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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Working Family
Child Care Tax Relief Act of 1996''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT.

(a) Increase in Credit.--Paragraph (2) of section 21(a) (relating
to credit for expenses for household and dependent care services
necessary for gainful employment) is amended to read as follows:
''(2) Applicable percentage defined.--For purposes of
paragraph (1), the term 'applicable percentage' means 30
percent reduced (but not below 20 percent) by 1 percentage
point for each $3,000 (or fraction thereof) by which the
taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $50,000.''
(b) Increase in Maximum Amount Creditable.--
(1) In general.--Section 21(c) (relating to dollar limit on
amount creditable) is amended--
(A) by striking ''$2,400'' in paragraph (1) and
inserting ''$4,000'', and
(B) by striking ''$4,800'' in paragraph (2) and
inserting ''$8,000''.
(2) Phaseout for taxpayers with adjusted gross income in
excess of $50,000.--
(A) In general.--Section 21(c) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
''(2) Limitation based on adjusted gross income.--If the
taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the taxable year exceeds
$50,000, the applicable dollar amount under paragraph (1) shall
be reduced as follows:
''(A) The $4,000 amount under paragraph (1)(A)
shall be reduced (but not below $2,400) by $53.33 for
each $1,000 (or fraction thereof) of such excess.
''(B) The $8,000 amount under paragraph (1)(B)
shall be reduced (but not below $4,800) by $106.66 for
each $1,000 (or fraction thereof) of such excess.''
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 21(c), as amended by
subsection (b), is amended--
(A) by striking ''The amount'' and inserting:
''(1) In general.--The amount'',
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and
(C) by striking ''paragraph (1) or (2)'' and
inserting ''subparagraph (A) or (B)''.
(c) Credit Made Refundable.--
(1) In general.--Section 21 (relating to credit for
expenses for household and dependent care services), as amended
by this section, is transferred to subpart C of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1, inserted after section 35, and
redesignated as section 36.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 129 is amended--
(i) by striking ''21(e)'' in subsection
(a)(2)(C) and inserting ''36(e)'',
(ii) by striking ''21(d)(2)'' in subsection
(b)(2) and inserting ''36(d)(2)'', and
(iii) by striking ''21(b)(2)'' in
subsection (e)(1) and inserting ''36(b)(2)''.
(B) Section 213(e) is amended by striking ''section
21'' and inserting ''section 36''.
(3) Clerical amendments.--
(A) The table of sections for subpart A of part IV
of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the
item relating to section 21.
(B) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV
of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:

''Sec. 36. Expenses for household and
dependent care services
necessary for gainful
employment.''
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.

SEC. 3. OFFSETS OF REVENUE LOSS.

