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12 2 STA T .4 2 9 2 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 40 6—O CT. 1 3, 200 8(1)INGE NE RAL.—Theam e nd men ts made by th i sse c ti o n sha l lta k ee f fect on the date of enactment of this A ct. ( 2 ) P EN DI NG C A S ESN OT A F FECTED.—The amendments made by this section shall not affect any action commenced befo r e the effecti v e date of this section and p endin g in the U nited S tates D istrict C o u rt for the W estern District of Tennessee on such date. ( 3 ) JU RIES NOT AFFECTED.—The amendments made by this section shall not affect the composition , or preclude the service, of any grand or petit j ury summoned, impaneled, or actually serving in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee on the effective date of this section. SEC.3 . S UP P L E M E NTA L ATTEN D ANCE F EEF OR PET I T J URORS SER V IN G ON LENGT HY TRIALS. (a) IN G ENERAL.—Section 1 87 1(b)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘ ‘thirty ’ ’ in each place it occurs and inserting ‘‘ten’’. (b) E FFECTI V E DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on O ctober 1, 2 0 0 9 . SEC. 4 . AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT COURTS AS TO A JURY SUMMONS. Section 18 6 6(g) of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence— (1) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’

and (2) by striking ‘‘his’’. SEC. 5 .PU B LIC DRA W ING SPECIFICATIONS FOR JURY WHEELS. (a) DRA W ING OF N A M ES F ROM JUR Y W H EEL.—Section 186 4 (a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘publicly’’; and (2) by inserting ‘‘The clerk or jury commission shall post a general notice for public revie w in the clerk’s office and on the court’s website e x plaining the process by which names are periodically and randomly drawn.’’ after the first sentence. (b) SELECTION AND SUMMONING OF JURY PANELS.—Section 1866(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘publicly’’; and (2) by inserting ‘‘The clerk or jury commission shall post a general notice for public review in the clerk’s office and on the court’s website explaining the process by which names are periodically and randomly drawn.’’ after the second sen - tence. (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1869 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (j), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; (2) by striking subsection (k); and (3) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (k). SEC. 6 . ASSESSMENT OF COURT TECHNOLOGY COSTS. Section 1920 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘of the court reporter for all or any part of the stenographic transcript’’ and inserting ‘‘for printed or electronically recorded transcripts’’; and (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘copies of papers’’ and inserting ‘‘the costs of making copies of any materials where the copies are’’. 28USC1 8 7 1 note.