text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial Amendments Act of 1994''.
  
  SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE JUDICIARY AUTOMATION FUND.
  
      Section 612 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
              (A) in the second sentence by inserting after ``equipment 
          for'' the following: ``program activities included in the 
          courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services 
          account of''; and
              (B) in the third sentence by striking out all after 
          ``personal services'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``, support 
          personnel in the courts and in the Administrative Office of the 
          United States Courts, and other costs, for the effective 
          management, coordination, operation, and use of automatic data 
          processing equipment purchased by the Fund. In addition, all 
          agencies of the judiciary may make deposits into the Fund to 
          meet their automatic data processing needs in accordance with 
          subsections (b) and (c)(2).'';
          (2) in subsection (b)(1) by striking out ``judicial branch'' 
      and inserting in lieu thereof ``activities funded under subsection 
      (a) and shall include an annual estimate of any fees that may be 
      collected under section 404 of the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 
      1991 (Public Law 101-515; 104 Stat. 2133)'';
          (3) in subsection (b)(2) by striking out ``judicial branch of 
      the United States'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``activities 
      funded under subsection (a)'';
          (4) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting after ``surplus 
      property'' the following: ``, all fees collected after the date of 
      the enactment of the Judicial Amendments Act of 1994 by the 
      judiciary under section 404 of the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 
      1991 (Public Law 101-515; 104 Stat. 2133)'';
          (5) in subsection (e)(1)--
              (A) by striking out ``(A)''; and
              (B) by striking out ``$75,000,000'' and inserting in lieu 
          thereof ``amounts estimated to be collected under subsection 
          (c) for that fiscal year'';
          (6) in subsection (h) by amending the subsection to read as 
      follows:
      ``(h) Annual Report.--
          ``(1) In general.--The Director shall submit to the Congress an 
      annual report on the operation of the Fund, including on the 
      inventory, use, and acquisition of automatic data processing 
      equipment from the Fund and the consistency of such acquisition 
      with the plan prepared under subsection (b). The report shall set 
      forth the amounts deposited into the Fund under subsection (c).
          ``(2) Additional contents of report.--The annual report 
      submitted under this subsection shall include--
              ``(A) the specific actions taken and the progress made to 
          improve the plan developed under subsection (b) and the long 
          range automation plan and strategic business plan developed 
          under subsection (k); and
              ``(B) a comparison of planned Fund expenditures and 
          accomplishments with actual Fund expenditures and 
          accomplishments, and the reasons for any delays in scheduled 
          systems development, or budget overruns.
          ``(3) Report in year of termination of authority.--The annual 
      report submitted under this subsection for any year in which the 
      authority for this section is to terminate under subsection (m), 
      shall be submitted no later than 9 months before the date of such 
      termination.'';
          (7) in subsection (i) by striking out all after ``Judicial 
      Conference of the United States,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
      ``may transfer amounts up to $1,000,000 from the Fund into the 
      account to which the funds were originally appropriated. Any 
      amounts transferred from the Fund in excess of $1,000,000 in any 
      fiscal year may only be transferred by following reprogramming 
      procedures in compliance with section 606 of the Departments of 
      Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
      Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100-459; 102 Stat. 2227).'';
          (8) in subsection (j) in the second sentence by inserting ``in 
      statute'' after ``not specified'';
          (9) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (l) 
      and (m), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (j) the 
      following new subsection:
      ``(k) Long Range Management and Business Plans.--The Director of 
  the Administrative Office of the United States Court shall--
          ``(1) develop an overall strategic business plan which would 
      identify the judiciary's missions, goals, and objectives;
          ``(2) develop a long range automation plan based on the 
      strategic business plan and user needs assessments;
          ``(3) establish effective Administrative Office oversight of 
      court automation efforts to ensure the effective operation of 
      existing systems and control over developments of future systems;
          ``(4) expedite efforts to complete the development and 
      implementation of life cycle management standards;
          ``(5) utilize the standards in developing the next generation 
      of case management and financial systems; and
          ``(6) assess the current utilization and future user 
      requirements of the data communications network.''; and
          (10) in subsection (m) (as redesignated under paragraph (9)) of 
      this section--
              (A) in the first sentence by striking out ``1994'', and 
          inserting in lieu thereof, ``1997''; and
              (B) in the second sentence by striking out ```Judicial 
          Services Account''' and inserting in lieu thereof ``fund 
          established under section 1931 of this title''.
  
  SEC. 3. COURT ARBITRATION AUTHORIZATION.
  
      (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 905 of the Judicial 
  Improvements and Access to Justice Act (28 U.S.C. 651 note) is 
  amended--
          (1) in the first sentence by striking out ``for the fiscal year 
      ending September 30, 1989, and for each of the succeeding 7 fiscal 
      years,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``for each of the fiscal 
      years 1994 through 1997''; and
          (2) in the third sentence by striking out all beginning with 
      ``, except that'' through ``this Act''.
      (b) Removal of Repealer.--Section 906 of the Judicial Improvements 
  and Access to Justice Act (28 U.S.C. 651 note), and the item relating 
  to such section in the table of contents contained in section 3 of such 
  Act, are repealed.
  SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF CIVIL JUSTICE EXPENSE AND DELAY REDUCTION PILOT 
  PROGRAMS.
      Section 105 of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 471 
  note; 104 Stat. 5097) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking out ``4-year period'' and 
      inserting in lieu thereof ``5-year period'';
          (2) in subsection (b)(3)--
              (A) in the first sentence by striking out ``3 years'' and 
          inserting in lieu thereof ``4 years''; and
              (B) in the second sentence by striking out ``3-year 
          period'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``4-year period''; and
          (3) in subsection (c)(1) by striking out ``December 31, 1995,'' 
      and inserting in lieu thereof ``December 31, 1996,''.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
                                 Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
                              Vice President of the United States and    
                                                 President of the Senate.
target: Judicial Amendments Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal judicial code to make moneys in the Judiciary Automation Fund available to the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts for: (1) the procurement of automatic data processing equipment (equipment) for program activities included in the courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services account of the judicial branch; and (2) support personnel in the courts and in the Administrative Office.  Authorizes all agencies of the judiciary to make deposits into the Fund. 
  Requires the Director to develop and annually revise a long range plan for meeting the equipment needs of the activities funded, including an annual estimate of certain fees that may be collected under the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 1991.  Provides for the deposit into the Fund of such fees. 
  Requires the Director's annual report to the Congress on the operation of the Fund to include:  (1) the specific actions taken and progress made to improve the plan developed, the long range automation plan, and the strategic business plan; and (2) a comparison of planned and actual Fund expenditures and accomplishments and reasons for any delays in scheduled systems development or budget overruns. 
  Authorizes the Director to transfer amounts up to $1 million from the Fund into the account to which the Funds were originally appropriated, with amounts in excess of that sum in any fiscal year permitted to be transferred only by following specified reprogramming procedures. 
  Requires the Director to:  (1) develop an overall strategic business plan which would identify the judiciary's missions, goals, and objectives,  and a long range automation plan based on the strategic business plan and user needs assessments; (2) establish effective Administrative Office oversight of court automation efforts; (3) expedited efforts to complete the development and implementation of life cycle management standards; (4) utilize the standards in developing the next generation of case management and financial systems; and (5) assess the current utilization and future user requirements of the data communications network. 
  Amends:  (1) the Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act to authorize appropriations for court arbitration; and (2) the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 to extend civil justice expense and delay reduction pilot programs.
feat_title: Judicial Amendments Act of 1994