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65 STAT.]

PUBLIC LAW 248—OCT. 31, 1951

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SEC. 32. Section 4124 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking out, in the second paragraph of such section, the words "Director of the Bureau of Federal Supply, Department of the Treasury" and in lieu thereof inserting "Administrator of General Services", so that such section will read as follows: "§ 4124. Purchase of prison-made products by Federal departments "The several Federal departments and agencies and all other Government institutions of the United States shall purchase at not to exceed current market prices, such products of the industries authorized by this chapter as meet their requirements and may be available. "Disputes as to the price, quality, character, or suitability of such products shall be arbitrated by a board consisting of the Comptroller General of the United States, the Administrator of General Services, and the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, or their representatives. Their decision shall be final and binding upon all parties.". SEC. 33. The analysis of Chapter 313 of Title 18, United States Code, immediately preceding section 4241 of such title, is amended by striking out all of item 4243, in such analysis, and in lieu thereof inserting "4243. Delivery to state authorities on expiration of sentence.". SEC. 34. Section 41 of Title 28, United States Code, entitled "Judi- T i S f u: s. cpde: ciary and Judicial Procedure", is amended by inserting, immediately ^'J^^^^^"^'^"'^'"^' preceding "Hawaii" in that part of such section relating to the composition of the Ninth judicial circuit, the following: "Guam,", so that such part will read as follows: "Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, Hawaii.". SEC. 35. Subsection (a) of section 45 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting, immediately after "circuit judge" in such subsection, the words "in active service who is", so that such subsection will read as follows: " (a) The circuit judge in active service who is senior in commission shall be the chief judge of the circuit.". SEC. 36. Section 48 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of such section the following new paragraph: "Any court of appeals may, with the consent of the Judicial Conference of the United States, pretermit any regular term or session of the court at any place for insufficient business or other good cause.". SEC. 36a. Subsection (c)(6) of section 90 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking out the word "Washington", so that the subsection will read as follows: "(6) The Swainsboro Division comprises the counties of Bullock, Candler, Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, and Toombs. "Court for the Swainsboro Division shall be held at Swainsboro." SEC. 37. Subsection (a) of section 136 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting, immediately after "district judge" in such subsection, the words "in active service who is", so that such subsection will read as follows: " (a) I n each district having more than one judge the district judge in active service who is senior in commission shall be the chief judge of the district court.". SEC. 38. The first paragraph of section 333 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting, immediately after "Canal Zone," in such paragraph, the following: "the District Court of Guam,", so that such paragraph will read as follows: "The chief judge of each circuit shall summon annually the circuit and district judges of the circuit, in active service to a conference at a time and place that he designates, for the purpose of considering the business of the courts and advising nleans of improving the adminis-