[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 944 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 944

To convert a temporary Federal judgeship in the district of Hawaii to a 
permanent judgeship, to authorize an additional permanent judgeship in 
   the district of Hawaii, extend statutory authority for magistrate 
   positions in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 1999

 Mr. Underwood for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To convert a temporary Federal judgeship in the district of Hawaii to a 
permanent judgeship, to authorize an additional permanent judgeship in 
   the district of Hawaii, extend statutory authority for magistrate 
   positions in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, 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. DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII.

    (a) Conversion of Temporary Judgeship to Permanent Judgeship.--The 
existing district judgeship for the district of Hawaii authorized by 
section 203(c)(2) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (Public Law 
101-650, 28 U.S.C. 133 note) shall, as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act, be authorized under section 133 of title 28, United States 
Code, and the incumbent in that office shall hold the office under 
section 133 of title 28, United States Code (as amended by this 
section).
    (b) Additional Permanent District Judgeship.--The President shall 
appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 additional 
district judge for the district of Hawaii.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table contained in 
section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to Hawaii and inserting the following:


``Hawaii.......................................................   5''. 

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR MAGISTRATE POSITIONS TO BE 
              ESTABLISHED IN THE DISTRICT COURTS OF GUAM AND THE 
              NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

    Section 631 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking the first two sentences 
        and inserting the following: ``The judges of each United States 
        district court and the district courts of the Virgin Islands, 
        Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands shall appoint United 
        States magistrates in such numbers and to serve at such 
        locations within the judicial districts as the Judicial 
        Conference may determine under this chapter. In the case of a 
        magistrate appointed by the district court of the Virgin 
        Islands, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands, this chapter 
        shall apply as though the court appointing such a magistrate 
        were a United States district court.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting in the first sentence 
        after ``Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,'' the following: ``the 
        Territory of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
        Islands,''.
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