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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 329 

To authorize an additional district judge for the district of Puerto Rico 

and to convert to permanent status the temporary office of bankruptcy 

judge for the district of Puerto Rico. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 15, 2021 

Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To authorize an additional district judge for the district 

of Puerto Rico and to convert to permanent status the 

temporary office of bankruptcy judge for the district 

of Puerto Rico. 

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 ‘‘Puerto Rico Federal 

5 Judicial Improvement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DISTRICT JUDGESHIP FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUER2 TO RICO. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by 

4 and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 addi5 tional district judge for the district of Puerto Rico. 

6 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

7 In order that the table contained in section 133(a) of title 

8 28, United States Code, will reflect the change in the num9 ber of judgeships authorized by subsection (a), such table 

10 is amended by striking the item relating to Puerto Rico 

11 and inserting the following: 

Puerto Rico ..................................................................................... 8 

12 SEC. 3. CONVERSION OF THE TEMPORARY OFFICE OF 

13 BANKRUPTCY JUDGE TO THE PERMANENT 

14 OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE FOR THE 

15 DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. 

16 (a) CONVERSION OF OFFICE TO PERMANENT STA17 TUS.— 

18 (1) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge 

19 authorized for the district of Puerto Rico by section 

20 1223(b)(1)(P) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 

21 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 

22 2(a)(1)(M) of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 346; 

23 28 U.S.C. 152 note) and section 1002(a)(1)(G) of 

24 Public Law 115–72 (131 Stat. 1230; 28 U.S.C. 152 


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1 note), is converted hereby to the permanent office of 

2 bankruptcy judge and represented in the amendment 

3 made by subsection (b). 

4 (2) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge 

5 authorized for the district of Puerto Rico by section 

6 3(a)(7) of Public Law 102–361 (106 Stat. 966; 28 

7 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 

8 1223(c)(1) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 198; 28 

9 U.S.C. 152 note), section 2(b)(1) of Public Law 

10 112–121 (126 Stat. 347; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and 

11 section 1002(b)(1) of Public Law 115–72 (131 Stat. 

12 1230; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to 

13 the permanent office of bankruptcy judge and is rep14 resented in the amendment made by subsection (b). 

15 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—To reflect the con16 version of the temporary office of bankruptcy judge to the 

17 permanent office of bankruptcy judge made by the oper18 ation of subsection (a), section 152(a)(2) of title 28 of 

19 the United States Code is amended in the item relating 

20 to the district of Puerto Rico by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘4’’. 

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