Judicial Amendments Act of 1994
PL 103-420 (S.2407), enacted 10/25/1994

PUBLIC LAW 103-420—OCT. 25, 1994 
108 STAT. 4343 
Public Law 103-420 
103d Congress 
An Act 
To make improvements in the operation and administration of the Federal courts, 
Oct. 25, 1994 
and for other purposes. 
[S. 2407] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Judicial 
Amendments 
SECTION 1. SHORT TTFLE. 
Act of 1994. 
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 "equip-
ment 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 "per-
sonal 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 effec-
tive management, coordination, operation, and use of auto-
matic 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 Appropria-
tions Act, 1991 (Pubhc 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 aft;er "surplus prop-
erty" 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"; 
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PUBLIC LAW 103-420—OCT. 25, 1994 
(6) in subsection (h) by amending the subsection to read 
as follows: 
"(h) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall submit to the Con-
gress an annual report on the operation of the Fund, including 
on the inventory, use, and acquisition of automatic data process-
ing 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 sched-
uled 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 Con-
ference 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 (Pub-
lic 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 (1) as subsections 
(1) and (m), respectively, and by inserting £ifter 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 sys-
tems; 
"(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 require-
ments of the data communications network."; and 
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108 STAT. 4345 
(10) in subsection (m) (as redesignated under paragraph 
(9)) of this section— 
(A) in the first sentence by striking out "1994", and 
inserting in Ueu thereof, "1997"; and 
(B) in the second sentence by striking out "'Judicial 
Services Account'" and inserting in Ueu thereof "fund estab-
lished 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 REDUC-
TION 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,". 
Approved October 25,1994. 
LEGISLATIVE 
fflSTORY—8. 
2407: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 140 (1994): 
Aug. 18, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 7, considered and passed House.