[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2695 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2695

  To convert a temporary Federal judgeship in the eastern district of 
       Missouri to a permanent judgeship, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 8, 2000

   Mr. Bond introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To convert a temporary Federal judgeship in the eastern district of 
       Missouri to a permanent judgeship, 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 JUDGESHIP FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI.

    (a) Conversion of Temporary Judgeship to Permanent Judgeship.--The 
existing district judgeship for the eastern district of Missouri 
authorized by section 203(c)(7) 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 such office shall hold the 
office under section 133 of title 28, United States Code (as amended by 
this section).
    (b) 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 Missouri and inserting the following:

``Missouri:
    Eastern.................................................         7 
    Western.................................................         5 
    Eastern and Western.....................................      2.''.
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