(a) Modifications to Foreign Earned Income Exclusion.--
(1) Repeal of $70,000 exclusion.--Paragraph (1) of section
911(a) (relating to exclusion from gross income) is amended by
inserting ''in the case of taxable years beginning before
January 1, 1998,'' before ''the foreign earned income''.
(2) Qualified schooling expenses.--
(A) In general.--Section 911(a) is amended by
striking ''and'' at the end of paragraph (1), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and
inserting '', and'', and by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
''(3) the qualified schooling expenses of such
individual.''
(B) Qualified schooling expenses.--Section 911 is
amended by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as
subsections (f) and (g) and by inserting after
subsection (d) the following new subsection:
''(e) Qualified Schooling Expenses.--For purposes of this section--
''(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term
'qualified schooling expenses' means the reasonable schooling
expenses paid or incurred by or on behalf of the individual
during the taxable year for the education of each dependent of
the individual at the elementary or secondary level. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, the elementary or secondary
level means education which is the equivalent of education from
the kindergarten through the 12th grade in a United States-type
school.
''(2) Expenses included.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
the term 'schooling expenses' means the cost of tuition, fees,
books, and local transportation and of other expenses required
by the school. Except as provided in paragraph (3), such term
does not include expenses of room and board or expenses of
transportation other than local transportation.
''(3) Room, board, and travel allowed in certain cases.--If
an adequate United States-type school is not available within a
reasonable commuting distance of the individual's tax home, the
expenses of room and board of the dependent and the expenses of
the transportation of the dependent each school year between
such tax home and the location of the school shall be treated
as schooling expenses.
''(4) Determination of reasonable expenses.--If--
''(A) there is an adequate United States-type
school available within a reasonable commuting distance
of the individual's tax home, and
''(B) the dependent attends a school other than the
school referred to in subparagraph (A),
then the amount taken into account under paragraph (2) shall
not exceed the aggregate amount which would be charged for the
period by the school referred to in subparagraph (A).
''(5) Period taken into account.--An amount shall be taken
into account as a qualified schooling expense only if it is
attributable to education for a period during which the
individual's tax home is in a foreign country.
''(6) Special rules where schooling expenses not provided
by employer.--
''(A) In general.--To the extent the qualified
schooling expenses of any individual for any taxable
year is not attributable to employer provided amounts,
such expenses shall be treated as a deduction allowable
in computing adjusted gross income to the extent of the
limitation of subparagraph (B).
''(B) Limitation.--For purposes of subparagraph
(A), the limitation of this subparagraph is the excess
of--
''(i) the foreign earned income of the
individual for the taxable year, over
''(ii) the amount of such income excluded
from gross income under subsection (a) for the
taxable year.
''(C) 1-year carryover of expenses not allowed by
reason of subparagraph (b).--
''(i) In general.--The amount not allowable
as a deduction for any taxable year under
subparagraph (A) by reason of the limitation of
subparagraph (B) shall be treated as a
deduction allowable in computing adjusted gross
income for the succeeding taxable year (and
only for the succeeding taxable year) to the
extent of the limitation of clause (ii) for
such succeeding taxable year.
''(ii) Limitation.--For purposes of clause
(i), the limitation of this clause for any
taxable year is the excess of--
''(I) the limitation of
subparagraph (B) for such taxable year,
over
''(II) amounts treated as a
deduction under subparagraph (A) for
such taxable year.
''(D) Employer provided amounts.--For purposes of
this paragraph, the term 'employer provided amounts'
means any amount paid or incurred on behalf of the
individual by the individual's employer which is
foreign earned income included in the individual's
gross income for the taxable year (without regard to
this section).''
(C) Conforming amendment.--Section 911(d)(7) is
amended by inserting ''or (e)(6)(A)'' after
''subsection (c)(3)(A)''.
(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.
(b) Savings From Welfare Reform.--If there is an overall decrease
in Federal revenues for any fiscal year by reason of this Act (without
regard to this subsection), such decrease shall be offset by the
decrease in Federal expenditures for such fiscal year by reason of the
amendments made by, and provisions of, the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193).

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Working Family Child Care Tax Relief Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the child and dependent care credit to: (1) increase such credit and make it refundable; and (2) provide it with an income-based phaseout and limitation.
Eliminates the foreign earned income exclusion as of a specified date. Allows an exclusion for overseas qualified elementary and secondary schooling expenses.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Congressional Pay for Performance
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

For the purpose of this Act--
(1) the term ''Federal deficit'' or ''deficit'' means, with
respect to any fiscal year, the amount by which total budget
outlays of the Government for such fiscal year exceed total
revenues of the Government for such fiscal year;
(2) the term ''Member of Congress'' means an individual
serving in a position referred to in section 601(a)(1) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(1)); and
(3) the term ''year'' means a calendar year.

SEC. 3. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF USUAL PAY ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES.

Subject to section 5, rates of basic pay for Members of Congress
shall not be adjusted except in accordance with section 4.

SEC. 4. TEMPORARY ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES.

(a) In General.--Effective as of the first day of the first
applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1st of each year,
the rate of basic pay for each Member of Congress shall be reduced by
the percentage derived by multiplying the applicable factor under
subsection (b) for such year by the applicable factor under subsection
(c) for such year.
(b) Factor Reflecting Magnitude of the Deficit.--The applicable
factor under this subsection for any year is the number of hundreds of
billions of dollars to which the Federal deficit is equal, as
determined under subsection (d) with respect to such year.
(c) Factor Reflecting Degree of Success in Reducing or Eliminating
the Deficit.--The applicable factor under this subsection for any year
shall be determined in accordance with the following:
(1) For the first year beginning on or after the effective
date of this Act, the applicable factor under this subsection
is 2 percent.
(2) For each year thereafter, the applicable factor under
this subsection is--
(A) the same percentage as was applicable under
this subsection in the previous year, if the deficit
for the year in question is at least $100,000,000,000
less than--
(i) the size of the deficit for the year
referred to in paragraph (1), or
(ii) the lowest level attained in the
deficit for any year after the year referred to
in paragraph (1),
whichever is less; or
(B) 2 times the percentage which was applicable
under this subsection in the previous year, if
subparagraph (A) does not apply.
(d) Determining the Size of the Deficit.--For the purpose of any
determination under this Act, the size or level of the Federal deficit
for any year--
(1) shall be equal to the size or level of the deficit for
the fiscal year ending on the September 30th immediately
preceding the start of such year; and
(2) shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of
$100,000,000,000 (or, if midway between multiples of
$100,000,000,000, to the next higher multiple of
$100,000,000,000).
(e) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall have the effect of
reducing any rate of basic pay below $1.
(f) Suspension in Time of War.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), upon the
enactment of a declaration of war--
(A) subsections (a) through (d) shall be suspended;
and
(B) any subsequent reduction in rates of basic pay
for Members of Congress under such subsections shall be
precluded.
(2) Restoration.--In the event of a suspension of
subsections (a) through (d) due to a declaration of war, then,
effective with the first year that begins in the session after
the state of war is concluded by Senate ratification of the
necessary treaties--
(A) the provisions of subsections (a) through (d)
shall be restored to full force and effect, and any
adjustment scheduled to take effect on or after the
first day of such year shall be implemented in
accordance with such provisions; and
(B) the initial rate of basic pay for a Member of
Congress (before the implementation of any adjustment
referred to in subparagraph (A)) shall be equal to the
rate of basic pay in effect for such a Member as of the
day before the effective date of this Act.

