,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ag1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,ossoff 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,durbin1 and ,mr4 ,warnock7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on the  
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
establishment of defender organizations 
by ,federal judicial districts4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,access to ,justice ,act of #bjbb4  
#b4 ,defender organizations ,section    
#cjjf;,a7g77#a7 of title #ah1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the 
heading1 by striking ,qualifications and
 inserting ,requirement2  7#b7 in the   
first sentence1 by striking or a part of
 a district in which at least two       
hundred persons annually require the    
appointment of counsel may and inserting
 shall2 and  7#c7 by striking the second
 sentence and inserting the following3  
,notwithstanding the preceding sentence1
 #b adjacent districts or parts of      

districts may establish a single        
defender organization to serve both     
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