§ 297. — Assignment of judges to courts of the freely associated compact states.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC297]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 13--ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES TO OTHER COURTS
Sec. 297. Assignment of judges to courts of the freely
associated compact states
(a) The Chief Justice or the chief judge of the United States Court
of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit may assign any circuit or district
judge of the Ninth Circuit, with the consent of the judge so assigned,
to serve temporarily as a judge of any duly constituted court of the
freely associated compact states whenever an official duly authorized by
the laws of the respective compact state requests such assignment and
such assignment is necessary for the proper dispatch of the business of
the respective court.
(b) The Congress consents to the acceptance and retention by any
judge so authorized of reimbursement from the countries referred to in
subsection (a) of all necessary travel expenses, including
transportation, and of subsistence, or of a reasonable per diem
allowance in lieu of subsistence. The judge shall report to the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts any amount received
pursuant to this subsection.
(Added Pub. L. 100-702, title X, Sec. 1022(1), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat.
4672.)
