[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. 1782 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1782

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To provide improvements for the operations of the Federal courts, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Judiciary Administrative 
Improvements Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. SENIOR JUDGE GOVERNANCE CORRECTION.

    Section 631(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the 
first sentence by striking ``(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)''.

SEC. 3. REVISION OF STATUTORY DESCRIPTION OF THE DISTRICT OF NORTH 
              DAKOTA.

    Chapter 5 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
section 114 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 114. North Dakota
    ``North Dakota constitutes one judicial district.
            ``Court shall be held at Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and 
        Minot.''.

SEC. 4. SEPARATION OF THE JUDGMENT AND STATEMENT OF REASONS FORMS.

    Section 3553(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``the written order of judgment and commitment'' and inserting 
``a statement of reasons form issued under section 994(w)(1)(B) of 
title 28''.

SEC. 5. PRETRIAL SERVICES FUNCTIONS FOR JUVENILES.

    Section 3154 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (15); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
            ``(14) Perform, in a manner appropriate for juveniles, any 
        of the functions identified in this section with respect to 
        juveniles awaiting adjudication, trial, or disposition under 
        chapter 403 of this title who are not detained.''.

SEC. 6. STATISTICAL REPORTING SCHEDULE FOR CRIMINAL WIRETAP ORDERS.

    Section 2519 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Within thirty days 
        after the expiration of an order (or each extension thereof) 
        entered under section 2518, or the denial of an order approving 
        an interception, the issuing or denying judge'' and inserting 
        ``In January of each year, any judge who has issued an order 
        (or an extension thereof) under section 2518 that expired 
        during the preceding year, or who has denied approval of an 
        interception during that year,'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``In January of each 
        year'' and inserting ``In March of each year''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``In April of each year'' 
        and inserting ``In June of each year''.

SEC. 7. THRESHOLDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF OTHER THAN COUNSEL CASE 
              COMPENSATION.

    Section 3006A of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), in the second 
                        sentence, by striking ``$500'' and inserting 
                        ``$800''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``$500'' and inserting ``$800''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), in the first sentence, by 
                striking ``$1,600'' and inserting ``$2,400''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) The dollar amounts provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) 
        shall be adjusted simultaneously by an amount, rounded to the 
        nearest multiple of $100, equal to the percentage of the 
        cumulative adjustments taking effect under section 5303 of 
        title 5 in the rates of pay under the General Schedule since 
        the date the dollar amounts provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), 
        respectively, were last enacted or adjusted by statute.''.

            Passed the Senate March 16, 2010.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1782

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To provide improvements for the operations of the Federal courts, and 
                          for other purposes.