[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1102 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                               H.R. 1102


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 13, 1993

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
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table of contents contained in section 3 of such Act, are repealed.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 TO BE ORDERED IN ALL DISTRICT COURTS.

    (a) Authorization of Arbitration.--Section 651(a) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Authority.--Each United States district court shall authorize 
by local rule the use of arbitration in civil actions, including 
adversary proceedings in bankruptcy, in accordance with this 
chapter.''.
    (b) Actions Referred to Arbitration.--Section 652(a) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by 
                striking ``and section 901(c)'' and all that follows 
                through ``651'' and inserting ``a district court''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``$100,000'' 
                and inserting ``$150,000''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting 
        ``$150,000''.
    (c) Certification of Arbitrators.--Section 656(a) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``listed in section 658''.
    (d) Removal of Limitation.--Section 658 of title 28, United States 
Code, and the item relating to such section in the table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 44 of title 28, United States Code, are 
repealed.

SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    Section 901 of the Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act 
(28 U.S.C. 652 note) is amended by striking subsection (c).

            Passed the House of Representatives October 12, 1993.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.