,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ae1         
#bjag,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4        
,nelson7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and 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