SITES FOR HOLDING COURT.

SEC. 906. SITES FOR HOLDING COURT. (a) In General.— Section 798(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(a) The United States Court of Federal Claims is authorized to use facilities and hold court in Washington, District of Columbia, and throughout the United States (including its territories and possessions) as necessary for compliance with sections 173 and 2503(c) of this title. The facilities of the Federal courts, as well as other comparable facilities administered by the General Services106 STAT. 4518 Administration, shall be made available for trials and other proceedings outside of the District of Columbia”. (b) Hearing in a Foreign Country.— Section 798 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: “(b) Upon application of a party or upon the judge’s own initiative, and upon a showing that the interests of economy, efficiency, and justice will be served, the chief judge of the Court of Federal Claims may issue an order authorizing a judge of the court to conduct proceedings, including evidentiary hearings and trials, in a foreign country whose laws do not prohibit such proceedings, except that an interlocutory appeal may be taken from such an order pursuant to section 1292(d)(2) of this title, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit may, in its discretion, consider the appeal.”. (c) Appeal Jurisdiction.— Section 1292(d)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after “When” the following: “the chief judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims issues an order under section 798(b) of this title, or when”.