,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bh1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia 7for     
himself1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 and ,mr4        
,nadler7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend    
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
provide for the establishment of a code 
of conduct for the justices of the      
,supreme ,court1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,twenty-,first ,century    
,courts ,act4  #b4 ,code of conduct for 
the ,supreme ,court  7a7 ,in general    
,chapter #af of title #bh1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #cfe4 ,code of  
conduct  7a7 ,not later than one year   
after the date of the enactment of this 
section1 the ,supreme ,court of the     
,united ,states shall1 after appropriate
 public notice and opportunity for      
comment1 promulgate a code of conduct   

for the justices of the ,supreme ,court4
  7b7 ,the ,supreme ,court may modify   
the code of conduct after giving        
appropriate public notice and           
opportunity for comment4  4  7b7        
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  #cfe4 
,code of conduct4  4  #c4 ,explanation  
for disqualification of justices1       
judges1 and magistrate judges ,section  
#dee of title #bh1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7g7 ,publication of     
reasons for disqualification  7#a7 ,in  
general ,in the case of any matter in   
which a justice1 judge1 or magistrate   
judge of the ,united ,states            
disqualifies himself or herself under   
this section1 the clerk of the court    
shall publish timely notice of the      
disqualification on the website of the  
court1 with a brief explanation of each 
reason for the disqualification4  7#b7  
,specification of circumstance ,the     

explanation of the reason for the       
disqualification shall include a        
specific identification of each         
circumstance under any paragraph of     
subsection 7b7 that resulted in         
disqualification and may be limited to  
an identification of the category of    
circumstance4  7#c7 ,exception ,this    
subsection does not apply to the extent 
that the reason for the disqualification
 involves a matter of medical health or1
 at the discretion of the ,judicial     
,conference1 that the personal privacy  
of a justice1 judge1 or magistrate judge
 of the ,united ,states could be unduly 
compromised4  4  #d4 ,online financial  
disclosure reports ,section #aje of the 
,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e
 ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #aje7 is amended by    
inserting at the end the following3  7e7
 7#a7 ,not later than #ij days after a  
report is filed under this title by an  
individual described in section         
#aji7aj71 the ,judicial ,conference     
shall make such report available in a   

full text searchable1 sortable1 and     
downloadable format on the website of   
the ,administrative ,office of the      
,united ,states ,courts4  7#b7 ,any     
report published pursuant to paragraph  
7#a7 shall not contain any information  
that is otherwise required by law1 rule1
 or regulation to be redacted from such 
report4  7#c7 ,not later than #f months 
after the date of enactment of the      
,twenty-,first ,century ,courts ,act1   
the ,judicial ,conference shall         
prescribe a form for use in collecting  
information for such reports            
substantially similar to any form       
employed by the ,director of the ,office
 of ,government ,ethics on a            
,government-wide basis for agencies4  4 
#e4 ,audio recording of court           
proceedings  7a7 ,courts of appeals     
7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #c of title   
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#ej4 ,internet publication of certain   
audio recordings  7a7 ,in general ,not  

later than the date described in        
subsection 7b71 the proceedings of each 
hearing of a court of appeals shall be  
made available for public transmission  
over the internet-- 7#a7 to the extent  
practicable1 in real time during such   
hearing2 and  7#b7 for not less than #b 
years after the conclusion of such      
hearing4  7b7 ,date described ,the date 
described in the subsection is-- 7#a7 in
 the case of a court of appeals sitting 
en banc1 one year after the date of the 
enactment of this section2 and  7#b7 in 
the case of a panel of a court of       
appeals 7other than as described in     
paragraph 7#a771 #b years after the date
 of the enactment of this section4  7c7 
,exception ,the requirement under       
subsection 7a7 shall not apply in the   
case that the courtroom is closed to the
 public4  7d7 ,copyright protection not 
available ,an audio recording created   
pursuant to the requirement under this  
section shall be considered a work of   
the ,united ,states ,government for     

