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PUBLIC LAW 105-119—NOV. 26, 1997 111 STAT. 2493 section. Such sums as are appropriated shall remain available until expended. SEC. 306. Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97-92, justices 28 USC 461 note, and judges of the United States are authorized during fiscal year 1998, to receive a salary adjustment in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 461: Provided, That $5,000,000 is appropriated for salary adjustments pursuant to this section and such funds shall be transferred to and merged with appropriations in title III of this Act. SEC. 307. Section 44(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence: "In each circuit (other than the Federal judicial circuit) there shall be at least one circuit judge in regular active service appointed from the residents of each state in that circuit.". SEC. 308. Section 3006A(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: " (4) DISCLOSURE OF FEES. — " (A) IN GENERAL. — Subject to subparagraphs (B) through (E), the amounts paid under this subsection for services in any case shall be made available to the public by the court upon the court's approval of the payment. "(B) PRE-TRIAL OR TRIAL IN PROGRESS.— If a trial is in pre-trial status or still in progress and after considering the defendant's interests as set forth in subparagraph (D), the court shall— "(i) redact any detailed information on the payment voucher provided by defense counsel to justify the expenses to the court; and "(ii) make public only the amounts approved for payment to defense counsel by dividing those amounts into the following categories: "(I) Arraignment and or plea. "(II) Bail and detention hearings. "(Ill) Motions. "(IV) Hearings. "(V) Interviews and conferences. "(VI) Obtaining and reviewing records. "(VII) Legal research and brief writing. "(VIII) Travel time. "(IX) Investigative work. "(X) Experts. "(XI) Trial and appeals. " (XII) Other. "(C) TRIAL COMPLETED.— "(i) IN GENERAL.—I f a request for payment is not submitted until after the completion of the trial and subject to consideration of the defendant's interests as set forth in subparagraph (D), the court shall make available to the public an unredacted copy of the expense voucher. " (ii) PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE DEFEND- ANT.— If the court determines that defendant's interests as set forth in subparagraph (D) require a limited disclosure, the court shall disclose amounts as provided in subparagraph (B). "(D) CONSIDERATIONS. — The interests referred to in subparagraphs (B) and (C) are—