106 STAT. 4516

PUBLIC LAW 102-572—OCT. 29, 1992

42 USC 10703
note.

(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) by striking "shall give priority to grants, coopera-
tive agreements, or contracts" and inserting "may award
grants to or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts";
and

(B) in subparagraph (A) by striking the comma and
inserting a semicolon;

(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting "to" after "award grants";

(3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
"(3) Upon application by an appropriate State or local

agency or institution and if the arrangements to be made
by such agency or institution will provide services which could
not be provided adequately through nongovernmental arrange-
ments, the Institute may award a grant or enter into a coopera-
tive agreement or contract with a unit of State or local govern-
ment other than a court.";

(4) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and

(5) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new para-
graph:

"(4) The Institute may enter into contracts with Federal
agencies to carry out the purposes of this title.".

SEC. 803. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

(a) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—Section 204(a)(3) of the State Justice
Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10703(a)(3)) is amended in the
second sentence by striking "conference" and inserting "Conference".

(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Section 206(c)(7) of the State Justice
Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10705(c)(7)) is amended by striking
"effect" and inserting "affect".

SEC. 804. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The provisions of this title shall take effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act.

Court of Federal
Claims
Technical
and Procedural
Improvements
Act of 1992.
28 USC 1
note.

28 USC 171
note.

SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the "Court of Federal Claims Tech-
nical and Procedural Improvements Act of 1992".

SEC. 902. COURT DESIGNATION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapters 7, 51, 91, and 165 of title 28,
United States Code, are amended—

(1) by striking "United States Claims Court" each place
it appears and inserting "United States Court of Federal
Claims"; and

(2) by striking "Claims Court" each place it appears and
inserting "Court of Federal Claims".

(b) OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.—Reference in any other Federal
law or any document to—

(1) the "United States Claims Court" shall be deemed to
refer to the "United States Court of Federal Claims"; and

(2) the "Claims Court" shall be deemed to refer to the
"Court of Federal Claims".