,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #agig ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #ab1 #bjai ,mr4 ,crapo 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 and ,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide for the appointment of additional ,federal circuit judges1 to divide the ,ninth ,judicial ,circuit of the ,united ,states into two judicial circuits1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,judicial ,reorganization ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the term former ,ninth ,circuit means the ninth judicial circuit of the ,united ,states as in existence on the day before the effective date of this ,act2 7#b7 the term new ,ninth ,circuit means the ninth judicial circuit of the ,united ,states established by the amendment made by section #c7b77;,a72 and 7#c7 the term ,twelfth ,circuit means the twelfth judicial circuit of the ,united ,states established by the amendment made by section #c7b77;,b74 #c4 ,number and composition of circuits ,section #da of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding the table1 by striking thirteen and inserting fourteen2 and 7#b7 in the table-- 7,a7 by striking the item relating to the ,ninth ,circuit and inserting the following3 ,ninth,california1 ,guam1 ,hawaii4 2 and 7,b7 by inserting after the item relating to the ,eleventh ,circuit the following3 ,twelfth,alaska1 ,arizona1 ,idaho1 ,montana1 ,nevada1 ,oregon1 ,washington4 4 #d4 ,judgeships 7a7 ,new judgeships 7#a7 ,for former ,ninth ,circuit ,the ,president shall appoint1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate-- 7,a7 #d additional circuit court judges for the former ,ninth ,circuit1 whose official duty station shall be in ,california1 ,guam1 or ,hawaii2 and 7,b7 #a additional circuit court judge for the former ,ninth ,circuit1 whose official duty station shall be in ,alaska1 ,arizona1 ,idaho1 ,montana1 ,nevada1 ,oregon1 or ,washington4 7b7 ,effective date ,this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #e4 ,number of circuit judges ,the table contained in section #dd7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking the item relating to the ,ninth ,circuit and inserting the following3 ,ninth#ba 2 and 7#b7 by inserting after the item relating to the ,eleventh ,circuit the following3 ,twelfth#ac 4 #f4 ,places of circuit court ,the table contained in section #dh7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking the item relating to the ,ninth ,circuit and inserting the following3 ,ninth,honolulu1 ,san ,francisco1 ,pasadena4 2 and 7#b7 by inserting after the item relating to the ,eleventh ,circuit the following3 ,twelfth,phoenix1 ,seattle1 ,portland4 4 #g4 ,assignment of circuit judges 7a7 ,in general ,each circuit judge of the former ,ninth circuit who is in regular active service and whose official duty station on the day before the effective date of this ,act-- 7#a7 is in ,california1 ,guam1 or ,hawaii shall be a circuit judge of the new ,ninth ,circuit as of such effective date2 and 7#b7 is in ,alaska1 ,arizona1 ,idaho1 ,montana1 ,nevada1 ,oregon1 or ,washington shall be a circuit judge of the ,twelfth ,circuit as of such effective date4 #h4 ,election of assignment by senior judges ,each judge who is a senior circuit judge of the former ,ninth ,circuit on the day before the effective date of this ,act may elect to be assigned to the new ,ninth ,circuit or to the ,twelfth ,circuit as of such effective date1 and shall notify the ,director of the ,administrative ,office of the ,united ,states ,courts of such election4 #i4 ,seniority of judges ,the seniority of each judge-- 7#a7 who is assigned under section #g2 or 7#b7 who elects to be assigned under section #h1 shall run from the date of commission of such judge as a judge of the former ,ninth ,circuit4 #aj4 ,application to cases ,the following apply to any case in which1 on the day before the effective date of this ,act1 an appeal or other proceeding has been filed with the former ,ninth ,circuit3 7#a7 ,if the matter has been submitted for decision1 further proceedings with respect to the matter shall be had in the same manner and with the same effect as if this ,act had not been enacted4 7#b7 ,if the matter has not been submitted for decision1 the appeal or proceeding1 together with the original papers1 printed records1 and record entries duly certified1 shall1 by appropriate orders1 be transferred to the court to which the matter would have been submitted had this ,act been in full force and effect at the time such appeal was taken or other proceeding commenced1 and further proceedings with respect to the case shall be had in the same manner and with the same effect as if the appeal or other proceeding had been filed in such court4 7#c7 ,a petition for rehearing or a petition for rehearing en banc in a matter decided before the effective date of this ,act1 or submitted before the effective date of this ,act and decided on or after such effective date as provided in paragraph 7#a71 shall be treated in the same manner and with the same effect as though this ,act had not been enacted4 ,if a petition for rehearing en banc is granted1 the matter shall be reheard by a court comprised as though this ,act had not been enacted4 #aa4 ,administration ,the ,united ,states ,court of ,appeals for the ,ninth ,circuit as constituted on the day before the effective date of this ,act may take such administrative action as may be required to carry out this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act4 ,such court shall cease to exist for administrative purposes upon the expiration of the #b-year period beginning on the effective date of this ,act4 #ab4 ,effective date ,except as provided in section #d7;b71 this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act shall take effect on the date that is #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #ac4 ,authorization of ,appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this ,act1 including funds for additional court facilities4