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issued by the Administrator pursuant to such sections shall be 
considered to be reduced by such amount for the purposes of the 
limitation on such total amount under such section 1309(a). 
(b) The amount of the indebtedness cancelled under subsection 
(a) may be treated as public debt of the United States. 
(c)(1) This section is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 
2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 
(2) The amount provided in this section is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
SEC. 309. Notwithstanding section 19(a)(2)(B) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028), not to exceed $1,270,000,000 
of funds made available for the contingency reserve under the 
heading ‘‘Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’’ of division 
A of Public Law 114–113 shall be available for the Secretary to 
provide a grant to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for disaster 
nutrition assistance in response to the Presidentially declared major 
disasters and emergencies: Provided, That funds made available 
to Puerto Rico under this section shall remain available for obliga-
tion by the Commonwealth until September 30, 2019, and shall 
be in addition to funds otherwise made available: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 310. Notwithstanding section 2208(l)(3) of title 10, United 
States Code, during fiscal year 2018, the dollar limitation on 
advance billing of a customer of a working-capital fund in such 
section shall not apply with respect to the advance billing of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency. In the preceding sentence, 
the term ‘‘advance billing’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 2208(l)(4) of title 10, United States Code. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Additional Supplemental 
Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017’’. 
DIVISION B—BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP 
ACT OF 2017 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Bankruptcy Judgeship Act 
of 2017’’. 
SEC. 1002. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY 
JUDGES IN CERTAIN JUDICIAL DISTRICTS. 
(a) TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES AUTHORIZED 
BY THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP ACT OF 2005.— 
(1) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary office of bankruptcy 
judges authorized for the following districts by subsection (b) 
of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) 
are extended until the applicable vacancy specified in paragraph 
(2) in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the respective district 
occurs: 
(A) The district of Delaware. 
(B) The southern district of Florida. 
(C) The district of Maryland.
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(D) The eastern district of Michigan. 
(E) The district of Nevada. 
(F) The eastern district of North Carolina. 
(G) The district of Puerto Rico. 
(H) The eastern district of Virginia. 
(2) VACANCIES.— 
(A) SINGLE VACANCIES.—Except as provided in sub-
paragraphs (B), (C), and (D), the 1st vacancy in the office 
of a bankruptcy judge for each district specified in para-
graph (1)— 
(i) occurring more than 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act; and 
(ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resigna-
tion, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
(B) DISTRICT OF DELAWARE.—The 1st, 2d, 3d, and 4th 
vacancies in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the district 
of Delaware— 
(i) occurring 5 years or more after the date of 
the enactment of this Act; and 
(ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resigna-
tion, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
(C) DISTRICT OF MARYLAND.— 
(i) The 1st vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy 
judge for the district of Maryland— 
(I) occurring more than 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act; and 
(II) resulting from the death, retirement, res-
ignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
(ii) The 2d and 3d vacancies in the office of a 
bankruptcy judge for the district of Maryland resulting 
from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal 
of a bankruptcy judge, shall not be filled. 
(D) SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA.—The 1st and 2d 
vacancies in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the 
southern district of Florida— 
(i) occurring more than 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act; and 
(ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resigna-
tion, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
(3) APPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS.—Except as provided in 
paragraphs (1) and (2), all other provisions of subsection (b) 
of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) 
and section 2 of the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Exten-
sion Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) remain applicable to 
the temporary office of bankruptcy judges referred to in para-
graph (1). 
(b) TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES EXTENDED BY 
THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP ACT OF 2005 AND THE TEMPORARY 
BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS EXTENSION ACT OF 2012.— 
(1) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary office of bankruptcy 
judges authorized by section 3 of the Bankruptcy Judgeship 
Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) and extended by subsection 
(c) of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 152
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note) and further extended by section 2 of the Temporary 
Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 
note) for the district of Delaware and the district of Puerto 
Rico are extended until the applicable vacancy specified in 
paragraph (2) in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the respec-
tive district occurs. 
(2) VACANCIES.— 
(A) DISTRICT OF DELAWARE.—The 5th vacancy in the 
office of a bankruptcy judge for the district of Delaware— 
(i) occurring more than 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act; and 
(ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resigna-
tion, or removal of a bankruptcy 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 more than 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act; and 
(ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resigna-
tion, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
(3) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraphs (1) and (2), all other provisions of section 
3 of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 
note), subsection (c) of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 
(28 U.S.C. 152 note), and section 2 of the Temporary Bank-
ruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) 
remain applicable to the temporary office of bankruptcy judges 
referred to in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 1003. TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE AUTHORIZED. 
(a) 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 that title: 
(1) Two additional bankruptcy judges for the district of 
Delaware. 
(2) One additional bankruptcy judge for the middle district 
of Florida. 
(3) One additional bankruptcy judge for the eastern district 
of Michigan. 
(b) VACANCIES.— 
(1) DISTRICT OF DELAWARE.—The 6th and 7th vacancies 
in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the district of Delaware— 
(A) occurring 5 years or more after the appointment 
date of the bankruptcy judge appointed under subsection 
(a)(1) to such office; and 
(B) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, 
or removal of a bankruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
(2) MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA.—The 1st vacancy in the 
office of a bankruptcy judge for the middle district of Florida— 
(A) occurring 5 years or more after the appointment 
date of the bankruptcy judge appointed under subsection 
(a)(2) to such office; and 
(B) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, 
or removal of a bankruptcy judge,
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shall not be filled. 
(3) EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.—The 2d vacancy in 
the office of a bankruptcy judge for the eastern district of 
Michigan— 
(A) occurring 5 years or more after the appointment 
date of the bankruptcy judge appointed under subsection 
(a)(3) to such office; and 
(B) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, 
or removal of a bankruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
SEC. 1004. BANKRUPTCY FEES. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 28 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE.— 
Section 1930(a)(6) of title 28, 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) During each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, if 
the balance in the United States Trustee System Fund as 
of September 30 of the most recent full fiscal year is less 
than $200,000,000, the quarterly fee payable for a quarter 
in which disbursements equal or exceed $1,000,000 shall be 
the lesser of 1 percent of such disbursements or $250,000.’’. 
(b) DEPOSITS
OF
CERTAIN
FEES
FOR
FISCAL
YEARS
2018 
THROUGH 2022.—Notwithstanding section 589a(b) of title 28, United 
States Code, for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022— 
(1) 98 percent of the fees collected under section 1930(a)(6) 
of such title shall be deposited as offsetting collections to the 
appropriation ‘‘United States Trustee System Fund’’, to remain 
available until expended; and 
(2) 2 percent of the fees collected under section 1930(a)(6) 
of such title shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury. 
(c) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to quarterly fees payable under section 
1930(a)(6) of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this 
section, for disbursements made in any calendar quarter that begins 
on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1005. CLARIFICATION OF RULE ALLOWING DISCHARGE TO 
GOVERNMENTAL CLAIMS ARISING FROM THE DISPOSI-
TION OF FARM ASSETS UNDER CHAPTER 12 BANK-
RUPTCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 12 of title 11, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 1232. Claim by a governmental unit based on the disposi-
tion of property used in a farming operation 
‘‘(a) Any unsecured claim of a governmental unit against the 
debtor or the estate that arises before the filing of the petition, 
or that arises after the filing of the petition and before the debtor’s 
discharge under section 1228, as a result of the sale, transfer, 
exchange, or other disposition of any property used in the debtor’s 
farming operation— 
‘‘(1) shall be treated as an unsecured claim arising before 
the date on which the petition is filed; 
‘‘(2) shall not be entitled to priority under section 507; 
‘‘(3) shall be provided for under a plan; and
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‘‘(4) shall be discharged in accordance with section 1228. 
‘‘(b) For purposes of applying sections 1225(a)(4), 1228(b)(2), 
and 1229(b)(1) to a claim described in subsection (a) of this section, 
the amount that would be paid on such claim if the estate of 
the debtor were liquidated in a case under chapter 7 of this title 
shall be the amount that would be paid by the estate in a chapter 
7 case if the claim were an unsecured claim arising before the 
date on which the petition was filed and were not entitled to 
priority under section 507. 
‘‘(c) For purposes of applying sections 523(a), 1228(a)(2), and 
1228(c)(2) to a claim described in subsection (a) of this section, 
the claim shall not be treated as a claim of a kind specified in 
subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 523(a)(1). 
‘‘(d)(1) A governmental unit may file a proof of claim for a 
claim described in subsection (a) that arises after the date on 
which the petition is filed. 
‘‘(2) If a debtor files a tax return after the filing of the petition 
for a period in which a claim described in subsection (a) arises, 
and the claim relates to the tax return, the debtor shall serve 
notice of the claim on the governmental unit charged with the 
responsibility for the collection of the tax at the address and in 
the manner designated in section 505(b)(1). Notice under this para-
graph shall state that the debtor has filed a petition under this 
chapter, state the name and location of the court in which the 
case under this chapter is pending, state the amount of the claim, 
and include a copy of the filed tax return and documentation sup-
porting the calculation of the claim. 
‘‘(3) If notice of a claim has been served on the governmental 
unit in accordance with paragraph (2), the governmental unit may 
file a proof of claim not later than 180 days after the date on 
which such notice was served. If the governmental unit has not 
filed a timely proof of the claim, the debtor or trustee may file 
proof of the claim that is consistent with the notice served under 
paragraph (2). If a proof of claim is filed by the debtor or trustee 
under this paragraph, the governmental unit may not amend the 
proof of claim. 
‘‘(4) A claim filed under this subsection shall be determined 
and shall be allowed under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 
502, or disallowed under subsection (d) or (e) of section 502, in 
the same manner as if the claim had arisen immediately before 
the date of the filing of the petition.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 12 of title 11, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 1222(a)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘unless—’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘the holder’’ and inserting 
‘‘unless the holder’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) subject to section 1232, provide for the treatment of 
any claim by a governmental unit of a kind described in section 
1232(a).’’; 
(B) in section 1228— 
(i) in subsection (a)—