(1) in the item relating to the eastern and west-
ern districts of Arkansas by striking ‘‘3’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘4’’, 
(2) in the item relating to the district of Dela-
ware by striking ‘‘1’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’, 
(3) in the item relating to the middle district of 
Florida by striking ‘‘8’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’, 
(4) in the item relating to the southern district 
of Florida by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘7’’, 
(5) in the item relating to the northern district 
of Georgia by striking ‘‘8’’ and inserting ‘‘9’’, 
(6) in the item relating to the southern district 
of Georgia by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’, 
(7) in the item relating to the district of Mary-
land by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘7’’, 
(8) in the item relating to the eastern district 
of Michigan by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’, 
(9) in the item relating to the district of Ne-
vada by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’, 
(10) in the item relating to the district of New 
Jersey by striking ‘‘8’’ and inserting ‘‘9’’, 
(11) in the item relating to the southern district 
of New York by striking ‘‘9’’ and inserting ‘‘11’’, 
(12) in the item relating to the eastern district 
of North Carolina by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’,
(13) in the item relating to the eastern district 
of Pennsylvania by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’, 
(14) in the item relating to the district of Puer-
to Rico by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’, 
(15) in the item relating to the district of South 
Carolina by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’, 
(16) in the item relating to the western district 
of Tennessee by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’, 
(17) in the item relating to the district of Utah 
by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘4’’, and 
(18) in the item relating to the eastern district 
of Virginia by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’. 
SEC. 3. TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS. 
(a) TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.—
(1) APPOINTMENTS.—The following bankruptcy 
judges shall be appointed in the manner prescribed 
in section 152(a)(1) of title 28, United States Code, 
for the appointment of bankruptcy judges provided 
for in section 152(a)(2) of such title: 
(A) One additional bankruptcy judge for 
the southern district of Georgia. 
(B) One additional bankruptcy judge for 
the district of Maryland. 
(C) One additional bankruptcy judge for 
the eastern district of Mississippi.
(D) One additional bankruptcy judge for 
the northern district of Mississippi. 
(E) One additional bankruptcy judge for 
the middle district of New York. 
(F) One additional bankruptcy judge for 
the middle district of Pennsylvania. 
(G) One additional bankruptcy judge for 
the district of Puerto Rico. 
(2) VACANCIES.—The first vacancy occurring in 
the office of bankruptcy judge in each of the judicial 
districts set forth in paragraph (1)—
(i) occurring 5 years or more after the 
appointment date of the bankruptcy judge 
appointed under paragraph (1) to such of-
fice; and 
(ii) resulting from the death, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge; 
shall not be filled. 
(b) EXTENSIONS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The temporary office of 
bankruptcy judges authorized for the northern dis-
trict of Alabama and the eastern district of Ten-
nessee under paragraphs (1) and (9) of section 3(a) 
of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28
U.S.C. 152 note) are extended until the first va-
cancy occurring in the office of a bankruptcy judge 
in the applicable district resulting from the death, 
retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy 
judge and occurring 5 years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.—
All other provisions of section 3 of the Bankruptcy 
Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) remain 
applicable to the temporary office of bankruptcy 
judges referred to in this subsection. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 152(a) of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking the first sen-
tence and inserting the following: ‘‘Each bankruptcy 
judge to be appointed for a judicial district, as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), shall be appointed by the 
court of appeals of the United States for the circuit 
in which such district is located.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in the item relating to the middle dis-
trict of Georgia, by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting 
‘‘3’’; and
(B) in the collective item relating to the 
middle and southern districts of Georgia, by 
striking ‘‘Middle and Southern . . . . . . 1’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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