116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4996 

AN ACT 

To ensure funding of the United States trustees, extend 

temporary bankruptcy judgeships, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bankruptcy Adminis3 tration Improvement Act of 2020’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) Because of the importance of the goal that 

7 the bankruptcy system is self-funded, at no cost to 

8 the taxpayer, Congress has closely monitored the 

9 funding needs of the bankruptcy system, including 

10 by requiring periodic reporting by the Attorney Gen11 eral regarding the United States Trustee System 

12 Fund. 

13 (2) Congress has amended the various bank14 ruptcy fees as necessary to ensure that the bank15 ruptcy system remains self-supporting, while also 

16 fairly allocating the costs of the system among those 

17 who use the system. 

18 (3) Because the bankruptcy system is inter19 connected, the result has been a system of fees, in20 cluding filing fees, quarterly fees in chapter 11 

21 cases, and other fees, that together fund the courts, 

22 judges, United States trustees, and chapter 7 case 

23 trustees necessary for the bankruptcy system to 

24 function. 

25 (4) This Act and the amendments made by this 

26 Act— 
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1 (A) ensure adequate funding of the United 

2 States trustees, supports the preservation of ex3 isting bankruptcy judgeships that are urgently 

4 needed to handle existing and anticipated in5 creases in business and consumer caseloads, 

6 and provides long-overdue additional compensa7 tion for chapter 7 case trustees whose caseloads 

8 include chapter 11 reorganization cases that 

9 were converted to chapter 7 liquidation cases; 

10 and 

11 (B) confirm the longstanding intention of 

12 Congress that quarterly fee requirements re13 main consistent across all Federal judicial dis14 tricts. 

15 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act and the 

16 amendments made by this Act is to further the long-stand17 ing goal of Congress of ensuring that the bankruptcy sys18 tem is self-funded, at no cost to the taxpayer. 

19 SEC. 3. UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND; BANK20 RUPTCY FEES. 

21 (a) DEPOSITS OF CERTAIN FEES FOR FISCAL YEARS

22 2021 THROUGH 2026.—Notwithstanding section 589a(b) 

23 of title 28, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 

24 2021 through 2026— 
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1 (1) the fees collected under section 1930(a)(6) 

2 of such title, less the amount specified in subpara3 graph (2), shall be deposited as specified in sub4 section (b); and 

5 (2) $5,400,000 of the fees collected under sec6 tion 1930(a)(6) of such title shall be deposited in 

7 the general fund of the Treasury. 

8 (b) UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND.—Sec9 tion 589a of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 

10 adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(f)(1) During each of fiscal years 2021 through 

12 2026 and notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), the fees 

13 collected under section 1930(a)(6), less the amount speci14 fied in paragraph (2), shall be deposited as follows, in the 

15 following order: 

16 ‘‘(A) First, the amounts specified in the De17 partment of Justice appropriations for that fiscal 

18 year, shall be deposited as discretionary offsetting 

19 collections to the ‘‘United States Trustee System 

20 Fund’’, pursuant to subsection (a), to remain avail21 able until expended. 

22 ‘‘(B) Second, the amounts determined annually 

23 by the Director of the Administrative Office of the 

24 United States Courts that are necessary to reim25 burse the judiciary for the costs of administering 
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1 payments under section 330(e) of title 11, shall be 

2 deposited as mandatory offsetting collections to the 

3 ‘United States Trustee System Fund’, and trans4 ferred and deposited into the special fund estab5 lished under section 1931(a), and notwithstanding 

6 subsection (a), shall be available for expenditure 

7 without further appropriation. 

8 ‘‘(C) Third, the amounts determined annually 

9 by the Director of the Administrative Office of the 

10 United States Courts that are necessary to pay 

11 trustee compensation authorized by section 

12 330(e)(2) of title 11, shall be deposited as manda13 tory offsetting collections to the ‘United States 

14 Trustee System Fund’, and transferred and depos15 ited into the Chapter 7 Trustee Fund established 

16 under section 330(e) of title 11 for payment to 

17 trustees serving in cases under chapter 7 of title 11 

18 (in addition to the amounts paid under section 

19 330(b) of title 11), in accordance with that section, 

20 and notwithstanding subsection (a), shall be avail21 able for expenditure without further appropriation. 

