This legislation aims to modernize and consolidate electronic case management systems across most Federal courts, excluding the Supreme Court and specific intelligence/immigration courts. It mandates the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to develop a centralized system with a public interface within five to six years, covering all dockets, filed documents, orders, opinions, and audio recordings. The new system must provide robust functionalities, including search, bulk access, and application programming interfaces (APIs) for content and metadata, ensuring automatic public accessibility of covered records upon filing. It will comply with digital accessibility standards, use permanent, predictable URLs, and adhere to principles of user-centered design , modern software development, and open-source architecture. The Director is also tasked with establishing comprehensive data standards for the system. To fund this modernization, the bill introduces new financial mechanisms. Initially, increased access fees will be levied on high-volume users (accruing $25,000 or more quarterly) and those using bulk-access functions. For long-term operation and maintenance, annual fees will be collected from Federal agencies based on their prior Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) usage. If agency fees are insufficient, the Judicial Conference may prescribe graduated filing fees, with exemptions for low-income filers and provisions for waivers. Importantly, no fees may be charged to access any functionality of the new system itself, and excess funds in the Judiciary Information Technology Fund will be transferred to the Treasury, prompting a review of the fee schedule. The legislation also updates the E-Government Act of 2002, extending the online availability of closed case files and docket information to 15 years or until transferred to the National Archives. It mandates Government Accountability Office (GAO) oversight through quarterly notifications and biennial audits, requires robust cybersecurity measures, and facilitates electronic bankruptcy notices. The bill clarifies it does not affect prisoner filing fees, existing public access rights, or the disclosure of lawfully sealed information.