1.This Act may be cited as the
Court Security Improvement Act of
2007
.
<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial security improvements and
funding</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE49FAF95DB514BD2A9ACCA3D6EF37C1B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial branch security
requirements</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CB927AC8EA44589B3AB3B1CE37B00C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ensuring consultation with the
judiciary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 566 of
title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5490065BDE224F0300B4D8FD278E842" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91B23CB62FAE4748A4426C5B3196F8A5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the United States Marshals
Service shall consult with the Judicial Conference of the United States on a
continuing basis regarding the security requirements for the judicial branch of
the United States Government, to ensure that the views of the Judicial
Conference regarding the security requirements for the judicial branch of the
Federal Government are taken into account when determining staffing levels,
setting priorities for programs regarding judicial security, and allocating
judicial security resources. In this paragraph, the term <term>judicial
security</term> includes the security of buildings housing the judiciary, the
personal security of judicial officers, the assessment of threats made to
judicial officers, and the protection of all other judicial personnel. The
United States Marshals Service retains final authority regarding security
requirements for the judicial branch of the Federal
Government.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E9EF7B7D3FA458AB002BE806481DBE2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 331 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9FC8E89CC0F4D4582001C6FED99D5E" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1FF79FB3D034106A937F9C779E8A7A"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Judicial Conference shall consult with
the Director of United States Marshals Service on a continuing basis regarding
the security requirements for the judicial branch of the United States
Government, to ensure that the views of the Judicial Conference regarding the
security requirements for the judicial branch of the Federal Government are
taken into account when determining staffing levels, setting priorities for
programs regarding judicial security, and allocating judicial security
resources. In this paragraph, the term <term>judicial security</term> includes
the security of buildings housing the judiciary, the personal security of
judicial officers, the assessment of threats made to judicial officers, and the
protection of all other judicial personnel. The United States Marshals Service
retains final authority regarding security requirements for the judicial branch
of the Federal
Government.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0CCEF299D9F4D99B1EB636E98C87CEB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of family members</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFE1D01AC2AF44ECADC396DC217F3221"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>or
a family member of that individual</quote> after <quote>that
individual</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CF01EF2FFD6461DBD837DCE87E61156"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting
<quote>or a family member of that individual</quote> after <quote>the
report</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D67AEB6D24049F30020A9F0322707B0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financial disclosure reports</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CEECD9B584E48A5B21554C98B61F8D3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App) is amended by striking
<quote>2005</quote> each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>2009</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H315A0D093C74456AA470615CE482EFD0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 105(b)(3)(C) of the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H535A1C9296B54F63B03F434304B3DDC5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAD8AB6FF5E5405083442EEAAB523982"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC244A13778C44BD3ABC560D8B1AA2085"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51F94F171B27457A8C74D5DC002D8143" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0E4DA1CF20740738D4CF5AB3E23F2C1" indent="up2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nature or type of information
redacted;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H902F0BAC1DAA4A46AD7CAD062EE6DE38" indent="up2"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">what steps or procedures are in place to
ensure that sufficient information is available to litigants to determine if
there is a conflict of interest;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6E1FF05BD7A4A7287AA0081EF99265D" indent="up2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">principles used to guide implementation of
redaction authority; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FB5D0D0555E44878F9D003900DD2159" indent="up2"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any public complaints received in regards
to
redaction.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB7EAC7CEC244C7697CB3939C000DE8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of United States Tax
Court</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A020BB1A07148B9B44F1CBF7EBB1D6C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 566(a) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by striking <quote>and the Court of International
Trade</quote> and inserting <quote>, the Court of International Trade, and any
other court, as provided by law</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53BE60A690A5401291001420592365B3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Internal Revenue Code</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7456(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to incidental powers of the Tax Court) is amended in the
matter following paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end, and
inserting <quote>and may otherwise provide for the security of the Tax Court,
including the personal protection of Tax Court judges, court officers,
witnesses, and other threatened person in the interests of justice, where
criminal intimidation impedes on the functioning of the judicial process or any
other official proceeding.</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4726778C54A840298E77CCC1646EC804" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional amounts for United States
Marshals Service to protect the judiciary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition to any other amounts authorized
to be appropriated for the United States Marshals Service, there are authorized
to be appropriated for the United States Marshals Service to protect the
judiciary, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 for—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81124EC8A13E474FBF61E369F740170"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hiring entry-level deputy marshals for
