One Hundred Eleventh Congress of the United States of America
2d Session
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten
S. 1782
AN ACT
To provide improvements for the operations of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Federal Judiciary Administrative
Improvements Act of 2010
.
Senior judge governance correction
Section 631(a) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking
(including any judge in regular active service and any judge who has
retired from regular active service under section 371(b) of this title, when
designated and assigned to the court to which such judge was
appointed)
.
Revision of statutory description of the district of North Dakota
Chapter 5 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking section 114 and inserting the following:
North Dakota
North Dakota constitutes one judicial district.
Court shall be held at Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot.
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Separation of the judgment and statement of reasons forms
Section
3553(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the
written order of judgment and commitment
and inserting a
statement of reasons form issued under section 994(w)(1)(B) of title
28
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Pretrial services functions for juveniles
Section 3154 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (15); and
by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
Perform, in a manner appropriate for juveniles, any of the functions identified in this section with respect to juveniles awaiting adjudication, trial, or disposition under chapter 403 of this title who are not detained.
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Statistical reporting schedule for criminal wiretap orders
Section 2519 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1), by striking Within
thirty days after the expiration of an order (or each extension thereof)
entered under section 2518, or the denial of an order approving an
interception, the issuing or denying judge
and inserting In
January of each year, any judge who has issued an order (or an extension
thereof) under section 2518 that expired during the preceding year, or who has
denied approval of an interception during that year,
;
in paragraph (2), by striking In
January of each year
and inserting In March of each
year
; and
in paragraph (3), by striking In
April of each year
and inserting In June of each
year
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Thresholds for administrative review of other than counsel case compensation
Section 3006A of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (e)—
in paragraph (2)—
in subparagraph (A), in the second
sentence, by striking $500
and inserting $800
;
and
in subparagraph (B), by striking
$500
and inserting $800
; and
in paragraph (3), in the first sentence, by
striking $1,600
and inserting $2,400
; and
by adding at the end the following:
The dollar amounts provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be adjusted simultaneously by an amount, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100, equal to the percentage of the cumulative adjustments taking effect under section 5303 of title 5 in the rates of pay under the General Schedule since the date the dollar amounts provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, were last enacted or adjusted by statute.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate