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 102 STAT. 4652

PUBLIC LAW 100-702—NOV. 19, 1988

Law 88-639; 16 U.S.C. 460n-8) is amended by striking out the sentence beginning "The provisions of title 18, section 3402". 28 USC 2071 note.

SEC. 405. TAX COURT RULE MAKING NOT AFFECTED.

28 USC 2071 note.

SEC. 406. SAVINGS PROVISION.

28 USC 2071 note.

SEC. 407. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments made by this title shall not affect the authority of the Tax Court to prescribe rules under section 7453 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The rules prescribed in accordance with law before the effective date of this title and in effect on the date of such effective date shall remain in force until changed pursuant to the law as amended by this title. This title shall take effect on December 1, 1988.

TITLE V—JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT SEC. 501. INTERLOCUTORY APPEALS.

Territories, U.S.

28 USC 1292 note.

Section 1292(d) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(4)(A) The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit shall have exclusive jurisdiction of an appeal from an interlocutory order of a district court of the United States, the District Court of Guam, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, or the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, granting or denying, in whole or in part, a motion to transfer an action to the United States Claims Court under section 1631 of this title. "(B) When a motion to transfer an action to the Claims Court is filed in a district court, no further proceedings shall be taken in the district court until 60 days after the court has ruled upon the motion. If an appeal is taken from the district court's grant or denial of the motion, proceedings shall be further stayed until the appeal has been decided by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The stay of proceedings in the district court shall not bar the granting of preliminary or injunctive relief, where appropriate and where expedition is reasonably necessary. However, during the period in which proceedings are stayed as provided in this subparagraph, no transfer to the Claims Court pursuant to the motion shall be carried out.". SEC. 502. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendment made by section 501 shall apply to any action commenced in the district court on or after the date of enactment of this title.

TITLE VI—STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE AMENDMENTS SEC. 601. RULE MAKING.

Section 203(f) of the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10702(0) is amended—

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