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 PUBLIC LAW 101-162—NOV. 21, 1989 103 STAT. 1013 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provi- sions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, $6,520,000. GENERAL PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY SEC. 401. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for services sis authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. SEC. 402. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Temporary Emergency Court of Ap- peals authorized by Public Law 92-210 and the Special Court estab- lished under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, Public Law 93-236. SEC. 403. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal 28 USC 1930 year 1990 and hereafter, (a) The Administrative Office of the United "°*®- States Courts, or any other agency or instrumentality of the United States, is prohibited from restricting solely to staff of the Clerks of the United States Bankruptcy Courts the issuance of notices to creditors and other interested parties. OJ) The Administrative Office Mail, shall permit and encourage the preparation and mailing of such notices to be performed by or at the expense of the debtors, trustees or such other interested parties as the Court may direct and ap- prove, (c) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall make appropriate provisions for the use of and accounting for any postage required pursuant to such directives. SEC. 404. (a) For fiscal year 1990 and hereafter, such fees as shall Mail. be collected for the preparation and mailing of notices in bank- ^^^Y^^ ^^^^ ruptcy cases as prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 19300)) shall be deposited to the "Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Salaries and Expenses" appropriation to be used for salaries and other expenses incurred in providing these services. Oa) JUDICIARY AUTOMATION FUND. — (1) ESTABLISHMENT AND USE OF FUND.— Chapter 41 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 612. Judiciary Automation Fund "(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND AVAILABILITY OF FUND. — There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a special fund to be known as the 'Judiciary Automation Fund' (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Fund'). Moneys in the Fund shall be available to the Director without fiscal year limitation for the procurement (by lease, purchase, exchange, transfer, or otherwise) of automatic data processing equipment for the judicial branch of the United States. The Fund shall also be available for expenses, including personal services and other costs, for the effective management, coordination, operation, and use of automatic data processing equipment in the judicial branch. "(b) PLAN FOR MEETING AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING NEEDS.— "(1) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN. — The Director shall develop and annually revise, with the approval of the Judicial Conference of the United States, a long range plan for meeting the automatic note.

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