#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,in   
the ,house of ,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41
  ,october #ab1 #bjag  ,,house          
,,amendment ,,to ,,senate ,,amendment3  
,that the ,house agree to the amendment 
of the ,senate to the bill 7,h4,r4      
#bbff7 entitled ,an ,act to amend title 
#bh of the ,united ,states ,code to     
authorize the appointment of additional 
bankruptcy judges2 and for other        
purposes41 with the following ,in lieu  
of the matter proposed to be inserted by
 the ,senate amendment1 insert the      
following3  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,additional         
,supplemental ,appropriations for       
,disaster ,relief ,requirements ,act1   
#bjag4  ,a ,additional ,supplemental    
,appropriations for ,disaster ,relief   
,requirements ,act of #bjag  ,the       
following sums are hereby appropriated1 
out of any money in the ,treasury not   
otherwise appropriated1 and out of      
applicable corporate or other revenues1 
receipts1 and funds1 for the several    

departments1 agencies1 corporations1 and
 other organizational units of          
,government for fiscal year #bjah1 and  
for other purposes1 namely3  ,i         
,department of ,homeland ,security      
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 
disaster relief fund  7including        
transfers of funds7 ,for an additional  
amount for ,disaster ,relief ,fund for  
major disasters declared pursuant to the
 ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief
 and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq471               
#ah1fgj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available    
until expended1 of which #aj1jjj1jjj    
shall be transferred to the ,department 
of ,homeland ,security ,office of       
,inspector ,general for audits and      
investigations related to disasters3    
,provided1 ,that the ,administrator of  
the ,federal ,emergency ,management     
,agency shall publish on the ,agency's  
website not later than #e days after an 
award of a public assistance grant under
 section #djf of the ,robert ,t4        

,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagb7 that is in excess of   
#a1jjj1jjj1 the specifics of each such  
grant award3 ,provided further1 ,that   
for any mission assignment or mission   
assignment task order to another        
,federal department or agency regarding 
a major disaster in excess of           
#a1jjj1jjj1 not later than #e days after
 the issuance of such mission assignment
 or mission assignment task order1 the  
,administrator shall publish on the     
,agency's website the following3 the    
name of the impacted ,state1 the        
disaster declaration for such ,state1   
the assigned agency1 the assistance     
requested1 a description of the         
disaster1 the total cost estimate1 and  
the amount obligated3 ,provided further1
 ,that not later than #aj days after the
 last day of each month until a mission 
assignment or mission assignment task   
order described in the preceding proviso
 is completed and closed out1 the       

,administrator shall update any changes 
to the total cost estimate and the      
amount obligated3 ,provided further1    
,that for a disaster declaration related
 to ,hurricane ,harvey1 ,hurricane      
,irma1 or ,hurricane ,maria1 the        
,administrator shall submit to the      
,committees on ,appropriations of the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate1 not later than #e days after   
the first day of each month beginning   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 and shall publish on the ,agency's
 website1 not later than #aj days after 
the first day of each such month1 an    
estimate or actual amount1 if available1
 for the current fiscal year of the cost
 of the following categories of         
spending3 public assistance1 individual 
assistance1 operations1 mitigation1     
administrative1 and any other relevant  
category 7including emergency measures  
and disaster resources73 ,provided      
further1 ,that not later than #aj days  
after the first day of each month1 the  

,administrator shall publish on the     
,agency's website the report 7referred  
to as the ,disaster ,relief ,monthly    
,report7 as required by ,public ,law    
#aad-d4 ,of the amounts provided in this
 division for the ,disaster ,relief     
,fund1 up to #d1ijj1jjj1jjj may be      
transferred to the ,disaster ,assistance
 ,direct ,loan ,program ,account for the
 cost of direct loans as authorized     
under section #dag of the ,robert ,t4   
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eahd7 to be used to assist   
local governments in providing essential
 services as a result of ,hurricanes    
,harvey1 ,irma1 or ,maria3 ,provided    
further1 ,that such amounts may         
subsidize gross obligations for the     
principal amount of direct loans not to 
exceed #d1ijj1jjj1jjj under section #dag
 of the ,stafford ,act3 ,provided       
further1 ,that notwithstanding section  
#dag of the ,stafford ,act1 a territory 
or possession1 and instrumentalities and

