,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bddh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ai1  
#bjaf ,mr4 ,coons introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for  
the appointment of additional ,federal  
bankruptcy judges1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,bankruptcy         
,judgeship ,act of #bjaf4  #b4          
,permanent judgeships ,the following    
authorized bankruptcy judgeship         
positions shall be filled in the manner 
prescribed in section #aeb7;a77#a7 of   
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 for   
the appointment of bankruptcy judges    
provided for in section #aeb7;a77#b7 of 
such title3  7#a7 ,two additional       
bankruptcy judgeships for the district  
of ,delaware4  7#b7 ,two additional     
bankruptcy judgeships for the eastern   
district of ,michigan4  7#c7 ,two       
additional bankruptcy judgeships for the

 middle district of ,florida4  #c4      
,conversion of existing temporary       
bankruptcy judgeships  7a7 7#a7 ,the #d 
temporary bankruptcy judgeships         
authorized for the district of ,delaware
 pursuant to section #abbc7;b77#a77;,c7 
of ,public ,law #aji-h 7#bjje7 7#bh     
,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note7 are converted to   
permanent bankruptcy judgeships under   
section #aeb7;a77#b7 of title #bh1      
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,the       
temporary bankruptcy judgeship          
authorized for the district of ,delaware
 pursuant to section #c7;a77#c7 of      
,public ,law #ajb-cfa 7#aiib71 as       
amended by section #cjg of title ,,iii  
of ,public ,law #ajd-cag 7#aiif7 7#bh   
,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note71 is converted to a 
permanent bankruptcy judgeship under    
section #aeb7;a77#b7 of title #bh1      
,united ,states ,code4  7b7 ,the #b     
temporary bankruptcy judgeships         
authorized for the southern district of 
,florida pursuant to section            
#abbc7;b77#a77;,d7 of ,public ,law      

#aji-h 7#bjje7 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note7
 are converted to permanent bankruptcy  
judgeships under section #aeb7;a77#b7 of
 title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code4  7c7 
,two of the temporary bankruptcy        
judgeships authorized for the district  
of ,maryland pursuant to section        
#abbc7;b77#a77;,f7 of ,public ,law      
#aji-h 7#bjje7 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note7
 are converted to permanent bankruptcy  
judgeships under section #aeb7;a77#b7 of
 title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code4  7d7 
,the temporary bankruptcy judgeship     
authorized for the eastern district of  
,michigan pursuant to section           
#abbc7;b77#a77;,g7 of ,public ,law      
#aji-h 7#bjje7 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note7
 is converted to a permanent bankruptcy 
judgeship under section #aeb7;a77#b7 of 
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code4  7e7  
,the temporary bankruptcy judgeship     
authorized for the district of ,nevada  
pursuant to section #abbc7;b77#a77,t7 of
 ,public ,law #aji-h 7#bjje7 7#bh       
,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note7 is converted to a  

permanent bankruptcy judgeship under    
section #aeb7;a77#b7 of title #bh1      
,united ,states ,code4  7f7 ,the        
temporary bankruptcy judgeship          
authorized for the eastern district of  
,north ,carolina pursuant to section    
#abbc7;b77#a77,m7 of ,public ,law #aji-h
 7#bjje7 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note7 is   
converted to a permanent bankruptcy     
judgeship under section #aeb7;a77#b7 of 
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code4  7g7  
7#a7 ,the temporary bankruptcy judgeship
 authorized for the district of ,puerto 
,rico pursuant to section               
#abbc7;b77#a77,p7 of ,public ,law #aji-h
 7#bjje7 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note7 is   
converted to a permanent bankruptcy     
judgeship under section #aeb7;a77#b7 of 
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 
,the temporary bankruptcy judgeship     
authorized for the district of ,puerto  
,rico pursuant to section #c7;a77#g7 of 
,public ,law #ajb-cfa 7#aiib71 as       
amended by section #cjg of title ,,iii  
of ,public ,law #ajd-cag 7#aiif7 7#bh   

,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note71 is converted to a 
permanent bankruptcy judgeship under    
section #aeb7;a77#b7 of title #bh1      
,united ,states ,code4  7h7 ,the        
temporary bankruptcy judgeship          
authorized for the western district of  
,tennessee pursuant to section          
#abbc7;b77#a77,q7 of ,public ,law #aji-h
 7#bjje7 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note7 is   
converted to a permanent bankruptcy     
judgeship under section #aeb7;a77#b7 of 
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code4  7i7  
,the temporary bankruptcy judgeship     
authorized for the eastern district of  
,virginia pursuant to section           
#abbc7;b77#a77,r7 of ,public ,law #aji-h
 7#bjje7 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note7 is   
converted to a permanent bankruptcy     
judgeship under section #aeb7;a77#b7 of 
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code4  #d4  
,technical amendments ,section          
#aeb7;a77#b7 of title #bh1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the 
item relating to the district of        
,delaware1 by striking #a and inserting 

#h2  7#b7 in the item relating to the   
middle district of ,florida1 by striking
 #h and inserting #aj2  7#c7 in the item
 relating to the southern district of   
,florida1 by striking #e and inserting  
#g2  7#d7 in the item relating to the   
district of ,maryland1 by striking #d   
and inserting #f2  7#e7 in the item     
relating to the eastern district of     
,michigan1 by striking #d and inserting 
#g4  7#f7 in the item relating to the   
district of ,nevada1 by striking #c and 
inserting #d2  7#g7 in the item relating
 to the eastern district of ,north      
,carolina1 by striking #b and inserting 
#c2  7#h7 in the item relating to the   
district of ,puerto ,rico1 by striking  
#b and inserting #d2  7#i7 in the item  
relating to the western district of     
,tennessee1 by striking #d and inserting
 #e2 and  7#aj7 in the item relating to 
the eastern district of ,virginia1 by   
striking #e and inserting #f4  #e4      
,effective date ,this ,act shall take   
effect on the date of enactment of this 

,act4