‘‘(4) The term ‘contractual right’ means a con-
tractual right of a kind defined in section 555, 556, 
559, 560, or 561. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘qualified financial contract’ 
means any contract of a kind defined in paragraph 
(25), (38A), (47), or (53B) of section 101, section 
741(7), or paragraph (4), (5), (11), or (13) of sec-
tion 761. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘special trustee’ means the trust-
ee of a trust formed under section 1186(a)(1). 
‘‘§ 1183. Commencement of a case concerning a cov-
ered financial corporation 
‘‘(a) A case under this subchapter concerning a cov-
ered financial corporation may be commenced by the filing 
of a petition with the court by the debtor under section 
301 only if the debtor states to the best of its knowledge 
under penalty of perjury in the petition that it is a covered 
financial corporation. 
‘‘(b) The commencement of a case under subsection 
(a) constitutes an order for relief under this subchapter. 
‘‘(c) The members of the board of directors (or body 
performing similar functions) of a covered financial cor-
poration shall have no liability to shareholders, creditors, 
or other parties in interest for a good faith filing of a peti-
tion to commence a case under this subchapter, or for any 
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reasonable action taken in good faith in contemplation of 
such a petition or a transfer under section 1185 or section 
1186, whether prior to or after commencement of the case. 
‘‘(d) Counsel to the debtor shall provide, to the great-
est extent practicable without disclosing the identity of the 
potential debtor, sufficient confidential notice to the chief 
judge of the court of appeals for the circuit embracing the 
district in which such counsel intends to file a petition to 
commence a case under this subchapter regarding the po-
tential commencement of such case. The chief judge of 
such court shall randomly assign to preside over such case 
a bankruptcy judge selected from among the bankruptcy 
judges designated by the Chief Justice of the United 
States under section 298 of title 28. 
‘‘§ 1184. Regulators 
‘‘The Board, the Securities Exchange Commission, 
the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the De-
partment of the Treasury, the Commodity Futures Trad-
ing Commission, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration may raise and may appear and be heard on any 
issue in any case or proceeding under this subchapter. 
‘‘§ 1185. Special transfer of property of the estate 
‘‘(a) On request of the trustee, and after notice and 
a hearing that shall occur not less than 24 hours after 
the order for relief, the court may order a transfer under 
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this section of property of the estate, and the assignment 
of executory contracts, unexpired leases, and qualified fi-
nancial contracts of the debtor, to a bridge company. 
Upon the entry of an order approving such transfer, any 
property transferred, and any executory contracts, unex-
pired leases, and qualified financial contracts assigned 
under such order shall no longer be property of the estate. 
Except as provided under this section, the provisions of 
section 363 shall apply to a transfer and assignment under 
this section. 
‘‘(b) Unless the court orders otherwise, notice of a 
request for an order under subsection (a) shall consist of 
electronic or telephonic notice of not less than 24 hours 
to— 
‘‘(1) the debtor; 
‘‘(2) the holders of the 20 largest secured 
claims against the debtor; 
‘‘(3) the holders of the 20 largest unsecured 
claims against the debtor; 
‘‘(4) counterparties to any debt, executory con-
tract, unexpired lease, and qualified financial con-
tract requested to be transferred under this section; 
‘‘(5) the Board; 
‘‘(6) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora-
tion; 
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‘‘(7) the Secretary of the Treasury and the Of-
fice of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Treas-
ury; 
‘‘(8) the Commodity Futures Trading Commis-
sion; 
‘‘(9) the Securities and Exchange Commission; 
‘‘(10) the United States trustee or bankruptcy 
administrator; and 
‘‘(11) each primary financial regulatory agency, 
as defined in section 2(12) of the Dodd-Frank Wall 
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, with 
respect to any affiliate the equity securities of which 
are proposed to be transferred under this section. 
‘‘(c) The court may not order a transfer under this 
section unless the court determines, based upon a prepon-
derance of the evidence, that— 
‘‘(1) the transfer under this section is necessary 
to prevent serious adverse effects on financial sta-
bility in the United States; 
‘‘(2) the transfer does not provide for the as-
sumption of any capital structure debt by the bridge 
company; 
‘‘(3) the transfer does not provide for the trans-
fer to the bridge company of any property of the es-
tate that is subject to a lien securing a debt, execu-
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tory contract, unexpired lease or agreement (includ-
ing a qualified financial contract) of the debtor un-
less— 
‘‘(A)(i) the bridge company assumes such 
debt, executory contract, unexpired lease or 
agreement (including a qualified financial con-
tract), including any claims arising in respect 
thereof that would not be allowed secured 
claims under section 506(a)(1) and after giving 
effect to such transfer, such property remains 
subject to the lien securing such debt, executory 
contract, unexpired lease or agreement (includ-
ing a qualified financial contract); and 
‘‘(ii) the court has determined that as-
sumption of such debt, executory contract, un-
expired lease or agreement (including a quali-
fied financial contract) by the bridge company 
is in the best interests of the estate; or 
‘‘(B) such property is being transferred to 
the bridge company in accordance with the pro-
visions of section 363; 
‘‘(4) the transfer does not provide for the as-
sumption by the bridge company of any debt, execu-
tory contract, unexpired lease or agreement (includ-
ing a qualified financial contract) of the debtor se-
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cured by a lien on property of the estate unless the 
transfer provides for such property to be transferred 
to the bridge company in accordance with paragraph 
(3)(A) of this subsection; 
‘‘(5) the transfer does not provide for the trans-
fer of the equity of the debtor; 
‘‘(6) the trustee has demonstrated that the 
bridge company is not likely to fail to meet the obli-
gations of any debt, executory contract, qualified fi-
nancial contract, or unexpired lease assumed and as-
signed to the bridge company; 
‘‘(7) the transfer provides for the transfer to a 
special trustee all of the equity securities in the 
bridge company and appointment of a special trustee 
in accordance with section 1186; 
‘‘(8) after giving effect to the transfer, ade-
quate provision has been made for the fees, costs, 
and expenses of the estate and special trustee; and 
‘‘(9) the bridge company will have governing 
documents, and initial directors and senior officers, 
that are in the best interest of creditors and the es-
tate. 
‘‘(d) Immediately before a transfer under this section, 
the bridge company that is the recipient of the transfer 
shall— 
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‘‘(1) not have any property, executory con-
tracts, unexpired leases, qualified financial contracts, 
or debts, other than any property acquired or execu-
tory contracts, unexpired leases, or debts assumed 
when acting as a transferee of a transfer under this 
section; and 
‘‘(2) have equity securities that are property of 
the estate, which may be sold or distributed in ac-
cordance with this title. 
‘‘§ 1186. Special trustee 
‘‘(a)(1) An order approving a transfer under section 
1185 shall require the trustee to transfer to a qualified 
and independent special trustee, who is appointed by the 
court, all of the equity securities in the bridge company 
that is the recipient of a transfer under section 1185 to 
hold in trust for the sole benefit of the estate, subject to 
satisfaction of the special trustee’s fees, costs, and ex-
penses. The trust of which the special trustee is the trust-
ee shall be a newly formed trust governed by a trust agree-
ment approved by the court as in the best interests of the 
estate, and shall exist for the sole purpose of holding and 
administering, and shall be permitted to dispose of, the 
equity securities of the bridge company in accordance with 
the trust agreement. 
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‘‘(2) In connection with the hearing to approve a 
transfer under section 1185, the trustee shall confirm to 
the court that the Board has been consulted regarding the 
identity of the proposed special trustee and advise the 
court of the results of such consultation. 
