[105th Congress Public Law 53]
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Public Law 105-53
105th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To provide for the authorization of appropriations in each fiscal year 
    for arbitration in United States district courts, and for other 
              purposes. <<NOTE: Oct. 6, 1997 -  [S. 996]>> 

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

SECTION 1. ARBITRATION IN DISTRICT COURTS.

    Section 905 of the Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act 
(28 U.S.C. 651 note) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``for 
each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1997'' and inserting ``for each 
fiscal year''.

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 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.''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.

    Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 
133 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating the 
        succeeding paragraphs accordingly; and
            (2) by striking the last 3 sentences and inserting the 
        following: ``Except with respect to the western district of 
        Michigan and the eastern district of Pennsylvania, the first 
        vacancy in the office of district judge in each of the judicial 
        districts named in this subsection, occurring 10 years or more 
        after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill the 
        temporary judgeship created by this subsection, shall not be 
        filled. The first vacancy in the office of district judge in the 
        western district of Michigan, occurring after December 1, 1995, 
        shall not be filled. The first vacancy in the office of district 
        judge in the eastern district of Pennsylvania, occurring 5 years 
        or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill 
        the temporary judgeship created for such district under this 
        subsection, shall not be filled. For districts named in this 
        subsection for which multiple judgeships are created by this 
        Act, the last of those judgeships filled shall be the judgeships 
        created under this section.''.

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SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF FEDERAL COURT JUDGESHIP.

    The table contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by amending the item relating to Louisiana to read as 
follows:

 
                  ``Louisiana:
                    ``Eastern...............  12
                    ``Middle................   3
                    ``Western...............   7''.
 

    Approved October 6, 1997.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 996 (H.R. 1581):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 105-143 accompanying H.R. 1581 (Comm. on the 
Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 143 (1997):
            July 31, considered and passed Senate.
            Sept. 23, considered and passed House, amended.
            Sept. 30, Senate concurred in House amendments.

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