,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,september #bg1 #bjag4  ,amendment3     
,that the bill from the ,house of       
,representatives 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 do pass
 with the following ,strike all after   
the enacting clause and insert the      
following3 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,bankruptcy         
,judgeship ,act of #bjag4  #b4          
,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 ,act1 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 ,act1 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 ,act1 
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 ,act1 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 ,act1 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 ,act1 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  #c4     
,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 of 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        
paragraph 7#a7 to such office1 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        
paragraph 7#a7 to such office1 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        
paragraph 7#a7 to such office1 and  7,b7
 resulting from the death1 retirement1  
resignation1 or removal of a bankruptcy 
judge1  shall not be filled4  #d4       
,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  #e4        
,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  ,secretary