,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhed  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ah 
7legislative day1 ,september #af71      
#bjbe,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,district of   
,columbia ,home ,rule ,act to terminate 
the ,district of ,columbia ,judicial    
,nomination ,commission1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,district of        
,columbia ,judicial ,nominations ,reform
 ,act4  #b4 ,termination of ,district of
 ,columbia ,judicial ,nomination        
,commission  7a7 ,termination ,the      
,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act 
is amended by striking section #dcd     
7sec4 #a-bjd4cd1 ,d4,c4 ,official       
,code74  7b7 ,conforming amendments     
relating to appointment of judges  7#a7 
,designation of chief judges by         
,president ,section #dca7;b7 of such    

,act 7sec4 #a-bjd4ca7;b71 ,d4,c4        
,official ,code7 is amended by striking 
the ,district of ,columbia ,judicial    
,nominating ,commission established by  
section #dcd and inserting the          
,president4  7#b7 ,appointment by       
,president ,section #dcc7;a7 of such    
,act 7sec4 #a-bjd4cc7;a71 ,d4,c4        
,official ,code7 is amended by striking 
,except as provided in section          
#dcd7;d77#a71 the ,president shall      
nominate1 from the list of persons      
recommended to him by the ,district of  
,columbia ,judicial ,nomination         
,commission established under section   
#dcd1 and inserting ,the ,president     
shall nominate14  7#c7 ,qualifications  
of judges ,section #dcc7;b7 of such ,act
 7sec4 #a-bjd4cc7;b71 ,d4,c4 ,official  
,code7 is amended-- 7,a7 by adding and  
at the end of paragraph 7#c72  7,b7 by  
striking paragraph 7#d7 and             
redesignating paragraph 7#e7 as         
paragraph 7#d72 and  7,c7 in paragraph  
7#d71 as so redesignated1 by striking or

 of the ,district of ,columbia ,judicial
 ,nomination ,commission4  7c7 ,other   
conforming amendment ,section           
#aa-aebh7;a77#b71 ,district of ,columbia
 ,official ,code1 is amended by striking
 subparagraph 7,c74  7d7 ,clerical      
amendment ,the table of contents of the 
,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act 
is amended by striking the item relating
 to section #dcd4  7e7 ,effective date  
,the amendments made by this section    
shall apply with respect to appointments
 made on or after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act4