[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3607 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3607

To increase from 10 to 15 years the term of office of the judges of the 
 district courts of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United 
             States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2015

Mr. Sablan (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, and Ms. Plaskett) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To increase from 10 to 15 years the term of office of the judges of the 
 district courts of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United 
             States Virgin Islands, 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 ``U.S. Territorial Federal Judges 
Improvement Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN TERMS OF OFFICE OF JUDGES OF DISTRICT COURTS OF THE 
              NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, GUAM, AND THE UNITED STATES 
              VIRGIN ISLANDS.

    (a) Northern Mariana Islands.--Section 1(b)(1) of Public Law 95-157 
(48 U.S.C. 1821(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``ten years'' and 
inserting ``15 years''.
    (b) Guam.--Section 24(a) of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 
1424b(a)) is amended by striking ``ten years'' and inserting ``15 
years''.
    (c) Virgin Islands.--Section 24(a) of the Revised Organic Act of 
the Virgin Islands (48 U.S.C. 1614(a)) is amended by striking ``ten 
years'' and inserting ``15 years''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to any term of 
office of a judge of the district court of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, Guam, or the United States Virgin Islands--
            (1) that has not expired as of such date of enactment; or
            (2) that begins on or after such date of enactment.
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