[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 14, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S14401]
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      By Mr. DURBIN:
  S. 2353. A bill to increase the annual salaries of justices and 
judges of the United States, and to increase fees for bankruptcy 
trustees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 2353

       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 ``Fair Judicial Compensation 
     Act of 2007''.

     SEC. 2. JUDICIAL SALARY INCREASE.

       (a) In General.--The annual salaries of the Chief Justice 
     of the United States, associate justices of the Supreme Court 
     of the United States, United States circuit judges, United 
     States district judges, and judges of the United States Court 
     of International Trade are increased in the amount of 16.5 
     percent of their respective annual salary rates in effect on 
     the effective date of this Act, rounded to the nearest $100 
     (or, if midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher 
     multiple of $100).
       (b) Coordination Rule.--If a pay adjustment under 
     subsection (a) is to be made for an office or position as of 
     the same date that any other pay adjustment would take effect 
     for such office or position, the adjustment under this Act 
     shall be made first.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3. BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES.

       Section 330(b)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended, in the undesignated matter following subparagraph 
     (B), by striking ``$15'' each place that term appears and 
     inserting ``$55''.

     SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this Act.
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