Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 5.djvu/649

 PUBLIC LAW 100-702—NOV. 19, 1988

102 STAT. 4655

"(3) The Director shall maintain a current master list of all Records. certified interpreters and otherwise qualified interpreters and shall Reports. report periodically on the use and performance of both certified and otherwise qualified interpreters in judicial proceedings instituted by the United States and on the languages for which interpreters have been certified. The Director shall prescribe, subject to periodic review, a schedule of reasonable fees for services rendered by interpreters, certified or otherwise, used in proceedings instituted by the United States, and in doing so shall consider the prevailing rate of compensation for comparable service in other governmental entities.". SEC. 704. LISTS OF INTERPRETERS; RESPONSIBILITY FOR SECURING SERVICES OF INTERPRETERS.

Section 1827(c) is amended to read as follows: "(c)(1) Each United States district court shall maintain on file in Records. the office of the clerk, and each United States attorney shall maintain on file, a list of all persons who have been certified as interpreters by the Director in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. The clerk shall make the list of certified interpreters for Public information. judicial proceeding available upon request. "(2) The clerk of the court, or other court employee designated by the chief judge, shall be responsible for securing the services of certified interpreters and otherwise qualified interpreters required for proceedings initiated by the United States, except that the United States attorney is responsible for securing the services of such interpreters for governmental witnesses.". SEC. 705. SOUND RECORDINGS.

Section 1827(d) is amended by— (1) redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (2) inserting "(1)" after "(d)"; and (3) adding at the end thereof the following: "(2) Upon the motion of a party, the presiding judicial officer shall determine whether to require the electronic sound recording of a judicial proceeding in which an interpreter is used under this section. In making this determination, the presiding judicial officer shall consider, among other things, the qualifications of the interpreter and prior experience in interpretation of court proceedings; whether the language to be interpreted is not one of the languages for which the Director has certified interpreters, and the complexity or length of the proceeding. In a grand jury proceeding, upon the motion of the accused, the presiding judicial officer shall require the electronic sound recording of the portion of the proceeding in which an interpreter is used.". SEC. 706. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; PAYMENT FOR SERVICES OF INTERPRETERS.

Section 1827(g) is amended— (a) by amending paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) to read as follows: "(g)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Federal judiciary, and to be paid by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, such sums as may be necessary to establish a program to facilitate the use of certified and otherwise qualified interpreters, and otherwise fulfill the provisions of this

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