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‘‘(2) to round to the nearest $25 the dollar 
amount that represents the change described in 
paragraph (1).’’. 
TITLE III—BANKRUPTCY RULES 
SEC. 301. RULES ENABLING ACT AMENDMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the third undes-
ignated paragraph of section 2075 of title 28, United 
States Code, the Supreme Court of the United States may 
prescribe by general rules, the forms of process, writs, 
pleadings, and motions, and the practice and procedure 
in cases under title 11, United States Code, as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act before the effective date 
of this Act. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 2075 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the fourth undesignated paragraph. 
(c) PLAIN WRITING.—In drafting the form required 
by section 1031(d) of title 11, as added by this Act, the 
Judicial Conference of the United States should comply 
with the requirements of the Plain Writing Act of 2010 
(5 U.S.C. 301 note). 
‘‘(1) ‘‘157A. Fraudulent transfers.’’. 
SEC. 302. BANKRUPTCY RULES AMENDMENTS. 
Rule 7004 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Proce-
dure is amended by striking subdivision (h). 
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SEC. 303. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Judicial Con-
ference of the United States should— 
(1) promulgate a simplified version of the 
schedule of current income and current expenditures 
required under section 521(a)(1)(B)(ii) of title 11, 
United States Code, for debtors who, by virtue of 
section 521(c) of title 11, United States Code, are 
not subject to the documentation requirements of 
that section or the statement of annual income re-
quired by section 521(a)(1)(B)(v) of title 11, United 
States Code; and 
(2) draft rules that provide that, with respect to 
a case in which the debtor is an individual, the 
rights under section 542 of title 11, United States 
Code, may be enforced by motion. 
TITLE IV—FUNDING THE 
BANKRUPTCY SYSTEM 
SEC. 401. BANKRUPTCY FEES. 
Title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 589a(b), by amending paragraph 
(1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) 38.50 percent of the fees collected under 
section 1930(a)(1);’’; and 
(2) in section 1930— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
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(i) by amending paragraph (1) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) For a case commenced under chapter 10, 
$250.’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (6)(B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘During each of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022, if’’ 
and inserting ‘‘If’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘$200,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$250,000,000’’; and 
(iii) in the undesignated matter fol-
lowing paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘chapter 
7, or 13 of title 11’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 
7 or 10 of title 11’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), 
(e), and (f) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), 
respectively; 
(C) by striking subsection (b) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(b) On April 1, 2022, and each April 1 thereafter, 
the dollar amounts in effect under paragraph (a)(6)(A) 
on the day before such April 1 shall be adjusted— 
‘‘(1) to reflect the change in the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by 
the Department of Labor, for the most recent period 
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ending immediately before January 1 preceding such 
April 1; and 
‘‘(2) to round to the nearest $25 the dollar 
amount that represents the change described in 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) The Judicial Conference of the United States 
may prescribed additional fees in cases under title 11, 
other than cases under chapter 10 of that title, of the 
same kind as the Judicial Conference prescribes under sec-
tion 1914(b) of this title.’’; and 
(D) in subsection (g), as so redesignated— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1) 
Under’’ and all that follows and inserting 
the following: ‘‘(1)(A) Under the proce-
dures prescribed by the Judicial Con-
ference of the United States, the district 
court or the bankruptcy court may waive 
all fees payable to the clerk of the court in 
a case under chapter 10 of title 11 for an 
individual if the court determines that such 
individual has income less than 150 per-
cent of the income official poverty line (as 
defined by the Office of Management and 
Budget, and revised annually in accord-
ance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus 
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Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) appli-
cable to a family of the size involved and 
is unable to pay that fee in installments. 
‘‘(B) If the court determines that such an individual 
has income less than 100 percent of the income official 
poverty line applicable to a family of the size involved, 
such individual shall be conclusively presumed to be un-
able to pay that fee in instalments.’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsections (c) and (d)’’. 
SEC. 402. TRUSTEE COMPENSATION. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 586 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘chapter 7, 11 (in-
cluding subchapter V of chapter 11), 12, 
13, or 15’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 7, 10, 
11 (including subchapter V of chapter 11), 
12, or 15’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘chapters 12 and 
13 of title 11’’ and inserting ‘‘chap-
ters 10 and 12 of title 11’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘sections 1224, 
1229, 1324, and 1329’’ and inserting 
‘‘sections 1024, 1025(k), 1224, and 
1229’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (6); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and 
(8) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) If the number of cases under chapter 10 or 12 
of title 11 or subchapter V of chapter 11 of title 11 com-
menced in a particular region so warrants, the United 
States trustee for such region may, subject to the approval 
of the Attorney General, appoint 1 or more individuals to 
serve as standing trustee, or designate 1 or more assistant 
United States trustees to serve in cases under such chap-
ter. The United States trustee may also establish, main-
tain, and supervise a panel of private trustees that are 
eligible and available to serve as trustees in cases under 
chapter 10 of title 11. The United States trustee for such 
region shall supervise the performance of the duties of any 
such individual appointed under this subsection.’’; 
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(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘under 
subchapter V of chapter 11 or chapter 12 or 13 of 
title 11’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘chap-
ter 10 or 12 of title 11 or subchapter V of chapter 
11 of title 11’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘under 
subchapter V of chapter 11 or chapter 12 or 13 
of title 11’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 12 of title 
11 or subchapter V of chapter 11’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘under subchapter 
V of chapter 11 or chapter 12 or 13 of 
title 11’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 12 of title 
11 or subchapter V of chapter 11 of title 
11’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘under subchapter V of chapter 11 or 
chapter 12 or 13 of title 11’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 12 of title 11 or subchapter V of 
chapter 11 of title 11’’; and 
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(iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘subparagraph (d)(1)(B)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subparagraph (e)(1)(B)’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), 
and (5) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respec-
tively; and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) The Attorney General, after consultation 
with a United States trustee that has appointed an 
individual under subsection (b) of this section to 
serve as standing trustee in cases under chapter 10 
of title 11, shall fix— 
‘‘(A) a maximum annual compensation for 
such individual consisting of— 
‘‘(i) an amount not to exceed the 1.25 
times the highest annual rate of basic pay 
in effect for a position at level IV of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
title 5; and 
‘‘(ii) the cash value of employment 
benefits comparable to the employment 
benefits provided by the United States to 
individuals who are employed by the 
United States at the same rate of basic 
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pay to perform similar services during the 
same period of time; and 
‘‘(B) a percentage fee not to exceed 10 
percent. 
‘‘(4) An individual serving as standing trustee 
in cases under chapter 10 of title 11 shall collect 
such percentage fee from all payments received by 
such individual (including the value of property ten-
dered to such individual) under plans in such cases 
for which such individual serves as standing trustee. 
Such individual shall pay to the United States trust-
ee, and the United States trustee shall deposit in the 
United States Trustee System Fund— 
‘‘(A) any amount by which the actual com-
pensation of such individual exceeds 5 percent 
upon all payments received under plans in such 
cases for which such individual serves as stand-
ing trustee; and 
‘‘(B) any amount by which the percentage 
fee for all such cases exceeds— 
‘‘(i) such individual’s actual com-
pensation for such cases, as adjusted under 
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3); plus 
‘‘(ii) the actual, necessary expenses in-
curred by such individual as standing 
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trustee in such cases. Subject to the ap-
proval of the Attorney General, any or all 
of the interest earned from the deposit of 
payments under plans by such individual 
may be utilized to pay actual, necessary ex-
penses without regard to the percentage 
limitation contained in paragraph (3)(B) of 
this subsection.’’; and 
(5) by striking subsection (f). 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
promulgate regulations to implement a process for sub-
stituting a trustee under section 1001 of title 11, United 
States Code, when necessary. 
TITLE V—BANKRUPTCY LIEN 
FILING SYSTEM 
SEC. 501. BANKRUPTCY LIEN FILING SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Execu-
tive Office For United States Trustees shall establish a 
searchable electronic system for the filing of liens created 
by, or under, title 11, United States Code, including— 
(1) liens created under section 1028(i)(1) of 
that title; and 
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(2) liens created pursuant to any order issued 
in a case under that title. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Attorney General shall pro-
mulgate any necessary regulations to effectuate the estab-
lishment and operation of the filing system required under 
subsection (a), including regulations relating to the effect 
of the filing of a lien in the system. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 601. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The provisions of this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 602. TRANSITION. 
A case commenced under title 11, United States 
Code, before the date that is 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and all matters and proceedings in or 
relating to any such case, shall be conducted and deter-
mined as if this Act had not been enacted, and the sub-
stantive rights of parties in connection with any such 
bankruptcy case, matter, or proceeding shall continue to 
be governed by the law applicable to such case, matter, 
or proceeding as if the Act had not been enacted. 
SEC. 603. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by 
this Act, or the application of such provision or amend-
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ment to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid 
or unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, the amend-
ments made by this Act, and the application of such provi-
sions to any person or circumstance shall not be affected 
thereby. 
Æ 
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