22 ‘‘(D) Fourth, any remaining amounts shall be 

23 deposited as discretionary offsetting collections to 

24 the ‘United States Trustee System Fund’, to remain 

25 available until expended. 
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1 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding subsection (b), for each of fis2 cal years 2021 through 2026, $5,400,000 of the fees col3 lected under section 1930(a)(6) shall be deposited in the 

4 general fund of the Treasury.’’. 

5 (c) COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS.—Section 330 of 

6 title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

7 end the following: 

8 ‘‘(e)(1) There is established a fund in the Treasury 

9 of the United States, to be known as the ‘Chapter 7 Trust10 ee Fund’, which shall be administered by the Director of 

11 the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. 

12 ‘‘(2) Deposits into the Chapter 7 Trustee Fund under 

13 section 589a(f)(1)(C) of title 28 shall be available until 

14 expended for the purposes described in paragraph (3). 

15 ‘‘(3) For fiscal years 2021 through 2026, the Chapter 

16 7 Trustee Fund shall be available to pay the trustee serv17 ing in a case that is filed under chapter 7 or a case that 

18 is converted to a chapter 7 case in the most recent fiscal 

19 year (referred to in this subsection as a ‘chapter 7 case’) 

20 the amount described in paragraph (4) for the chapter 7 

21 case in which the trustee has rendered services in that fis22 cal year. 

23 ‘‘(4) The amount described in this paragraph shall 

24 be the lesser of— 

25 ‘‘(A) $60; or 
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1 ‘‘(B) a pro rata share, for each chapter 7 case, 

2 of the fees collected under section 1930(a)(6) of title 

3 28 and deposited to the United States Trustee Sys4 tem Fund under section 589a(f)(1) of title 28, less 

5 the amounts specified in section 589a(f)(1)(A) and 

6 (B) of title 28. 

7 ‘‘(5) The payment received by a trustee under para8 graph (3) shall be paid in addition to the amount paid 

9 under subsection (b). 

10 ‘‘(6) Not later than September 30, 2021, the Director 

11 of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts 

12 shall promulgate regulations for the administration of this 

13 subsection.’’. 

14 (d) BANKRUPTCY FEES.—Section 1930(a) of title 28, 

15 United States Code, is amended— 

16 (1) by striking paragraph (6)(B) and inserting 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(B)(i) During the 5-year period beginning 

19 on January 1, 2021, in addition to the filing fee 

20 paid to the clerk, a quarterly fee shall be paid 

21 to the United States trustee, for deposit in the 

22 Treasury, in each open and reopened case 

23 under chapter 11 of title 11, other than under 

24 subchapter V, for each quarter (including any 
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1 fraction thereof) until the case is closed, con2 verted, or dismissed, whichever occurs first. 

3 ‘‘(ii) The fee shall be the greater of— 

4 ‘‘(I) 0.4 percent of disbursements or 

5 $250 for each quarter in which disburse6 ments total less than $1,000,000; and 

7 ‘‘(II) 0.8 percent of disbursements but 

8 not more than $250,000 for each quarter 

9 in which disbursements total at least 

10 $1,000,000. 

11 ‘‘(iii) The fee shall be payable on the last 

12 day of the calendar month following the cal13 endar quarter for which the fee is owed.’’; and 

14 (2) in paragraph (7), in the first sentence, by 

15 striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 

16 (e) APPLICABILITY.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para18 graph (2), the amendments made by this section 

19 shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 

20 Act. 

21 (2) EXCEPTIONS.— 

22 (A) COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS.—The 

23 amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply 

24 to any case filed on or after the date of enact25 ment of this Act— 
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1 (i) under chapter 7 of title 11, United 

2 States Code; or 

3 (ii)(I) under chapter 11, 12, or 13 of 

4 that title; and 

5 (II) converted to a chapter 7 case 

6 under that title. 

7 (B) BANKRUPTCY FEES.—The amend8 ments made by subsection (d) shall apply to— 

9 (i) any case pending under chapter 11 

10 of title 11, United States Code, on or after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act; and 

12 (ii) quarterly fees payable under sec13 tion 1930(a)(6) of title 28, United States 

14 Code, as amended by subsection (d), for 

15 disbursements made in any calendar quar16 ter that begins on or after the date of en17 actment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANK19 RUPTCY JUDGES IN CERTAIN JUDICIAL DIS20 TRICTS. 