 local governments thereof1 of the      
,united ,states shall be deemed to be a 
local government for purposes of this   
paragraph3 ,provided further1 ,that     
notwithstanding section #dag7;b7 of the 
,stafford ,act1 the amount of any such  
loan issued to a territory or           
possession1 and instrumentalities and   
local governments thereof1 may be based 
on the projected loss of tax and other  
revenues and on projected cash outlays  
not previously budgeted for a period not
 to exceed #ahj days from the date of   
the major disaster1 and may exceed      
#e1jjj1jjj3 ,provided further1 ,that    
notwithstanding any other provision of  
law or the constitution of a territory  
or possession that limits the issuance  
of debt1 a territory or possession1 and 
instrumentalities and local governments 
thereof1 may each receive more than one 
loan with repayment provisions and other
 terms specific to the type of lost tax 
and other revenues and on projected     
unbudgeted cash outlays for which the   

loan is provided3 ,provided further1    
,that notwithstanding section           
#dag7;c77#a7 of the ,stafford ,act1     
loans to a territory or possession1 and 
instrumentalities and local governments 
thereof1 may be cancelled in whole or in
 part only at the discretion of the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security in    
consultation with the ,secretary of the 
,treasury3 ,provided further1 ,that     
notwithstanding any other provision of  
law1 the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall      
determine the terms1 conditions1        
eligible uses1 and timing and amount of 
,federal disbursements of loans issued  
to a territory or possession1 and       
instrumentalities and local governments 
thereof3 ,provided further1 ,that such  
costs1 including the cost of modifying  
such loans1 shall be as defined in      
section #ejb of the ,congressional      
,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4     
#ffa;a73 ,provided further1 ,that ,,fema

 may transfer up to #a4e percent of the 
amount under this paragraph to the      
,disaster ,assistance ,direct ,loan     
,program ,account for administrative    
expenses to carry out under this        
paragraph the direct loan program1 as   
authorized by section #dag of the       
,stafford ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that
 of the amount provided under this      
paragraph for transfer1 up to           
#aej1jjj1jjj may be transferred to the  
,disaster ,assistance ,direct ,loan     
,program ,account for the cost to lend a
 territory or possession of the ,united 
,states that portion of assistance for  
which the territory or possession is    
responsible under the cost-sharing      
provisions of the major disaster        
declaration for ,hurricanes ,irma or    
,maria1 as authorized under section #cai
 of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster 
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eafb73 ,provided        
further1 ,that of the amount provided   
under this paragraph for transfer1 up to

 #a1jjj1jjj may be transferred to the   
,disaster ,assistance ,direct ,loan     
,program ,account for administrative    
expenses to carry out the ,advance of   
,non-,federal ,share program1 as        
authorized by section #cai of the       
,stafford ,act4 ,the amount provided    
under this heading is designated by the 
,congress as being for an emergency     
requirement pursuant to section         
#bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the ,balanced   
,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control
 ,act of #aihe4  ,,ii ,department of    
,agriculture  ,forest ,service          
,wildland ,fire ,management  7,including
 transfer of funds7 ,for an additional  
amount for ,wildland ,fire ,management1 
#ahd1ejj1jjj1 to remain available       
through ,september #cj1 #bjba1 for      
urgent wildland fire suppression        
operations3 ,provided1 ,that such funds 
shall be solely available to be         
transferred to and merged with other    
appropriations accounts from which funds
 were previously transferred for        

wildland fire suppression in fiscal year
 #bjag to fully repay those amounts3    
,provided further1 ,that such amount is 
designated by the ,congress as being for
 an emergency requirement pursuant to   
section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the     
,balanced ,budget and ,emergency        
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4 ,,flame
 wildfire suppression reserve fund      
7,including transfer of funds7 ,for an  
additional amount for ,,flame ,wildfire 
,suppression ,reserve ,fund1            
#cdb1jjj1jjj1 to remain available       
through ,september #cj1 #bjba1 for      
necessary expenses for large wildland   
fire suppression operations of the      
,department of ,agriculture and as a    
reserve fund for suppression and        
,federal emergency response activities3 
,provided1 ,that notwithstanding the    
,,flame ,act of #bjji 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4    
#agdh;a7e771 such funds shall be solely 
available to be transferred to and      
merged with other appropriations        
accounts from which funds were          

