PL-113-61 — An act to amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency, and for other purposes.

Preamble

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Section 1 — REALIGNMENT OF SOUTHERN JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF

MISSISSIPPI.

Section 104(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Southern District

``(b) The southern district comprises four divisions. ``(1) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Sharkey, Smith, Warren, and Yazoo.

Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Jackson. ``(2) The Southern Division comprises the counties of George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, and Stone.

Court for the Southern Division shall be held at Gulfport. ``(3) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Perry, Wayne, and Walthall.

Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Hattiesburg. ``(4) The Western Division comprises the counties of Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Pike, and Wilkinson.

Court for the Western Division shall be held at Natchez.''.

Section 2 — EFFECTIVE DATE

This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Approved December 20, 2013.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2871: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113-258 (Comm. on Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 159 (2013): Nov. 12, considered and passed House. Dec. 10, considered and passed Senate.

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