,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #edab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #af1
 #bjbf,mrs4 ,moody 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,coons7 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 repeal the residency          
requirement for circuit judges1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,better ,bench 
,act4  #b4 ,residency of ,federal       
circuit judges  7a7 ,residency ,the     
second sentence of section #dd7;c7 of   
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
repealed4  7b7 ,facilities ,section #dd 
of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7e7 7#a7 ,the ,director of  
the ,administrative ,office of the      
,united ,states ,courts shall provide-- 
7,a7 each circuit judge of the ,federal 
judicial circuit who resides within #ej 
miles of the ,district of ,columbia with

 appropriate facilities and             
administrative support services in the  
,district of ,columbia2 and  7,b7 each  
circuit judge of the ,federal judicial  
circuit who does not reside within #ej  
miles of the ,district of ,columbia with
 appropriate facilities and             
administrative support services-- 7i7 in
 the district and division in which that
 judge resides2 or  7ii7 if appropriate 
facilities are not available in the     
district and division in which that     
judge resides1 in the district and      
division closest to the residence of    
that judge in which such facilities are 
available1 as determined by the         
,director4  7#b7 ,nothing in this       
subsection may be construed to authorize
 or require the construction of new     
facilities4  4  #c4 ,facilities of      
judges of the ,united ,states ,court of 
,federal ,claims  7a7 ,in general       
,section #age of title #bh1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
subsections 7a7 through 7c7 and         

inserting the following3  7a7 ,the      
,director of the ,administrative ,office
 of the ,united ,states ,courts shall   
provide-- 7#a7 each judge of the ,united
 ,states ,court of ,federal ,claims who 
resides within #ej miles of the         
,district of ,columbia with appropriate 
facilities and administrative support   
services in the ,district of ,columbia2 
and  7#b7 each judge of the ,united     
,states ,court of ,federal ,claims who  
does not reside within #ej miles of the 
,district of ,columbia with appropriate 
facilities and administrative support   
services-- 7,a7 in the district and     
division in which that judge resides2 or
  7,b7 if appropriate facilities are not
 available in the district and division 
in which that judge resides1 in the     
district and division closest to the    
residence of that judge in which such   
facilities are available1 as determined 
by the ,director4  7b7 ,nothing in this 
section may be construed to authorize or
 require the construction of new        

facilities4  4  7b7 ,technical and      
conforming amendment ,chapter #g of     
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in section #age1 in the  
heading1 by striking ,official duty     
station2 residence and inserting        
,facilities2 and  7#b7 in the table of  
sections1 by striking the item relating 
to section #age and inserting the       
following3  #age4 ,facilities4  4