order pursuant to section 1292(d)(2) of this title, and the United 
States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit may, in its discre-
tion, consider the appeal.". 
(c) APPEAL JURISDICTION.—Section 1292(d)(2) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after "When" the following: 
"the chief judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims 
issues an order under section 798(b) of this title, or when". 
SEC. 907. JURISDICTION. 
(a) CERTIFICATIONS.—(1) Section 6(c) of the Contract Disputes 
Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 605(c)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1) in the second sentence— 
(i) by striking "and" after "belief,"; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at the end of the 
sentence the following: ", and that the certifier is duly 
authorized to certify the claim on behalf of the contractor"; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
"(6) The contracting officer shall have no obligation to render 
a final decision on any claim of more than $50,000 that is not 
certified in accordance with paragraph (1) if, within 60 days after 
receipt of the claim, the contracting officer notifies the contractor 
in writing of the reasons why any attempted certification was 
found to be defective. A defect in the certification of a claim shall 
not deprive a court or an agency board of contract appeals of 
jurisdiction over that claim. Prior to the entry of a final judgment 
by a court or a decision by an agency board of contract appeals, 
the court or agency board shall require a defective certification 
to be corrected. 
"(7) The certification required by paragraph (1) may be executed 
by any person duly authorized to bind the contractor with respect 
to the claim.". 
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(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1)(B) shall be eff"ective 
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with respect to all claims filed before, on, or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, except for those claims which, before 
such date of enactment, have been the subject of an appeal to 
an agency board of contract appeals or a suit in the United States 
Claims Court. 
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(3) If any interest is due under section 12 of the Contract 
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Disputes Act of 1978 on a claim for which the certification under 
section 6(c)(1) is, on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, found to be defective shall be paid from the later of the 
date on which the contracting officer initially received the claim 
or the date of the enactment of this Act. , 
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(4) The amendments made by paragraph (1)(A) shall be effective 
with respect to certifications executed more than 60 days after 
the effective date of amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion implementing the amendments made by paragraph (1)(A) with 
respect to the certification of claims. 
(b) JURISDICTION OF COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS.—(1) Section 
1491(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the last 
sentence by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
", including a dispute concerning termination of a contract, rights 
in tangible or intangible property, compliance with cost accounting 
standards, and other nonmonetary disputes on which a decision 
of the contracting officer has been issued under section 6 of that 
Act". 
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be effective 
with respect to all actions filed before, on, or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, except for those actions which, before 
such date of enactment, have been the subject of— 
(A) a final judgment of the United States Claims Court, 
if the time for appeal of that judgment has expired without 
an appeal having been filed, or 
(B) a final judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Federal 
Circuit. 
SEC. 908. AWARDABLE COSTS. 
(a) AWARD OF COSTS.—Section 1919 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking "district court or" and inserting "district 
court,"; and 
(2) by inserting after "Trade" the following: ", or the Court 
of Federal Claims". 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The section caption for sec-
tion 1919 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
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§ 1919. Dismissal for lack of jurisdiction". 
(2) The item relating to section 1919 in the table of sections 
for chapter 123 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
"1919. Dismissal for lack of 
jurisdiction.". 
SEC. 909. PROCEEDINGS GENERALLY. 
Section 2503 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
"(d) For the purpose of construing sections 1821, 1915, 1920, 
and 1927 of this title, the United States Court of Federal Claims 
shall be deemed to be a court of the United States.". 
SEC. 910, SUBPOENAS AND INCIDENTAL POWERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2521 of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by amending the section caption to read as follows: 
*'§ 2521. Subpoenas and incidental powers"; 
(2) by inserting "(a)" before "Subpoenas requiring"; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
"(b) The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have 
power to punish by fine or imprisonment, at its discretion, such 
contempt of its authority as— 
Effective date. 
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"(1) misbehavior of any person in its presence or so near 
thereto as to obstruct the administration of justice; 
"(2) misbehavior of any of its officers in their official trans-
actions; or 
"(3) disobedience or resistance to its lawful writ, process, 
order, rule, decree, or command. 
"(c) The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have 
such assistance in the canying out of its lawful writ, process, 
order, rule, decree, or command as is available to a court of the 
United States. The United States marshal for giny district in which 
the Court of Federal Claims is sitting shall, when requested by 
the chief judge of the Court of Federal Claims, attend any session 
of the Court of Federal Claims in such district.". 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 
165 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by amending the 
item relating to section 2521 to read as follows: 
"2521. Subpoenas and incidental powers.". 
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SEC. 911. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE X—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1001. VICTIMS'RIGHTS FUNDING. 
