vacancy specified in paragraph (2) in the office of a 
bankruptcy judge for the respective district occurs. 
(2) VACANCIES.— 
(A) DISTRICT
OF
DELAWARE.—The 7th 
vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for 
the district of Delaware— 
(i) occurring 5 years or more after the 
date established by section 1002(b)(2) of 
the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 
U.S.C. 152 note), and 
(ii) resulting from the death, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy 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 5 years or more after the 
date established by section 1002(b)(2) of 
the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 
U.S.C. 152 note), and 
(ii) resulting from the death, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
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(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 note), section 
1223 of Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 (28 
U.S.C. 152 note), section 2 of the Temporary Bank-
ruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 
U.S.C. 152 note), and section 1002 of the Bank-
ruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) 
remain applicable to the temporary office of bank-
ruptcy judges referred to in paragraph (1). 
(e) TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE 
AUTHORIZED BY THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP ACT OF 
1992 AND EXTENDED BY THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP 
ACT
OF
2005 AND
THE
TEMPORARY
BANKRUPTCY 
JUDGESHIPS EXTENSION ACT OF 2012.— 
(1) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary office of 
bankruptcy judge authorized by section 3(a) of the 
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 
note), extended by section 1223(c) of the Bank-
ruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 152 note), 
and further extended by section 2(b) of the Tem-
porary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 
2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) for the eastern district 
of Tennessee is extended until the applicable vacancy 
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specified in paragraph (2) in the office of a bank-
ruptcy judge for the district occurs. 
(2) VACANCY.—The 1st vacancy in the office of 
a bankruptcy judge for the eastern district of Ten-
nessee— 
(A) occurring 5 years or more after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and 
(B) 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 note), section 
1223 of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 (28 
U.S.C. 152 note), and section 2 of the Temporary 
Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 
U.S.C. 152 note) remain applicable to the temporary 
office of bankruptcy judge referred to in paragraph 
(1). 
(f) TEMPORARY OFFICE
OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE 
AUTHORIZED BY THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP ACT OF 
1992 AND EXTENDED BY THE TEMPORARY BANKRUPTCY 
JUDGESHIPS EXTENSION ACT OF 2012.— 
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(1) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary office of 
bankruptcy judge authorized by section 3(a) of the 
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 
note) and extended by section 2(c) of the Temporary 
Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 
U.S.C. 152 note) for the middle district of North 
Carolina is extended until the applicable vacancy 
specified in paragraph (2) in the office of a bank-
ruptcy judge for the district occurs. 
(2) VACANCY.—The 1st vacancy in the office of 
a bankruptcy judge for the middle district of North 
Carolina— 
(A) occurring 5 years or more after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and 
(B) 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 note) and 
section 2 of the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships 
Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) remain 
applicable to the temporary office of bankruptcy 
judge referred to in paragraph (1). 
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SEC. 5. REGULATIONS. 
Section 375(h) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
Æ 
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