previously transferred for wildland fire
 suppression in fiscal year #bjag to    
fully repay those amounts3 ,provided    
further1 ,that such amount is designated
 by the ,congress as being for an       
emergency requirement pursuant to       
section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the     
,balanced ,budget and ,emergency        
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4        
,department of the ,interior            
,department-,wide programs  ,wildland   
,fire ,management  7,including transfer 
of funds7 ,for an additional amount for 
,wildland ,fire ,management1            
#ej1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until  
expended1 for urgent wildland fire      
suppression activities and funds        
necessary to repay any transfers needed 
for these costs3 ,provided1 ,that such  
funds may be available to be transferred
 to and merged with other appropriations
 accounts to fully repay amounts        
previously transferred for wildland fire
 suppression3 ,provided further1 ,that  
such amount is designated by the        

,congress as being for an emergency     
requirement pursuant to section         
#bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the ,balanced   
,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control
 ,act of #aihe4  ,,iii ,general         
,provisions  #cja4 ,each amount         
appropriated or made available by this  
division is in addition to amounts      
otherwise appropriated for the fiscal   
year involved4  #cjb4 ,no part of any   
appropriation contained in this division
 shall remain available for obligation  
beyond the current fiscal year unless   
expressly so provided herein4  #cjc4    
,the terms and conditions applicable to 
the funds provided in this division1    
including those provided by this title1 
shall also apply to the funds made      
available in division ,b of ,public ,law
 #aae-ef4  #cjd4 ,each amount designated
 in this division by the ,congress as   
being for an emergency requirement      
pursuant to section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7
 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency
 ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe shall  

be available only if the ,president     
subsequently so designates all such     
amounts and transmits such designations 
to the ,congress4  #cje4 7a7 7#a7 ,not  
later than ,december #ca1 #bjag1 in     
accordance with criteria to be          
established by the ,director of the     
,office of ,management and ,budget      
7referred to in this section as ,,omb71 
each ,federal agency shall submit to    
,,omb1 the ,government ,accountability  
,office1 the respective ,inspector      
,general of each agency1 and the        
,committees on ,appropriations of the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate internal control plans for funds
 provided by this division and division 
,b of ,public ,law #aae-ef4  7#b7 ,not  
later than ,march #ca1 #bjah1 the       
,government ,accountability ,office     
shall review for the ,committees on     
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,senate the    
design of the internal control plans    
required by paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,all   

programs and activities receiving funds 
under this division shall be deemed to  
be susceptible to significant improper  
payments for purposes of the ,improper  
,payments ,information ,act of #bjjb    
7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #ccba note71             
notwithstanding section #b7;a7 of such  
,act4  7c7 ,funds for grants provided by
 this division or division ,b of ,public
 ,law #aae-ef shall be expended by the  
grantees within the #bd-month period    
following the agency's obligation of    
funds for the grant1 unless1 in         
accordance with guidance to be issued by
 the ,director of ,,omb1 the ,director  
waives this requirement for a particular
 grant program and submits a written    
justification for such waiver to the    
,committees on ,appropriations of the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate4 ,in the case of such grants1   
the agency shall include a term in the  
grant that requires the grantee to      
return to the agency any funds not      
expended within the #bd-month period4   

#cjf4 7a7 ,the first proviso under the  
heading ,department of ,housing and     
,urban ,development--,community         
,planning and ,development--,community  
,development ,fund in division ,b of    
,public ,law #aae-ef is amended by      
striking ,state or unit of general local
 government and inserting ,state1 unit  
of general local government1 or ,indian 
tribe 7as such term is defined in       
section #ajb of the ,housing and        
,community ,development ,act of #aigd   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjb774  7b7 ,amounts   
repurposed pursuant to subsection 7a7   
that were previously designated by the  
,congress as an emergency requirement   
pursuant to the ,balanced ,budget and   
,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of    
#aihe are designated by the ,congress as
 being for an emergency requirement     
pursuant to section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7
 of such ,act4  #cjg4 ,section          
#aja7;a77#g7 of division ,d of ,public  
,law #aae-ef is amended to read as      
follows3  7#g7 ,the ,department of the  

,interior1 ,environment1 and ,related   
,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjag   
7division ,g of ,public ,law #aae-ca71  
except the language under the heading   
,,flame ,wildfire ,suppression ,reserve 
,fund in the ,departments of            
,agriculture and the ,interior4  4      
#cjh4 7a7 ,notwithstanding sections     
#acji1 #acaj1 and #acaj;a of the        
,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of     
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djaf-djag;a7 and  
section #ae7;e7 of the ,federal ,flood  
,insurance ,act of #aief 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#bdad7;e771 and any borrowing agreement 
entered into between the ,department of 
the ,treasury and the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency1 of the  
indebtedness of the ,administrator under
 any notes or other obligations issued  
pursuant to section #acji7;a7 of the    
,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of     
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djaf7;a77 and     
section #ae7;e7 of the ,federal         
,insurance ,act of #aief 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#bdad7;e77 that is outstanding as of the

 date of the enactment of this ,act1 an 
amount of #af1jjj1jjj1jjj is hereby     
cancelled4 ,to the extent of the amount 
cancelled1 the ,administrator and the   
,national ,flood ,insurance ,fund are   
relieved of all liability to the        
,secretary of the ,treasury under any   
such notes or other obligations1        
including for any interest due under    
such notes and any other fees and       
charges payable in connection with such 
notes1 and the total amount of notes and
 obligations issued by the              
,administrator pursuant to such sections
 shall be considered to be reduced by   
such amount for the purposes of the     
limitation on such total amount under   
such section #acji7;a74  7b7 ,the amount
 of the indebtedness cancelled under    
subsection 7a7 may be treated as public 
debt of the ,united ,states4  7c7 7#a7  
,this section is designated as an       
emergency requirement pursuant to       
section #d7;g7 of the ,statutory        
,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj 7#b     

,u4,s4,c4 #icc7;g774  7#b7 ,the amount  
provided in this section is designated  
by the ,congress as being for an        
emergency requirement pursuant to       
section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the     
,balanced ,budget and ,emergency        
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4  #cji4 
,notwithstanding section                
#ai7;a77#b77;,b7 of the ,food and       
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjbh71 not to exceed #a1bgj1jjj1jjj of 
funds made available for the contingency
 reserve under the heading ,supplemental
 ,nutrition ,assistance ,program of     
division ,a of ,public ,law #aad-aac    
shall be available for the ,secretary to
 provide a grant to the ,commonwealth of
 ,puerto ,rico for disaster nutrition   
assistance in response to the           
,presidentially declared major disasters
 and emergencies3 ,provided1 ,that funds
 made available to ,puerto ,rico under  
this section shall remain available for 
obligation by the ,commonwealth until   
,september #cj1 #bjai1 and shall be in  

addition to funds otherwise made        
available3 ,provided further1 ,that such
 amount is designated by the ,congress  
as being for an emergency requirement   
pursuant to section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7
 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency
 ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe4  #caj4
 ,notwithstanding section #bbjh7l77#c7  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1    
during fiscal year #bjah1 the dollar    
limitation on advance billing of a      
customer of a working-capital fund in   
such section shall not apply with       
respect to the advance billing of the   
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency4
 ,in the preceding sentence1 the term   
advance billing has the meaning given   
the term in section #bbjh7l77#d7 of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  ,this
 division may be cited as the           
,additional ,supplemental               
,appropriations for ,disaster ,relief   
,requirements ,act of #bjag4  ,b        
,bankruptcy ,judgeship ,act of #bjag    
#ajja4 ,short title ,this division may  

be cited as the ,bankruptcy ,judgeship  
,act of #bjag4  #ajjb4 ,extension of    
temporary office of bankruptcy judges in
 certain judicial districts  7a7        
,temporary office of bankruptcy judges  
authorized by the ,bankruptcy ,judgeship
 ,act of #bjje  7#a7 ,extensions ,the   
temporary office of bankruptcy judges   
authorized for the following districts  
by subsection 7b7 of the ,bankruptcy    
,judgeship ,act of #bjje 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeb note7 are extended until the       
applicable vacancy specified in         
paragraph 7#b7 in the office of a       
bankruptcy judge for the respective     
district occurs3  7,a7 ,the district of 
,delaware4  7,b7 ,the southern district 
of ,florida4  7,c7 ,the district of     
,maryland4  7,d7 ,the eastern district  
of ,michigan4  7,e7 ,the district of    
,nevada4  7,f7 ,the eastern district of 
,north ,carolina4  7,g7 ,the district of
 ,puerto ,rico4  7,h7 ,the eastern      
district of ,virginia4  7#b7 ,vacancies 
7,a7 ,single vacancies ,except as       

provided in subparagraphs 7,b71 7,c71   
and 7,d71 the #ast vacancy in the office
 of a bankruptcy judge for each district
 specified in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7      
occurring more than #e years after the  
date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 
7ii7 resulting from the death1          
retirement1 resignation1 or removal of a
 bankruptcy judge1  shall not be filled4
  7,b7 ,district of ,delaware ,the #ast1
 #b;d1 #c;d1 and #dth vacancies in the  
office of a bankruptcy judge for the    
district of ,delaware--  7i7 occurring  
#e years or more after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act2 and  7ii7       
resulting from the death1 retirement1   
resignation1 or removal of a bankruptcy 
judge1  shall not be filled4  7,c7      
,district of ,maryland  7i7 ,the #ast   
vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy   
judge for the district of ,maryland--   
7,i7 occurring more than #e years after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act2 
and  7,,ii7 resulting from the death1   
retirement1 resignation1 or removal of a

 bankruptcy judge1  shall not be filled4
  7ii7 ,the #b;d and #c;d vacancies in  
the office of a bankruptcy judge for the
 district of ,maryland resulting from   
the death1 retirement1 resignation1 or  
removal of a bankruptcy judge1 shall not
 be filled4  7,d7 ,southern district of 
,florida ,the #ast and #b;d vacancies in
 the office of a bankruptcy judge for   
the southern district of ,florida-- 7i7 
occurring more than #e years after the  
date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 
7ii7 resulting from the death1          
retirement1 resignation1 or removal of a
 bankruptcy judge1  shall not be filled4
  7#c7 ,applicability of provisions     
,except as provided in paragraphs 7#a7  
and 7#b71 all other provisions of       
subsection 7b7 of the ,bankruptcy       
,judgeship ,act of #bjje 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeb note7 and section #b of the        
,temporary ,bankruptcy ,judgeships      
,extension ,act of #bjab 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeb note7 remain applicable to the     
temporary office of bankruptcy judges   

referred to in paragraph 7#a74  7b7     
,temporary office of bankruptcy judges  
extended by the ,bankruptcy ,judgeship  
,act of #bjje and the ,temporary        
,bankruptcy ,judgeships ,extension ,act 
of #bjab  7#a7 ,extensions ,the         
temporary office of bankruptcy judges   
authorized by section #c of the         
,bankruptcy ,judgeship ,act of #aiib    
7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note7 and extended  
by subsection 7c7 of the ,bankruptcy    
,judgeship ,act of #bjje 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeb note7 and further extended by      
section #b of the ,temporary ,bankruptcy
 ,judgeships ,extension ,act of #bjab   
7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note7 for the       
district of ,delaware and the district  
of ,puerto ,rico are extended until the 
applicable vacancy specified in         
paragraph 7#b7 in the office of a       
bankruptcy judge for the respective     
district occurs4  7#b7 ,vacancies  7,a7 
,district of ,delaware ,the #eth vacancy
 in the office of a bankruptcy judge for
 the district of ,delaware--  7i7       

occurring more than #e years after the  
date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 
7ii7 resulting from the death1          
retirement1 resignation1 or removal of a
 bankruptcy judge1  shall not be filled4
  7,b7 ,district of ,puerto ,rico ,the  
#b;d vacancy in the office of a         
bankruptcy judge for the district of    
,puerto ,rico-- 7i7 occurring more than 
#e years after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act2 and  7ii7 resulting from 
the death1 retirement1 resignation1 or  
removal of a bankruptcy judge1  shall   
not be filled4  7#c7 ,applicability of  
other provisions ,except as provided in 
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 all other     
provisions of section #c of the         
,bankruptcy ,judgeship ,act of #aiib    
7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note71 subsection   
7c7 of the ,bankruptcy ,judgeship ,act  
of #bjje 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note71 and 
section #b of the ,temporary ,bankruptcy
 ,judgeships ,extension ,act of #bjab   
7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note7 remain        
applicable to the temporary office of   

