[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1720 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.1720
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, two thousand and three
An Act
To provide for Federal court proceedings in Plano, Texas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHANGE IN COMPOSITION OF DIVISIONS OF EASTERN DISTRICT OF
TEXAS.
(a) In General.--Section 124(c) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``Denton, and Grayson'' and inserting
``Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, and Lamar''; and
(B) by inserting ``and Plano'' after ``held at Sherman'';
(2) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5)
through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and
(3) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by inserting ``Red
River,'' after ``Franklin,''.
(b) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Pending cases not affected.--This section and the
amendments made by this section shall not affect any action
commenced before the effective date of this section and pending in
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
on such date.
(3) Juries not affected.--This section and the amendments made
by this section shall not affect the composition, or preclude the
service, of any grand or petit jury summoned, impaneled, or
actually serving in the Eastern Judicial District of Texas on the
effective date of this section.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.