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 PUBLIC LAW 95-598—NOV. 6, 1978 (1) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (14); and (2) by inserting immediately after paragraph (12) the following: "(13) Lay before Congress, annually, statistical tables that will accurately reflect the business transacted by the several bankruptcy courts, and all other pertinent data relating to such courts;". (b) Section 604 of title 28 of the United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(f) For each bankruptcy court, the Director shall name qualified persons to membership on the panel of trustees. The number and qualifications of persons named to membership on the panel of trustees sTiall be determined by rules and regulations to be adopted by the Director, An individual named to membership on the panel of trustees shall have a residency or office in the State served by the court or in any adjacent State. A corporation named to membership on the panel of trustees shall be authorized by its charter or by law to act as trustee and shall have an office in the State served by the court. The Director on his own initiative may at any time remove for cause a person named to a panel of trustees or remove a trustee appointed from the panel.". SEC. 226. Section 610 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by striking out "and district courts" and inserting in lieu thereof ", district courts, and bankruptcy courts". SEC. 227. Section 620(b)(3) of title 28 of the United States Code is amended— (1) by striking out "referees,"; and (2) by striking out "commissioners" and inserting "magistrates" in lieu thereof. SEC. 228. Section 621(a)(2) of title 28 of the United StatesCode is amended by striking out "and three active judges of the district courts of the United States" and inserting in lieu thereof ", three active judges of the district courts of the United States, one active judge of the bankruptcy courts of the United States". SEC. 229. Section 621(b) of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by striking out everything after "years" down through "That a" and inserting in lieu thereof ". A". SEC. 230. Chapter 42 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended—• (1) by striking out section 629; and (2) by striking out the item relating to section 629 in the table of sections. SEC. 231. Section 631(c) of title 28 of the United States Code is amended—• (1) by striking out "of the conference, a part-time referee in bankruptcy or" and inserting in lieu thereof "of the conference,"; and " (2) by striking out "magistrate and part-time referee in bankniptcy," and inserting in lieu thereof "magistrate and". SEC. 232. Section 634(a) of title 28 of the United States Cbde is amended by striking out "for full-time and part-time United States magistrates not to exceed the rates now or hereafter provided for full-time and part-time referees in bankruptcy, respectively, referred to in section 40a of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 68(a)), as amended,", and inserting in lieu thereof "not to exceed $48,500 per annum, subject to adjustment in accordance with section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 and section 461 of this title,". SEC. 233. (a) Title 28 of the United States Code is amended by inserting immediately after chapter 49 the following:

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Statistical tables.

Rules and regulations.

28 USC 620 et seq.

2 USC 351.

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