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,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,judicial       
,conf]5ce to provide electronic public  
access to exhibits 9 ,f$]al cases1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,op5 ,access to ,c\rts 
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,electronic ,public  
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7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & except z 
provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 ! ,judicial   
,conf]5ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all e/abli%
 a pilot program to ensure t exhibits 9 
,f$]al cases be=e #e ,f$]al c\rts       
select$ by ! ,director & any additional 
,f$]al di/rict c\rt t elects to         
p>ticipate are accessible ?r\gh su*     
onl9e portal z ! ,judicial ,conf]5ce may
 designate = ! pilot project e/abli%$ "u
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to ! foll[+ exhibits3 7#a7 ,exhibits t  
_c be digitiz$4  7#b7 ,exhibits conc]n+ 
matt]s t are exempt f disclosure "u     
section #eeb7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,exhibits exempt f  
disclosure "u ,rule #be7;a77#e7 ( !     
,f$]al ,rules ( ,appellate ,proc$ure4   
7#d7 ,exhibits exempt f disclosure "u   
,rule #e4b ( ! ,f$]al ,rules ( ,civil   
,proc$ure4  7#e7 ,exhibits exempt f     
disclosure "u ,rule #di4a ( ! ,f$]al    
,rules ( ,crim9al ,proc$ure4  7#f7      
,exhibits exempt f disclosure "u ,rule  
#ijcg ( ! ,f$]al ,rules ( ,bankruptcy   
,proc$ure4  7#g7 ,exhibits t h be5 seal$
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disclosure ( :i* w\ld likely int]f]e ) a
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adm9i/ration ( ju/ice4  7#i7 ,exhibits t
 are o!rwise exempt f public disclosure 
"u any o!r provision ( ,f$]al or ,/ate  
law4  7c7 ,applicability ( ,exemption   
7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,! det]m9ation ( !       
applicability ( subsection 7b7 to an    

exhibit %all be made by ! presid+ judge4
 ,) respect to ! applicability ( !      
exemption describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71     
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reasonably =eseeable t ! disclosure ( ! 
exhibit w\ld h>m an int]e/ protect$ by !
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,exhibits ,) respect to an exhibit      
exempt$ f disclosure "u subsection      
7b77#b71 any reasonably segregable      
portion ( ! exhibit %all be made        
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subsection 7a71 9 accordance ) !        
proc$ures describ$ at ! end ( section   
#eeb7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code4  7#c7 ,descriptive ,notation ,)  
respect to an exhibit exempt$ f         
disclosure "u p>agraph 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71
 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71 or 7#i7 ( subsection 
7b71 a descriptive notation ( ! exhibit 
%all be made available1 consi/5t ) any  
requirem5t "u law reg>d+ limitation on  
disclosure1 on ! onl9e portal e/abli%$  
"u subsection 7a74  #c4 ,rulemak+ ,!    

,judicial ,conf]5ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
may promulgate su* regulations z may be 
necess>y to implem5t ?is ,act4  #d4     
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is ,act3 7#a7
 ,digitiz$ ,! t]m digitiz$ means conv]t$
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comput]4  7#b7 ,exhibit ,! t]m exhibit  
means a docum5t1 record1 or o!r tangible
 object introduc$ z evid5ce dur+ a      
trial1 & t1 9 accordance ) ! ,f$]al     
,rules ( ,evid5ce1 is id5tifi$ or       
au!nticat$1 & admitt$ into ! record1 &  
does n include any portion ( su*        
docum5t1 record1 or tangible object t 0 
n s admitt$4  7#c7 ,presid+ judge ,! t]m
 presid+ judge means ! magi/rate or     
judge presid+ ov] ! c\rt proce$+        
conc]n$4 ,9 proce$+s 9 :i* m ?an #a     
judge p>ticipates1 ! presid+ judge %all 
be ! s5ior active judge s p>ticipat+ or1
 9 ! case ( a circuit c\rt ( appeals1 ! 
s5ior active circuit judge s p>ticipat+1
 except t 9 en banc sitt+s ( any ,unit$ 
,/ates circuit c\rt ( appeals1 ! presid+
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,t]m9ation2 report  7a7 ,t]m9ation ,?is 
,act & ! pilot program e/abli%$ "u ?is  
,act %all t]m9ate on ! date t is #d ye>s
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7
 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !      
t]m9ation ( ! pilot program e/abli%$ "u 
?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al ,judicial ,c5t] %all 
submit to ! ,judicial ,conf]5ce ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 ,congress1 & any o!r     
appropriate ,f$]al ag5cy or (fice1 a    
report t conta9s ! results ( ! pilot    
program1 along ) any recomm5dations =   
improv+ public electronic access to     
,f$]al c\rt exhibits4