SEC. 5. EFFECT OF ELIMINATING THE DEFICIT.

(a) In General.--Effective as of the first day of the first
applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1st of the first
year with respect to which the deficit is determined to have been
eliminated--
(1) the provisions of law suspended by section 2
(disregarding subsection (f) thereof) shall be restored to full
force and effect, and any adjustment scheduled to take effect
on or after such first day under such provisions shall be
implemented in accordance with such provisions;
(2) the initial rate of basic pay for a Member of Congress
(before the implementation of any adjustment referred to in
paragraph (1)) shall be equal to 2 times the rate of basic pay
in effect for such a Member as of the effective date of this
Act.
(3) the provisions of section 4 shall cease to be
effective.
(b) Rule Relating to Determining When the Deficit Has Been
Eliminated.--
(1) In general.--For the purpose of this Act, the deficit
shall be considered to have been eliminated as of the start of
the first year for which the applicable factor under section
4(b) would be less than 1.
(2) No tax increase.--The condition under paragraph (1)
shall be considered unmet if there is enacted, after the
effective date of this Act, any legislation that reduces the
Federal deficit by changing the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

(a) In General.--This Act shall take effect on January 1st of the
first year beginning after the first election of Representatives
following the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Definition.--For the purpose of subsection (a), the term
''election of Representatives'' has the meaning given such term by
225(i)(4)(B) of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 (2 U.S.C. 359(4)(B)).

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Congressional Pay for Performance Act - Suspends basic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and requires pay reductions, until the deficit is reduced to below $50,000,000,000 without the enactment of any change in the Internal Revenue Code.
Requires an annual reduction in pay by a percentage equal to: (1) two percent times the number of hundreds of billions of dollars of the deficit in the first year after enactment; or (2) twice that percentage for any year following a year for which the deficit is not at least $100,000,000,000 less than the lowest level attained after enactment of this Act.
Suspends pay reductions upon enactment of a declaration of war and reinstates them when the state of war is concluded.
Restores pay adjustment procedures suspended by this Act, and provides for a rate of basic pay of twice the rate in effect as of the effective date of this Act, for the first year with respect to which the deficit is less than $50,000,000,000.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Civil Justice Reform Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. DIVERSITY OF CITIZENSHIP JURISDICTION; AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES
TO PREVAILING PARTY.

(a) Award of Fees.--Section 1332 of title 28, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
subsection:
''(f)(1) The prevailing party in an action under this section shall
be entitled to attorneys' fees only to the extent that such party
prevails on any position or claim advanced during the action.
Attorneys' fees under this paragraph shall be paid by the nonprevailing
party but shall not exceed the amount of the attorneys' fees of the
nonprevailing party with regard to such position or claim. If the
nonprevailing party receives services under a contingent fee agreement,
the amount of attorneys' fees under this paragraph shall not exceed the
reasonable value of those services.
''(2) In order to receive attorneys' fees under paragraph (1),
counsel of record in any actions under this section shall maintain
accurate, complete records of hours worked on the matter regardless of
the fee arrangement with his or her client.
''(3) The court may, in its discretion, limit the fees recovered
under paragraph (1) to the extent that the court finds special
circumstances that make payment of such fees unjust.
''(4) This subsection shall not apply to any action removed from a
State court under section 1441 of this title, or to any action in which
the United States, any State, or any agency, officer, or employee of
the United States or any State is a party.
''(5) As used in this subsection, the term 'prevailing party' means
a party to an action who obtains a favorable final judgment (other than
by settlement), exclusive of interest, on all or a portion of the
claims asserted in the action.''.
(b) Study and Report.--(1) The Director of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts shall conduct a study regarding the
effect of the requirements of subsection (f) of section 1332 of title
28, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section, on
the caseload of actions brought under such section, which study shall
include--
(A) data on the number of actions, within each judicial
district, in which the nonprevailing party was required to pay
the attorneys' fees of the prevailing party; and
(B) an assessment of the deterrent effect of the
requirements on frivolous or meritless actions.
(2) No later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress
containing--
(A) the results of the study described in paragraph (1);
and
(B) recommendations regarding whether the requirements
should be continued or applied with respect to additional
actions.
(c) Repeal.--No later than 5 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, this section and the amendment made by this section shall be
repealed.

SEC. 3. OFFER OF JUDGMENT.

(a) In General.--Part V of title 28, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after chapter 113 the following new chapter:

''CHAPTER 114--PRETRIAL PROVISIONS

''Sec.
''1721. Offer of judgment.
''Sec. 1721. Offer of judgment
''(a)(1) In any civil action filed in a district court, any party
may serve upon any adverse party a written offer to allow judgment to
be entered for the money or property specified in the offer.
''(2) If within 14 days after service of the offer, the adverse
party serves written notice that the offer is accepted, either party
may file the offer and notice of acceptance and the clerk shall enter
judgment.
''(3) An offer not accepted within such 14-day period shall be
deemed withdrawn and evidence thereof is not admissible, except in a
proceeding to determine reasonable attorney fees.
''(4) If the final judgment obtained by the offeree is not more
favorable than the offer made under paragraph (1) which was not
accepted by the offeree, the offeree shall pay the offeror's reasonable
attorney fees incurred after the expiration of the time for accepting
the offer, to the extent necessary to make the offeror whole.
''(5) In no case shall an award of attorney fees under this section
exceed the amount of the judgment obtained. The court may reduce the
award of costs and attorney fees to avoid the imposition of undue
hardship on a party.
''(6) The fact that an offer is made under this section shall not
preclude a subsequent offer.
''(7)(A) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (B), when the
liability of 1 party has been determined by verdict, order, or
judgment, but the amount or extent of the liability remains to be
determined by further proceedings, any party may make an offer of
judgment, which shall have the same effect as an offer made before
trial.
''(B) The court may shorten the period of time an offeree may have
to accept an offer under subparagraph (A), but in no case shall such
period be less than 7 days.
''(b) A party making an offer shall not be deprived of the benefits
of an offer it makes by an adverse party's subsequent offer, unless the
subsequent offer is more favorable than the judgment obtained.
''(c) If the judgment obtained includes nonmonetary relief, a
determination that it is more favorable to the offeree than was the
offer shall be made only when the terms of the offer included all such
nonmonetary relief.
''(d) This section shall not apply to class or derivative actions
under rules 23, 23.1 and 23.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
''(e)(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), the provisions of
this section shall not be construed to prohibit an award or reduce the
amount of an award a party may receive under a statute which provides
for the payment of attorney's fees by another party.
''(2) The amount a party may receive under this section may be set
off against the amount of an award made under a statute described in
paragraph (1).''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for
part IV of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
the item relating to chapter 113 the following:

''114. Pretrial provisions.................................. 1721''.

SEC. 4. PRIOR NOTICE AS A PREREQUISITE OF FILING A CIVIL ACTION IN THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.

