To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit payments to be made to the law firms of court-appointed attorneys, and for other purposes.

This bill amends federal law to allow payments for court-appointed criminal defense attorneys to be made directly to their law firms, rather than only to individual attorneys. It affects federal public defenders and attorneys working at law firms who represent indigent defendants in criminal cases. The key change adds "a law firm designated by the attorney so appointed" to the payment provisions under Section 3006A of Title 18. This simplifies payment processing for attorneys employed by law firms. The bill does not change eligibility for court-appointed counsel or the standards for legal representation.