Sec. 5. Audio recording of court proceedings

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Chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than the date described in subsection (b), the proceedings of each hearing of a court of appeals shall be made available for public transmission over the internet— to the extent practicable, in real time during such hearing; and for not less than 2 years after the conclusion of such hearing. The date described in the subsection is— in the case of a court of appeals sitting en banc, one year after the date of the enactment of this section; and in the case of a panel of a court of appeals (other than as described in paragraph (1)), 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section.

The requirement under subsection

(a)shall not apply in the case that the courtroom is closed to the public. An audio recording created pursuant to the requirement under this section shall be considered a work of the United States Government for purposes of section 105 of title 17. . The table of sections for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 50. Internet publication of certain audio recordings. . Chapter 1 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Each oral argument and opinion reading before the Supreme Court shall be made available for public transmission over the internet— on the day of such oral argument and opinion reading, by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section; and in real time during such oral argument and opinion reading, by not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section; and for not less than 2 years after the conclusion of such oral argument and opinion reading. The requirement under subsection