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Submission to review p a n e l.

Annual report to J u d i c i a l Conference.

Modifications.

18 USC 3166.

PUBLIC LAW 93-619-JAN. 3, 1975

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to the prompt disposition of civil litigation, and undue pressure as well as undue delay in the trial of criminal cases. "(c) The plans prepared by each district court shall be submitted for approval to a reviewing panel consisting of the membere of the judicial council of the circuit and either the chief judge of the district court whose plan is being reviewed or such other active judge of that court as the chief judge of that district court may designate. If approved by the reviewing panel, the plan shall be forwarded to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, which office shall report annually on the operation of such plans to the Judicial Conference of the United States. " (d) The district court may modify the plan at any time with the approval of the reviewing panel. I t shall modify the plan when directed to do so by the reviewing panel or the Judicial Conference of the United States. Modifications shall be reported to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. " (e)(1) Prior to the expiration of the twelve-calendar-month period following July 1, 1975, each United States district court shall prepare and submit a plan in accordance with subsections (a) through (d) above to govern the trial or other disposition of offenses within the jurisdiction of such court during the second and third twelvecalendar-month periods following the effective date of subsection 3161 (b) and subsection 3161(c). " (2) Prior to the expiration of the thirty-six calendar month period following July 1, 1975, each United States district court shall prepare and submit a plan in accordance with subsections (a) through (d) above to govern the trial or other disposition of offenses within the jurisdiction of such court during the fourth and subsequent twelvecalendar month periods following the effective date of subsection 3161 (b) and subsection 3161(c). "(f) Plans adopted pursuant to this section shall, upon adoption, and recommendations of the district planning group shall, upon completion, become public documents. "§3166. District plans—contents. " (a) Each plan shall include a description of the time limits, procedural techniques, innovations, systems and other methods, including the development of reliable methods for gathering and monitoring information and statistics, by which the district court, the United States attorney, the Federal public defender, if any, and private attorneys experienced in the defense of criminal cases, have expedited or intend to expedite the trial or other disposition of criminal cases, consistent with the time limits and other objectives of this chapter. "(b) Each plan shall include information concerning the implementation of the time limits and other objectives of this chapter, including: "(1) the incidence of and reasons for, requests or allowances of extensions of time beyond statutory or district standards; "(2) the incidence of. and reasons for, periods of delay under section 3161(h) of this title; "(3) the incidence of, and reasons for, the invocation of sanctions for noncompliance with time standards, or the failure to invoke such sanctions, and the nature of the sanction, if any invoked for noncompliance; "(4) the new timetable set, or requested to be set, for an extension; "(5) the effect on criminal justice administration of the prevailing time limits and sanctions, including the effects on the prosecution, the defense, the courts, the correctional process, costs, transfers and appeals;

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