‘‘(b) The trust agreement governing the trust shall 
provide— 
‘‘(1) for the payment of the fees, costs, ex-
penses, and indemnities of the special trustee from 
the assets of the debtor’s estate; 
‘‘(2) that the special trustee provide— 
‘‘(A) quarterly reporting to the estate, 
which shall be filed with the court; and 
‘‘(B) information about the bridge com-
pany reasonably requested by a party in inter-
est to prepare a disclosure statement for a plan 
providing for distribution of any securities of 
the bridge company if such information is nec-
essary to prepare such disclosure statement; 
‘‘(3) that for as long as the equity securities of 
the bridge company are held by the trust, the special 
trustee shall file a notice with the court in connec-
tion with— 
‘‘(A) any change in a director or senior of-
ficer of the bridge company; 
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‘‘(B) any modification to the governing 
documents of the bridge company; and 
‘‘(C) any material corporate action of the 
bridge company, including— 
‘‘(i) recapitalization; 
‘‘(ii) a material borrowing; 
‘‘(iii) termination of an intercompany 
debt or guarantee; 
‘‘(iv) a transfer of a substantial por-
tion of the assets of the bridge company; 
or 
‘‘(v) the issuance or sale of any secu-
rities of the bridge company; 
‘‘(4) that any sale of any equity securities of 
the bridge company shall not be consummated until 
the special trustee consults with the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation and the Board regarding 
such sale and discloses the results of such consulta-
tion with the court; 
‘‘(5) that, subject to reserves for payments per-
mitted under paragraph (1) provided for in the trust 
agreement, the proceeds of the sale of any equity se-
curities of the bridge company by the special trustee 
be held in trust for the benefit of or transferred to 
the estate; 
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‘‘(6) the process and guidelines for the replace-
ment of the special trustee; and 
‘‘(7) that the property held in trust by the spe-
cial trustee is subject to distribution in accordance 
with subsection (c). 
‘‘(c)(1) The special trustee shall distribute the assets 
held in trust— 
‘‘(A) if the court confirms a plan in the case, 
in accordance with the plan on the effective date of 
the plan; or 
‘‘(B) if the case is converted to a case under 
chapter 7, as ordered by the court. 
‘‘(2) As soon as practicable after a final distribution 
under paragraph (1), the office of the special trustee shall 
terminate, except as may be necessary to wind up and con-
clude the business and financial affairs of the trust. 
‘‘(d) After a transfer to the special trustee under this 
section, the special trustee shall be subject only to applica-
ble nonbankruptcy law, and the actions and conduct of 
the special trustee shall no longer be subject to approval 
by the court in the case under this subchapter. 
‘‘§ 1187. Temporary and supplemental automatic stay; 
assumed debt 
‘‘(a)(1) A petition filed under section 1183 operates 
as a stay, applicable to all entities, of the termination, ac-
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celeration, or modification of any debt, contract, lease, or 
agreement of the kind described in paragraph (2), or of 
any right or obligation under any such debt, contract, 
lease, or agreement, solely because of— 
‘‘(A) a default by the debtor under any such 
debt, contract, lease, or agreement; or 
‘‘(B) a provision in such debt, contract, lease, 
or agreement, or in applicable nonbankruptcy law, 
that is conditioned on— 
‘‘(i) the insolvency or financial condition of 
the debtor at any time before the closing of the 
case; 
‘‘(ii) the commencement of a case under 
this title concerning the debtor; 
‘‘(iii) the appointment of or taking posses-
sion by a trustee in a case under this title con-
cerning the debtor or by a custodian before the 
commencement of the case; or 
‘‘(iv) a credit rating agency rating, or ab-
sence or withdrawal of a credit rating agency 
rating— 
‘‘(I) of the debtor at any time after 
the commencement of the case; 
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‘‘(II) of an affiliate during the period 
from the commencement of the case until 
48 hours after such order is entered; 
‘‘(III) of the bridge company while the 
trustee or the special trustee is a direct or 
indirect beneficial holder of more than 50 
percent of the equity securities of— 
‘‘(aa) the bridge company; or 
‘‘(bb) the affiliate, if all of the di-
rect or indirect interests in the affil-
iate that are property of the estate 
are transferred under section 1185; or 
‘‘(IV) of an affiliate while the trustee 
or the special trustee is a direct or indirect 
beneficial holder of more than 50 percent 
of the equity securities of— 
‘‘(aa) the bridge company; or 
‘‘(bb) the affiliate, if all of the di-
rect or indirect interests in the affil-
iate that are property of the estate 
are transferred under section 1185. 
‘‘(2) A debt, contract, lease, or agreement described 
in this paragraph is— 
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‘‘(i) the entry of an order authorizing a 
transfer under section 1185 in which the direct 
or indirect interests in the affiliate that are 
property of the estate are not transferred under 
section 1185; 
‘‘(ii) a final order by the court denying the 
request for a transfer under section 1185; 
‘‘(iii) 48 hours after the commencement of 
the case if the court has not ordered a transfer 
under section 1185; or 
‘‘(iv) the time the case is dismissed. 
‘‘(4) Subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) of section 362 
apply to a stay under this subsection. 
‘‘(b) A debt, executory contract (other than a quali-
fied financial contract), or unexpired lease of the debtor, 
or an agreement under which the debtor has issued or is 
obligated for any debt, may be assumed by a bridge com-
pany in a transfer under section 1185 notwithstanding 
any provision in an agreement or in applicable nonbank-
ruptcy law that— 
‘‘(1) prohibits, restricts, or conditions the as-
signment of the debt, contract, lease, or agreement; 
or 
‘‘(2) accelerates, terminates, or modifies, or 
permits a party other than the debtor to terminate 
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or modify, the debt, contract, lease, or agreement on 
account of— 
‘‘(A) the assignment of the debt, contract, 
lease, or agreement; or 
‘‘(B) a change in control of any party to 
the debt, contract, lease, or agreement. 
‘‘(c)(1) A debt, contract, lease, or agreement of the 
kind described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection 
(a)(2) may not be accelerated, terminated, or modified, 
and any right or obligation under such debt, contract, 
lease, or agreement may not be accelerated, terminated, 
or modified, as to the bridge company solely because of 
a provision in the debt, contract, lease, or agreement or 
in applicable nonbankruptcy law— 
‘‘(A) of the kind described in subsection 
(a)(1)(B) as applied to the debtor; 
‘‘(B) that prohibits, restricts, or conditions the 
assignment of the debt, contract, lease, or agree-
ment; or 
‘‘(C) that accelerates, terminates, or modifies, 
or permits a party other than the debtor to termi-
nate or modify, the debt, contract, lease or agree-
ment on account of— 
‘‘(i) the assignment of the debt, contract, 
lease, or agreement; or 
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‘‘(ii) a change in control of any party to 
the debt, contract, lease, or agreement. 
‘‘(2) If there is a default by the debtor under a provi-
sion other than the kind described in paragraph (1) in 
a debt, contract, lease or agreement of the kind described 
in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(2), the 
bridge company may assume such debt, contract, lease, 
or agreement only if the bridge company— 
‘‘(A) shall cure the default; 
‘‘(B) compensates, or provides adequate assur-
ance in connection with a transfer under section 
1185 that the bridge company will promptly com-
pensate, a party other than the debtor to the debt, 
contract, lease, or agreement, for any actual pecu-
niary loss to the party resulting from the default; 
and 
‘‘(C) provides adequate assurance in connection 
with a transfer under section 1185 of future per-
formance under the debt, contract, lease, or agree-
ment, as determined by the court under section 
1185(c)(4). 
‘‘§ 1188. Treatment of qualified financial contracts 
and affiliate contracts 
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(7), 
362(b)(17), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 555, 556, 559, 560, and 
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561, a petition filed under section 1183 operates as a stay, 
during the period specified in section 1187(a)(3)(A), ap-
plicable to all entities, of the exercise of a contractual 
right— 
‘‘(1) to cause the modification, liquidation, ter-
mination, or acceleration of a qualified financial con-
tract of the debtor or an affiliate; 
‘‘(2) to offset or net out any termination value, 
payment amount, or other transfer obligation arising 
under or in connection with a qualified financial con-
tract of the debtor or an affiliate; or 
‘‘(3) under any security agreement or arrange-
ment or other credit enhancement forming a part of 
or related to a qualified financial contract of the 
debtor or an affiliate. 
‘‘(b)(1) During the period specified in section 
1187(a)(3)(A), the trustee or the affiliate shall perform 
all payment and delivery obligations under such qualified 
financial contract of the debtor or the affiliate, as the case 
may be, that become due after the commencement of the 
case. The stay provided under subsection (a) terminates 
as to a qualified financial contract of the debtor or an 
affiliate immediately upon the failure of the trustee or the 
affiliate, as the case may be, to perform any such obliga-
tion during such period. 
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‘‘(2) Any failure by a counterparty to any qualified 
financial contract of the debtor or any affiliate to perform 
any payment or delivery obligation under such qualified 
financial contract, including during the pendency of the 
stay provided under subsection (a), shall constitute a 
breach of such qualified financial contract by the 
counterparty. 
‘‘(c) Subject to the court’s approval, a qualified finan-
cial contract between an entity and the debtor may be as-
signed to or assumed by the bridge company in a transfer 
under, and in accordance with, section 1185 if and only 
if— 
‘‘(1) all qualified financial contracts between 
the entity and the debtor are assigned to and as-
sumed by the bridge company in the transfer under 
section 1185; 
‘‘(2) all claims of the entity against the debtor 
in respect of any qualified financial contract between 
the entity and the debtor (other than any claim that, 
under the terms of the qualified financial contract, 
is subordinated to the claims of general unsecured 
creditors) are assigned to and assumed by the bridge 
company; 
‘‘(3) all claims of the debtor against the entity 
under any qualified financial contract between the 
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entity and the debtor are assigned to and assumed 
by the bridge company; and 
‘‘(4) all property securing or any other credit 
enhancement furnished by the debtor for any quali-
fied financial contract described in paragraph (1) or 
any claim described in paragraph (2) or (3) under 
any qualified financial contract between the entity 
and the debtor is assigned to and assumed by the 
bridge company. 
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding any provision of a qualified fi-
nancial contract or of applicable nonbankruptcy law, a 
qualified financial contract of the debtor that is assumed 
or assigned in a transfer under section 1185 may not be 
accelerated, terminated, or modified, after the entry of the 
order approving a transfer under section 1185, and any 
right or obligation under the qualified financial contract 
may not be accelerated, terminated, or modified, after the 
entry of the order approving a transfer under section 1185 
solely because of a condition described in section 
1187(c)(1), other than a condition of the kind specified 
in section 1187(b) that occurs after property of the estate 
no longer includes a direct beneficial interest or an indi-
rect beneficial interest through the special trustee, in more 
than 50 percent of the equity securities of the bridge com-
pany. 
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‘‘(e) Notwithstanding any provision of any agreement 
or in applicable nonbankruptcy law, an agreement of an 
affiliate (including an executory contract, an unexpired 
lease, qualified financial contract, or an agreement under 
which the affiliate issued or is obligated for debt) and any 
right or obligation under such agreement may not be ac-
celerated, terminated, or modified, solely because of a con-
dition described in section 1187(c)(1), other than a condi-
tion of the kind specified in section 1187(b) that occurs 
after the bridge company is no longer a direct or indirect 
beneficial holder of more than 50 percent of the equity 
securities of the affiliate, at any time after the commence-
ment of the case if— 
‘‘(1) all direct or indirect interests in the affil-
iate that are property of the estate are transferred 
under section 1185 to the bridge company within the 
period specified in subsection (a); 
‘‘(2) the bridge company assumes— 
‘‘(A) any guarantee or other credit en-
hancement issued by the debtor relating to the 
agreement of the affiliate; and 
‘‘(B) any obligations in respect of rights of 
setoff, netting arrangement, or debt of the debt-
or that directly arises out of or directly relates 
to the guarantee or credit enhancement; and 
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‘‘(3) any property of the estate that directly 
serves as collateral for the guarantee or credit en-
hancement is transferred to the bridge company. 
‘‘§ 1189. Licenses, permits, and registrations 
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding any otherwise applicable non-
bankruptcy law, if a request is made under section 1185 
for a transfer of property of the estate, any Federal, State, 
or local license, permit, or registration that the debtor or 
an affiliate had immediately before the commencement of 
the case and that is proposed to be transferred under sec-
tion 1185 may not be accelerated, terminated, or modified 
at any time after the request solely on account of— 
‘‘(1) the insolvency or financial condition of the 
debtor at any time before the closing of the case; 
‘‘(2) the commencement of a case under this 
title concerning the debtor; 
‘‘(3) the appointment of or taking possession by 
a trustee in a case under this title concerning the 
debtor or by a custodian before the commencement 
of the case; or 
‘‘(4) a transfer under section 1185. 
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding any otherwise applicable non-
bankruptcy law, any Federal, State, or local license, per-
mit, or registration that the debtor had immediately before 
the commencement of the case that is included in a trans-
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fer under section 1185 shall be valid and all rights and 
obligations thereunder shall vest in the bridge company. 
‘‘§ 1190. Exemption from securities laws 
‘‘For purposes of section 1145, a security of the 
bridge company shall be deemed to be a security of a suc-
cessor to the debtor under a plan if the court approves 
the disclosure statement for the plan as providing ade-
quate information (as defined in section 1125(a)) about 
the bridge company and the security. 
‘‘§ 1191. Inapplicability of certain avoiding powers 
‘‘A transfer made or an obligation incurred by the 
debtor to an affiliate prior to or after the commencement 
of the case, including any obligation released by the debtor 
or the estate to or for the benefit of an affiliate, in con-
templation of or in connection with a transfer under sec-
tion 1185 is not avoidable under section 544, 547, 
548(a)(1)(B), or 549, or under any similar nonbankruptcy 
law. 
‘‘§ 1192. Consideration of financial stability 
‘‘The court may consider the effect that any decision 
in connection with this subchapter may have on financial 
stability in the United States.’’. 
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SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 13.—Chapter 13 of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 298. Judge for a case under subchapter V of chap-
ter 11 of title 11 
‘‘(a)(1) Notwithstanding section 295, the Chief Jus-
tice of the United States shall designate not fewer than 
10 bankruptcy judges to be available to hear a case under 
subchapter V of chapter 11 of title 11. Bankruptcy judges 
may request to be considered by the Chief Justice of the 
United States for such designation. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding section 155, a case under sub-
chapter V of chapter 11 of title 11 shall be heard under 
section 157 by a bankruptcy judge designated under para-
graph (1), who shall be randomly assigned to hear such 
case by the chief judge of the court of appeals for the cir-
cuit embracing the district in which the case is pending. 
To the greatest extent practicable, the approvals required 
under section 155 should be obtained. 
‘‘(3) If the bankruptcy judge assigned to hear a case 
under paragraph (2) is not assigned to the district in 
which the case is pending, the bankruptcy judge shall be 
temporarily assigned to the district. 
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‘‘(b) A case under subchapter V of chapter 11 of title 
11, and all proceedings in the case, shall take place in 
the district in which the case is pending. 
‘‘(c) In this section, the term ‘covered financial cor-
poration’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(9A) of title 11.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1334 OF TITLE 28.— 
Section 1334 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) This section does not grant jurisdiction to the 
district court after a transfer pursuant to an order under 
section 1185 of title 11 of any proceeding related to a spe-
cial trustee appointed, or to a bridge company formed, in 
connection with a case under subchapter V of chapter 11 
of title 11.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 13 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘298. Judge for a case under subchapter V of chapter 11 of title 11.’’. 
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