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[S. 1340 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.1340
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Sunday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty one
An Act
To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and
middle judicial districts of North Carolina.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JUDICIAL DISTRICTS OF NORTH CAROLINA.
(a) In General.--Section 113 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and Wilson and'' and
inserting ``Wilson, those portions of Hoke, Moore, Scotland, and
Richmond counties encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation
and Camp Mackall, and''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Middle District.--The Middle District comprises the counties
of Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham
(excluding that portion of Durham County encompassing the Federal
Correctional Institution, Butner, North Carolina), Forsyth, Guilford,
Hoke (excluding that portion of Hoke County encompassing the Fort Bragg
Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Lee, Montgomery, Moore
(excluding that portion of Moore County encompassing the Fort Bragg
Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Orange, Person, Randolph,
Richmond (excluding that portion of Richmond County encompassing the
Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Rockingham, Rowan,
Scotland (excluding that portion of Scotland County encompassing the
Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Stanly, Stokes,
Surry, and Yadkin.''.
(b) Application.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not
apply to any action commenced or pending in any judicial district of
North Carolina before the date of enactment of this Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.