MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE PRELIMINARY HEARING.

SEC. 1179. MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE PRELIMINARY HEARING. The second sentence of section 3060(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “In the absence of such consent of the accused, the judge or magistrate judge may extend the time limits only on a showing that extraordinary circumstances exist and justice requires the delay.”.