21 (a) TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES

22 AUTHORIZED BY THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP ACT OF

23 2017.— 

24 (1) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary office of 

25 bankruptcy judges authorized by section 1003(a) of 
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1 the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 U.S.C. 

2 152 note) for the district of Delaware and the east3 ern district of Michigan are extended until the appli4 cable vacancy specified in paragraph (2) in the office 

5 of a bankruptcy judge for the respective district oc6 curs. 

7 (2) VACANCIES.— 

8 (A) DISTRICT OF DELAWARE.—The 1st 

9 and 2d vacancies in the office of a bankruptcy 

10 judge for the district of Delaware— 

11 (i) occurring 5 years or more after the 

12 date established by section 1003(b)(1) of 

13 the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 

14 U.S.C. 152 note), and 

15 (ii) resulting from the death, retire16 ment, resignation, or removal of a bank17 ruptcy judge, 

18 shall not be filled. 

19 (B) EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.— 

20 The 1st vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy 

21 judge for the eastern district of Michigan— 

22 (i) occurring 5 years or more after the 

23 date established by section 1003(b)(3) of 

24 the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 

25 U.S.C. 152 note), and 
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1 (ii) resulting from the death, retire2 ment, resignation, or removal of a bank3 ruptcy judge, 

4 shall not be filled. 

5 (3) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.— 

6 Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), all 

7 other provisions of section 1003 of the Bankruptcy 

8 Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) remain 

9 applicable to the temporary office of bankruptcy 

10 judges referred to in paragraph (1). 

11 (b) TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES

12 AUTHORIZED BY THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP ACT OF

13 2005 AND EXTENDED BY THE TEMPORARY BANKRUPTCY

14 JUDGESHIPS EXTENSION ACT OF 2012 AND THE BANK15 RUPTCY JUDGESHIP ACT OF 2017.— 

16 (1) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary office of 

17 bankruptcy judges authorized for the following dis18 tricts by section 1223(b) of the Bankruptcy Judge19 ship Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 152 note), extended by 

20 section 2(a) of the Temporary Bankruptcy Judge21 ships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note), 

22 and further extended by section 1002(a) of the 

23 Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 U.S.C. 152 

24 note) are extended until the applicable vacancy spec-
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1 ified in paragraph (2) in the office of a bankruptcy 

2 judge for the respective district occurs: 

3 (A) The district of Delaware. 

4 (B) The southern district of Florida. 

5 (C) The district of Maryland. 

6 (D) The eastern district of Michigan. 

7 (E) The district of Nevada. 

8 (F) The eastern district of North Carolina. 

9 (G) The district of Puerto Rico. 

10 (H) The eastern district of Virginia. 

11 (2) VACANCIES.— 

12 (A) SINGLE VACANCIES.—Except as pro13 vided in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), and 

14 (F), the 1st vacancy in the office of a bank15 ruptcy judge for each district specified in para16 graph (1)— 

17 (i) occurring 5 years or more after the 

18 date established by section 1002(a)(2) of 

19 the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 

20 U.S.C. 152 note), and 

21 (ii) resulting from the death, retire22 ment, resignation, or removal of a bank23 ruptcy judge, 

24 shall not be filled. 
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1 (B) DISTRICT OF DELAWARE.—The 3d, 

2 4th, 5th, and 6th vacancies in the office of a 

3 bankruptcy judge for the district of Delaware— 

4 (i) occurring 5 years or more after the 

5 date established by section 1002(a)(2) of 

6 Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 

7 U.S.C. 152 note), and 

8 (ii) resulting from the death, retire9 ment, resignation, or removal of a bank10 ruptcy judge, 

11 shall not be filled. 

12 (C) SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA.— 

13 The 1st and 2d vacancies in the office of a 

14 bankruptcy judge for the southern district of 

15 Florida— 

16 (i) occurring 5 years or more after the 

17 date established by section 1002(a)(2) of 

18 the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 

19 U.S.C. 152 note), and 

20 (ii) resulting from the death, retire21 ment, resignation, or removal of a bank22 ruptcy judge, 

23 shall not be filled. 
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1 (D) DISTRICT OF MARYLAND.—The 1st 

2 vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for 

3 the district of Maryland— 

4 (i) occurring 5 years or more after the 

5 date established by section 1002(a)(2) of 

6 the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 

7 U.S.C. 152 note), and 

8 (ii) resulting from the death, retire9 ment, resignation, or removal of a bank10 ruptcy judge, 

11 shall not be filled. 

