Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 6.djvu/33

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PUBLIC LAW 104-317—OCT. 19, 1996 110 STAT. 3855 SEC. 404. DISPOSITION OF FEES. 28 USC 1931 (a) DISPOSITION OF ATTORNEY ADMISSION FEES.—For each fee collected for admission of an attorney to practice, as prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States pursuant to section 1914 of title 28, United States Code, $30 of that portion of the fee exceeding $20 shall be deposited into the special fund of the Treasury established under section 1931 of title 28, United States Code. Any portion exceeding $5 of the fee for a duplicate certificate of admission or certificate of good standing, as prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States pursuant to section 1914 of title 28, United States Code, shall be deposited into the special fund of the Treasury established under section 1931 of title 28, United States Code. (b) DISPOSITION OF BANKRUPTCY COMPLAINT FILING FEES. — For each fee collected for filing an adversary complaint in a bankruptcy proceeding, as established in Item 6 of the Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States pursuant to section 1930(b) of title 28, United States Code, the portion of the fee exceeding $120 shall be deposited into the special fund of the Treasury established under section 1931 of title 28, United States Code. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— This section shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. TITLE V—FEDERAL COURTS STUDY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS SEC. 501. QUALIFICATION OF CHIEF JUDGE OF COURT OF INTER- NATIONAL TRADE. (a) IN GENERAL.— Chapter 11 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: '*§ 258. Chief judges; precedence of judges "(a)(1) The chief judge of the Court of International Trade shall be the judge of the court in regular active service who is senior in commission of those judges who— "(A) are 64 years of age or under; "(B) have served for 1 year or more as a judge of the court; and "(C) have not served previously as chief judge. "(2)(A) In any case in which no judge of the court meets the qualifications under paragraph (1), the youngest judge in regular active service who is 65 years of age or over and who has served as a judge of the court for 1 year or more shall act as the chief judge. "(B) In any case under subparagraph (A) in which there is no judge of the court in regular active service who has served as a judge of the court for 1 year or more, the judge of the court in regular active service who is senior in commission and who has not served previously as chief judge shall act as the chief judge. "(3)(A) Except as provided under subparagraph (C), the chief judge serving under paragraph (1) shall serve for a term of 7 years and shall serve after expiration of such term until another judge is eligible under paragraph (1) to serve as chief judge. •2:QL3Part6