[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[S. 531 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 363
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 531

                          [Report No. 104-697]


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 1995

               Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                             July 23, 1996

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To authorize a circuit judge who has taken part in an in banc hearing 
 of a case to continue to participate in that case after taking senior 
                    status, 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. AMENDMENT.

    The last sentence of section 46(c) of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ``(1)'' after ``eligible'' and by inserting 
before the period at the end of the sentence ``, or (2) to continue to 
participate in the decision of a case or controversy that was heard or 
reheard by the court in banc at a time when such judge was in regular 
active service''.

            Passed the Senate September 28 (legislative day, September 
      25), 1995.

            Attest:

                                             KELLY D. JOHNSTON,

                                                             Secretary.
                                     





                                                 Union Calendar No. 363

104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 531

                          [Report No. 104-697]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To authorize a circuit judge who has taken part in an in banc hearing 
 of a case to continue to participate in that case after taking senior 
                    status, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 23, 1996

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed