,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjag,mr4 ,conyers 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,nadler1 and ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#bh of the ,united ,states ,code to     
authorize the appointment of additional 
bankruptcy judges2 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,bankruptcy         
,judgeship ,act of #bjag4  #b4          
,conversion of the temporary office of  
bankruptcy judge to the permanent office
 of bankruptcy judge in certain judicial
 districts  7a7 ,district of ,delaware  
7#a7 ,the temporary office of #d        
bankruptcy judges authorized for the    
district of ,delaware by section        
#abbc7;b77#a77;,c7 of ,public ,law      
#aji-h 7#aai ,stat4 #aif2 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeb note71 and extended by section     
#b7;a77#a77;,c7 of ,public ,law #aab-aba

 7#abf ,stat4 #cdf2 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb  
note71 is converted hereby to the       
permanent office of bankruptcy judge and
 represented in the amendment made by   
section #c7a7 of this ,act4  7#b7 ,the  
temporary office of bankruptcy judge    
authorized for the district of ,delaware
 by section #c7;a77#c7 of ,public ,law  
#ajb-cfa 7#ajf ,stat4 #iff2 #bh         
,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note71 and extended by   
section #abbc7;c77#a7 of ,public ,law   
#aji-h 7#aai ,stat4 #aih2 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeb note7 and section #b7;b77#a7 of    
,public ,law #aab-aba 7#abf ,stat4 #cdg2
 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note71 is converted 
hereby to the permanent office of       
bankruptcy judge and represented in the 
amendment made by section #c7a7 of this 
,act4  7b7 ,southern ,district of       
,florida ,the temporary office of #b    
bankruptcy judges authorized for the    
southern district of ,florida by section
 #abbc7;b77#a77;,d7 of ,public ,law     
#aji-h 7#aai ,stat4 #aig2 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeb note71 and extended by section     

#b7;a77#a77;,d7 of ,public ,law #aab-aba
 7#abf ,stat4 #cdf2 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb  
note71 is converted hereby to the       
permanent offices of bankruptcy judges  
and represented in the amendment made by
 section #c7c7 of this ,act4  7c7       
,district of ,maryland ,the temporary   
office of the #b bankruptcy judges first
 appointed as authorized for the        
district of ,maryland by section        
#abbc7;b77#a77;,f7 of ,public ,law      
#aji-h 7#aai ,stat4 #aig2 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeb note71 and extended by section     
#b7;a77#a77;,f7 of ,public ,law #aab-aba
 7#abf ,stat4 #cdf2 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb  
note71 is converted hereby to the       
permanent office of bankruptcy judge and
 represented in the amendment made by   
section #c7d7 of this ,act4  7d7        
,eastern ,district of ,michigan ,the    
temporary office of bankruptcy judge    
authorized for the eastern district of  
,michigan by section #abbc7;b77#a77;,g7 
of ,public ,law #aji-h 7#aai ,stat4     
#aig2 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note71 and     

extended by section #b7;a77#a77;,g7 of  
,public ,law #aab-aba 7#abf ,stat4 #cdf2
 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note71 is converted 
hereby to the permanent office of       
bankruptcy judge and represented in the 
amendment made by section #c7e7 of this 
,act4  7e7 ,district of ,nevada ,the    
temporary office of bankruptcy judge    
authorized for the district of ,nevada  
by section #abbc7;b77#a77,t7 of ,public 
,law #aji-h 7#aai ,stat4 #aig2 #bh      
,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note71 and extended by   
section #b7;a77#a77,q7 of ,public ,law  
#aab-aba 7#abf ,stat4 #cdf2 #bh         
,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note71 is converted      
hereby to the permanent office of       
bankruptcy judge and represented in the 
amendment made by section #c7f7 of this 
,act4  7f7 ,eastern ,district of ,north 
,carolina ,the temporary office of      
bankruptcy judge authorized for the     
eastern district of ,north ,carolina by 
section #abbc7;b77#a77,m7 of ,public    
,law #aji-h 7#aai ,stat4 #aig2 #bh      
,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note71 and extended by   

