PUBLIC LAW 109–63—SEPT. 9, 2005
119 STAT. 1995
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(2)(A) Bankruptcy judges may hold court at such places within the United States outside the judicial district as the nature of the business of the court may require, and upon such notice as the court orders, upon a finding by either the chief judge of the bankruptcy court (or, if the chief judge is unavailable, the most senior available bankruptcy judge) or by the judicial council of the circuit that, because of emergency conditions, no location within the district is reasonably available where the bankruptcy judges could hold court. ‘‘(B) Bankruptcy judges may transact any business at special sessions of court held outside the district pursuant to this paragraph that might be transacted at a regular session. ‘‘(C) If a bankruptcy court issues an order exercising its authority under subparagraph (A), the court— ‘‘(i) through the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, shall— ‘‘(I) send notice of such order, including the reasons for the issuance of such order, to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and ‘‘(II) not later than 180 days after the expiration of such court order submit a brief report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives describing the impact of such order, including— ‘‘(aa) the reasons for the issuance of such order; ‘‘(bb) the duration of such order; ‘‘(cc) the impact of such order on litigants; and ‘‘(dd) the costs to the judiciary resulting from such order; and ‘‘(ii) shall provide reasonable notice to the United States Marshals Service before the commencement of any special session held pursuant to such order.’’. (d) UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGES.—Section 636 of title 28, United States Code, is amended in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘territorial jurisdiction prescribed by his appointment—’’ and inserting ‘‘district in which sessions are held by the court that
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