,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #hj  #aaeth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bbff
  ,report ,no4 #aae-acj  ,,in ,,the     
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may #a1
 #bjag ,mr4 ,conyers 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,goodlatte1 ,mr4 ,marino1 and ,mr4      
,cicilline7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,may #ag1 
#bjag ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,crist1
 ,mr4 ,de,santis1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4    
,nadler1 and ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida   
,may #ag1 #bjag ,reported with an       
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,may #a1 
#bjag  ,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     
#aig2 #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 
,act1 and may be filled4  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 
,act1 and may be filled4  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 office of       
bankruptcy judge and represented in the 
amendment made by section #c7c7 of this 
,act1 and may be filled4  7c7 ,district 
of ,maryland ,the temporary office of #a
 bankruptcy judge 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 
,act1 and may be filled4  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 
,act1 and may be filled4  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 ,act1 and may be  
filled4  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 
,act1 and may be filled4  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 
,act1 and may be filled4  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 ,act1 and may be filled4  7h7      
,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 #c7i7 of  
this ,act1 and may be filled4  #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   
#i1  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  
#e1  7#e7 in the item relating to the   
eastern district of ,michigan by        
striking #d and inserting #f1  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 and  7#i7 in the item     
relating to the eastern district of     
,virginia by striking #e and inserting  
#f 4  #d4 ,bankruptcy ,fees  7a7        
,amendments to title #bh of the ,united 
,states ,code ,section #aicj7;a77#f7 of 
title #bh of the ,united ,states ,code  
is amended--  7#a7 by striking 7#f7 ,in 
and inserting 7#f77;,a7 ,except as      

provided in subparagraph 7,b71 in1 and  
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,b7 ,in any fiscal year1 the         
quarterly fee payable for a quarter in  
which disbursements equal or exceed     
#a1jjj1jjj shall be #a percent of such  
disbursements or #bej1jjj1 whichever is 
less1 unless the balance in the ,united 
,states ,trustee ,system ,fund as of    
,september #cj immediately preceding    
such fiscal year exceeds #bjj1jjj1jjj4  
4  7b7 ,deposits of certain fees for    
fiscal years #bjah through #bjbb        
,notwithstanding section #ehi;a7b7 of   
title #bh of the ,united ,states ,code1 
for each of the fiscal years #bjah      
through #bjbb--  7#a7 #ig4e 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 expended1 and  7#b7 #b4e
 percent of the fees collected under    
section #aicj7;a77#f7 of such title     

shall be deposited in the general fund  
of the ,treasury4  7c7 ,effective date2 
application amendments  7#a7 ,effective 
date ,except as provided in paragraph   
7#b71 this section shall take effect on 
,july #a1 #bjag1 or on the date of the  
enactment of this ,act1 whichever is    
later4  7#b7 ,application of amendments 
,the amendments made by this section    
shall apply to quarterly fees payable   
under section #aicj7;a77#f7 of title #bh
 of the ,united ,states ,code1 as       
amended by this section1 for            
disbursements made in any calendar      
quarter that begins on or after the     
effective date of the amendments made by
 this section4  ,may #ag1 #bjag         
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed