28 U.S.C. § 1828 — Special interpretation services

Page 466 TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE § 1828 Date of 1978 Amendment note under section 602 of this title. SHORT TITLE For short title of Pub. L. 95–539 as ‘‘Court Inter- preters Act’’, see Short Title of 1978 Amendments note set out under section 1 of this title. PAYMENT FOR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES Pub. L. 104–317, title IV, § 402(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3854, provided that: ‘‘Notwithstanding sections 3302(b), 1341, and 1517 of title 31, United States Code, the Direc- tor of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may include in any contract for the develop- ment or administration of examinations for inter- preters (including such a contract entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 19, 1996]) a provision which permits the contractor to collect and retain fees in payment for contractual services in ac- cordance with section 1827(g)(5) of title 28, United States Code.’’ IMPACT ON EXISTING PROGRAMS Pub. L. 100–702, title VII, § 711, Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4657, provided that: ‘‘Nothing in this title [amending this section and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 1 of this title] shall be construed to terminate or diminish existing programs for the certification of interpreters.’’ § 1828. Special interpretation services (a) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall establish a program for the provision of special interpreta- tion services in criminal actions and in civil ac- tions initiated by the United States (including petitions for writs of habeas corpus initiated in the name of the United States by relators) in a United States district court. The program shall provide a capacity for simultaneous interpreta- tion services in multidefendant criminal actions and multidefendant civil actions. (b) Upon the request of any person in any ac- tion for which special interpretation services es- tablished pursuant to subsection (a) are not oth- erwise provided, the Director, with the approval of the presiding judicial officer, may make such services available to the person requesting the services on a reimbursable basis at rates estab- lished in conformity with section 9701 of title 31, but the Director may require the prepayment of the estimated expenses of providing the services by the person requesting them. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this sub- section, the expenses incident to providing serv- ices under subsection (a) of this section shall be paid by the Director from sums appropriated to the Federal judiciary. A presiding judicial offi- cer, in such officer’s discretion, may order that all or part of the expenses shall be apportioned between or among the parties or shall be taxed as costs in a civil action, and any moneys col- lected as a result of such order may be used to reimburse the appropriations obligated and dis- bursed in payment for such services. (d) Appropriations available to the Director shall be available to provide services in accord- ance with subsection (b) of this section, and moneys collected by the Director under that subsection may be used to reimburse the appro- priations charged for such services. A presiding judicial officer, in such officer’s discretion, may order that all or part of the expenses shall be ap- portioned between or among the parties or shall be taxed as costs in the action. (Added Pub. L. 95–539, § 2(a), Oct. 28, 1978, 92 Stat. 2042; amended Pub. L. 97–258, § 3(g), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1065.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1982—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–258 substituted ‘‘section 9701 of title 31’’ for ‘‘section 501 of the Act of August 31, 1951 (ch. 376, title 5, 65 Stat. 290; 31 U.S.C. 483a)’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective ninety days after Oct. 28, 1978, see section 10(b) of Pub. L. 95–539, set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under section 602 of this title. CHAPTER 121—JURIES; TRIAL BY JURY Sec. 1861. Declaration of policy. 1862. Discrimination prohibited. 1863. Plan for random jury selection. 1864. Drawing of names from the master jury wheel; completion of juror qualification form. 1865. Qualifications for jury service. 1866. Selection and summoning of jury panels. 1867. Challenging compliance with selection proce- dures. 1868. Maintenance and inspection of records. 1869. Definitions. 1870. Challenges. 1871. Fees. 1872. Issues of fact in Supreme Court. 1873. Admiralty and maritime cases. 1874. Actions on bonds and specialties. 1875. Protection of jurors’ employment. 1876. Trial by jury in the Court of International Trade. 1877. Protection of jurors. 1878. Optional use of a one-step summoning and qualification procedure. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1992—Pub. L. 102–572, title IV, § 403(b), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4512, substituted ‘‘Optional’’ for ‘‘Experimental’’ in item 1878. 1988—Pub. L. 100–702, title VIII, § 805(b), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4659, added item 1878. 1983—Pub. L. 97–463, § 3(2), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2532, added item 1877. 1980—Pub. L. 96–417, title III, § 302(b), Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1739, added item 1876. 1978—Pub. L. 95–572, § 6(a)(2), Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2456, added item 1875. 1968—Pub. L. 90–274, § 101, Mar. 27, 1968, 82 Stat. 53, substituted ‘‘Declaration of policy’’ for ‘‘Qualifica- tions’’ as item 1861, ‘‘Discrimination prohibited’’ for ‘‘Exemptions’’ as item 1862, ‘‘Plan for random jury se- lection’’ for ‘‘Exclusion or excuse from service’’ as item 1863, ‘‘Drawing of names from the master jury wheel; completion of juror qualification form’’ for ‘‘Manner of drawing; jury commissioners and their compensation’’ as item 1864, ‘‘Qualifications for jury service’’ for ‘‘Ap- portionment within district; additional jury commis- sioners’’ as item 1865, ‘‘Selection and summoning of jury panels’’ for ‘‘Special petit juries; talesmen from bystanders’’ as item 1866, ‘‘Challenging compliance with selection procedures’’ for ‘‘Summoning jurors’’ as item 1867, ‘‘Maintenance and inspection of records’’ for