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Union Calendar No. 80 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2266 
[Report No. 115–130] 
To amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize the appointment 
of additional bankruptcy judges; and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2017 
Mr. CONYERS
(for himself, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. MARINO, and Mr. 
CICILLINE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
MAY 17, 2017 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CRIST, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. NADLER, 
and Ms. CASTOR of Florida 
MAY 17, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 1, 2017] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize 
the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges; and 
for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bankruptcy Judgeship 
Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. CONVERSION OF THE TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANK-
RUPTCY JUDGE TO THE PERMANENT OFFICE 
OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE IN CERTAIN JUDI-
CIAL DISTRICTS. 
(a) DISTRICT OF DELAWARE.— 
(1) The temporary office of 4 bankruptcy judges 
authorized for the district of Delaware by section 
1223(b)(1)(C) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 
28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 
2(a)(1)(C) of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 346; 28 
U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the perma-
nent office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the 
amendment made by section 3(1) of this Act, and 
may be filled. 
(2) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge au-
thorized for the district of Delaware by section 3(a)(3) 
of Public Law 102–361 (106 Stat. 966; 28 U.S.C. 152 
note), and extended by section 1223(c)(1) of Public 
Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 198; 28 U.S.C. 152 note) and 
section 2(b)(1) of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 347; 
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28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the perma-
nent office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the 
amendment made by section 3(1) of this Act, and 
may be filled. 
(b) SOUTHERN DISTRICT
OF FLORIDA.—The tem-
porary office of 2 bankruptcy judges authorized for the 
southern district of Florida by section 1223(b)(1)(D) of 
Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and 
extended by section 2(a)(1)(D) of Public Law 112–121 (126 
Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the 
permanent office of bankruptcy judge and represented in 
the amendment made by section 3(3) of this Act, and may 
be filled. 
(c) DISTRICT OF MARYLAND.—The temporary office of 
1 bankruptcy judge first appointed as authorized for the 
district of Maryland by section 1223(b)(1)(F) of Public 
Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and ex-
tended by section 2(a)(1)(F) of Public Law 112–121 (126 
Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the 
permanent office of bankruptcy judge and represented in 
the amendment made by section 3(4) of this Act, and may 
be filled. 
(d) EASTERN DISTRICT
OF MICHIGAN.—The tem-
porary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the eastern 
district of Michigan by section 1223(b)(1)(G) of Public Law 
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109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended 
by section 2(a)(1)(G) of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 
346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the perma-
nent office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the 
amendment made by section 3(5) of this Act, and may be 
filled. 
(e) DISTRICT OF NEVADA.—The temporary office of 
bankruptcy judge authorized for the district of Nevada by 
section 1223(b)(1)(T) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 
28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 2(a)(1)(Q) 
of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), 
is converted hereby to the permanent office of bankruptcy 
judge and represented in the amendment made by section 
3(6) of this Act, and may be filled. 
(f) EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA.—The 
temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the 
eastern district of North Carolina by section 1223(b)(1)(M) 
of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), 
and extended by section 2(a)(1)(J) of Public Law 112–121 
(126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby 
to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge and represented 
in the amendment made by section 3(7) of this Act, and 
may be filled. 
(g) DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO.— 
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(1) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge au-
thorized for the district of Puerto Rico by section 
1223(b)(1)(P) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 
28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 
2(a)(1)(M) of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 346; 28 
U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the perma-
nent office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the 
amendment made by section 3(8) of this Act, and 
may be filled. 
(2) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge au-
thorized for the district of Puerto Rico by section 
3(a)(7) of Public Law 102–361 (106 Stat. 966; 28 
U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 1223(c)(1) 
of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 198; 28 U.S.C. 152 
note) and section 2(b)(1) of Public Law 112–121 (126 
Stat. 347; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to 
the permanent office of bankruptcy judge and is rep-
resented in the amendment made by section 3(8) of 
this Act, and may be filled. 
(h) EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA.—The temporary 
office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the eastern district 
of Virginia by section 1223(b)(1)(R) of Public Law 109– 
8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by 
section 2(a)(1)(P) of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 346; 
28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent 
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(9) in the item relating to the eastern district of 
Virginia by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’. 
SEC. 4. BANKRUPTCY FEES. 
(a) AMENDMENTS
TO TITLE 28 OF
THE UNITED 
STATES CODE.—Section 1930(a)(6) of title 28 of the United 
States Code is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(6) In’’ and inserting ‘‘(6)(A) 
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) In any fiscal year, the quarterly fee pay-
able for a quarter in which disbursements equal or ex-
ceed $1,000,000 shall be 1 percent of such disburse-
ments or $250,000, whichever is less, unless the bal-
ance in the United States Trustee System Fund as of 
September 30 immediately preceding such fiscal year 
exceeds $200,000,000.’’. 
(b) DEPOSITS OF CERTAIN FEES FOR FISCAL YEARS 
2018 THROUGH 2022.—Notwithstanding section 589a(b) of 
title 28 of the United States Code, for each of the fiscal years 
2018 through 2022— 
(1) 97.5 percent of the fees collected under section 
1930(a)(6) of such title shall be deposited as offsetting 
collections to the appropriation ‘‘United States Trust-
ee System Fund’’, to remain available until expended, 
and 
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(2) 2.5 percent of the fees collected under section 
1930(a)(6) of such title shall be deposited in the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), this section shall take effect on July 
1, 2017, or on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
whichever is later. 
(2) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this section shall apply to quarterly 
fees payable under section 1930(a)(6) of title 28 of the 
United States Code, as amended by this section, for 
disbursements made in any calendar quarter that be-
gins on or after the effective date of the amendments 
made by this section. 
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Union Calendar No. 80 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2266 
[Report No. 115–130] 
A BILL 
To amend title 28 of the United States Code to au-
thorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy 
judges; and for other purposes. 
MAY 17, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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