[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1100 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1100

  To restore fairness and improve the appeal of public service to the 
   Federal judiciary by improving compensation and benefits, and to 
        instill greater public confidence in the Federal courts.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 2003

Mr. Reid (for himself and Mr. Graham of South Carolina) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To restore fairness and improve the appeal of public service to the 
   Federal judiciary by improving compensation and benefits, and to 
        instill greater public confidence in the Federal courts.

    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 ``Securing Judicial Independence Act 
of 2003''.

SEC. 2. SALARY ADJUSTMENTS.

    (a) Restoration of Statutory Cost of Living Adjustments.--Each 
salary rate which is subject to adjustment under section 461 of title 
28, United States Code, is adjusted by an amount, rounded to the 
nearest multiple of $100 (or if midway between multiples of $100, to 
the next higher multiple of $100) equal to 25 percent of that salary 
rate in effect on the date preceding the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the first 
day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION FOR COST OF LIVING 
              ADJUSTMENT.

    Section 140 of Public Law 97-92 (28 U.S.C. 461 note) is repealed.

SEC. 4. SURVIVOR BENEFITS UNDER JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND OTHER SYSTEMS.

    (a) Creditable Years of Service.--Section 376 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (k)(3), by striking the colon through 
        ``this section''; and
            (2) in subsection (r), by striking the colon through 
        ``other annuity''.
    (b) Notification Period for Survivor Annuity Coverage.--
            (1) In general.--Section 376 (a)(1) of title 28, United 
        States Code, is amended in the matter following subparagraph 
        (G) by striking ``six months'' and inserting ``1 year''.
            (2) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect on 
        the date of enactment of this Act and apply only to written 
        notifications received by the Director of the Administrative 
        Office of the United States Courts after the dates described 
        under clause (i) or (ii) in the matter following subparagraph 
        (G) of section 376 (a)(1) of title 28, United States Code.
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