,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgjf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #b1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4        
,schatz1 and ,ms4 ,hirono7 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 duration of active service of   
the ,chief ,justice of the ,united      
,states and associate justices of the   
,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,supreme ,court ,tenure ,establishment  
and ,retirement ,modernization ,act of  
#bjbb4  #b4 ,supreme ,court terms of    
office  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #a of  
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #g4 ,appointment  7a7       
,regular appointment of justices ,the   
,president shall1 during the first and  

third years after a year in which there 
is a ,presidential election1 nominate1  
and by and with the advice and consent  
of the ,senate1 appoint a ,chief        
,justice of the ,united ,states or an   
associate justice of the ,supreme ,court
 of the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,exclusive
 method of appointment ,the ,president  
shall not appoint any ,chief ,justice of
 the ,united ,states or associate       
justice of the ,supreme ,court of the   
,united ,states except as provided in   
this section4  #h4 ,duration of ,active 
,service  7a7 ,new justices ,a ,chief   
,justice of the ,united ,states or an   
associate justice of the ,supreme ,court
 of the ,united ,states shall serve in  
regular active service for an #ah-year  
period beginning on the date of the     
commission of the ,chief ,justice or    
associate justice1 after which the      
justice shall be deemed to have retired 
from regular active service under       
section #cga4  7b7 ,current justices    
,each ,chief ,justice of the ,united    

,states and associate justice of the    
,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states  
who was appointed before the date of    
enactment of this section and who is    
serving as the ,chief ,justice or       
associate justice1 as applicable1 on the
 date of enactment of this section      
shall1 notwithstanding the period of    
service of the justice1 in order of     
duration of service beginning with the  
justice who has served on the ,supreme  
,court of the ,united ,states for the   
longest period of time1 be deemed to    
have retired from regular active service
 under section #cga7;b7 upon the date of
 commission of each new ,chief ,justice 
or associate justice1 as applicable1 as 
they are appointed under section #g4  4 
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
sections for chapter #a of title #bh1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #g4   
,appointment#h4 ,duration of ,active    
,service  4  #c4 ,senior justices       
,section #bid of title #bh1 ,united     

,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7d71 by inserting 1 except as
 provided by subsection 7e7 before the  
period at the end2  7#b7 by             
redesignating subsection 7e7 as         
subsection 7f72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
after subsection 7d7 the following3  7e7
 ,if number of justices of the ,supreme 
,court of the ,united ,states falls     
below that provided in section #a due to
 vacancy1 disability1 or                
disqualification1 the ,chief ,justice or
 associate justice of the ,supreme      
,court who has most recently retired    
from regular active service under       
section #cga but retained their office  
shall serve as an associate justice     
until the number of justices who have   
not retired from regular active service 
equals that provided in section #a4  4