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 PUBLIC LAW 100-702—NOV. 19, 1988

102 STAT. 4663

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters at the beginning of part III is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 43 the following new item: "44. Arbitration 651". (c) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON MONEY DAMAGES.—Notwith-

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standing section 652 (as added by subsection (a) of this section), establishing a limitation of $100,000 in money damages with respect to cases referred to arbitration, a district court listed in section 658 (as added by subsection (a) of this section), whose local rule on the date of the enactment of this Act provides for a limitation on money damages, with respect to such cases, of not more than $150,000, may continue to apply the higher limitation. SEC. 902. MODEL PROCEDURES.

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The Judicial Conference of the United States may develop model rules relating to procedures for arbitration under chapter 44, as added by section 901 of this Act. No model rule may supersede any provision of such chapter 44, this title, or any law of the United States. SEC. 903. REPORTS.

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(a) ANNUAL REPORT BY DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS.—The Director of the Administrative

Office of the United States Courts shall include in the annual report of the activities of the Administrative Office required under section 604(a)(3), statistical information about the implementation of chapter 44, as added by section 901 of this Act. (b) REPORT BY FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER.—Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Judicial Center, in consultation with the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, shall submit to the Congress a report on the implementation of chapter 44, as added by section 901 of this Act, which shall include the following: (1) A description of the arbitration programs authorized by such chapter, as conceived and as implemented in the judicial districts in which such programs are authorized. (2) A determination of the level of satisfaction with the arbitration programs in those judicial districts by a sampling of court personnel, attorneys, and litigeints whose cases have been referred to arbitration. (3) A summary of those program features that can be identified as being related to program acceptance both within and across judicial districts. (4) A description of the levels of satisfaction relative to the cost per hearing of each program. (5) Recommendations to the Congress on whether to terminate or continue chapter 44, or, alternatively, to enact an arbitration provision in title 28, United States Code, authorizing arbitration in all Federal district courts. SEC. 904. EFFECT ON JUDICIAL RULE MAKING POWERS.

Nothing in this title, or in chapter 44, as added by section 901 of this Act, is intended to abridge, modify, or enlarge the rule making powers of the Federal judiciary.

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