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 100 STAT. 3126 28 USC 581 note.

PUBLIC LAW 99-554—OCT. 27, 1986

SEC. 309. APPOINTMENT OF UNITED STATES TRUSTEES BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

It is the sense of the Congress that individuals otherwise quahfied who are serving, before the effective date of this Act, as estate administrators under title 11 of the United States Code should be considered by the Attorney General for appointment under sections 581 and 582 of title 28, United States Code, to new positions of United States trustee and assistant United States trustee resulting from the amendments made by this Act. 28 USC 581 note.

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SEC. 310. ELECTRONIC CASE MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROJECT.—Not later than 1 year after the effective date of this Act, the Director of the Executive Office for United States Trustees, in consultation with the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, shall establish an electronic case management demonstration project to be carried out in 3 Federal judicial districts that have a sufficiently large and varied bankruptcy caseload so as to provide a meaningful evaluation of the cost and effectiveness of such system. A contract for such project shall be awarded— (1) on the basis of competitive bids submitted by qualified nongovernmental entities that are able to design an automated joint information system for use by the United States courts and by United States trustees, and (2) in accordance with the Federal Property and Administra-

40 USC 471 note.

tive Services Act of 1949, the Office of Federal P r o c u r e m e n t

41 USC 401 note.

Policy Act, and title 31 of the United States Code. (b) STUDY BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.—Not later than 1 year after the electronic case management system begins to operate in all of the judicial districts participating in the demonstration project carried out under subsection (a), the General Accounting Office shall conduct a study to compare the cost and effectiveness of such system with the cost and effectiveness of case management systems used in Federal judicial districts that are not participating in such project. (c) TERM OF PROJECT.—The demonstration project required by subsection (a) shall be carried out until— (1) the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date the electronic case management system begins to operate in all of the judicial districts participating in such project, or (2) legislation is enacted to extend, expand, modify, or terminate the operation of such project, whichever occurs first. (d) USE BY CLERKS OF THE COURTS.—The electronic case management system demonstrated under the project required by subsection (a) shall provide the clerk of court in each district in which such system is operated, with a means of— (1) maintaining a complete electronic case file of all relevant information contained in petitions and schedules (and any amendments thereto) relating to debtors in cases under title 11 of the United States Code, including— (A) a complete list of creditors in each such case, as listed J by the debtor, ?7s ou¥ (B) a complete list of assets scheduled by the debtor, the value of such asset, and any action taken by the trustee or debtor in possession with regard to such asset during the pendency of such case.

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