Pub. L. 100–702, title VIII, § 805(a)102 Stat. 4658Pub. L. 102–572, title IV, § 403(a)106 Stat. 4512(Added , , ; amended , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 102–5721992— substituted “Optional” for “Experimental” in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
“(a) The Judicial Conference of the United States is hereby authorized to develop and conduct an experiment in which jurors serving in a limited number of United States district courts shall be qualified and summoned in a single procedure, in lieu of the two separate procedures otherwise provided for by this chapter. The Judicial Conference shall designate the district courts to participate in this experiment, but in no event shall the number of courts participating exceed ten. An experiment may be conducted pursuant to this section for a period not to exceed 2 years. The Judicial Conference shall ensure that an experiment conducted pursuant to this section does not violate the policies and objectives set forth in sections 1861 and 1862 of this title, and shall terminate the experiment immediately if it determines that these policies and objectives are being violated or whenever in its judgment good cause for such termination exists.
section 1867 of this titlesection 1867 of this title“(b) Jury selection conducted pursuant to this section shall be subject to challenge under for substantial failure to comply with the provisions of this title in selecting the jury. However, no challenge under shall lie solely on the basis that a jury was selected in accordance with an experiment conducted pursuant to this section.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Pub. L. 102–572section 1101(a) of Pub. L. 102–572section 905 of Title 2Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under , The Congress.
Savings Provision
Pub. L. 102–572, title IV, § 403(c)106 Stat. 4512