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 114 STAT. 2410 PUBLIC LAW 106-518—NOV. 13, 2000 Nov. 13, 2000 [S. 29151 Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2000. 28 USC 1 note. Public Law 106-518 106th Congress An Act To make improvements in the operation and administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.—T his Act may be cited as the "Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2000". (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS. —The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. TITLE I-^UDICIAL FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION Sec. Sec. 101. Extension of Judiciary Information Technology Fund. i02. Disposition of miscellaneous fees. Sec. 103. Increase in chapter 9 bankruptcy filing fee. Sec. 104. Increase in fee for converting a chapter 7 or chapter 13 bankruptcy case to a chapter 11 bankruptcy case. 105. Bankruptcy fees. TITLE II-JUDICIAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS Extension of statutory authority for magistrate judge positions to be established in the district courts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Magistrate judge contempt authority. Consent to magistrate judge authority in petty offense cases and magistrate judge authority in misdemeanor cases involving juvenile defendants. Savings and loan data reporting requirements. Membership in circuit judicial councils. Sunset of civil justice expense and delay reduction plans. Repeal of Court of Federal Claims filing fee. Technical bankmptcy correction. Technical amendment relating to the treatment of certain bankruptcy fees collected. Maximum amounts of compensation for attorneys. Reimbursement of expenses in defense of certain malpractice actions. Sec. Sec. 201. Sec. 202. Sec. 203. Sec. 204. Sec. 205. Sec. 206. Sec. 207. Sec. 208. Sec. 209. Sec. 210. Sec. 211. TITLE III-JUDICIAL PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, BENEFITS, AND PROTECTIONS Sec. 301. Judicial administrative officials retirement matters. Sec. 302. Applicability of leave provisions to employees of the Sentencing Commission. Sec. 303. Payments to military survivors benefits plan. Sec. 304. Creation of certifying officers in the judicial branch. Sec. 305. Amendment to the jury selection process. Sec. 306. Authorization of a circuit executive for the Federal circuit. Sec. 307. Residence of retired judges. Sec. 308. Recall of judges on disability status. Sec. 309. Personnel application and insurance programs relating to judges of the Court of Federal Claims.

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