purposes of section #aje of title #ag4  
4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table  
of sections for such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
#ej4 ,internet publication of certain   
audio recordings4  4  7b7 ,supreme      
,court  7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #a of 
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #g4 ,internet publication of
 certain audio recordings  7a7 ,in      
general ,each oral argument and opinion 
reading before the ,supreme ,court shall
 be made available for public           
transmission over the internet-- 7#a7   
7,a7 on the day of such oral argument   
and opinion reading1 by not later than  
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this section2 and  7,b7 in real time
 during such oral argument and opinion  
reading1 by not later than #b years     
after the date of the enactment of this 
section2 and  7#b7 for not less than #b 
years after the conclusion of such oral 
argument and opinion reading4  7b7      

,exception ,the requirement under       
subsection 7a7 shall not apply in the   
case that the courtroom is closed to the
 public4  7c7 ,copyright protection not 
available ,an audio recording created   
pursuant to the requirement under this  
section shall be considered a work of   
the ,united ,states ,government for     
purposes of section #aje of title #ag4  
4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table  
of sections for such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following3  #g4
 ,internet publication of certain audio 
recordings4  4  #f4 ,modernization of   
electronic case management systems  7a7 
,consolidation ,not later than the date 
specified in subsection 7e71 the        
,director of the ,administrative ,office
 of the ,united ,states ,courts1 in     
coordination with the ,administrator of 
,general ,services1 shall establish1    
maintain1 and operate1 consistent with  
the requirements of this section and    
section #g of this ,act1 one system all 
public court records4  7b7 ,requirements

 of system ,the system developed under  
subsection 7a7 shall comply with the    
following requirements3 7#a7 ,the system
 shall provide search functions1        
developed in coordination with the      
,administrator of ,general ,services1 by
 the public and by parties before the   
court4  7#b7 ,any information that is   
prohibited from public disclosure by law
 or court order shall be redacted4  7#c7
 ,any information made available through
 a website established pursuant to      
section #bje of the ,e-,government ,act 
of #bjjb shall be included in the       
system4  7#d7 ,any website for the      
system shall substantially comply with  
the requirements under subsections 7b7  
and 7c7 of section #bje of the          
,e-,government ,act of #bjjb4  7#e7 ,to 
the extent practicable1 external        
websites shall be able to link to       
documents on the system4 ,each website  
established pursuant to section #bje of 
the ,e-,government ,act of #bjjb shall  
contain a link to the system4  7c7 ,data

 standards  7#a7 ,establishment of data 
standards ,the ,director of the         
,administrative ,office of the ,united  
,states ,courts1 in coordination with   
the ,administrator of ,general ,services
 and the ,archivist of the ,united      
,states1 shall establish data standards 
for the system established under        
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,requirements ,the
 data standards established under       
paragraph 7#a7 shall1 to the extent     
reasonable and practicable-- 7,a7       
incorporate widely accepted common data 
elements2  7,b7 incorporate a widely    
accepted1 nonproprietary1 full text     
searchable1 platform-independent        
computer-readable format2 and  7,c7 be  
capable of being continually upgraded as
 necessary4  7#c7 ,deadlines ,not later 
than #f months after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of
 the ,administrative ,office of the     
,united ,states ,courts shall issue     
guidance to all ,federal courts on the  
data standards established under        

subsection 7a74  7d7 ,use of technology 
,in developing the system under         
subsection 7a71 the ,director shall use 
modern technology in order-- 7#a7 to    
improve security1 data accessibility1   
affordability1 and performance2 and     
7#b7 to minimize the burden on pro se   
litigants4  7e7 ,date specified ,the    
date specified in this subsection is the
 date that is #b years after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 unless the 
,administrator of ,general ,services    
certifies to ,congress1 by not later    
than #ij days after such date of        
enactment1 that an additional period of 
time is required4 ,if the ,administrator
 so certifies1 the date specified in    
this subsection is the date that is #c  
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act4  7f7 ,funding  7#a7          
,establishment  7,a7 ,in general        
,section #cjc of the ,judiciary         
,appropriations ,act1 #aiib 7title ,,iii
 of ,public ,law #ajb-adj2 #aje ,stat4  
#hjg7 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aiac note7 is     

