[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[S. 2407 Referred in House (RFH)]
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2407
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 19, 1994
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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AN ACT
To make improvements in the operation and administration of the Federal
courts, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial Amendments Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE JUDICIARY AUTOMATION FUND.
Section 612 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the second sentence by inserting after
``equipment for'' the following: ``program activities
included in the courts of appeals, district courts, and
other judicial services account of''; and
(B) in the third sentence by striking out all after
``personal services'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``,
support personnel in the courts and in the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and
other costs, for the effective management,
coordination, operation, and use of automatic data
processing equipment purchased by the Fund. In
addition, all agencies of the judiciary may make
deposits into the Fund to meet their automatic data
processing needs in accordance with subsections (b) and
(c)(2).'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1) by striking out ``judicial
branch'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``activities funded
under subsection (a) and shall include an annual estimate of
any fees that may be collected under section 404 of the
Judiciary Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-515; 104
Stat. 2133)'';
(3) in subsection (b)(2) by striking out ``judicial branch
of the United States'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``activities funded under subsection (a)'';
(4) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting after ``surplus
property'' the following: ``, all fees collected after the date
of the enactment of the Judicial Amendments Act of 1994 by the
judiciary under section 404 of the Judiciary Appropriations
Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-515; 104 Stat. 2133)'';
(5) in subsection (e)(1)--
(A) by striking out ``(A)''; and
(B) by striking out ``$75,000,000'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``amounts estimated to be collected
under subsection (c) for that fiscal year'';
(6) in subsection (h) by amending the subsection to read as
follows:
``(h) Annual Report.--
``(1) In general.--The Director shall submit to the
Congress an annual report on the operation of the Fund,
including on the inventory, use, and acquisition of automatic
data processing equipment from the Fund and the consistency of
such acquisition with the plan prepared under subsection (b).
The report shall set forth the amounts deposited into the Fund
under subsection (c).
``(2) Additional contents of report.--The annual report
submitted under this subsection shall include--
``(A) the specific actions taken and the progress
made to improve the plan developed under subsection (b)
and the long range automation plan and strategic
business plan developed under subsection (k); and
``(B) a comparison of planned Fund expenditures and
accomplishments with actual Fund expenditures and
accomplishments, and the reasons for any delays in
scheduled systems development, or budget overruns.
``(3) Report in year of termination of authority.--The
annual report submitted under this subsection for any year in
which the authority for this section is to terminate under
subsection (m), shall be submitted no later than 9 months
before the date of such termination.'';
(7) in subsection (i) by striking out all after ``Judicial
Conference of the United States,'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``may transfer amounts up to $1,000,000 from the Fund
into the account to which the funds were originally
appropriated. Any amounts transferred from the Fund in excess
of $1,000,000 in any fiscal year may only be transferred by
following reprogramming procedures in compliance with section
606 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989
(Public Law 100-459; 102 Stat. 2227).'';
(8) in subsection (j) in the second sentence by inserting
``in statute'' after ``not specified'';
(9) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections
(l) and (m), respectively, and by inserting after subsection
(j) the following new subsection:
``(k) Long Range Management and Business Plans.--The Director of
the Administrative Office of the United States Court shall--
``(1) develop an overall strategic business plan which
would identify the judiciary's missions, goals, and objectives;
``(2) develop a long range automation plan based on the
strategic business plan and user needs assessments;
``(3) establish effective Administrative Office oversight
of court automation efforts to ensure the effective operation
of existing systems and control over developments of future
systems;
``(4) expedite efforts to complete the development and
implementation of life cycle management standards;
``(5) utilize the standards in developing the next
generation of case management and financial systems; and
``(6) assess the current utilization and future user
requirements of the data communications network.''; and
(10) in subsection (m) (as redesignated under paragraph (9)
of this section--
(A) in the first sentence by striking out ``1994'',
and inserting in lieu thereof, ``1997''; and
(B) in the second sentence by striking out
```Judicial Services Account''' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``fund established under section 1931 of this
title''.
SEC. 3. COURT ARBITRATION AUTHORIZATION.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 905 of the Judicial
Improvements and Access to Justice Act (28 U.S.C. 651 note) is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence by striking out ``for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1989, and for each of the succeeding
7 fiscal years,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``for each of
the fiscal years 1994 through 1997''; and
(2) in the third sentence by striking out all beginning
with ``, except that'' through ``this Act''.
(b) Removal of Repealer.--Section 906 of the Judicial Improvements
and Access to Justice Act (28 U.S.C. 651 note), and the item relating
to such section in the table of contents contained in section 3 of such
Act, are repealed.
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF CIVIL JUSTICE EXPENSE AND DELAY REDUCTION PILOT
PROGRAMS.
Section 105 of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 471
note; 104 Stat. 5097) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking out ``4-year period''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``5-year period'';
(2) in subsection (b)(3)--
(A) in the first sentence by striking out ``3
years'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``4 years''; and
(B) in the second sentence by striking out ``3-year
period'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``4-year
period''; and
(3) in subsection (c)(1) by striking out ``December 31,
1995,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``December 31, 1996,''.
Passed the Senate August 18, 1994.
Attest:
MARTHA S. POPE,
Secretary.