bankruptcy judges referred to in        
paragraph 7#a74  #ajjc4 ,temporary      
office of bankruptcy judge authorized   
7a7 ,appointments ,the following        
bankruptcy judges shall be appointed 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 that title3 7#a7
 ,two additional bankruptcy judges for  
the district of ,delaware4  7#b7 ,one   
additional bankruptcy judge for the     
middle district of ,florida4  7#c7 ,one 
additional bankruptcy judge for the     
eastern district of ,michigan4  7b7     
,vacancies  7#a7 ,district of ,delaware 
,the #fth and #gth vacancies in the     
office of a bankruptcy judge for the    
district of ,delaware-- 7,a7 occurring  
#e years or more after the appointment  
date of the bankruptcy judge appointed  
under subsection 7a77#a7 to such office2
 and  7,b7 resulting from the death1    
retirement1 resignation1 or removal of a

 bankruptcy judge1  shall not be filled4
  7#b7 ,middle district of ,florida ,the
 #ast vacancy in the office of a        
bankruptcy judge for the middle district
 of ,florida--  7,a7 occurring #e years 
or more after the appointment date of   
the bankruptcy judge appointed under    
subsection 7a77#b7 to such office2 and  
7,b7 resulting from the death1          
retirement1 resignation1 or removal of a
 bankruptcy judge1  shall not be filled4
  7#c7 ,eastern district of ,michigan   
,the #b;d vacancy in the office of a    
bankruptcy judge for the eastern        
district of ,michigan-- 7,a7 occurring  
#e years or more after the appointment  
date of the bankruptcy judge appointed  
under subsection 7a77#c7 to such office2
 and  7,b7 resulting from the death1    
retirement1 resignation1 or removal of a
 bankruptcy judge1  shall not be filled4
  #ajjd4 ,bankruptcy fees  7a7          
,amendments to title #bh of the ,united 
,states ,code ,section #aicj7;a77#f7 of 
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    

amended--  7#a7 by striking 7#f7 ,in and
 inserting #8#87#f77;,a7 ,except as     
provided in subparagraph 7,b71 in''2 and
  7#b7 by adding at the end the         
following3  7,b7 ,during each of fiscal 
years #bjah through #bjbb1 if the       
balance in the ,united ,states ,trustee 
,system ,fund as of ,september #cj of   
the most recent full fiscal year is less
 than #bjj1jjj1jjj1 the quarterly fee   
payable for a quarter in which          
disbursements equal or exceed #a1jjj1jjj
 shall be the lesser of #a percent of   
such disbursements or #bej1jjj4  4  7b7 
,deposits of certain fees for fiscal    
years #bjah through #bjbb               
,notwithstanding section #ehi;a7b7 of   
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 for   
each of fiscal years #bjah through      
#bjbb--  7#a7 #ih percent of the fees   
collected under section #aicj7;a77#f7 of
 such title shall be deposited as       
offsetting collections to the           
appropriation ,united ,states ,trustee  
,system ,fund1 to remain available until

 expended2 and  7#b7 #b percent of the  
fees collected under section            
#aicj7;a77#f7 of such title shall be    
deposited in the general fund of the    
,treasury4  7c7 ,application of         
amendments ,the amendments made by this 
section shall apply to quarterly fees   
payable under section #aicj7;a77#f7 of  
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
amended by this section1 for            
disbursements made in any calendar      
quarter that begins on or after the date
 of enactment of this ,act4  #ajje4     
,clarification of rule allowing         
discharge to governmental claims arising
 from the disposition of farm assets    
under chapter #ab bankruptcies  7a7 ,in 
general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ab 
of title #aa1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #abcb4 ,claim by a          
governmental unit based on the          
disposition of property used in a       
farming operation  7a7 ,any unsecured   
claim of a governmental unit against the

 debtor or the estate that arises before
 the filing of the petition1 or that    
arises after the filing of the petition 
and before the debtor's discharge under 
section #abbh1 as a result of the sale1 
transfer1 exchange1 or other disposition
 of any property used in the debtor's   
farming operation-- 7#a7 shall be       
treated as an unsecured claim arising   
before the date on which the petition is
 filed2  7#b7 shall not be entitled to  
priority under section #ejg2  7#c7 shall
 be provided for under a plan2 and  7#d7
 shall be discharged in accordance with 
section #abbh4  7b7 ,for purposes of    
applying sections #abbe7;a77#d71        
#abbh7;b77#b71 and #abbi7;b77#a7 to a   
claim described in subsection 7a7 of    
this section1 the amount that would be  
paid on such claim if the estate of the 
debtor were liquidated in a case under  
chapter #g of this title shall be the   
amount that would be paid by the estate 
in a chapter #g case if the claim were  
an unsecured claim arising before the   

