PUBLIC LAW 105-274 —OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2425 "(9) The Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may exclude from the operation of this chapter an employee of the District of Columbia Courts whose employment is temporary or of uncertain duration.". (b) REPEAL OF FUNDING THROUGH STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE.— (1) FUNDING OF COURTS. —Section 11241(a) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (D.C. Code, sec. 11-1743 note) and section Ul Stat. 751. 11-2608, District of Columbia Code (as amended by section 11262(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997) are each amended by striking "through the State Justice Institute" and inserting "for payment to the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Colimibia". (2) FUNDING OF OTHER AGENCIES.— Section 11234 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 24-1234) is amended by striking "through ill Stat. 751. the State Justice Institute". (c) OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) Section 11241(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (D.C. Code, sec. 11 -1743 note) is amended by striking "Superior Court for" and inserting "Superior Court of. (2)(A) Section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act for the establishment of a probation system for the District of Columbia", approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 864), as amended and reenacted by the Act entitled "An Act to amend and reenact an Act for the establishment of a probation system for the District of Colimibia", approved March 4, 1919 (40 Stat. 1324-25; D.C. Code, sec. 24-101), is repealed. (B) Section 5 of the Act entitled "Ai Act for the estabhshment of a probation system for the District of Columbia", approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 865), as amended and reenacted by the Act entitled "An Act to amend and reenact an Act for the estabhshment of a probation system for the District of Columbia", approved March 14, 1919 (40 Stat. 1324-25; D.C. Code, sec. 24-105), is repealed. SEC. 7. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE. (a) REMOVING SERVICE FROM JURISDICTION OF OFFENDER SUPERVISION TRUSTEE AND AGENCY. — (1) AUTHORITY OF TRUSTEE. —Section 11232(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (D.C. Code, sec. 24 -1232(b)(2)) ill Stat. 746. is amended by striking ", except that" and all that follows through "Service". (2) AUTHORITY OF AGENCY.— Section 11233(e) of such Act ill Stat. 748. (D.C. Code, sec. 24-1233(e)) is amended as follows: (A) In the subsection heading strike "AND PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE". (B) Amend paragraph (1) to read as follows: "(1) INDEPENDENT ENTITY. —The District, of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency established by subchapter I of chapter 13 of title 23, District of Columbia Code shall function as an independent entity within the.Agency.". (C) Strike paragraph (3) and redesignate p£u*agraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4). (D) In paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)— (i) strSie ", the District of Colimibia Public Defender Service,"; and (ii) strike "or the District of Columbia Public Defender Service".
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