,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cfjg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bc1 #bjbe,mr4 ,swalwell 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 and ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 to transfer the ,united ,states ,marshals ,service to the judicial branch1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,maintaining ,authority and ,restoring ,security to ,halt the ,abuse of ,law or the ,,marshals ,act4 #b4 ,united ,states ,marshals ,service 7a7 ,transfer ,title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating chapter #cg as chapter #ei2 and 7#b7 by transferring chapter #ei1 as so redesignated1 from part ,,ii to part ,,iii so as to appear after chapter #eh4 7b7 ,court officers and employees ,chapter #ei1 as redesignated by subsection 7a71 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #efa-- 7,a7 by striking subsections 7a7 through 7d7 and inserting the following3 7a7 ,there is hereby established a ,united ,states ,marshals ,service as a bureau within the judicial branch of the ,united ,states4 ,there shall be at the head of the ,united ,states ,marshals ,service 7hereafter in this chapter referred to as the ,service7 a ,director 7hereafter in this chapter referred to as the ,director7 who shall be appointed by the ,chief ,justice1 in consultation with the ,board established under subsection 7i7 7hereafter in this chapter referred to as the ,board74 ,the ,director may be removed by the ,board4 7b7 ,the ,chief ,justice of the ,united ,states shall appoint1 in consultation with the ,board1 a ,united ,states marshal for each judicial district of the ,united ,states and for the ,superior ,court of the ,district of ,columbia1 except that any marshal appointed for the ,northern ,mariana ,islands may at the same time serve as marshal in another judicial district4 ,each ,united ,states marshal shall be an official of the ,service and shall serve under the direction of the ,director4 7c7 ,each marshal shall be appointed for a term of four years4 ,a marshal shall1 unless that marshal has resigned or been removed by the ,chief ,justice of the ,united ,states1 in consultation with the ,board1 continue to perform the duties of that office after the end of that #d-year term until a successor is appointed and qualifies4 2 7,b7 by redesignating subsections 7e7 through 7i7 as subsections 7d7 through 7h71 respectively2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7i7 7#a7 ,the activities of the ,director shall be supervised by a ,board to be composed of-- 7,a7 the ,chief ,justice of the ,united ,states2 7,b7 the ,judicial ,conference of the ,united ,states2 and 7,c7 the ,director1 who shall be an ex officio1 nonvoting member4 7#b7 ,the ,board shall establish general goals and objectives covering the major functions and operations of the ,service to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the operations of the ,service4 2 7#b7 in section #efb1 by striking subsections 7a7 and 7b7 and inserting the following3 ,in the case of a vacancy in the office of a ,united ,states marshal1 the ,chief ,justice of the ,united ,states1 shall appoint a ,united ,states marshal to serve the remainder of the #d-year term4 2 7#c7 by striking section #efd2 7#d7 by redesignating sections #efe and #eff as sections #efd and #efe1 respectively2 7#e7 in section #efd1 as so redesignated1 by striking ,attorney ,general and inserting ,chief ,justice of the ,united ,states1 in consultation with the ,board2 7#f7 in section #efe1 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 by striking subsection 7e7 and inserting the following3 7e7 ,the ,united ,states ,marshals ,service is authorized to provide for the personal protection of ,federal jurists1 court officers1 witnesses1 and other threatened persons in the interests of justice where criminal intimidation impedes on the functioning of the judicial process or any other official proceeding4 2 7,b7 in subsection 7h71 by striking directed by the ,attorney ,general and inserting requested by the ,attorney ,general1 and approved by the ,director2 and 7,c7 in subsection 7i71 by striking the third sentence2 7#g7 by inserting after section #efe1 as so redesignated1 the following3 #eff4 ,assistance in other law enforcement matters ,at the request of the ,attorney ,general1 and with the approval of the ,director1 the ,service may assist the ,department of ,justice with the following tasks3 7#a7 ,investigating such fugitive matters1 both within and outside the ,united ,states1 as directed by the ,attorney ,general4 7#b7 ,issuing administrative subpoenas in accordance with section #cdhf of title #ah1 solely for the purpose of investigating unregistered sex offenders 7as defined in section #cdhf74 7#c7 ,assisting ,state1 local1 and other ,federal law enforcement agencies1 upon the request of such an agency1 in locating and recovering missing children4 2 and 7#h7 in section #efi7;b71 by striking ,president and inserting ,chief ,justice1 in consultation with the ,board4 7c7 ,technical and conforming amendments 7#a7 ,the table of chapters for part ,,iii of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ei4,united ,states ,marshals ,service#efa 4 7#b7 ,the table of contents for chapter #ei1 as redesignated by subsection 7a7 of this section1 is amended by read as follows3 ,sec4 #efa4 ,united ,states ,marshals ,service4 #efb4 ,vacancies4 #efc4 ,oath of office4 #efd4 ,expenses of the ,service4 #efe4 ,powers and duties4 #eff4 ,assistance in other law enforcement matters4 #efg4 ,collection of fees2 accounting4 #efh4 ,practice of law prohibited4 #efi4 ,reemployment rights4 4 7#c7 ,section #cjjb7af7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking 1 a deputy and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting or a deputy marshal4 7#d7 ,section #baj;,g7k77#c77;,c7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #abdn7k77#c77;,c77ii77 is amended-- 7,a7 in clause 7ii71 by striking subclause 7,i7 and inserting the following3 7,i7 personal protection operations by the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation as specified in section #ecc of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code2 2 7,b7 in clause 7iii77,,iii71 by striking and at the end2 7,c7 in clause 7iv71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,d7 by adding at the end the following3 7v7 missions authorized to be performed by the judicial branch1 including personal protection operations by the ,united ,states ,marshals ,service of ,federal jurists1 court officers1 witnesses1 and other threatened persons in the interests of justice1 as specified in section #efe7;e7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code4 4 7#e7 ,section #adb7;a7 of the ,sex ,offender ,registration and ,notification ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjida7;a77 is amended-- 7,a7 in the first sentence1 by striking including the ,united ,states ,marshals ,service and inserting including at the request of the ,attorney ,general1 and with the approval of the ,united ,states ,marshals ,service ,director1 the ,united ,states ,marshals ,service may assist the ,department of ,justice2 and 7,b7 by striking the second sentence4