[104th Congress Public Law 175]
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Public Law 104-175
104th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To authorize a circuit judge who has taken part in an in banc hearing of 
   a case to continue to participate in that case after taking senior 
   status, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Aug. 6, 1996 -  [S. 531]>> 

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.

    The last sentence of section 46(c) of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ``(1)'' after ``eligible'' and by inserting 
before the period at the end of the sentence ``, or (2) to continue to 
participate in the decision of a case or controversy that was heard or 
reheard by the court in banc at a time when such judge was in regular 
active service''.

    Approved August 6, 1996.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 531:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104-697 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 141 (1995):
                                    Sept. 28, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.
                                                        Vol. 142 (1996):
                                    July 29, considered and passed 
                                        House.

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