amended-- 7i7 in subsection 7a71 by     
inserting ,the ,judicial ,conference    
shall prescribe a schedule of additional
 fees for any person who accrues such   
fees for access in an amount of #be1jjj 
or greater in any quarter4 ,all fees    
collected shall be deposited as         
offsetting collections to the ,judiciary
 ,information ,technology ,fund pursuant
 to section #fab7;c77#a77;,a7 of title  
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 to reimburse
 expenses incurred in carrying out      
section #f of the ,twenty-,first        
,century ,courts ,act4 before ,the      
,director of the ,administrative ,office
 of the ,united ,states ,courts2 and    
7ii7 in subsection 7b71 by striking ,all
 fees hereafter and inserting ,except as
 otherwise provided in this section1 all
 fees hereafter4  7,b7 ,effective date  
,the amendment made by subparagraph 7,a7
 shall take effect on the date of       
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7 ,operation
 and maintenance  7,a7 ,in general      
,section #cjc of the ,judiciary         

,appropriations ,act1 #aiib 7title ,,iii
 of ,public ,law #ajb-adj2 #aje ,stat4  
#hjg7 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aiac note7 is     
amended by striking subsections 7a7 and 
7b71 and inserting the following3  #cjc4
 7a7 7#a7 ,to cover the costs of        
carrying out section #f of the          
,twenty-,first ,century ,courts ,act1   
the ,judicial ,conference may1 only to  
the extent necessary1 prescribe         
reasonable filing fees1 pursuant to     
sections #aiac1 #aiad1 #aibf1 #aicj1 and
 #aicb of title #bh1 ,united ,states    
,code1 for collection by the courts     
under those sections4  7#b7 ,the filing 
fees prescribed under paragraph 7#a7    
shall be based on the extent of the use 
by the person filing of the system      
established under such section #f for   
purposes of such action1 and shall in   
addition be adjusted based on factors   
including the nature of the action and  
claim for relief1 the amount of damages 
demanded1 the estimated complexity of   
the type of action1 and the interests of

 justice4 ,filing fees may be prescribed
 for the filing of a counterclaim4 ,pro 
se litigants and litigants who certify  
their financial hardship shall not be   
subject to the filing fees4  7b7 ,the   
,judicial ,conference and the ,director 
shall transmit each schedule of fees    
prescribed under subsection 7a7 to      
,congress at least #ij days before the  
schedule becomes effective4 ,all fees   
collected under subsection 7a7 shall be 
deposited as offsetting collections to  
the ,judiciary ,information ,technology 
,fund pursuant to section               
#fab7;c77#a77;,a7 of title #bh1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to reimburse expenses    
incurred in carrying out section #f of  
the ,twenty-,first ,century ,courts     
,act4  4  7,b7 ,effective date ,the     
amendment made by subparagraph 7,a7     
shall take effect on the date specified 
in subsection 7e74  7#c7 ,bankruptcy    
fees  7,a7 ,in general ,to cover the    
costs of carrying out section #f1 the   
,judicial ,conference may prescribe a   

fee for the filing of a proof of claim  
or interest under ,rule #cjjb and ,rule 
#cjjc of the ,rules of ,bankruptcy      
,procedure4 ,such a fee may be in an    
amount of not less than #a4jj for each  
such filing and may be adjusted         
proportionately to the amount of the    
claim1 the status of the claim1 and the 
type of proceeding in which the claim is
 filed4 ,all fees collected under this  
paragraph shall be deposited as         
offsetting collections to the ,judiciary
 ,information ,technology ,fund pursuant
 to section #fab7;c77#a77;,a7 of title  
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 to reimburse
 expenses incurred in carrying out this 
section4  7,b7 ,effective date ,this    
paragraph shall take effect beginning on
 the date of enactment of this ,act4    
#g4 ,public access to court electronic  
records system requirement  7a7 ,in     
general ,not later than the date        
specified in subsection 7d71 the        
,director of the ,administrative ,office
 of the ,united ,states ,courts1 in     

