[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1102 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1102

To make permanent chapter 44 of title 28, United States Code, relating 
                            to arbitration.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 24, 1993

  Mr. Hughes (for himself and Mr. Moorhead) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To make permanent chapter 44 of title 28, United States Code, relating 
                            to arbitration.

    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 ``Court Arbitration Authorization Act 
of 1993''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF REPEAL.

    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table of contents contained in section 3 of such Act, are repealed.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. 3. 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 ``for the fiscal 
        year'' and all that follows through ``4 fiscal years,''; and
            (2) in the third sentence by striking ``, except that'' and 
        all that follows through ``this Act''.

SEC. 4. ARBITRATION ALLOWED TO BE ORDERED IN ALL DISTRICT COURTS.

    (a) Authorization of Arbitration.--Section 651(a) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``described in section 658'';
            (2) by striking ``described in section 658(1)''; and
            (3) by striking the last sentence.
    (b) Certification of Arbitrators.--Section 656(a) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``listed in section 658'' 
and inserting ``which authorizes the use of arbitration under this 
chapter''.
    (c) Removal of Limitation.--Section 658 of title 28, United States 
Code, and the item in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
44 of title 28, United States Code, that relates to such section, are 
repealed.

SEC. 5. EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON MONEY DAMAGES.

    (a) Exception.--Notwithstanding section 652(a)(1) of title 28, 
United States Code, establishing a limitation of $100,000 in money 
damages with respect to cases referred to arbitration, a district court 
whose local rule on the date of the enactment of this Act provides for 
a limitation on money damages, with respect to such cases, of not more 
than $150,000, may continue to apply the higher limitation.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 652(a)(1) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``section 901(c) of the Judicial 
Improvements and Access to Justice Act'' and inserting ``section 5(a) 
of the Court Arbitration Authorization Act of 1993''.
    (c) Removal of Prior Provision.--Section 901 of the Judicial 
Improvements and Access to Justice Act is amended by striking 
subsection (c) (28 U.S.C. 652 note).

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