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 102 STAT. 4642

PUBLIC LAW 100-702—NOV. 19, 1988

Public Law 100-702 100th Congress Nov. 19, 1988 [H.R. 4807]

An Act

To amend title 28, United States Code, to make certain improvements with respect to the Federal judiciary, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

28 USC 1 note.

SEC. 2. REFERENCE TO TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE.

This Act may be cited as the "Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act". Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed as an amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 28, United States Code. SEC. 3. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109.

TITLE I—FEDERAL COURTS STUDY COMMITTEE Short title. Establishment and purposes. Membership of the Committee. Powers of the Committee. Functions and duties. Compensation of members. Expiration of the Committee. Authorization of appropriations. Effective date.

TITLE II—FEDERAL JURISDICTION—DIVERSITY REFORM Sec. 201. Amount in controversy in diversity cases. Sec. 202. Diversity in cases involving multistate corporations or representative parties. Sec. 203. Citizenship of permanent resident alien. TITLE III—FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

301. Federal Judicial Center Foundation. 302. Authority to implement history program. 303. Authority to provide for training for persons outside the judicial branch. 304. Appointment and compensation of the Deputy Director of the Center.

Sec. 401. Sec. 402. Sec. 403. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

404. 405. 406. 407.

TITLE IV—RULES ENABLING ACT Rules Enabling Act amendments. Compilation and review of local rules. Rules by certain courts and orders by circuit Judicial Councils and the Judicial Conference. Conforming and other technical amendments. Tax court rule making not affected. Savings provision. Effective date.

TITLE V—JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT Sec. 501. Interlocutory appeals. Sec. 502. Effective date.

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