S. 1782

Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2010

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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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2010.

2.

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).

3.

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:

114.

North Dakota

North Dakota constitutes one judicial district.

Court shall be held at Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot.

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4.

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.

5.

Pretrial services functions for juveniles

Section 3154 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (15); and

(2)

by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:

(14)

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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6.

Statistical reporting schedule for criminal wiretap orders

Section 2519 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

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,;

(2)

in paragraph (2), by striking In January of each year and inserting In March of each year; and

(3)

in paragraph (3), by striking In April of each year and inserting In June of each year.

7.

Thresholds for administrative review of other than counsel case compensation

Section 3006A of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in subsection (e)—

(A)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

in subparagraph (A), in the second sentence, by striking $500 and inserting $800; and

(ii)

in subparagraph (B), by striking $500 and inserting $800; and

(B)

in paragraph (3), in the first sentence, by striking $1,600 and inserting $2,400; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(5)

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