[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 21, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S117-S118]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. HAGEL:
  S. 2011. A bill to convert certain temporary Federal district 
judgeships to permanent judgeships, and for other purposes; to the 
Committee on the Judiciary.

[[Page S118]]

  Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 2011

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS TO PERMANENT 
                   JUDGESHIPS.

       (a) In General.--The existing judgeships for the eastern 
     district of California, the district of Hawaii, the district 
     of Kansas, the eastern district of Missouri, and the district 
     of Nebraska authorized by section 203(c) of the Judicial 
     Improvements Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-650, 104 Stat. 5089) 
     as amended by Public Law 105-53, as of the date of enactment 
     of this Act, shall be authorized under section 133 of title 
     28, United States Code, and the incumbents in those offices 
     shall hold the office under section 133 of title 28, United 
     States Code, as amended by this Act.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table 
     contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, 
     is amended by--
       (1) striking the item relating to California and insert the 
     following:

``California:
    Northern....................................................14 ....

    Eastern......................................................7 ....

    Central.....................................................27 ....

    Southern..................................................13'';....

       (2) striking the item relating to Hawaii and inserting the 
     following:

    ``Hawaii...................................................4'';....

       (3) striking the item relating to Kansas and inserting the 
     following:

    ``Kansas...................................................6'';....

       (4) striking the item relating to the eastern district of 
     Missouri and inserting the following:

``Missouri:
    Eastern......................................................7 ....

    Western......................................................5 ....

    Eastern and Western........................................2'';....

     and
       (5) striking the item relating to Nebraska and inserting 
     the following:

    ``Nebraska.................................................4''.....

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