; (16) by striking the items relating to North Carolina and inserting the following: North Carolina: Eastern 4 Middle 4 Western 5 ; (17) by striking the item relating to Puerto Rico and inserting the following: Puerto Rico 8 ; and (18) by striking the items relating to Texas and inserting the following: Texas: Northern 12 Southern 21 Eastern 10 Western 17 . 15. Administration (a) Transition authority The court of appeals for the ninth circuit as constituted on the day before the effective date of this Act may take any administrative action that is required to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act. (b) Administrative termination The court described in subsection (a) shall cease to exist for administrative purposes 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 16. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act, including funds for additional court facilities. 17. Effective date Except as provided in section 4(c), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.