12 (E) EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.— 

13 The 2d vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy 

14 judge for the eastern district of Michigan— 

15 (i) occurring 5 years or more after the 

16 date established by section 1002(a)(2) of 

17 the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 

18 U.S.C. 152 note), and 

19 (ii) resulting from the death, retire20 ment, resignation, or removal of a bank21 ruptcy judge, 

22 shall not be filled. 

23 (F) DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO.—The 1st 

24 vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for 

25 the district of Puerto Rico— 
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1 (i) occurring 5 years or more after the 

2 date established by section 1002(a)(2) of 

3 the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 

4 U.S.C. 152 note), and 

5 (ii) resulting from the death, retire6 ment, resignation, or removal of a bank7 ruptcy judge, 

8 shall not be filled. 

9 (3) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.— 

10 Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), all 

11 other provisions of section 1223 of the Bankruptcy 

12 Judgeship Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 152 note), section 

13 2 of the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Exten14 sion Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note), and section 

15 1002 of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 

16 U.S.C. 152 note) remain applicable to the temporary 

17 office of bankruptcy judges referred to in paragraph 

18 (1). 

19 (c) TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES

20 AUTHORIZED BY THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP ACT OF

21 2005 AND EXTENDED BY THE TEMPORARY BANKRUPTCY

22 JUDGESHIPS EXTENSION ACT OF 2012.— 

23 (1) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary office of 

24 bankruptcy judges authorized for the following dis25 tricts by section 1223(b) of the Bankruptcy Judge-
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1 ship Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) and extended 

2 by section 2(a) of the Temporary Bankruptcy 

3 Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 

4 note) are extended until the applicable vacancy spec5 ified in paragraph (2) in the office of a bankruptcy 

6 judge for the respective district occurs: 

7 (A) The southern district of Georgia. 

8 (B) The district of Maryland. 

9 (C) The district of New Jersey. 

10 (D) The northern district of New York. 

11 (E) The district of South Carolina. 

12 (2) VACANCIES.— 

13 (A) SINGLE VACANCIES.—Except as pro14 vided in subparagraph (B), the 1st vacancy in 

15 the office of a bankruptcy judge for each dis16 trict specified in paragraph (1)— 

17 (i) occurring 5 years or more after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, and 

19 (ii) resulting from the death, retire20 ment, resignation, or removal of a bank21 ruptcy judge, 

22 shall not be filled. 

23 (B) DISTRICT OF MARYLAND.—The 2d 

24 and 3d vacancies in the office of a bankruptcy 

25 judge for the district of Maryland— 
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1 (i) occurring 5 years or more after the 

2 date of the enactment of this Act, and 

3 (ii) resulting from the death, retire4 ment, resignation, or removal of a bank5 ruptcy judge, 

6 shall not be filled. 

7 (3) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.— 

8 Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), all 

9 other provisions of section 1223 of the Bankruptcy 

10 Judgeship Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) and 

11 section 2 of the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships 

12 Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) remain 

13 applicable to the temporary office of bankruptcy 

14 judges referred to in paragraph (1). 

15 (d) TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES

16 AUTHORIZED BY THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP ACT OF

17 1992 AND EXTENDED BY THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP

18 ACT OF 2005, THE TEMPORARY BANKRUPTCY JUDGE19 SHIPS EXTENSION ACT OF 2012, AND THE BANKRUPTCY

20 JUDGESHIP ACT OF 2017.— 

21 (1) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary office of 

22 bankruptcy judges authorized by section 3(a) of the 

23 Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 

24 note), extended by section 1223(c) of Bankruptcy 

25 Judgeship Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 152 note), ex-
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1 tended by section 2(b) of the Temporary Bankruptcy 

2 Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 

3 note), and further extended by section 1002(b) of 

4 the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 U.S.C. 