providing judicial security;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E77C9C0B56C4398883B1B08DBF4FCFE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hiring senior-level deputy marshals for
investigating threats to the judiciary and providing protective details to
members of the judiciary and assistant United States attorneys; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94C44B2EE00E49C69648C6581B9E4D92"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the Office of Protective Intelligence,
for hiring senior-level deputy marshals, hiring program analysts, and providing
secure computer systems.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal law enhancements to protect
judges, family members, and witnesses</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FFAEDFE0E3842889C139E606542F13B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protections against malicious recording of
fictitious liens against Federal judges and Federal law enforcement
officers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9097E455A07B42239EB353DA75E6EB00"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Offense</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5FD925D66194A51948872700821B687" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56A7AF1B9FFB4F24A20076BC7205FD1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1521.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retaliating against a Federal judge or
Federal law enforcement officer by false claim or slander of title</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79F7AEE0738C47A8A8EA243F02EFEB9D"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever files, attempts to file, or
conspires to file, in any public record or in any private record which is
generally available to the public, any false lien or encumbrance against the
real or personal property of an individual described in section 1114, on
account of the performance of official duties by that individual, knowing or
having reason to know that such lien or encumbrance is false or contains any
materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, shall
be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or
both.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9113EEEE55D34454AA565BE9BA805743"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The chapter analysis for chapter 73 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91D68B4C801D4232B06FC4F819515F9D" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="H56A7AF1B9FFB4F24A20076BC7205FD1" level="section">1521. Retaliating against a Federal judge or Federal law
enforcement officer by false claim or slander of
title.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A4E008A2D484722B554FAB640A2CB7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of individuals performing
certain official duties</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6143E803B1D54CBC8E578B4437EDC50"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Offense</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7EE5441010A542E2A4EFDFECB6900650" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9342D7C979D14D3B8B153BE620EFCC54" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>118.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of individuals performing
certain official duties</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B0FCC93F0EE4BA0BA5C8224002851EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever knowingly makes restricted personal
information about a covered official, or a member of the immediate family of
that covered official, publicly available—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7c6117a81fcb4f35a4ec41d615ef0502"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or
incite the commission of a crime of violence against that covered official, or
a member of the immediate family of that covered official; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83033d1edf8343b798c925afe3890d44"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the intent and knowledge that the
restricted personal information will be used to threaten, intimidate, or
facilitate the commission of a crime of violence against that covered official,
or a member of the immediate family of that covered official,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9AFB29965E34B50AAA73C15182DB100"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H491A8732FD874B3CBD78D3104913926D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>restricted personal
information</term> means, with respect to an individual, the Social Security
number, the home address, home phone number, mobile phone number, personal
email, or home fax number of, and identifiable to, that individual;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD4BE229FBE34F978205E470581B1F2C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>covered official</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE01EA1D1159745E39600FFAFAB798EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an individual designated in section 1114;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAC25121DBC74971A8F46704A98D7B07"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a grand or petit juror, witness, or other
officer in or of, any court of the United States, or an officer who may be
serving at any examination or other proceeding before any United States
magistrate judge or other committing magistrate;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7086BB7621B4F63BB9DD88534BD1F88"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>crime of violence</term> has
the meaning given the term in section 16; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39D0EA5B7F844D4EB2D22C5D00BA68D6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>immediate family</term> has
the meaning given the term in section
115(c)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAE56561FDB74AE09469C0B262D32898"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1891980226EF421A8EF5A7B84BA39CA" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="H9342D7C979D14D3B8B153BE620EFCC54" level="section">118. Protection of
individuals performing certain official
duties.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D523938A1A048A68096FCC2333B2364" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition of possession of dangerous
weapons in Federal court facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 930(e)(1) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting <quote>or other dangerous weapon</quote> after
<quote>firearm</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C8CE5E58B5547F6A9ABC02D2F00A300" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clarification of venue for retaliation
against a witness</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1513
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H727C5601B77445A28D327F80464038C2" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E6697B31BD2450DA2B53E62839519D3"><enum>(g)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A prosecution under this section may be
brought in the district in which the official proceeding (whether pending,
about to be instituted, or completed) was intended to be affected, or in which
the conduct constituting the alleged offense
occurred.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F48F37F8E9642BABA668E4D582DD5B2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modification of tampering with a witness,
victim, or an informant offense</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9870CA8685848D291A851FD4696CE77"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Changes in Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1512 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF36DE8319C5A4A588D4E8674CAE40116"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">so that subparagraph (A) of subsection
(a)(3) reads as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08191D4B277E4FAAB46553D9916B812D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H380BA2AE7D284DE7862D2206277368E2" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a killing, the punishment
provided in sections 1111 and
1112;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F615999D6944D2D9297E8ABB7ECC812"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(3)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9274A4420CF478FB4BF9DC894AD98BF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter following clause (ii) of
subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>20 years</quote> and inserting <quote>30
years</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9309CFFE4D284E99ACB98DC5876CC00"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>10
years</quote> and inserting <quote>20 years</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H461ACAD3A38C46BD9649BEE59551EE00"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by striking <quote>ten
years</quote> and inserting <quote>20 years</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBF5929E97F84400AA6553043DCDF1E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), by striking <quote>one
year</quote> and inserting <quote>3 years</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6940B84D077D448685AD8C4693F647B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modification of retaliation
offense</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1513 of title
18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F34F9FFC18042F1AA94007F2DA90023"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8FB35887939420095DADF156468472C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting a comma after
<quote>probation</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10DB53F207274A2393B1020F8C13B80"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the comma which immediately
follows another comma;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4CFDA80E45F4E6EBA6700B357BC00C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking
<quote>20 years</quote> and inserting <quote>30 years</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H406D4E53F5534A8783010077AC1B45D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80624FBB8EC94D05AAD0AB26DAE54284"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C5763597C4144CF87A1515FC5AABB29"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting a comma after
<quote>probation</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9849C9DEC90D420E8D76A985B5E75F2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the comma which immediately
follows another comma; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H843548648E8748B8AC19FD32CBE611E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter following paragraph (2), by
striking <quote>ten years</quote> and inserting <quote>20 years</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3F7EA9F7F2A4BE1B9A3C1CA9F6023FC"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating the second subsection (e)
as subsection (f).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7758D10E5B70487E807EA8D3077B8805" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>207.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General modifications of Federal murder
crime and related crimes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1112(b) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF6F3FB2CF2148ED9ED17CA8AD877CCD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>ten years</quote> and
inserting <quote>20 years</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15771CE983804DE9BA49DF0F79482505"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>six years</quote> and
inserting <quote>10 years</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protecting State and local judges and
related grant programs</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7C70D69FB6E4EB590EDD9A4D290107B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants to States to protect witnesses and
victims of crimes</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF42FAE48F36452AA9C748EA006984A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31702 of the Violent Crime Control
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13862) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF61B4F387A4D471F98F2F3B9BB82DD00"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H065CF9D169C143E9B0FDF26945C095FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking the period
and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DF16103F3AE4BC4B3F5C74FCA47AA62"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA84DB5EA90848908726F7002F6FB471" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD045906BB9824CAD93792B3497E008E"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by a State, unit of local government, or
Indian tribe to create and expand witness and victim protection programs to
prevent threats, intimidation, and retaliation against victims of, and
witnesses to, violent
crimes.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C68619EF3F24E8381E2991DEEF07DB6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31707
of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13867)
is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEBA160A944448C3988C986DC0571630" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EC384F0F65148BD92BE3F3794A576C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31707.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007
through 2011 to carry out this
subtitle.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEBA609EEFBF42E8BBC8406DEA52EF19" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility of State courts for certain
Federal grants</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD41DBE18E6B04CE396392E9C32B05636"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Correctional options grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 515 of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3762a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19AD08D4E2834AA4B3796554B88EF7C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22C746513BFB49E6A5D492001B667E34"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACFD56FDE6D4483EBA8DD32973EC7F92"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking the period
and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H687A47855EB541E2A1F48FBF6861F565"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA06A9208EDA04F46AAAA029800B0254D" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C384F0C7A934A4381480000C4411F05"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grants to State courts to improve security
for State and local court systems.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1495E7A54FA14F0791F8A8177C85408F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by inserting after the