section #b7;a77#a77;,j7 of ,public ,law 
#aab-aba 7#abf ,stat4 #cdf2 #bh         
,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note71 is converted      
hereby to the permanent office of       
bankruptcy judge and represented in the 
amendment made by section #c7g7 of this 
,act4  7g7 ,district of ,puerto ,rico   
7#a7 ,the temporary office of bankruptcy
 judge authorized for the district of   
,puerto ,rico by section                
#abbc7;b77#a77,p7 of ,public ,law #aji-h
 7#aai ,stat4 #aig2 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb  
note71 and extended by section          
#b7;a77#a77,m7 of ,public ,law #aab-aba 
7#abf ,stat4 #cdf2 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb   
note71 is converted hereby to the       
permanent office of bankruptcy judge and
 represented in the amendment made by   
section #c7h7 of this ,act4  7#b7 ,the  
temporary office of bankruptcy judge    
authorized for the district of ,puerto  
,rico by section #c7;a77#g7 of ,public  
,law #ajb-cfa 7#ajf ,stat4 #iff2 #bh    
,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note71 and extended by   
section #abbc7;c77#a7 of ,public ,law   

#aji-h 7#aai ,stat4 #aih2 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeb note7 and section #b7;b77#a7 of    
,public ,law #aab-aba 7#abf ,stat4 #cdg2
 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note71 is converted 
hereby to the permanent office of       
bankruptcy judge and is represented in  
the amendment made by section #c7h7 of  
this ,act4  7h7 ,western ,district of   
,tennessee ,the temporary office of     
bankruptcy judge authorized for the     
western district of ,tennessee by       
section #abbc7;b77#a77,q7 of ,public    
,law #aji-h 7#aai ,stat4 #aig2 #bh      
,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note71 and extended by   
section #b7;a77#a77,o7 of ,public ,law  
#aab-aba 7#abf ,stat4 #cdf2 #bh         
,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note71 is converted      
hereby to the permanent office of       
bankruptcy judge and is represented in  
the amendment made by section #c7i7 of  
this ,act4  7i7 ,eastern ,district of   
,virginia ,the temporary office of      
bankruptcy judge authorized for the     
eastern district of ,virginia by section
 #abbc7;b77#a77,r7 of ,public ,law      

#aji-h 7#aai ,stat4 #aig2 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeb note71 and extended by section     
#b7;a77#a77,p7 of ,public ,law #aab-aba 
7#abf ,stat4 #cdf2 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb   
note71 is converted hereby to the       
permanent office of bankruptcy judge and
 is represented in the amendment made by
 section #c7aj7 of this ,act4  #c4      
,permanent office of bankruptcy judge   
authorized ,to reflect the conversion of
 the temporary office of bankruptcy     
judge to the permanent office of        
bankruptcy judge made by the operation  
of section #b1 and to authorize the     
appointment of additional bankruptcy    
judges1 section #aeb7;a77#b7 of title   
#bh of the ,united ,states ,code is     
amended--  7#a7 in the item relating to 
the district of ,delaware by striking #a
 and inserting #h1  7#b7 in the item    
relating to the middle district of      
,florida by striking #h and inserting   
#aj1  7#c7 in the item relating to the  
southern district of ,florida by        
striking #e and inserting #g1  7#d7 in  

the item relating to the district of    
,maryland by striking #d and inserting  
#f1  7#e7 in the item relating to the   
eastern district of ,michigan by        
striking #d and inserting #g1  7#f7 in  
the item relating to the district of    
,nevada by striking #c and inserting #d1
  7#g7 in the item relating to the      
eastern district of ,north ,carolina by 
striking #b and inserting #c1  7#h7 in  
the item relating to the district of    
,puerto ,rico by striking #b and        
inserting #d1  7#i7 in the item relating
 to the western district of ,tennessee  
by striking #d and inserting #e1 and    
7#aj7 in the item relating to the       
eastern district of ,virginia by        
striking #e and inserting #f 4