90th Congress, H. R. 15387 An Act To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide for disciplinary action against employees in the postal field service who assault other employees in such service in the performance of official duties, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the portion Postal Service of chapter 41 of title 39, United States Code, under the heading employees. "EMPLOYEES GENERALLY" is amended by adding immediately following 74 Stat. 608. section 3107 thereof the following new section: "§ 3108. Disciplinary action against employees who assault other employees "The Postmaster General may take appropriate disciplinary action, including, when circumstances warrant, suspension from duty without pay, reduction in pay, demotion, or removal from the service, against any employee who forcibly assaults any other employee while such other employee is engaged in the performance of his official duties or on account of the performance by such other employee of his official duties.". (b) That part of the table of contents of chapter 41 of title 39, United States Code, under the heading "EMPLOYEES GENERALLY" is amended by adding "3108. Disciplinary action against employees who assault other employees." immediately below "3107. Postal employees relocation expenses.". SEC. 2. Section 1114 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 65 Stat. 721. by striking out "any post-office inspector," and inserting in lieu thereof "any postal inspector, any postmaster, officer, or employee in the field service of the Post Office Department,". SEC. 3. Effective on the date of enactment of this Act Bureau of Re Position limi tations, ex emption. Ante, p. 270. (1) the provisions of section 201 of the Revenue and Expendi- search and ture Control Act of 1968 shall cease to apply with respect to Engineering. officers and employees of the Bureau of Research and Engineering of the Post Office Department, and officers and employees in the postal field service except those in regional offices; and (2) in applying the provisions of such section to the depart ments and agencies in the executive branch, the officers and employees of the Bureau of Research and Engineering of the Post Office Department and the officers and employees in the postal field service, except those in regional offices, shall not be taken into account. Approved August 2, 1968. 82 STAT. 611 82 STAT. 612 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 1350 (Comm. on Post Office & Civil Service) and SENATE REPORT No. 1455 (Comm. on Post Office & Civil Service). May 20: Considered and passed House. July 26: Considered and passed Senate, amended. July 29: Considered in House. July 30: Senate agreed to conference report. Aug. 1: House agreed to conference report. 90th Congress, S. 3679 An Act To amend the Act of June 19, 1968 (Public Law 351, Ninetieth Congress). 82 STAT. 638 Omnibus Crime Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That clauses (1), (2), and (3) of section 520 (b) of the Act of June 19, 1968 (Public Law 351, Ninetieth Congress), are amended by striking out "302" each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "301". SEC. 2. The caption of title II of the Act of June 19, 1968 (Public Ante, p. 208. Law 351, Ninetieth Congress), immediately preceding section 701 thereof is amended to read as follows: “TITLE II—ADMISSIBILITY OF CONFESSIONS AND ADMISSIBILITY OF EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY". SEC. 3. Section 1401(a) of the Act of June 19, 1968 (Public Law 351, Ninetieth Congress), is amended by striking out "Chapter 204" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chapter 205". Approved August 8, 1968. Safe Streets Act of 1968, amendment. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 114 (1968): 90th Congress, S. 1440 An Act To include in the prohibitions contained in section 2314 of title 18, United States Code, the transportation with unlawful intent in interstate or foreign commerce of traveler's checks bearing forged countersignatures. 82 STAT. 885 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2314 of Crimes. title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the third Forged travparagraph thereof a new paragraph as follows: eler's checks, 62 Stat. 806. "Whoever, with unlawful or fraudulent intent, transports in inter- transportation. state or foreign commerce any traveler's check bearing a forged countersignature; or". Approved September 28, 1968. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 1728 (Comm. on the Judiciary), Vol. 113 (1967): Oct. 12, considered and passed Senate. considered and passed House. 90th Congress, S. 945 An Act To abolish the office of United States commissioner, to establish in place thereof within the judicial branch of the Government the office of United States magistrate, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may Federal Magisbe cited as the "Federal Magistrates Act". TITLE I-UNITED STATES MAGISTRATES trates Act. 82 Stat. 1107 82 Stat. 1108 SEC. 101. Chapter 43, title 28, United States Code, relating to United 62 Stat. 915. States commissioners, is amended to read as follows: "Sec. "Chapter 43.-UNITED STATES MAGISTRATES "631. Appointment and tenure. "632. Character of service. "633. Determination of number, locations, and salaries of magistrates. "(a) The judges of each United States district court shall appoint United States magistrates in such numbers and to serve at such locations within the judicial district as the conference may determine under this chapter. Where there is more than one judge of a district court, the appointment, whether an original appointment or a reappointment, shall be by the concurrence of a majority of all the judges of such district court, and when there is no such concurrence, then by the chief judge. Where an area under the administration of the National Park Service, or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or any other Federal agency, extends into two or more judicial districts and it is deemed desirable by the conference that the territorial jurisdiction of a magistrate's appointment include the entirety of such area, the appointment or reappointment shall be made by the concurrence of a majority of all judges of the district courts of the judicial districts involved, and where there is no such concurrence by the concurrence of the chief judges of such district courts. "(b) No individual may be appointed or serve as a magistrate under Qualifications. this chapter unless: "(1) He is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of the State in which he is to serve, or, in the case of an individual appointed to serve "(A) in the District of Columbia, a member in good standing of the bar of the United States district court for the District of Columbia; "(B) in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a member in good standing of the bar of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico; or "(C) in an area under the administration of the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or any other Federal agency that extends into two or more States, a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of one of those States; except that an individual who does not meet the bar membership requirements of the first sentence of this paragraph may be appointed |