Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2266, with an amendment.

That upon the adoption of this resolution the House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker's table the bill, H.R. 2266, with the Senate amendment thereto, and to have concurred in the Senate amendment with the following amendment: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 A Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units of Government for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes, namely: I Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster relief fund (including transfers of funds) For an additional amount for Disaster Relief Fund 42 U.S.C. 5121 Provided 42 U.S.C. 5172 Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Public Law 114–4 Of the amounts provided in this division for the Disaster Relief Fund, up to $4,900,000,000 may be transferred to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account for the cost of direct loans as authorized under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5184 Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further 2 U.S.C. 661a Provided further Provided further 42 U.S.C. 5162 Provided further The amount provided under this heading is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. II Department of Agriculture Forest Service Wildland Fire Management (Including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for Wildland Fire Management Provided Provided further FLAME wildfire suppression reserve fund (Including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund Provided 43 U.S.C. 1748a(e) Provided further Department of the Interior Department-Wide programs Wildland Fire Management (Including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for Wildland Fire Management Provided Provided further III General Provisions 301. Each amount appropriated or made available by this division is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year involved. 302. No part of any appropriation contained in this division shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 303. The terms and conditions applicable to the funds provided in this division, including those provided by this title, shall also apply to the funds made available in division B of Public Law 115–56 304. Each amount designated in this division by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 305. (a) (1) Not later than December 31, 2017, in accordance with criteria to be established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (referred to in this section as OMB Public Law 115–56 (2) Not later than March 31, 2018, the Government Accountability Office shall review for the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate the design of the internal control plans required by paragraph (1). (b) All programs and activities receiving funds under this division shall be deemed to be susceptible to significant improper payments 31 U.S.C. 3321 (c) Funds for grants provided by this division or division B of Public Law 115–56 306. (a) The first proviso under the heading Department of Housing and Urban Development—Community Planning and Development—Community Development Fund Public Law 115–56 State or unit of general local government State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe (as such term is defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5302 (b) Amounts repurposed pursuant to subsection (a) that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of such Act. 307. Section 101(a)(7) of division D of Public Law 115–56 (7) The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division G of Public Law 115–31 FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund . 308. (a) Notwithstanding sections 1309, 1310, and 1310a of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4016–4017a 42 U.S.C. 2414(e) 42 U.S.C. 4016(a) 42 U.S.C. 2414(e) (b) The amount of the indebtedness cancelled under subsection (a) may be treated as public debt of the United States. (c) (1) This section is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) (2) The amount provided in this section is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 309. Notwithstanding section 19(a)(2)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2028 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Public Law 114–113 Provided Provided further 310. Notwithstanding section 2208(l)(3) of title 10, United States Code, during fiscal year 2018, the dollar limitation on advance billing of a customer of a working-capital fund in such section shall not apply with respect to the advance billing of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In the preceding sentence, the term advance billing This division may be cited as the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 B Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 1001. Short title This division may be cited as the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 1002. Extension of temporary office of bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts (a) Temporary office of bankruptcy judges authorized by the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 (1) Extensions The temporary office of bankruptcy judges authorized for the following districts by subsection (b) of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 ( 28 U.S.C. 152 (A) The district of Delaware. (B) The southern district of Florida. (C) The district of Maryland. (D) The eastern district of Michigan. (E) The district of Nevada. (F) The eastern district of North Carolina. (G) The district of Puerto Rico. (H) The eastern district of Virginia. (2) Vacancies (A) Single vacancies Except as provided in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), the 1st vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for each district specified in paragraph (1)— (i) occurring more than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, shall not be filled. (B) District of Delaware The 1st, 2d, 3d, and 4th vacancies in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the district of Delaware— (i) occurring 5 years or more after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, shall not be filled. (C) District of Maryland (i) The 1st vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the district of Maryland— (I) occurring more than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (II) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, shall not be filled. (ii) The 2d and 3d vacancies in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the district of Maryland resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, shall not be filled. (D) Southern district of Florida The 1st and 2d vacancies in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the southern district of Florida— (i) occurring more than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, shall not be filled. (3) Applicability of provisions Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), all other provisions of subsection (b) of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 ( 28 U.S.C. 152 28 U.S.C. 152 (b) Temporary office of bankruptcy judges extended by the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 and the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (1) Extensions The temporary office of bankruptcy judges authorized by section 3 of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 ( 28 U.S.C. 152 28 U.S.C. 152 28 U.S.C. 152 (2) Vacancies (A) District of Delaware The 5th vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the district of Delaware— (i) occurring more than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, shall not be filled. (B) District of Puerto Rico The 2d vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the district of Puerto Rico— (i) occurring more than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, shall not be filled. (3) Applicability of other provisions Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), all other provisions of section 3 of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 ( 28 U.S.C. 152 28 U.S.C. 152 28 U.S.C. 152 1003. Temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized (a) Appointments The following bankruptcy judges shall be appointed in the manner prescribed in section 152(a)(1) of title 28, United States Code, for the appointment of bankruptcy judges provided for in section 152(a)(2) of that title: (1) Two additional bankruptcy judges for the district of Delaware. (2) One additional bankruptcy judge for the middle district of Florida. (3) One additional bankruptcy judge for the eastern district of Michigan. (b) Vacancies (1) District of Delaware The 6th and 7th vacancies in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the district of Delaware— (A) occurring 5 years or more after the appointment date of the bankruptcy judge appointed under subsection (a)(1) to such office; and (B) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, shall not be filled. (2) Middle district of Florida The 1st vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the middle district of Florida— (A) occurring 5 years or more after the appointment date of the bankruptcy judge appointed under subsection (a)(2) to such office; and (B) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, shall not be filled. (3) Eastern district of Michigan The 2d vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the eastern district of Michigan— (A) occurring 5 years or more after the appointment date of the bankruptcy judge appointed under subsection (a)(3) to such office; and (B) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, shall not be filled. 1004. Bankruptcy fees (a) Amendments to title 28 of the United States Code Section 1930(a)(6) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (6) In (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) During each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, if the balance in the United States Trustee System Fund as of September 30 of the most recent full fiscal year is less than $200,000,000, the quarterly fee payable for a quarter in which disbursements equal or exceed $1,000,000 shall be the lesser of 1 percent of such disbursements or $250,000. . (b) Deposits of certain fees for fiscal years 2018 through 2022 Notwithstanding section 589a(b) of title 28, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022— (1) 98 percent of the fees collected under section 1930(a)(6) of such title shall be deposited as offsetting collections to the appropriation United States Trustee System Fund (2) 2 percent of the fees collected under section 1930(a)(6) of such title shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. (c) Application of amendments The amendments made by this section shall apply to quarterly fees payable under section 1930(a)(6) of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this section, for disbursements made in any calendar quarter that begins on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 1005. Clarification of rule allowing discharge to governmental claims arising from the disposition of farm assets under chapter 12 bankruptcies (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 12 1232. Claim by a governmental unit based on the disposition of property used in a farming operation (a) Any unsecured claim of a governmental unit against the debtor or the estate that arises before the filing of the petition, or that arises after the filing of the petition and before the debtor’s discharge under section 1228, as a result of the sale, transfer, exchange, or other disposition of any property used in the debtor’s farming operation— (1) shall be treated as an unsecured claim arising before the date on which the petition is filed; (2) shall not be entitled to priority under section 507; (3) shall be provided for under a plan; and (4) shall be discharged in accordance with section 1228. (b) For purposes of applying sections 1225(a)(4), 1228(b)(2), and 1229(b)(1) to a claim described in subsection (a) of this section, the amount that would be paid on such claim if the estate of the debtor were liquidated in a case under chapter 7 of this title shall be the amount that would be paid by the estate in a chapter 7 case if the claim were an unsecured claim arising before the date on which the petition was filed and were not entitled to priority under section 507. (c) For purposes of applying sections 523(a), 1228(a)(2), and 1228(c)(2) to a claim described in subsection (a) of this section, the claim shall not be treated as a claim of a kind specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 523(a)(1). (d) (1) A governmental unit may file a proof of claim for a claim described in subsection (a) that arises after the date on which the petition is filed. (2) If a debtor files a tax return after the filing of the petition for a period in which a claim described in subsection (a) arises, and the claim relates to the tax return, the debtor shall serve notice of the claim on the governmental unit charged with the responsibility for the collection of the tax at the address and in the manner designated in section 505(b)(1). Notice under this paragraph shall state that the debtor has filed a petition under this chapter, state the name and location of the court in which the case under this chapter is pending, state the amount of the claim, and include a copy of the filed tax return and documentation supporting the calculation of the claim. (3) If notice of a claim has been served on the governmental unit in accordance with paragraph (2), the governmental unit may file a proof of claim not later than 180 days after the date on which such notice was served. If the governmental unit has not filed a timely proof of the claim, the debtor or trustee may file proof of the claim that is consistent with the notice served under paragraph (2). If a proof of claim is filed by the debtor or trustee under this paragraph, the governmental unit may not amend the proof of claim. (4) A claim filed under this subsection shall be determined and shall be allowed under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 502, or disallowed under subsection (d) or (e) of section 502, in the same manner as if the claim had arisen immediately before the date of the filing of the petition. . (b) Technical and conforming amendments (1) In general Subchapter II of chapter 12 (A) in section 1222(a)— (i) in paragraph (2), by striking unless— the holder unless the holder (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking and (iii) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (iv) by adding at the end the following: (5) subject to section 1232, provide for the treatment of any claim by a governmental unit of a kind described in section 1232(a). ; (B) in section 1228— (i) in subsection (a)— (I) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (aa) by inserting a comma after all debts provided for by the plan (bb) by inserting a comma after allowed under section 503 of this title (II) in paragraph (2), by striking the kind a kind specified in section 523(a) of this title, except as provided in section 1232(c). (ii) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting , except as provided in section 1232(c) (C) in section 1229(a)— (i) in paragraph (2), by striking or (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (iii) by adding at the end the following: (4) provide for the payment of a claim described in section 1232(a) that arose after the date on which the petition was filed. . (2) Table of sections The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 12 1232. Claim by a governmental unit based on the disposition of property used in a farming operation. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to— (1) any bankruptcy case— (A) that is pending on the date of enactment of this Act; (B) in which the plan under chapter 12 (C) relating to which an order of discharge under section 1228 of title 11, United States Code, has not been entered; and (2) any bankruptcy case that commences on or after the date of enactment of this Act. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

Summary: Concurs in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2266 (Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017) with an amendment.