[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 111 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8614-S8615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       THE U.S. DISTRICT COURTS APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT

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                        BIDEN AMENDMENT NO. 1055

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Biden) proposed an amendment to the bill (S. 996) 
to provide for the authorization of appropriations in each fiscal year 
for arbitration in United States district courts; as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following new section:

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     SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF JUDICIAL INFORMATION DISSEMINATION.

       Section 103(b)(2) of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 
     (Public Law 101-650; 104 Stat. 5096; 28 U.S.C. 471 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)'';
       (2) by striking ``sections 471 through 478'' and inserting 
     ``sections 472, 473, 474, 475, 477, and 478''; and
       (3) by adding at the end of the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) The requirements set forth in section 476 of title 
     28, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall 
     remain in effect permanently.''.

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