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 PUBLIC LAW 99-573—OCT. 28, 1986

100 STAT. 3231

SEC. 3. APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS.

Section 1703 of title 11 of the District of Columbia Code is amended— (1) by striking out subsection (b); • (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsections: "(b) The Executive Officer shall be appointed, and subject to removal, by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration with the approval of the chief judges of the District of Columbia Courts. In making such appointment the Joint Committee shall consider experience and special training in administrative and executive positions and familiarity with court procedures. "(c) The Executive Officer shall be a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia or become a resident not more than 180 days after the date of appointment except that the Executive Officer in office at the effective date of this Act shall not be required to be or to become a resident of the District of Columbia.". SEC. 4. MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE OF JUDGES.

Section 431(c) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act is amended by striking out "seventy" and inserting in lieu thereof "seventy-four".

87 Stat. 792.

SEC. 5. REORGANIZATION OF AUDIT RESPONSIBILITY.

(a) AUDITOR-MASTER.—Section 11-1724 of title 11 of the District of Columbia Code is amended— (1) by striking out "(1) audit and state fiduciary accounts,"; and (2) by respectively designating clauses (2) and (3) as clauses "(1)" and "(2)". (b) REGISTER OF WILLS.—Section ll-2104(a) of title 11 of the District of Columbia C!ode is amended— (1) in paragraph (2) by striking out "and" after the semicolon; 2:}(2) in paragraph (3) by striking out the period and inserting in -r lieu thereof "; and"; and (3) by inserting at the end thereof the following new 0.r paragraph: "(4) audit and state fiduciary accounts.". SEC. 6. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE JUDICIAL FINANCIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT. (a) TERMINATION OF FEDERAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.—Section

303 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (28 U.S.C. App. 301) is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(h) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to any judicial officer or employee of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or the District of C!olumbia (3ourt of Appeals or any other employee of the District of Columbia court system.". (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 308(9) of such Act (28 U.S.C. App. 308(9)) is amended by striking out "courts of the District of Columbia".



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