Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2010
PL 111-174 (S.1782), enacted 05/27/2010

124 STAT. 1216 
PUBLIC LAW 111–174—MAY 27, 2010 
Public Law 111–174 
111th Congress 
An Act 
To provide improvements for the operations of the Federal courts, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Judiciary Administrative 
Improvements Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. SENIOR JUDGE GOVERNANCE CORRECTION. 
Section 631(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
in the first sentence by striking ‘‘(including any judge in regular 
active service and any judge who has retired from regular active 
service under section 371(b) of this title, when designated and 
assigned to the court to which such judge was appointed)’’. 
SEC. 3. REVISION OF STATUTORY DESCRIPTION OF THE DISTRICT OF 
NORTH DAKOTA. 
Chapter 5 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
striking section 114 and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 114. North Dakota 
‘‘North Dakota constitutes one judicial district. 
‘‘Court shall be held at Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, 
and Minot.’’. 
SEC. 4. SEPARATION OF THE JUDGMENT AND STATEMENT OF REASONS 
FORMS. 
Section 3553(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘the written order of judgment and commitment’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a statement of reasons form issued under section 
994(w)(1)(B) of title 28’’. 
SEC. 5. PRETRIAL SERVICES FUNCTIONS FOR JUVENILES. 
Section 3154 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (15); 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following: 
‘‘(14) Perform, in a manner appropriate for juveniles, any 
of the functions identified in this section with respect to juve-
niles awaiting adjudication, trial, or disposition under chapter 
403 of this title who are not detained.’’. 
Federal Judiciary 
Administrative 
Improvements 
Act of 2010. 
18 USC 1 note. 
May 27, 2010 
[S. 1782] 
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124 STAT. 1217 
PUBLIC LAW 111–174—MAY 27, 2010 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1782 (H.R. 3632): 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): 
Mar. 16, considered and passed Senate. 
May 18, considered and passed House. 
SEC. 6. STATISTICAL REPORTING SCHEDULE FOR CRIMINAL WIRETAP 
ORDERS. 
Section 2519 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Within thirty days after 
the expiration of an order (or each extension thereof) entered 
under section 2518, or the denial of an order approving an 
interception, the issuing or denying judge’’ and inserting ‘‘In 
January of each year, any judge who has issued an order 
(or an extension thereof) under section 2518 that expired during 
the preceding year, or who has denied approval of an intercep-
tion during that year,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘In January of each year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘In March of each year’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘In April of each year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘In June of each year’’. 
SEC. 7. THRESHOLDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF OTHER THAN 
COUNSEL CASE COMPENSATION. 
Section 3006A of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), in the second sentence, 
by striking ‘‘$500’’ and inserting ‘‘$800’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$500’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$800’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘$1,600’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,400’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) The dollar amounts provided in paragraphs (2) and 
(3) shall be adjusted simultaneously by an amount, rounded 
to the nearest multiple of $100, equal to the percentage of 
the cumulative adjustments taking effect under section 5303 
of title 5 in the rates of pay under the General Schedule 
since the date the dollar amounts provided in paragraphs (2) 
and (3), respectively, were last enacted or adjusted by statute.’’. 
Approved May 27, 2010. 
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