#aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #daii ,,an ,,act ,to authorize additional district judges for the district courts and convert temporary judgeships4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,judicial ,understaffing ,delays ,getting ,emergencies ,solved ,act of #bjbd or the ,,judges ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,article ,,iii of the ,constitution of the ,united ,states gives ,congress the power to establish judgeships in the district courts of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,congress has not created a new district court judgeship since #bjjc and has not enacted comprehensive judgeship legislation since #aiij4 7#c7 ,this represents the longest period of time since district courts of the ,united ,states were established in #aghi that ,congress has not authorized any new permanent district court judgeships4 7#d7 ,by the end of fiscal year #bjbb1 filings in the district courts of the ,united ,states had increased by #cj percent since the last comprehensive judgeship legislation4 7#e7 ,as of ,march #ca1 #bjbc1 there were #fhf1gig pending cases in the district courts of the ,united ,states1 with an average of #dia weighted case filings per judgeship over a #ab-month period4 7#f7 ,to deal with increased filings in the district courts of the ,united ,states1 the ,judicial ,conference of the ,united ,states requested the creation of #ff new district court judgeships in its #bjbc report4 #c4 ,additional district judges for the district courts 7a7 ,additional judgeships 7#a7 #bjbe 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall appoint1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate-- 7i7 #a additional district judge for the central district of ,california2 7ii7 #a additional district judge for the eastern district of ,california2 7iii7 #a additional district judge for the northern district of ,california2 7iv7 #a additional district judge for the district of ,delaware2 7v7 #a additional district judge for the middle district of ,florida2 7vi7 #a additional district judge for the southern district of ,indiana2 7vii7 #a additional district judge for the northern district of ,iowa2 7viii7 #a additional district judge for the district of ,new ,jersey2 7ix7 #a additional district judge for the southern district of ,new ,york2 7x7 #a additional district judge for the eastern district of ,texas2 and 7xi7 #a additional district judge for the southern district of ,texas4 7,b7 ,tables ,the table contained in section #acc7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7i7 by striking the items relating to ,california and inserting the following3 ,california3,northern#ae;,eastern#g;,cen tral#bh,southern#ac 2 7ii7 by striking the item relating to ,delaware and inserting the following3 ,delaware#e 2 7iii7 by striking the items relating to ,florida and inserting the following3 ,florida3,northern#d,middle#af,southern# ag 2 7iv7 by striking the items relating to ,indiana and inserting the following3 ,indiana3,northern#e,southern#f 2 7v7 by striking the items relating to ,iowa and inserting the following3 ,iowa3,northern#c,southern#c 2 7vi7 by striking the item relating to ,new ,jersey and inserting the following3 ,new ,jersey#ah 2 7vii7 by striking the items relating to ,new ,york and inserting the following3 ,new ,york3,northern#e,southern#bi;,eastern#a e,western#d 2 and 7viii7 by striking the items relating to ,texas and inserting the following3 ,texas3,northern#ab,southern#bj;,eastern #h,western#ac 4 7,c7 ,effective date ,this paragraph shall take effect on ,january #ba1 #bjbe4 7#b7 #bjbg 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall appoint1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate-- 7i7 #a additional district judge for the district of ,arizona2 7ii7 #b additional district judges for the central district of ,california2 7iii7 #a additional district judge for the eastern district of ,california2 7iv7 #a additional district judge for the northern district of ,california2 7v7 #a additional district judge for the middle district of ,florida2 7vi7 #a additional district judge for the southern district of ,florida2 7vii7 #a additional district judge for the northern district of ,georgia2 7viii7 #a additional district judge for the district of ,idaho2 7ix7 #a additional district judge for the northern district of ,texas2 and 7x7 #a additional district judge for the southern district of ,texas4 7,b7 ,tables ,the table contained in section #acc7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection1 is amended-- 7i7 by striking the item relating to ,arizona and inserting the following3 ,arizona#ac 2 7ii7 by striking the items relating to ,california and inserting the following3 ,california3,northern#af;,eastern#h;,cen tral#cj,southern#ac 2 7iii7 by striking the items relating to ,florida and inserting the following3 ,florida3,northern#d,middle#ag,southern# ah 2 7iv7 by striking the items relating to ,georgia and inserting the following3 ,georgia3,northern#ab,middle#d,southern# c 2 7v7 by striking the item relating to ,idaho and inserting the following3 ,idaho#c 2 and 7vi7 by striking the items relating to ,texas and inserting the following3 ,texas3,northern#ac,southern#ba;,eastern #h,western#ac 4 7,c7 ,effective date ,this paragraph shall take effect on ,january #ba1 #bjbg4 7#c7 #bjbi 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall appoint1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate-- 7i7 #a additional district judge for the central district of ,california2 7ii7 #a additional district judge for the eastern district of ,california2 7iii7 #a additional district judge for the northern district of ,california2 7iv7 #a additional district judge for the district of ,colorado2 7v7 #a additional district judge for the district of ,delaware2 7vi7 #a additional district judge for the district of ,nebraska2 7vii7 #a additional district judge for the eastern district of ,new ,york2 7viii7 #a additional district judge for the eastern district of ,texas2 7ix7 #a additional district judge for the southern district of ,texas2 and 7x7 #a additional district judge for the western district of ,texas4 7,b7 ,tables ,the table contained in section #acc7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by paragraph 7#b7 of this subsection1 is amended-- 7i7 by striking the items relating to ,california and inserting the following3 ,california3,northern#ag;,eastern#i;,cen tral#ca,southern#ac 2 7ii7 by striking the item relating to ,colorado and inserting the following3 ,colorado#h 2 7iii7 by striking the item relating to ,delaware and inserting the following3 ,delaware#f 2 7iv7 by striking the item relating to ,nebraska and inserting the following3 ,nebraska#d 2 7v7 by striking the items relating to ,new ,york and inserting the following3 ,new ,york3,northern#e,southern#bi;,eastern#a f,western#d 2 and 7vi7 by striking the items relating to ,texas and inserting the following3 ,texas3,northern#ac,southern#bb;,eastern #i,western#ad 4 7,c7 ,effective date ,this paragraph shall take effect on ,january #ba1 #bjbi4 7#d7 #bjca 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall appoint1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate-- 7i7 #a additional district judge for the district of ,arizona2 7ii7 #a additional district judge for the central district of ,california2 7iii7 #a additional district judge for the eastern district of ,california2 7iv7 #a additional district judge for the northern district of ,california2 7v7 #a additional district judge for the southern district of ,california2 7vi7 #a additional district judge for the middle district of ,florida2 7vii7 #a additional district judge for the southern district of ,florida2 7viii7 #a additional district judge for the district of ,new ,jersey2 7ix7 #a additional district judge for the western district of ,new ,york2 and 7x7 #b additional district judges for the western district of ,texas4 7,b7 ,tables ,the table contained in section #acc7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by paragraph 7#c7 of this subsection1 is amended-- 7i7 by striking the item relating to ,arizona and inserting the following3 ,arizona#ad 2 7ii7 by striking the items relating to ,california and inserting the following3 ,california3,northern#ah;,eastern#aj;,ce ntral#cb,southern#ad 2 7iii7 by striking the items relating to ,florida and inserting the following3 ,florida3,northern#d,middle#ah,southern# ai 2 7iv7 by striking the item relating to ,new ,jersey and inserting the following3 ,new ,jersey#ai 2 7v7 by striking the items relating to ,new ,york and inserting the following3 ,new ,york3,northern#e,southern#bi;,eastern#a f,western#e 2 and 7vi7 by striking the items relating to ,texas and inserting the following3 ,texas3,northern#ac,southern#bb;,eastern #i,western#af 4 7,c7 ,effective date ,this paragraph shall take effect on ,january #ba1 #bjca4 7#e7 #bjcc 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall appoint1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate-- 7i7 #b additional district judges for the central district of ,california2 7ii7 #a additional district judge for the northern district of ,california2 7iii7 #a additional district judge for the district of ,colorado2 7iv7 #a additional district judge for the middle district of ,florida2 7v7 #a additional district judge for the northern district of ,florida2 7vi7 #a additional district judge for the northern district of ,georgia2 7vii7 #a additional district judge for the southern district of ,new ,york2 7viii7 #a additional district judge for the southern district of ,texas2 and 7ix7 #a additional district judge for the western district of ,texas4 7,b7 ,tables ,the table contained in section #acc7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by paragraph 7#d7 of this subsection1 is amended-- 7i7 by striking the items relating to ,california and inserting the following3 ,california3,northern#ai;,eastern#aj;,ce ntral#cd,southern#ad 2 7ii7 by striking the item relating to ,colorado and inserting the following3 ,colorado#i 2 7iii7 by striking the items relating to ,florida and inserting the following3 ,florida3,northern#e,middle#ai,southern# ai 2 7iv7 by striking the items relating to ,georgia and inserting the following3 ,georgia3,northern#ac,middle#d,southern# c 2 7v7 by striking the items relating to ,new ,york and inserting the following3 ,new ,york3,northern#e,southern#cj;,eastern#a f,western#e 2 and 7vi7 by striking the items relating to ,texas and inserting the following3 ,texas3,northern#ac,southern#bc;,eastern #i,western#ag 4 7,c7 ,effective date ,this paragraph shall take effect on ,january #ba1 #bjcc4 7#f7 #bjce 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall appoint1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate-- 7i7 #b additional district judges for the central district of ,california2 7ii7 #a additional district judge for the northern district of ,california2 7iii7 #a additional district judge for the southern district of ,california2 7iv7 #a additional district judge for the middle district of ,florida2 7v7 #a additional district judge for the southern district of ,florida2 7vi7 #a additional district judge for the district of ,new ,jersey2 7vii7 #a additional district judge for the eastern district of ,new ,york2 7viii7 #b additional district judges for the western district of ,texas4 7,b7 ,tables ,the table contained in section #acc7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by paragraph 7#e7 of this