Section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 
10601) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
"(c) Sums deposited in the Fund shall remain in the Fund 
and be available for expenditure under this subsection for grants 
under this chapter without fiscal year limitation."; and 
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: 
"(d) The Fund shall be available as follows: 
"(1) The first $6,200,000 deposited in the Fund in each 
of the fiscal years 1992 through 1995 and the first $3,000,000 
in each fiscal year thereafter shall be available to the judicial 
branch for administrative costs to carry out the functions of 
the judicial branch under sections 3611 and 3612 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
"(2) Of the next $100,000,000 deposited in the Fund in 
a particular fiscal year— 
"(A) 49.5 percent shall be available for grants under 
section 1403; and 
"(B) 45 percent shall be available for grants under 
section 1404(a). 
"(3) The next $5,500,000 deposited in the Fund in a particu-
lar fiscal year shall be available for grants under section 
1404(a). 
"(4) The next $4,500,000 deposited in the Fund in a particu-
lar fiscal year shall be available for grants under section 
1404(a). 
"(5) Any deposits in the Fund in a particular fiscal year 
that remain after the funds are distributed under paragraphs 
(1) through (4) shall be available as follows: 
"(A) 47.5 percent shall be available for grants under 
section 1403. 
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106 STAT. 4521 
"(B) 47.5 percent shall be available for grants under 
section 1404(a). 
''(C) 5 percent shall be available for grants under sec-
tion 1404(c).''. 
SEC. 1002. AUTHORITY TO 
LIMIT 
COLLECTION 
OF PRETRIAL 
INFORMATION IN CLASS A MISDEMEANOR CASEa 
Section 3154(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting before the period "; except that a district court may 
direct that information not be collected, verified, or reported under 
this paragraph on individuals charged with Class A misdemeanors 
as defined in section 3559(aX6) of this title". 
SEC. 1003. TERRORISM CIVIL REMEDY. 
(a) TERRORISM.—Chapter 113A of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in section 2331 by striking subsection (d) and 
redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); 
(2) by redesignating section 2331 as 2332 and striking 
the caption for section 2331 and inserting the following: 
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(3) by inserting before section 2332 as redesignated the 
following: 
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§ 2331. Definitions 
"As used in this chapter— 
"(1) the term 'international terrorism' means activities 
that>-
"(A) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human 
life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United 
States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation 
if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States 
or of any State; 
"(B) appear to be intended— 
"(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; 
"(ii) to influence the policy of a government by 
intimidation or coercion; or 
"(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by 
assassination or kidnapping; and 
"(C) occur primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction 
of the United States, or transcend national boundaries 
in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, 
the persons they appear intended to intimidate or coerce, 
or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek 
asylum; 
"(2) the term'national of the United States'has the mean-
ing given such term in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act; 
"(3) the term 'person' means any individual or entity 
capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property; 
and 
"(4) the term 'act of war' means any act occurring in the 
course o
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"(A) declared war; 
"(B) armed conflict, whether or not war has been 
declared, between two or more nations; or 
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"(C) armed conflict between military forces of any 
origin."; 
(4) by adding after section 2332, as redesignated by para-
graph (2) of this subsection, the following new sections: 
''§2333. Civil remedies 
"(a) ACTION AND JURISDICTION.—Any national of the United 
States injured in his or her person, property, or business by reason 
of an act of international terrorism, or his or her estate, survivors, 
or heirs, may sue therefor in any appropriate district court of 
the United States and shall recover threefold the damages he or 
she sustains and the cost of the suit, including attorney's fees. 
"(b) ESTOPPEL UNDER UNITED STATES LAW.—A final judgment 
or decree rendered in favor of the United States in any criminal 
proceeding under section 1116, 1201, 1203, or 2332 of this title 
or section 902(i), (k), (1), (n), or (r) of the Federal Aviation Act 
of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1472(i), (k), (1), (n), or (r)) shall estop 
the defendant from denjdng the essential allegations of the crimingd 
offense in any subsequent civil proceeding under this section. 
"(c) ESTOPPEL UNDER FOREIGN LAVi^.—A final judgment or 
decree rendered in favor of any foreign state in any criminal pro-
ceeding shall, to the extent that such judgment or decree may 
be accorded full faith and credit under the law of the United 
States, estop the defendant from denying the essential allegations 
of the criminal offense in any subsequent civil proceeding under 
this section. 
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§ 2334. Jurisdiction and venue 
"(a) GENERAL VENUE.^Any civil action under section 2333 of 
this title against any person may be instituted in the district 
court of the United States for any district where any plaintiff 
resides or where any defendant resides or is served, or has an 
agent. Process in such a civil action may be served in any district 
where the defendant resides, is found, or has an agent. 
"(b) SPECIAL MARITIME OR TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.—If the 
actions giving rise to the claim occurred within the special maritime 
and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, as defined in section 
7 of this title, then any civil action under section 2333 of this 
title against any person may be instituted in the district court 
of the United States for any district in which any plaintiff" resides 
or the defendant resides, is served, or has an agent. 
"(c) SERVICE ON WITNESSES.—^A witness in a civil action brought 
under section 2333 of this title may be served in any other district 
where the defendant resides, is found, or has an agent. 
