[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3296 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.3296
One Hundred Tenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the third day of January, two thousand and eight
An Act
To extend the authority of the United States Supreme Court Police to
protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds and change the
title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT POLICE AND COUNSELOR TO THE
CHIEF JUSTICE.
(a) Extension of Authority of the United States Supreme Court
Police To Protect Court Officials Off the Supreme Court Grounds.--
Section 6121(b)(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``2008'' and inserting ``2013''.
(b) Counselor to the Chief Justice.--
(1) Office of federal judicial administration.--Section
133(b)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking
``administrative assistant'' and inserting ``Counselor''.
(2) Judicial official.--Section 376(a) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ``an administrative
assistant'' and inserting ``a Counselor''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ``an administrative
assistant'' and inserting ``a Counselor''.
(3) Administrative assistant to the chief justice.--
(A) In general.--Section 677 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended--
(i) in the section heading, by striking
``Administrative Assistant'' and inserting ``Counselor'';
(ii) in subsection (a)--
(I) in the first sentence, by striking ``an
Administrative Assistant'' and inserting ``a
Counselor''; and
(II) in the second and third sentences, by striking
``Administrative Assistant'' each place that term
appears and inserting ``Counselor''; and
(iii) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking
``Administrative Assistant'' each place that term appears
and inserting ``Counselor''.
(B) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter
45 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the
item relating to section 677 and inserting the following:
``677. Counselor to the Chief Justice.''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ACCEPTANCE OF HONORARY CLUB MEMBERSHIPS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Gift.--The term ``gift'' has the meaning given under
section 109(5) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.).
(2) Judicial officer.--The term ``judicial officer'' has the
meaning given under section 109(10) of the Ethics in Government Act
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
(b) Prohibition on Acceptance of Honorary Club Memberships.--A
judicial officer may not accept a gift of an honorary club membership
with a value of more than $50 in any calendar year.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.