(a) In General.--Chapter 23 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''Sec. 483. Prior notice of civil action
''(a)(1) No less than 30 days before filing a civil action in a
court of the United States the claimant intending to file such action
shall transmit written notice to any intended defendant of the specific
claims involved, including the amount of actual damages and expenses
incurred and expected to be incurred. The claimant shall transmit such
notice to any intended defendant at an address reasonably expected to
provide actual notice.
''(2) For purposes of this section, the term 'transmit' means to
mail by first class-mail, postage prepaid, or contract for delivery by
any company which physically delivers correspondence as a commercial
service to the public in its regular course of business.
''(3) The claimant shall at the time of filing a civil action, file
in the court a certificate of service evidencing compliance with this
subsection.
''(b) If the applicable statute of limitations for such action
would expire during the period of notice required by subsection (a),
the statute of limitations shall expire on the thirtieth day after the
date on which written notice is transmitted to the intended defendant
or defendants under subsection (a). The parties may by written
agreement extend that 30-day period for an additional period of not to
exceed 90 days.
''(c) The requirements of this section shall not apply--
''(1) in any action to seize or forfeit assets subject to
forfeiture or in any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership,
conservatorship, or liquidation proceeding;
''(2) if the assets that are the subject of the action or
would satisfy a judgment are subject to flight, dissipation, or
destruction, or if the defendant is subject to flight;
''(3) if a written notice prior to filing an action is
otherwise required by law, or the claimant has made a prior
attempt in writing to settle the claim with the defendant;
''(4) in proceedings to enforce a civil investigative
demand or an administrative summons;
''(5) in any action to foreclose a lien; or
''(6) in any action pertaining to a temporary restraining
order, preliminary injunctive relief, or the fraudulent
conveyance of property, or in any other type of action
involving exigent circumstances that compel immediate resort to
the courts.
''(d) If the district court finds that the requirements of
subsection (a) have not been met by the claimant, and such defect is
asserted by the defendant within 60 days after service of the summons
or complaint upon such defendant, the claim shall be dismissed without
prejudice and the costs of such action, including attorneys' fees,
shall be imposed upon the claimant. Whenever an action is dismissed
under this subsection, the claimant may refile such claim within 60
days after dismissal regardless of any statutory limitations period
if--
''(1) during the 60 days after dismissal, notice is
transmitted under subsection (a); and
''(2) the original action was timely filed in accordance
with subsection (b).''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning
of chapter 23 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:

''483. Prior notice of civil action.''.

SEC. 5. CIVIL RIGHTS OF INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS ACT.

(a) Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies.--Section 7 of the Civil
Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
''(a) In any action brought pursuant to section 1979 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, by any adult convicted of a crime
confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility, the court
shall continue such case for a period not to exceed 180 days in order
to require exhaustion of such plain, speedy, and effective
administrative remedies as are available.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
(B) by inserting immediately after ''(b)'' the
following:
''(1) Upon the request of a State or local corrections agency, the
Attorney General of the United States shall provide the agency with
technical advice and assistance in establishing plain, speedy, and
effective administrative remedies for inmate grievances.''.
(b) Proceedings in Forma Pauperis.--Section 1915(d) of title 28,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
''(d) The court may request an attorney to represent any such
person unable to employ counsel and may dismiss the case if the
allegation of poverty is untrue, or if satisfied that the action fails
to state a claim upon which relief can be granted or is frivolous or
malicious.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6. EXPERT WITNESSES.

(a) In General.--Chapter 119 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1828 the following new section:
''Sec. 1829. Multiple expert witnesses
''In any civil action filed in a district court, the court shall
not permit opinion evidence on the same issue from more than 1 expert
witness for each party, except upon a showing of good cause.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 119 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1828 the following new section:

''1829. Multiple expert witnesses.''.

SEC. 7. SEVERABILITY.

If any provision of this Act or the amendments made by this Act or
the application of any provision or amendment to any person or
circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this Act and such
amendments and the application of such provision and amendments to any
other person or circumstance shall not be affected by that
invalidation.

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Except as expressly provided otherwise, this Act and the amendments
made by this Act shall become effective 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act. This Act shall not apply to any action or
proceeding commenced before such effective date.

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Civil Justice Reform Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal judicial code to entitle the prevailing party in a diversity action to attorney's fees only to the extent that such party prevails on any position or claim advanced during the action. Requires the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to study and report to the Congress on the caseloads of such diversity actions and the awarding of attorney's fees therein. Repeals such entitlement five years after the enactment of this Act.
Outlines provisions under which any party to a civil action filed in a district court may serve upon, and have accepted by, any adverse party a written offer to allow judgment to be entered for the money or property specified in the offer. Requires such offer to be accepted by the adverse party within 14 days or to be considered withdrawn.
Requires a claimant, at least 30 days before filing suit in a civil action brought in a U.S. district court, to transmit written notice to any intended defendant at an address reasonably calculated to provide actual notice. Directs the claimant, at the commencement of the action, to file in such court a certificate of service evidencing compliance with such provision. Provides for a 30-day extension of any applicable statute of limitations that would expire during the period of such notice. Makes such provision inapplicable under specified circumstances.
Amends the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act to provide that, in actions brought by any adult convicted of a crime and confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility, the court shall continue such case for up to 180 days in order to require the exhaustion of remedies. (Current law calls for a 90-day extension if the court believes it to be appropriate and in the interests of justice.)
Requires the Attorney General, upon the request of a State or local correctional facility, to provide technical advice and assistance in establishing plain, speedy, and effective administrative remedies for inmate grievances.
Prohibits the district court in a civil action from permitting opinion evidence on the same issue from more than one expert witness for each party, except upon a showing of good cause.