[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 117, 108th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Public Law 108-157
108th Congress

An Act


 
To provide for [NOTE: Dec. 3, 2003 -  [S. 1720]] Federal court
proceedings in Plano, Texas.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHANGE IN COMPOSITION OF DIVISIONS OF EASTERN DISTRICT
OF TEXAS.

(a) In General.--Section 124(c) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``Denton, and Grayson'' and
inserting ``Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, and
Lamar''; and
(B) by inserting ``and Plano'' after ``held at
Sherman'';
(2) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs
(5) through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and
(3) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by inserting ``Red
River,'' after ``Franklin,''.

(b) Effective [NOTE: 28 USC 124 note.] Date.--
(1) In general.--This section and the amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(2) Pending cases not affected.--This section and the
amendments made by this section shall not affect any action
commenced before the effective date of this section and pending
in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Texas on such date.

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(3) Juries not affected.--This section and the amendments
made by this section shall not affect the composition, or
preclude the service, of any grand or petit jury summoned,
impaneled, or actually serving in the Eastern Judicial District
of Texas on the effective date of this section.

Approved December 3, 2003.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1720:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 149 (2003):
Nov. 4, considered and passed Senate.
Nov. 19, considered and passed House.