"(d) CONVENIENCE OF THE FORUM.—The district court shall 
not dismiss any action brought under section 2333 of this title 
on the grounds of the inconvenience or inappropriateness of the 
forum chosen, unless— 
"(1) the action may be maintained in a foreign court that 
has jurisdiction over the subject matter and over all the defend-
ants; 
"(2) that foreign court is significantly more convenient and 
appropriate; and 
"(3) that foreign court offers a remedy which is substan-
tially the same as the one available in the courts of the United 
States. 
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"§ 2335. Limitation of actions 
"(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), a suit for recovery 
of damages under section 2333 of this title shall not be maintained 
unless commenced within 4 years after the date the cause of action 
accrued. 
"(b) CALCULATION OF PERIOD.—The time of the absence of the 
defendant from the United States or from any jurisdiction in which 
the same or a similar action arising from the same facts may 
be medntained by the plaintiff, or of any concealment of the defend-
ant's whereabouts, shall not be included in the 4-year period set 
forth in subsection (a). 
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§ 2336. Other limitations 
"(a) ACTS OF WAR.—No action shall be maintained under section 
2333 of this title for injury or loss by reason of an act of war. 
"(b) LIMITATION ON DISCOVERY.—If a party to an action under 
section 2333 seeks to discover the investigative files of the Depart-
ment of Justice, the Assistant Attorney General, Deputy Attorney 
General, or Attorney (Jeneral may object on the ground that compli-
ance will interfere with a criminal investigation or prosecution 
of the incident, or a national security operation related to the 
incident, which is the subject of the civil litigation. The court 
shall evaluate any such objections in camera and shall stay the 
discovery if the court finds that granting the discovery request 
will substantially interfere with a criminal investigation or prosecu-
tion of the incident or a national security operation related to 
the incident. The court shall consider the likelihood of criminal 
prosecution by the Government and other factors it deems to be 
appropriate. A stay of discovery under this subsection shall con-
stitute a bar to the granting of a motion to dismiss under rules 
12(b)(6) and 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. If the 
court grants a stay of discovery under this subsection, it may 
stay the action in the interests of justice. 
"(c) STAY OF ACTION FOR CIVIL REMEDIES.—(1) The Attorney 
General may intervene in any civil action brought under section 
2333 for the purpose of seeking a stay of the civil action. A stay 
shall be granted if the court finds that the continuation of the 
civil action will substantially interfere with a criminal prosecution 
which involves the same subject matter and in which an indictment 
has been returned, or interfere with nationsd security operations 
related to the terrorist incident that is the subject of the civil 
action. A stay may be granted for up to 6 months. The Attorney 
General may petition the court for an extension of the stay for 
additional 6-month periods until the criminal prosecution is com-
pleted or dismissed. 
"(2) In a proceeding under this subsection, the Attorney General 
may request that any order issued by the court for release to 
the parties and the pubHc omit any reference to the basis on 
which the stay was sought. 
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§ 2337. Suits against Government officials 
"No action shall be maintained under section 2333 of this 
title against— 
"(1) the United States, an agency of the United States, 
or an officer or employee of the United States or any agency 
thereof acting within his or her official capacity or under color 
of legal authority; or 
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"(2) a foreign state, an agency of a foreign state, or an 
officer or employee of a foreign state or an agency thereof 
acting within his or her official capacity or under color of 
legal authority. 
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§ 2338. Exclusive Federal jurisdiction 
"The district courts of the United States shall have exclusive 
jurisdiction over an action brought under this chapter."; and 
(5) by amending the table of sections to read as follows: 
"CHAPTER 113A—TERRORISM 
"Sec. 
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"2331. Definitions. 
"2332. Criminal penalties. 
"2333. Civil remedies. 
"2334. Jurisdiction and venue. 
"2335. Limitation of actions. 
"2336. Other limitations. 
"2337. Suits against Government officials. 
"2338. Exclusive Federal jurisdiction.". 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of part 1 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
"USA. Extraterritorial jurisdiction over terrorist acts abroad against 
United States nationals 
2331" 
and inserting 
'<113A. Terrorism 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendments made 
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by this section shall apply to any pending case or any cause of 
action arising on or after 4 years before the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
TITLE XI—EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 1101. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
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(a) IN GENERAL.—^Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
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the provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this Act 
shall take effect on January 1,1993. 
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106 STAT. 4525 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRL\TIONS.—^Notwithstanding any 
grevision of this Act, all sums expended pursuant to this Act shall 
e subject to the availability of appropriations. 
Approved October 29, 1992. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1569 (H.R. 5933): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 102-1006 accompanying H.R. 5933 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 102-342 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 138 (1992): 
Aug. 3, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 3, H.R. 5933 considered and passed House; S. 1569, amended, passed in lieu. 
Oct. 7, Senate concurred in House amendment. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 28 (1992): 
Oct. 29, Presidential statement. 
,