PUBLIC LAW 104-317—OCT. 19, 1996 110 STAT. 3847 Public Law 104-317 104th Congress An Act To make improvements in the operation and administration of the Federal courts, Oct. 19, 1996 and for other purposes. [g 1887] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Federal Courts Improvement Act SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. of 1996. (a) SHORT TITLE.—T his Act may be cited as the "Federal Courts 28 USC i note. Improvement Act of 1996". (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS. —The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMENDMENTS Sec. 101. New authority for probation and pretrial services officers. TITLE UNJUDICIAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS Sec. 201. Duties of ma^strate judge on emergency assignment. Sec. 202. Consent to trial in certain criminal actions. Sec. 203. Registration of judgments for enforcement in other districts. Sec. 204. Vacancy in clerk position; absence of clerk. Sec. 205. Diversity jurisdiction. Sec. 206. Removal of cases against the United States and Federal officers or agencies. Sec. 207. Appeal route in civil cases decided by magistrate judges with consent. Sec. 208. Reports by judicial councils relating to misconduct and disability orders. TITLE IIINJUDICLVRY PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, BENEFITS, AND PROTECTIONS Sec. 301. Senior judge certification. Sec. 302. Refund of contribution for deceased deferred annuitant under the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System. Sec. 303. Bankruptcy judges reappointment procedure. Sec. 304. Technical correction related to commencement date of temporary judgeships. Sec. 305. Full-time status of court reporters. Sec. 306. Court interpreters. Sec. 307. Technical amendment related to commencement date of temporary bankruptcy judgeships. Sec. 308. Contribution rate for senior judges under the judicial survivors' annuities system. Sec. 309. Prohibition against awards of costs, including attorney's fees, and iiyunctive relief against a judicial officer. TITLE IV-^UDICLU. FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION Sec. 401. Increase in civil action filing fee. Sec. 402. Interpreter performance examination fees. Sec. 403. Judicial panel on multidistrict litigation. Sec. 404. Disposition of fees. TITLE V—FEDERAL COURTS STUDY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS Sec. 501. Qualification of Chief Judge of Court of International Trade.
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