5 152 note) for the district of Delaware and the dis6 trict of Puerto Rico are extended until the applicable 

7 vacancy specified in paragraph (2) in the office of a 

8 bankruptcy judge for the respective district occurs. 

9 (2) VACANCIES.— 

10 (A) DISTRICT OF DELAWARE.—The 7th 

11 vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for 

12 the district of Delaware— 

13 (i) occurring 5 years or more after the 

14 date established by section 1002(b)(2) of 

15 the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 

16 U.S.C. 152 note), and 

17 (ii) resulting from the death, retire18 ment, resignation, or removal of a bank19 ruptcy judge, 

20 shall not be filled. 

21 (B) DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO.—The 2d 

22 vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for 

23 the district of Puerto Rico— 

24 (i) occurring 5 years or more after the 

25 date established by section 1002(b)(2) of 
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1 the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 

2 U.S.C. 152 note), and 

3 (ii) resulting from the death, retire4 ment, resignation, or removal of a bank5 ruptcy judge, 

6 shall not be filled. 

7 (3) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.— 

8 Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), all 

9 other provisions of section 3 of the Bankruptcy 

10 Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 note), section 

11 1223 of Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 (28 

12 U.S.C. 152 note), section 2 of the Temporary Bank13 ruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 

14 U.S.C. 152 note), and section 1002 of the Bank15 ruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) 

16 remain applicable to the temporary office of bank17 ruptcy judges referred to in paragraph (1). 

18 (e) TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE

19 AUTHORIZED BY THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP ACT OF

20 1992 AND EXTENDED BY THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP

21 ACT OF 2005 AND THE TEMPORARY BANKRUPTCY

22 JUDGESHIPS EXTENSION ACT OF 2012.— 

23 (1) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary office of 

24 bankruptcy judge authorized by section 3(a) of the 

25 Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 
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1 note), extended by section 1223(c) of the Bank2 ruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 152 note), 

3 and further extended by section 2(b) of the Tem4 porary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 

5 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) for the eastern district 

6 of Tennessee is extended until the applicable vacancy 

7 specified in paragraph (2) in the office of a bank8 ruptcy judge for the district occurs. 

9 (2) VACANCY.—The 1st vacancy in the office of 

10 a bankruptcy judge for the eastern district of Ten11 nessee— 

12 (A) occurring 5 years or more after the 

13 date of the enactment of this Act, and 

14 (B) resulting from the death, retirement, 

15 resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, 

16 shall not be filled. 

17 (3) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.— 

18 Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), all 

19 other provisions of section 3 of the Bankruptcy 

20 Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 note), section 

21 1223 of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 (28 

22 U.S.C. 152 note), and section 2 of the Temporary 

23 Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 

24 U.S.C. 152 note) remain applicable to the temporary 
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1 office of bankruptcy judge referred to in paragraph 

2 (1). 

3 (f) TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE

4 AUTHORIZED BY THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP ACT OF

5 1992 AND EXTENDED BY THE TEMPORARY BANKRUPTCY

6 JUDGESHIPS EXTENSION ACT OF 2012.— 

7 (1) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary office of 

8 bankruptcy judge authorized by section 3(a) of the 

9 Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 

10 note) and extended by section 2(c) of the Temporary 

11 Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 

12 U.S.C. 152 note) for the middle district of North 

13 Carolina is extended until the applicable vacancy 

14 specified in paragraph (2) in the office of a bank15 ruptcy judge for the district occurs. 

16 (2) VACANCY.—The 1st vacancy in the office of 

17 a bankruptcy judge for the middle district of North 

18 Carolina— 

19 (A) occurring 5 years or more after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, and 

21 (B) resulting from the death, retirement, 

22 resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, 

23 shall not be filled. 

24 (3) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.— 

25 Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), all 
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1 other provisions of section 3 of the Bankruptcy 

2 Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) and 

3 section 2 of the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships 

4 Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) (28 

5 U.S.C. 152 note) remain applicable to the temporary 

6 office of bankruptcy judge referred to in paragraph 

7 (1). 

8 SEC. 5. REGULATIONS. 

9 Section 375(h) of title 28, United States Code, is 

10 amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 

Passed the Senate December 9, 2020. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4996 

AN ACT 

To ensure funding of the United States trustees, 

other purposes. extend temporary bankruptcy judgeships, and for