period the following:</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection"><quote>Priority shall be given to
State court applicants under subsection (a)(4) that have the greatest
demonstrated need to provide security in order to administer
justice.</quote>.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A2E6397E1134128B118A3A43380CD8E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 516(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3762b) is amended by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84A749208EC3486B8997BC34AF1F97FB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">striking <quote>80</quote> and inserting
<quote>70</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB9006B1AC38449BBCF7884C3FD26F44"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">striking <quote>and 10</quote> and
inserting <quote>10</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86858C5E16764997B46BFD268EFFE3FB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting before the period the following:
<quote>, and 10 percent for section 515(a)(4)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73D79DBB0D3D44CAA2C328FE80A301AA"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State and Local Governments to Consider
Courts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General
may require, as appropriate, that whenever a State or unit of local government
or Indian tribe applies for a grant from the Department of Justice, the State,
unit, or tribe demonstrate that, in developing the application and distributing
funds, the State, unit, or tribe—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A6AAD17AF3644BB99D76018C941F399"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">considered the needs of the judicial branch
of the State, unit, or tribe, as the case may be;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DF652C751D9432F965EE306478D538E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consulted with the chief judicial officer
of the highest court of the State, unit, or tribe, as the case may be;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB002477622E34883A0FF04C691A0F51D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consulted with the chief law enforcement
officer of the law enforcement agency responsible for the security needs of the
judicial branch of the State, unit, or tribe, as the case may be.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68D4909229844A5A80F2DF1435F5D6F3"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Armor Vests</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2501 of title I of the
<act-name parsable-cite="OCCSS">Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 3796ll) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE15F8A95D0145A2B2F8D406F50025BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by inserting <quote>and
State and local court officers</quote> after <quote>tribal law enforcement
officers</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FA0E8F6364C48A3B9B94E22694F5B8D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by inserting
<quote>State or local court,</quote> after <quote>government,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Law enforcement officers</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF209D8BB8194C59AD16D1F43CD696CD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on security of Federal
prosecutors</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA513DE22882547F1A1F6E35F337D42B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives a report on the security of assistant United States attorneys
and other Federal attorneys arising from the prosecution of terrorists, violent
criminal gangs, drug traffickers, gun traffickers, white supremacists, those
who commit fraud and other white-collar offenses, and other criminal
cases.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB66E258C211B4C23A11464BB11A327A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report submitted under subsection (a)
shall describe each of the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18A752A5867C4BF8BDB695AF4E708878"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number and nature of threats and
assaults against attorneys handling prosecutions described in subsection (a)
and the reporting requirements and methods.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H989EF70F0DF944D6BD1F05CEA0C2E861"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The security measures that are in place to
protect the attorneys who are handling prosecutions described in subsection
(a), including threat assessments, response procedures, availability of
security systems and other devices, firearms licensing (deputations), and other
measures designed to protect the attorneys and their families.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83374172426A446DB8A659C3F4F6CB52"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The firearms deputation policies of the
Department of Justice, including the number of attorneys deputized and the time
between receipt of threat and completion of the deputation and training
process.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1161EF92A458473E8204948B4F2100EF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each requirement, measure, or policy
described in paragraphs (1) through (3), when the requirement, measure, or
policy was developed and who was responsible for developing and implementing
the requirement, measure, or policy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H996B25F9F5C44F41A766771775C7A44C"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The programs that are made available to the
attorneys for personal security training, including training relating to
limitations on public information disclosure, basic home security, firearms
handling and safety, family safety, mail handling, counter-surveillance, and
self-defense tactics.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E1F1068F45348AB8C5552F3AA27B2F"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The measures that are taken to provide
attorneys handling prosecutions described in subsection (a) with secure parking
facilities, and how priorities for such facilities are established—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C464F5CE04F4E95BEB654BDAAFD3517"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">among Federal employees within the
facility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8850A32D08A846ED89AA7B8C76B68500"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">among Department of Justice employees
within the facility; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95E58AC648CF4C718D4E7EDFC7660726"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">among attorneys within the facility.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72A874C68FA74A7E84E13F1FABB8FB99"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The frequency attorneys handling
prosecutions described in subsection (a) are called upon to work beyond
standard work hours and the security measures provided to protect attorneys at
such times during travel between office and available parking
facilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19E64C04D474407597E9B1E629F5100"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to attorneys who are licensed
