[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5587]
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          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

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      By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
  S. 4837. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for 
transportation and subsistence for criminal justice defendants, and for 
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Mr. DURBIN. Madam 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. 4837

       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 ``Criminal Judicial 
     Administration Act of 2024''.

     SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION AND SUBSISTENCE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
                   ACT DEFENDANTS.

       Section 4285 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in 
     the first sentence--
       (1) by striking ``when the interests of justice would be 
     served thereby and the United States judge or magistrate 
     judge is satisfied, after appropriate inquiry, that the 
     defendant is financially unable to provide the necessary 
     transportation to appear before the required court on his 
     own'' and inserting ``when the United States judge or 
     magistrate judge is satisfied that the defendant is indigent 
     based on appointment of counsel pursuant to section 3006A, 
     or, after appropriate inquiry, that the defendant is 
     financially unable to provide necessary transportation'';
       (2) by striking ``to the place where his appearance is 
     required,'' and inserting ``to the place where each 
     appearance is required and back to the place of the person's 
     arrest or bona fide residence,''; and
       (3) by striking ``to his destination'' and inserting ``, 
     which includes money for both lodging and food, during travel 
     to the person's destination and during any proceeding at 
     which the person's appearance is required''.

     SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE USE OF MAGISTRATE JUDGES TO DECIDE 
                   POSTJUDGMENT MOTIONS.

       Section 3401 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the second sentence--
       (i) by striking ``and'' after ``trial, judgment,''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, and rulings on all post-judgment 
     motions'' after ``sentencing''; and
       (B) in the third sentence--
       (i) by striking ``and'' after ``trial, judgment,''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, and rulings on all post-judgment 
     motions'' after ``sentencing'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``, with the approval of 
     a judge of the district court,''; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (i) the following:
       ``(j) A magistrate judge who exercises trial jurisdiction 
     under this section, in either a petty offense case or a 
     misdemeanor case in which the defendant has consented to a 
     magistrate judge, may also rule on all post-judgment motions 
     in that case, including petitions for writs of habeas corpus, 
     petitions for writs of coram nobis, motions to vacate a 
     sentence under section 2255 of title 28, and motions related 
     to mental competency under chapter 313 of this title.''.

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      By Mr. PADILLA:
  S. 4851. A bill to adjust the boundaries of the Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area to include the Scarper Ridge property; to the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources.
  Mr. PADILLA. Madam President, I rise to introduce the Scarper Ridge 
Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act, 
straightforward, uncontroversial bill to adjust the boundary of the 
Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
  This bill would modify the boundary of the Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area, GGNRA, to include the approximately 896-acre Scarper 
Ridge property. This land is currently owned by the Peninsula Open 
Space Trust, who would like to sell this land to the National Park 
Service to include within the GGNRA.
  The GGNRA is one of the world's largest urban national parks, 
spanning three counties and more than 82,000 acres of coastal and urban 
lands. According to the National Park Service, the GGNRA is an 
assemblage of military, private, and public lands which altogether 
offer vast skylines, natural beauty, and diverse histories to locals 
and visitors alike. The GGNRA welcomes over 15 million visitors each 
year, and strives to be an accessible recreational area for all people.
  Thanks to continuing efforts by the Peninsula Open Space Trust, local 
partners, Congresswoman Eshoo, and my predecessors in the Senate, 
Congress has previously awarded funding from the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund to purchase additional land to be included within the 
GGNRA. However, the lands included in my bill--known as the Scarper 
Ridge property--require a minor legislative boundary adjustment in 
order for the National Park Service to use future Land and Water 
Conservation Fund dollars to purchase this property and include it 
within the park.
  I look forward to working with my colleagues to advance this 
commonsense, straightforward boundary adjustment bill as soon as 
possible.

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