date on which the petition was filed and
 were not entitled to priority under    
section #ejg4  7c7 ,for purposes of     
applying sections #ebc7;a71             
#abbh7;a77#b71 and #abbh7;c77#b7 to a   
claim described in subsection 7a7 of    
this section1 the claim shall not be    
treated as a claim of a kind specified  
in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of section 
#ebc7;a77#a74  7d7 7#a7 ,a governmental 
unit may file a proof of claim for a    
claim described in subsection 7a7 that  
arises after the date on which the      
petition is filed4  7#b7 ,if a debtor   
files a tax return after the filing of  
the petition for a period in which a    
claim described in subsection 7a7       
arises1 and the claim relates to the tax
 return1 the debtor shall serve notice  
of the claim on the governmental unit   
charged with the responsibility for the 
collection of the tax at the address and
 in the manner designated in section    
#eje7;b77#a74 ,notice under this        
paragraph shall state that the debtor   

has filed a petition under this chapter1
 state the name and location of the     
court in which the case under this      
chapter is pending1 state the amount of 
the claim1 and include a copy of the    
filed tax return and documentation      
supporting the calculation of the claim4
  7#c7 ,if notice of a claim has been   
served on the governmental unit in      
accordance with paragraph 7#b71 the     
governmental unit may file a proof of   
claim not later than #ahj days after the
 date on which such notice was served4  
,if the governmental unit has not filed 
a timely proof of the claim1 the debtor 
or trustee may file proof of the claim  
that is consistent with the notice      
served under paragraph 7#b74 ,if a proof
 of claim is filed by the debtor or     
trustee under this paragraph1 the       
governmental unit may not amend the     
proof of claim4  7#d7 ,a claim filed    
under this subsection shall be          
determined and shall be allowed under   
subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7c7 of section  

#ejb1 or disallowed under subsection 7d7
 or 7e7 of section #ejb1 in the same    
manner as if the claim had arisen       
immediately before the date of the      
filing of the petition4  4  7b7         
,technical and conforming amendments    
7#a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,ii of    
chapter #ab of title #aa1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended--  7,a7 in    
section #abbb7;a7-- 7i7 in paragraph    
7#b71 by striking unless-- and all that 
follows through the holder and inserting
 unless the holder2  7ii7 in paragraph  
7#c71 by striking and at the end2  7iii7
 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking the     
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7iv7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#e7 subject to section     
#abcb1 provide for the treatment of any 
claim by a governmental unit of a kind  
described in section #abcb7;a74  2  7,b7
 in section #abbh-- 7i7 in subsection   
7a7--  7,i7 in the matter preceding     
paragraph 7#a7-- 7aa7 by inserting a    
comma after all debts provided for by   

the plan2 and  7bb7 by inserting a comma
 after allowed under section #ejc of    
this title2 and  7,,ii7 in paragraph    
7#b71 by striking the kind and all that 
follows and inserting a kind specified  
in section #ebc7;a7 of this title1      
except as provided in section           
#abcb7;c742 and  7ii7 in subsection     
7c77#b71 by inserting 1 except as       
provided in section #abcb7;c7 before the
 period at the end2 and  7,c7 in section
 #abbi7;a7--  7i7 in paragraph 7#b71 by 
striking or at the end2  7ii7 in        
paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 or2 and      
7iii7 by adding at the end the          
following3  7#d7 provide for the payment
 of a claim described in section        
#abcb7;a7 that arose after the date on  
which the petition was filed4  4  7#b7  
,table of sections ,the table of        
sections for subchapter ,,ii of chapter 
#ab of title #aa1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  #abcb4 ,claim by a          

governmental unit based on the          
disposition of property used in a       
farming operation4  4  7c7 ,effective   
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall apply to--  7#a7 any      
bankruptcy case-- 7,a7 that is pending  
on the date of enactment of this ,act2  
7,b7 in which the plan under chapter #ab
 of title #aa1 ,united ,states ,code1   
has not been confirmed on the date of   
enactment of this ,act2 and  7,c7       
relating to which an order of discharge 
under section #abbh of title #aa1       
,united ,states ,code1 has not been     
entered2 and  7#b7 any bankruptcy case  
that commences on or after the date of  
enactment of this ,act4  ,clerk4