,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aajg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aa1      
#bjag,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,nelson1   
,mr4 ,carper1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 and  
,mr4 ,hatch7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #bh1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to authorize the         
appointment of additional bankruptcy    
judges1 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 the ,bankruptcy ,judgeship ,act of   
#bjje 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note2 ,public 

,law #aji-h71 and extended by section   
#b7;a77#a77;,c7 of the ,temporary       
,bankruptcy ,judgeships ,extension ,act 
of #bjab 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note2      
,public ,law #aab-aba71 is converted    
hereby to the permanent office of       
bankruptcy judge1 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 the           
,bankruptcy ,judgeship ,act of #aiib    
7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note2 ,public ,law  
#ajb-cfa71 and extended by section      
#abbc7;c77#a7 of the ,bankruptcy        
,judgeship ,act of #bjje 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeb note2 ,public ,law #aji-h7 and     
section #b7;b77#a7 of the ,temporary    
,bankruptcy ,judgeships ,extension ,act 
of #bjab 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note2      
,public ,law #aab-aba71 is converted    
hereby to the permanent office of       
bankruptcy judge1 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 the ,bankruptcy ,judgeship ,act of   
#bjje 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note2 ,public 
,law #aji-h71 and extended by section   
#b7;a77#a77;,d7 of the ,temporary       
,bankruptcy ,judgeships ,extension ,act 
of #bjab 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note2      
,public ,law #aab-aba71 is converted    
hereby to the permanent office of       
bankruptcy judge1 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 the   
,bankruptcy ,judgeship ,act of #bjje    
7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note2 ,public ,law  
#aji-h71 and extended by section        
#b7;a77#a77;,f7 of the ,temporary       
,bankruptcy ,judgeships ,extension ,act 

of #bjab 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note2      
,public ,law #aab-aba71 is converted    
hereby to the permanent office of       
bankruptcy judge1 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 the      
,bankruptcy ,judgeship ,act of #bjje    
7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note2 ,public ,law  
#aji-h71 and extended by section        
#b7;a77#a77;,g7 of the ,temporary       
,bankruptcy ,judgeships ,extension ,act 
of #bjab 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note2      
,public ,law #aab-aba71 is converted    
hereby to the permanent office of       
bankruptcy judge1 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 the ,bankruptcy    

,judgeship ,act of #bjje 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeb note2 ,public ,law #aji-h71 and    
extended by section #b7;a77#a77,q7 of   
the ,temporary ,bankruptcy ,judgeships  
,extension ,act of #bjab 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeb note2 ,public ,law #aab-aba71 is   
converted hereby to the permanent office
 of bankruptcy judge1 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 the ,bankruptcy    
,judgeship ,act of #bjje 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeb note2 ,public ,law #aji-h71 and    
extended by section #b7;a77#a77;,j7 of  
the ,temporary ,bankruptcy ,judgeships  
,extension ,act of #bjab 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeb note2 ,public ,law #aab-aba71 is   
converted hereby to the permanent office
 of bankruptcy judge1 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 the        
,bankruptcy ,judgeship ,act of #bjje    
7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note2 ,public ,law  
#aji-h71 and extended by section        
#b7;a77#a77,m7 of the ,temporary        
,bankruptcy ,judgeships ,extension ,act 
of #bjab 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note2      
,public ,law #aab-aba71 is converted    
hereby to the permanent office of       
bankruptcy judge1 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 the      
,bankruptcy ,judgeship ,act of #aiib    
7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note2 ,public ,law  
#ajb-cfa71 and extended by section      
#abbc7;c77#a7 of the ,bankruptcy        
,judgeship ,act of #bjje 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeb note2 ,public ,law #aji-h7 and     
section #b7;b77#a7 of the ,temporary    

,bankruptcy ,judgeships ,extension ,act 
of #bjab 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note2      
,public ,law #aab-aba71 is converted    
hereby to the permanent office of       
bankruptcy judge1 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 the       
,bankruptcy ,judgeship ,act of #bjje    
7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note2 ,public ,law  
#aji-h71 and extended by section        
#b7;a77#a77,p7 of the ,temporary        
,bankruptcy ,judgeships ,extension ,act 
of #bjab 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb note2      
,public ,law #aab-aba71 is converted    
hereby to the permanent office of       
bankruptcy judge1 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 #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 #i2  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 #e2  7#e7 in the item     
relating to the eastern district of     
,michigan1 by striking #d and inserting 
#f2  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 and  7#i7 in the   
item relating to the eastern district of
 ,virginia1 by striking #e and inserting
 #f4  #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 ,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 #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 for   
each of 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
 expended2 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 of amendments  7#a7         
,effective date ,this section shall take
 effect on ,july #a1 #bjag1 or on the   
date of 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 #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 as
 amended by this section1 for           
disbursements made in any calendar      
quarter that begins on or after the     
effective date of this section4