In the Senate of the United States, 
September 27, 2017. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2266) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 28 of the 
United States Code to authorize the appointment of addi-
tional bankruptcy judges; and for other purposes.’’, do pass 
with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bankruptcy Judgeship 
Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANK-
RUPTCY JUDGES IN CERTAIN JUDICIAL DIS-
TRICTS. 
(a) TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES AU-
THORIZED
BY
THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP ACT
OF 
2005.—
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(1) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary office of bank-
ruptcy 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 ap-
plicable vacancy specified in paragraph (2) in the of-
fice 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. 
(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 pro-
vided in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), the 
1st vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge 
for each district specified in paragraph (1)— 
(i) occurring more than 5 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
(ii) resulting from the death, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge,
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shall not be filled. 
(B) DISTRICT OF DELAWARE.—The 1st, 2d, 
3d, and 4th vacancies in the office of a bank-
ruptcy 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, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
(C) DISTRICT OF MARYLAND.— 
(i) The 1st vacancy in the office of a 
bankruptcy judge for the district of Mary-
land— 
(I) occurring more than 5 years 
after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and 
(II) resulting from the death, re-
tirement, resignation, or removal of a 
bankruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
(ii) The 2d and 3d vacancies in the of-
fice of a bankruptcy judge for the district of 
Maryland resulting from the death, retire-
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ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge, shall not be filled. 
(D) SOUTHERN
DISTRICT
OF
FLORIDA.— 
The 1st and 2d vacancies in the office of a bank-
ruptcy judge for the southern district of Flor-
ida— 
(i) occurring more than 5 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
(ii) resulting from the death, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
(3) APPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS.—Except as 
provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), all other provi-
sions of subsection (b) 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 judges referred to in 
paragraph (1). 
(b) TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES EX-
TENDED BY THE BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP ACT OF 2005 
AND THE TEMPORARY BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS EXTEN-
SION ACT OF 2012.—
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(1) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary office of bank-
ruptcy judges authorized by section 3 of the Bank-
ruptcy 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 note) and fur-
ther extended by section 2 of the Temporary Bank-
ruptcy 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 va-
cancy specified in paragraph (2) in the office of a 
bankruptcy judge for the respective district occurs. 
(2) VACANCIES.— 
(A) DISTRICT OF DELAWARE.—The 5th va-
cancy 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, 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—
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(i) occurring more than 5 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
(ii) resulting from the death, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
(3) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.—Ex-
cept 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), subsection (c) 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 judges referred to in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 3. TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE AU-
THORIZED. 
(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 appoint-
ment of bankruptcy judges provided for in section 152(a)(2) 
of that title: 
(1) Two additional bankruptcy judges for the 
district of Delaware.
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(2) One additional bankruptcy judge of the mid-
dle district of Florida. 
(3) One additional bankruptcy judge for the east-
ern 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 ap-
pointment date of the bankruptcy judge ap-
pointed under paragraph (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 va-
cancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the mid-
dle district of Florida— 
(A) occurring 5 years or more after the ap-
pointment date of the bankruptcy judge ap-
pointed under paragraph (1) to such office, and 
(B) resulting from the death, retirement, 
resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled.