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 PUBLIC LAW 95-598—NOV. 6, 1978 "§ 774. Power to appoint "Whenever a majority of the bankruptcy judges of any bankruptcy court cannot agree upon the appointment of any officer of such court, the chief judge shall make such appointment. "§ 775. Salaries of employees "The salary of an individual appointed or employed under section 771 (a), 772, or 773 (a) of this title shall be the same as the salary of an individual appointed or employed under section 751(a), 752, or 753 (a) of this title, as the case may be. The salaries of individuals appointed under section 771(b) of this title shall be comparable to the salaries of individuals appointed under section 751(b) of this title.". (b) The table of chapters of part III of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by inserting immediately after the item relating to chapter 49 the following: "SO. Bankruptcy Courts 771". SEC. 234. Section 957(a) of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by inserting "or bankruptcy court" immediately after "disi T*ict court SEC. 235.'Section 959(b) of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by striking out "A" and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as provided in section 1166 of title 11, a". SEC. 236. (a) Chapter 83 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by inserting immediately after section 1292 the following: "§ 1293. Bankruptcy appeals "(a) The courts of appeals shall have jurisdiction of appeals from all final decisions of panels designated under section 160(a) of this title. "(b) Notwithstanding section 1482 of this title, a court of appeals shall have jurisdiction of an appeal from a final judgment, order, or decree of an appellate panel created under section 160 or a District court of the United States or from a final judgment, order, or decree of a bankruptcy court of the United States if the parties to such appeal agree to a direct appeal to the court of appeals.". (b) The table of sections of chapter 83 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by inserting immediately after the item relating to section 1292 the following: "1293. Bankruptcy appeals.".

SEC. 237. Section 1294 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended— (1) by striking out "district and territorial" and inserting in lieu thereof "district, bankruptcy, and territorial"; (2) by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following: " (5) From a panel designated under section 160(a) of this title to the court of appeals for the circuit in which the panel was so designated; "(6) From a bankruptcy court of the United States to the court of appeals for the circuit embracing the district in which the bankruptcy court is located.". SEC. 238. (a) Section 1334 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended to read as follows:

92 STAT. 2667 28 USC 774.

28 USC 775.

28 USC 1293.

Post, p. 2671.

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