under State laws to carry firearms, the policy of the Department of Justice as
to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21303D283A504124BB4F70C880B36FE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carrying the firearm between available
parking and office buildings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H263C3C5BF1694D31BF85A95B118DE2BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">securing the weapon at the office
buildings; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFD0D223E45B4667A88B23CF98F47408"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">equipment and training provided to
facilitate safe storage at Department of Justice facilities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0EB8C388F074EC89F2C9C20FF76F47C"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The offices in the Department of Justice
that are responsible for ensuring the security of attorneys handling
prosecutions described in subsection (a), the organization and staffing of the
offices, and the manner in which the offices coordinate with offices in
specific districts.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60F93A96C8724BF7A464D733B0B295E"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The role, if any, that the United States
Marshals Service or any other Department of Justice component plays in
protecting, or providing security services or training for, attorneys handling
prosecutions described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Miscellaneous provisions</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB491670173E4203A2B03EC5651777BF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expanded procurement authority for the
United States Sentencing Commission</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43F917CFF1EF4249A363D093E4592CBE"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 995 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H773A8CE740FA482B987B6BF5F0100044" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71E61E11E0E241AEB029B7764D049753"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCD62B3D0DB9428DB254C0A3BB54DEA8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use available funds to enter into contracts
for the acquisition of severable services for a period that begins in 1 fiscal
year and ends in the next fiscal year, to the same extent as executive agencies
may enter into such contracts under the authority of section 303L of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
253l);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00E72B93829544F8910120B1005CE0B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter into multi-year contracts for the
acquisition of property or services to the same extent as executive agencies
may enter into such contracts under the authority of section 304B of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E5E9232097741E79521F58ED1FB008"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make advance, partial, progress, or other
payments under contracts for property or services to the same extent as
executive agencies may make such payments under the authority of section 305 of
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
255).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB48461676BB4D3B9704FC05AD7E87DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sunset</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
cease to have force and effect on September 30, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DA66840A0D9491089A1D365EC7FC5F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>502.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bankruptcy, magistrate, and territorial
judges life insurance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5676011488544A8EA5C540BB722B2884"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 604(a)(5) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after <quote>hold office during good
behavior,</quote> the following: <quote>bankruptcy judges appointed under
section 152 of this title, magistrate judges appointed under section 631 of
this title, and territorial district court judges appointed under section 24 of
the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424b), section 1(b) of the Act of November
8, 1877 (48 U.S.C. 1821), or section 24(a) of the Revised Organic Act of the
Virgin Islands (48 U.S.C. 1614(a)),</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF15BE98176BC492B8D06C9A35D0BF0DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any payment made on or after the
first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0495C630F30B4389BA886946DB17E8DD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>503.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assignment of judges</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 296 of title 28, United States Code,
is amended by inserting at the end of the second undesignated paragraph the
following new sentence: <quote>However, a judge who has retired from regular
active service under section 371(b) of this title, when designated and assigned
to the court to which such judge was appointed, shall have all the powers of a
judge of that court, including participation in appointment of court officers
and magistrates, rulemaking, governance, and administrative
matters.</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFDDB58E59D7E42959DEDD8BABF722005" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>504.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Senior judge participation in the selection
of magistrates</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 631(a)
of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Northern Mariana
Islands</quote> the first place it appears and inserting <quote>Northern
Mariana Islands (including any judge in regular active service and any judge
who has retired from regular active service under section 371(b) of this title,
when designated and assigned to the court to which such judge was
appointed)</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF27C1B6B34954722BCD402FF000004A4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>505.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reauthorization of the Ethics in Government
Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 405 of the Ethics
in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking
<quote>2006</quote> and inserting <quote>2011</quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="added" id="IDaee3bd30b16c4ef18d4e5d2221062b26" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>506.</enum><header>Federal judges for
courts of appeals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
44(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the table—</text>
<paragraph id="IDefbe7739155c4a9087bd89913dcc3f38"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the item relating to
the District of Columbia Circuit, by striking <quote>12</quote> and inserting
<quote>11</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3861772712d747a09e3fe68b4507cd9c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the item relating to
the Ninth Circuit, by striking <quote>28</quote> and inserting
<quote>29</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section>
March 29, 2007
Reported with an amendment