subsection1 is amended-- 7i7 by striking the items relating to ,california and inserting the following3 ,california3,northern#bj;,eastern#aj;,ce ntral#cf,southern#ae 2 7ii7 by striking the items relating to ,florida and inserting the following3 ,florida3,northern#e,middle#bj,southern# bj 2 7iii7 by striking the item relating to ,new ,jersey and inserting the following3 ,new ,jersey#bj 2 7iv7 by striking the items relating to ,new ,york and inserting the following3 ,new ,york3,northern#e,southern#cj;,eastern#a g,western#e 2 and 7v7 by striking the items relating to ,texas and inserting the following3 ,texas3,northern#ac,southern#bc;,eastern #i,western#ai 4 7,c7 ,effective date ,this paragraph shall take effect on ,january #ba1 #bjce4 7b7 ,temporary judgeships 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall appoint1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate-- 7,a7 #b additional district judges for the eastern district of ,oklahoma2 and 7,b7 #a additional district judge for the northern district of ,oklahoma4 7#b7 ,vacancies not filled ,the first vacancy in the office of district judge in each of the offices of district judge authorized by this subsection1 occurring #e years or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill the temporary district judgeship created in the applicable district by this subsection1 shall not be filled4 7#c7 ,effective date ,this subsection shall take effect on ,january #ba1 #bjbe4 7c7 ,authorization of appropriations 7#a7 ,in general ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section and the amendments made by this section-- 7,a7 for each of fiscal years #bjbe and #bjbf1 #ab1ife1ccj2 7,b7 for each of fiscal years #bjbg and #bjbh1 #bc1aeb1cge2 7,c7 for each of fiscal years #bjbi and #bjcj1 #cb1dac1cbe2 7,d7 for each of fiscal years #bjca and #bjcb1 #db1fjj1cgj2 7,e7 for each of fiscal years #bjcc and #bjcd1 #ea1hfa1cbj2 and 7,f7 for fiscal year #bjce and each fiscal year thereafter1 #fa1abb1bgj4 7#b7 ,inflation adjustment ,for each fiscal year described in paragraph 7#a71 the amount authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year shall be increased by the percentage by which-- 7,a7 the ,consumer ,price ,index for the previous fiscal year1 exceeds 7,b7 the ,consumer ,price ,index for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year described in subparagraph 7,a74 7#c7 ,definition ,in this subsection1 the term ,consumer ,price ,index means the ,consumer ,price ,index for ,all ,urban ,consumers 7all items1 ,united ,states city average71 published by the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics of the ,department of ,labor4 #d4 ,organization of ,utah district courts ,section #abe7b7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking and ,st4 ,george and inserting ,st4 ,george1 ,moab1 and ,monticello4 #e4 ,organization of ,texas district courts ,section #abd7;b77#b7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended1 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#c71 by inserting and ,college ,station before the period at the end4 #f4 ,organization of ,california district courts ,section #hd7;d7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting and ,el ,centro after at ,san ,diego4 #g4 ,,gao reports 7a7 ,judicial caseloads ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives and make publicly available reports-- 7#a7 evaluating-- 7,a7 the accuracy and objectiveness of case-related workload measures and methodologies used by the ,administrative ,office of the ,united ,states ,courts for district courts of the ,united ,states and courts of appeals of the ,united ,states2 7,b7 the impact of non-case-related activities of judges of the district courts of the ,united ,states and courts of appeals of the ,united ,states on judicial caseloads2 and 7,c7 the effectiveness and efficiency of the policies of the ,administrative ,office of the ,united ,states ,courts regarding senior judges2 and 7#b7 providing any recommendations of the ,comptroller ,general with respect to the matters described in paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,detention space ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives a report on an assessment of-- 7#a7 a determination of the needs of ,federal agencies for detention space2 7#b7 efforts by ,federal agencies to acquire detention space2 and 7#c7 any challenges in determining and acquiring detention space4 #h4 ,public accessibility of the article ,,iii judgeship recommendations of the ,judicial ,conference of the ,united ,states report 7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrative ,office of the ,united ,states ,courts1 in consultation with the ,judicial ,conference of the ,united ,states1 shall make publicly available on their website1 free of charge1 the biennial report entitled ,article ,,iii ,judgeship ,recommendations of the ,judicial ,conference of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,contents ,the report described in subsection 7a7 should be released not less frequently than biennially and contain the summaries and all related appendixes supporting the judgeship recommendations of the ,judicial ,conference of the ,united ,states1 including-- 7#a7 the process used by the ,judicial ,conference in developing the recommendations2 7#b7 any caseload and methodology changes2 7#c7 judgeship surveys with recommendations2 and 7#d7 specific information about each court for which the ,judicial ,conference recommends additional judgeships4 7c7 ,submission to ,congress ,the ,administrative ,office of the ,united ,states ,courts shall submit to the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives copies of the report described in subsection 7a74 ,passed the ,senate ,august #a1 #bjbd4,secretary