coordination with the ,administrator of 
,general ,services1 shall ensure the    
public accessibility1 free of charge1 of
 all materials in the system established
 under section #f4  7b7 ,authority ,to  
exempt certain records ,the ,judicial   
,conference1 after appropriate public   
notice and opportunity for comment1 may 
identify categories of records which are
 not automatically made publicly        
accessible under subsection 7a74 ,any   
such exception shall be no broader than 
necessary and based on a determination  
of a specific and substantial interest  
in restricting the public right of      
access to court records4  7c7 ,use of   
technology ,in providing public access  
under subsection 7a71 the ,director     
shall1 in coordination with the         
,administrator of ,general ,services1   
use modern technology in order-- 7#a7 to
 improve security1 data accessibility1  
ease of public access1 affordability1   
and performance2 and  7#b7 to minimize  
the burden on pro se litigants4  7d7    

,date specified ,the date specified in  
this subsection is the date that is #b  
years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 unless the ,administrator of
 ,general ,services certifies to        
,congress1 by not later than #ij days   
after such date of enactment1 that an   
additional period of time is required4  
,if the ,administrator so certifies1 the
 date specified in this subsection is   
the date that is #c years after the date
 of enactment of this ,act4  7e7        
,funding  7#a7 ,in general ,section #cjc
 of the ,judiciary ,appropriations ,act1
 #aiib 7title ,,iii of ,public ,law     
#ajb-adj2 #aje ,stat4 #hjg7 7#bh        
,u4,s4,c4 #aiac note7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7c7   
7#a7 ,to cover the costs of ensuring the
 public accessibility1 free of charge1  
of all materials in the system          
established under section #f of the     
,twenty-,first ,century ,courts ,act in 
accordance with section #g of such ,act1
 the ,judicial ,conference may collect  

an annual fee from the ,department of   
,justice equal to the ,public ,access to
 ,court ,electronic ,records access fees
 paid by the ,department of ,justice in 
#bjah1 as adjusted for inflation4  7#b7 
,to cover any additional marginal costs 
of ensuring the public accessibility1   
free of charge1 of all materials in the 
system established under section #f of  
the ,twenty-,first ,century ,courts ,act
 in accordance with section #g of such  
,act1 the ,judicial ,conference may     
prescribe reasonable filing fees1       
pursuant to sections #aiac1 #aiad1      
#aibf1 #aicj1 and #aicb of title #bh1   
,united ,states ,code1 for collection by
 the courts under those sections4 ,pro  
se litigants and litigants who certify  
their financial hardship shall not be   
subject to the filing fee4  7#c7 ,any   
amounts collected under this subsection 
for a fiscal year that are unobligated  
as of the last day of that fiscal year  
may not be obligated or expended except 
to the extent provided in advance in    

appropriations ,acts4  7#d7 ,the        
,judicial ,conference and the ,director 
shall transmit each schedule of fees    
prescribed under this subsection to     
,congress at least #ij days before the  
schedule becomes effective4 ,all fees   
collected under this subsection shall be
 deposited as offsetting collections to 
the ,judiciary ,information ,technology 
,fund pursuant to section               
#fab7;c77#a77;,a7 of title #bh1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to reimburse expenses    
incurred in providing services in       
accordance with section #g of the       
,twenty-,first ,century ,courts ,act4  4
  7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendment   
made by paragraph 7#a7 shall take effect
 beginning on the date specified in     
subsection 7d74  #h4 ,rule of           
construction ,nothing in this ,act1 or  
the amendments made by this ,act1 shall 
be construed to-- 7#a7 affect the filing
 fees or other filing procedures for    
prisoners2 or  7#b7 abrogate1 limit1 or 
modify the requirements described in    

section #aiae of title #bh1 ,united     
,states ,code4  #i4 ,digital            
accessibility standards ,the systems    
established under sections #f and #g of 
this ,act or the amendments made by such
 sections shall comply with relevant    
digital accessibility standards         
established pursuant to section #ejh of 
the ,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc4