I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9154 
To amend titles 11 and 28 of the United States Code to modify the compensa-
tion payable to trustees serving in cases under chapter 7 of such title; 
to extend the term of certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judge, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2024 
Mr. IVEY (for himself, Mr. CLINE, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, and Mr. JOHNSON 
of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend titles 11 and 28 of the United States Code to 
modify the compensation payable to trustees serving in 
cases under chapter 7 of such title; to extend the term 
of certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judge, and 
for other purposes. 
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 Adminis-
tration Improvement Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Congress has amended the laws governing 
bankruptcy fees as necessary to ensure that the 
bankruptcy system remains self-supporting, while 
also fairly allocating the costs of the system among 
those who use the system. 
(2) Because of the importance for the bank-
ruptcy system to be self-funded, at no cost to tax-
payers, Congress has closely monitored the funding 
needs of the bankruptcy system, including by requir-
ing periodic reporting by the Attorney General re-
garding the United States Trustee System Fund. 
(3) Because the system governing bankruptcies 
of various types is interconnected, Congress has es-
tablished fees, including filing fees, quarterly fees in 
chapter 11 cases, and other fees, that together fund 
the courts, judges, United States trustees, and trust-
ees serving in bankruptcy cases under chapter 7 of 
title 11 of the United States Code. 
(4) Trustees serving in bankruptcy cases under 
chapter 7 of title 11 of the United States Code are 
vital to the functioning of the bankruptcy system, as 
they provide services at the front lines of the bank-
ruptcy process, administering thousands of cases. 
(5) Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees provide valu-
able returns of assets to government creditors in-
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cluding the Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
Agriculture, Small Business Administration, and 
other Federal, State, and municipal governments. 
(6) Due to the work of the chapter 7 bank-
ruptcy trustees, millions of dollars are also disbursed 
annually to private creditors of all types including 
medical providers, unsecured creditors, small busi-
nesses, and micro-enterprises such as domestic sup-
port providers. 
(7) Despite the essential role of chapter 7 bank-
ruptcy trustees, since 1994 the amount of compensa-
tion paid to these trustees has not been increased. 
As in 1994, bankruptcy trustees receive only $60 
per case (composed of $45 from subsection 
330(b)(1), and $15 from subsection 330(b)(2), of 
title 11 of the United States Code) in nearly ninety 
percent of chapter 7 cases, and they receive no com-
pensation at all for cases in which the filing fee is 
waived by the Bankruptcy Court. 
(8) Since 1994 there have been significant in-
creases in salaries, attorney fees, budget appropria-
tions, filing fees, and court-related fees associated 
with chapter 7 bankruptcies. In contrast, the $60 
paid to chapter 7 trustees has remained the same 
and has not even been increased for inflation. In 
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2021, Congress attempted to implement a mecha-
nism that would give chapter 7 trustees a raise, but 
the trustees only received increased compensation for 
one fiscal year. Based on CPI estimates, the $60 of 
in 1994 would be the equivalent of over $125 today. 
(9) This Act and the amendments made by this 
Act— 
(A) increase the compensation of chapter 7 
bankruptcy trustees to the level that is appro-
priate, overdue, and proportionate with the level 
that was intended in 1994, by increasing their 
total compensation to $120 per case and ensur-
ing that the amount is indexed for inflation; 
(B) ensure adequate funding of the United 
States trustee system; and 
(C) support the preservation of existing 
bankruptcy judgeships that are urgently needed 
to handle existing and anticipated increases in 
business and consumer caseloads. 
(10) This Act will not alter the chapter 7 filing 
fee and will not modify, impair, or supersede the 
current authority of the district courts of the United 
States, or of bankruptcy courts, to waive the pay-
ment of filing fees by indigent individuals. 
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SEC. 3. TRUSTEE COMPENSATION. 
(a) COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS.—Section 330 of 
title 11, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘$45’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$105’’, and 
(2) by striking subsection (e). 
(b) REMAINDER
OF FEES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the remainder of fees collected 
under section 1930(a)(1)(A) of title 28, United States 
Code, after compensating trustees under section 330(b)(1) 
of title 11, United States Code, shall be deposited as fol-
lows: 
(1) $63.51 in the Special Fund established 
under section 1931 of title 28, United States Code, 
(2) $25 in the Special Fund established in ac-
cordance with section 10101(b) of Public Law 109- 
171, and 
(3) $51.49 in the United States Trustee Fund 
established under Section 589a of title 28, United 
States Code. 
(c) UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND.—Sec-
tion 589a(f)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘Fourth’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Second’’, 
(2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C), and 
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(3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (B). 
SEC. 4. BANKRUPTCY FEES. 
(a) Section 1930(a)(6)(B) of title 28 of the United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘5-year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘10-year’’, and 
(2) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘0.8’’ and inserting 
‘‘1.1’’. 
(b) Section 589a(f) of title 28 of the United States 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘2026’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF TERM OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY OF-
FICES OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE. 
(a) Section 4 of the Bankruptcy Administration Im-
provement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–325) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking ‘‘5 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking ‘‘5 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking ‘‘5 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, 
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(B) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking ‘‘5 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, 
(C) in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking ‘‘5 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, 
(D) in subparagraph (D)(i) by striking ‘‘5 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, 
(E) in subparagraph (E)(i) by striking ‘‘5 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, and 
(F) in subparagraph (F)(i) by striking ‘‘5 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, 
(3) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking ‘‘5 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking ‘‘5 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, 
(4) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking ‘‘5 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking ‘‘5 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, 
(5) in subsection (e)(2)(A) by striking ‘‘5 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’, and 
(6) in subsection (f)(2)(A) by striking ‘‘5 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’. 
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(b) Section 1003(b)(2)(A) of the Bankruptcy Judge-
ship Act of 2017 (Pub. L. No. 115-72) is amended by 
striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph 
(2), the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on October 1 that first occurs after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) 
COMPENSATION
OF
OFFICERS.—The 
amendments made by section 3 shall apply to any 
case under title 11 of the United States Code com-
menced on or after October 1 that first occurs after 
the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(A) under chapter 7, or 
(B) under chapter 11, 12, or 13 and con-
verted to a case chapter 7. 
(2) BANKRUPTCY
FEES.—The amendments 
made by section 4 shall apply to— 
(A) any case pending under chapter 11 of 
title 11 of the United States Code on or after 
October 1 that first occurs after October 1 that 
first occurs after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and 
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(B) quarterly fees payable under section 
1930(a)(6) of title 28 of the United States 
Code for disbursements made in any calendar 
quarter that begins on or after October 1 that 
first occurs after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
Æ 
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