United States Marshals Service Reform Act of 2002

United States Marshals Service Reform Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal judicial code to direct the Attorney General (currently, the President) to appoint U.S. marshals in accordance with provisions governing appointments, classification, and pay rates in the competitive civil service.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1977 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1977

  To amend chapter 37 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for 
     appointment of United States marshals by the Attorney General.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 28, 2002

 Mr. Thurmond introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend chapter 37 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for 
     appointment of United States marshals by the Attorney General.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. APPOINTMENTS OF UNITED STATES MARSHALS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``United States 
Marshals Service Reform Act of 2002''.
    (b) Appointments of Marshals.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 37 of title 28, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in section 561(c)--
                            (i) by striking ``The President shall 
                        appoint, by and with the advice and consent of 
                        the Senate,'' and inserting ``The Attorney 
                        General shall appoint''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``United States marshals 
                        shall be appointed subject to the provisions of 
                        title 5 governing appointments in the 
                        competitive civil service, and shall be paid in 
                        accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 
                        and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
                        relating to classification and pay rates.'' 
                        after the first sentence;
                    (B) by striking subsection (d) of section 561;
                    (C) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), 
                (h), and (i) of section 561 as subsections (d), (e), 
                (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and
                    (D) by striking section 562.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of 
        sections for chapter 37 of title 28, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking the item relating to section 562.
    (c) Marshals in Office Before Effective Date.--Notwithstanding the 
amendments made by this Act, each marshal appointed under chapter 37 of 
title 28, United States Code, before the effective date of this Act 
shall, unless that marshal resigns or is removed by the President, 
continue to perform the duties of that office until the expiration of 
that marshal's term and the appointment of a successor.
    (d) Effective Date.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act 
shall take effect on January 20, 2005, and shall apply to appointments 
made on and after that date.
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