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Union Calendar No. 246 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4506 

[Report No. 111–430] 

To authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 26, 2010 

Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. SMITH of Texas) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

MARCH 9, 2010 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy 

judges, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bankruptcy Judgeship 

5 Act of 2010’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PERMANENT OFFICES OF BANK7 RUPTCY JUDGES. 

8 Section 152(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) in the item relating to the eastern and west11 ern districts of Arkansas by striking ‘‘3’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘4’’, 

13 (2) in the item relating to the eastern district 

14 of California by striking ‘‘6’’ and inserting ‘‘8’’, 

15 (3) in the item relating to the district of Dela16 ware by striking ‘‘1’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’, 

17 (4) in the item relating to the middle district of 

18 Florida by striking ‘‘8’’ and inserting ‘‘9’’, 

19 (5) in the item relating to the northern district 

20 of Florida by striking ‘‘1’’ and inserting ‘‘2’’, 

21 (6) in the item relating to the southern district 

22 of Florida by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘7’’, 

23 (7) in the item relating to the northern district 

24 of Georgia by striking ‘‘8’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’, 


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1 (8) in the item relating to the southern district 

2 of Georgia by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’, 

3 (9) in the item relating to the district of Mary4 land by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘7’’, 

5 (10) in the item relating to the eastern district 

6 of Michigan by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘7’’, 

7 (11) in the item relating to the northern district 

8 of Mississippi by striking ‘‘1’’ and inserting ‘‘2’’, 

9 (12) in the item relating to the district of Ne10 vada by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’, 

11 (13) in the item relating to the district of New 

12 Hampshire by striking ‘‘1’’ and inserting ‘‘2’’, 

13 (14) in the item relating to the district of New 

14 Jersey by striking ‘‘8’’ and inserting ‘‘9’’, 

15 (15) in the item relating to the northern district 

16 of New York by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’, 

17 (16) in the item relating to the southern district 

18 of New York by striking ‘‘9’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’, 

19 (17) in the item relating to the eastern district 

20 of North Carolina by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’, 

21 (18) in the item relating to the western district 

22 of North Carolina by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’, 

23 (19) in the item relating to the middle district 

24 of Pennsylvania by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’, 


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1 (20) in the item relating to the eastern district 

2 of Tennessee by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘4’’, 

3 (21) in the item relating to the western district 

4 of Tennessee by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’, 

5 (22) in the item relating to the eastern district 

6 of Virginia by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’, and 

7 (23) in the item relating to the southern district 

8 of West Virginia by striking ‘‘1’’ and inserting ‘‘2’’. 

9 SEC. 3. CONVERSION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY OFFICES OF 

10 BANKRUPTCY JUDGES TO PERMANENT OF11 FICES. 

12 (a) CONVERSION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY OFFICES

13 ESTABLISHED BY PUBLIC LAW 109–8.—The temporary 

14 offices of bankruptcy judges established by section 

15 1223(b)(1) of Public Law 109–8 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) for 

16 the following districts are hereby converted so as to be 

17 included in the permanent offices of bankruptcy judges 

18 that are added by the amendments made by section 2 with 

19 respect to the corresponding districts: 

20 (1) The eastern district of California. 

21 (2) The district of Delaware. 

22 (3) The southern district of Florida. 

23 (4) The southern district of Georgia. 

24 (5) The district of Maryland. 

25 (6) The district of New Jersey. 


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1 (7) The northern district of New York. 

2 (8) The southern district of New York. 

3 (9) The eastern district of North Carolina. 

4 (10) The middle district of Pennsylvania. 

5 (11) The western district of Tennessee. 

6 (12) The eastern district of Virginia. 

7 (13) The district of Nevada. 

8 (b) CONVERSION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY OFFICES

9 ESTABLISHED BY PUBLIC LAW 102–361.—The tem10 porary offices of bankruptcy judges established by section 

11 3(a) of Public Law 102–361 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) for the 

12 following districts are hereby converted so as to be in13 cluded in the permanent offices of bankruptcy judges that 

14 are added by the amendments made by section 2 with re15 spect to the corresponding districts: 

16 (1) The district of Delaware. 

17 (2) The district of New Hampshire. 

18 (3) The eastern district of Tennessee. 

19 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY OFFICES OF 

20 BANKRUPTCY JUDGES ESTABLISHED BY PUB21 LIC LAW 109–8. 

22 (a) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary offices of bank23 ruptcy judges established for the eastern district of Penn24 sylvania and the middle district of North Carolina by sec25 tion 1223(b)(1) of Public Law 109–8 (28 U.S.C. 152 


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1 note) are extended until the 1st vacancy occurring in the 

2 office of a bankruptcy judge in the respective district re3 sulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal 

4 of a bankruptcy judge and occurring 5 years or more after 

5 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

6 (b) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.—Except 

7 as provided in subsection (a), all other provisions of sec8 tion 1223(b) of Public Law 109–8 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) 

9 remain applicable to the temporary offices of bankruptcy 

10 judges referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 

11 SEC. 5. PAYGO OFFSET. 

12 (a) BANKRUPTCY FILING FEES.—Section 1930(a) of 

13 title 28, United States Code, is amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking 

16 ‘‘$245’’ and inserting ‘‘$246’’, and 

17 (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking 

18 ‘‘$235’’ and inserting ‘‘$236’’, and 

19 (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘$1000’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘$1042’’. 

21 (b) UNITED STATES TRUSTEE FUND.—Section 

22 589a(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking 

25 ‘‘40.46’’ and inserting ‘‘40.28’’, and 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking 

2 ‘‘28.33’’ and inserting ‘‘28.15’’, and 

3 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘55’’ and in4 serting ‘‘52.78’’. 

5 (c) COLLECTION AND DEPOSITION OF MISCELLA6 NEOUS BANKRUPTCY FEES.—Section 406(b) of the Judi7 ciary Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101–162; 28 

8 U.S.C. 1931 note) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘28.87’’ and inserting ‘‘28.74’’, 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘35’’ and inserting ‘‘34.77’’, 

11 and 

12 (3) by striking ‘‘25’’ and inserting ‘‘23.99’’. 

13 SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATES. 

14 (a) GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as pro15 vided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendment made 

16 by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment 

17 of this Act. 

18 (b) SPECIAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 

19 made by section 5 shall take effect 180 days after the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 246 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4506 

[Report No. 111–430] 

A BILL 

bankruptcy judges, and for other purposes. 

To authorize the appointment of additional 

MARCH 9, 2010 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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