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(b) Amounts repurposed pursuant to subsection (a) that 
were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of such Act. 
SEC. 307. Section 101(a)(7) of division D of Public Law 
115–56 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) The Department of the Interior, Environment, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 
G of Public Law 115–31), except the language under the 
heading ‘FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund’ in 
the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior.’’. 
SEC. 308. (a) Notwithstanding sections 1309, 1310, and 
1310a of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4016–4017a) and section 15(e) of the Federal Flood 
Insurance Act of 1956 (42 U.S.C. 2414(e)), and any bor-
rowing agreement entered into between the Department of 
the Treasury and the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy, of the indebtedness of the Administrator under any notes 
or other obligations issued pursuant to section 1309(a) of the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) 
and section 15(e) of the Federal Insurance Act of 1956 (42 
U.S.C. 2414(e)) that is outstanding as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act, an amount of $16,000,000,000 is hereby
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cancelled. To the extent of the amount cancelled, the Admin-
istrator and the National Flood Insurance Fund are relieved 
of all liability to the Secretary of the Treasury under any 
such notes or other obligations, including for any interest due 
under such notes and any other fees and charges payable in 
connection with such notes, and the total amount of notes 
and obligations 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 sub-
section (a) may be treated as public debt of the United 
States. 
(c)(1) This section is designated as an emergency re-
quirement 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 pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control 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 ex-
ceed $1,270,000,000 of funds made available for the contin-
gency reserve under the heading ‘‘Supplemental Nutrition As-
sistance Program’’ of division A of Public Law 114–113 shall
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be available for the Secretary to provide a grant to the Com-
monwealth 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 obligation 
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 Def-
icit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 310. Notwithstanding section 2208(l)(3) of title 10, 
United States Code, during fiscal year 2018, the dollar limi-
tation on advance billing of a customer of a working-capital 
fund in such section shall not apply with respect to the ad-
vance 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 Supple-
mental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act 
of 2017’’.
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DIVISION B—BANKRUPTCY 
JUDGESHIP ACT OF 2017 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Bankruptcy Judge-
ship Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 1002. 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.— 
(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 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. 
(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.
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(2) VACANCIES.— 
(A) SINGLE VACANCIES.—Except as provided 
in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), the 1st va-
cancy 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, retirement, 
resignation, 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, 
resignation, 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 Mary-
land— 
(I) occurring more than 5 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act; and
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(II) resulting from the death, retire-
ment, resignation, or removal of a bank-
ruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled. 
(ii) The 2d and 3d vacancies in the office 
of a bankruptcy judge for the district of Mary-
land resulting from the death, retirement, res-
ignation, 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, 
resignation, 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 Tem-
porary 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).
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(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.— 
(1) EXTENSIONS.—The temporary office of bank-
ruptcy judges authorized by section 3 of the Bankruptcy 
Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) and ex-
tended by subsection (c) of the Bankruptcy Judgeship 
Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) and further extended 
by section 2 of the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships 
Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) for the dis-
trict of Delaware and the district of Puerto Rico are ex-
tended until the applicable vacancy specified in para-
graph (2) in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the re-
spective 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, retirement, 
resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled.
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(B) DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO.—The 2d va-
cancy 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, 
resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy 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. 1003. 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:
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(1) Two additional bankruptcy judges for the dis-
trict 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 va-
cancies in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the dis-
trict of Delaware— 
(A) occurring 5 years or more after the ap-
pointment date of the bankruptcy judge appointed 
under subsection (a)(1) to such office; and 
(B) resulting from the death, retirement, res-
ignation, 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 middle 
district of Florida— 
(A) occurring 5 years or more after the ap-
pointment date of the bankruptcy judge appointed 
under subsection (a)(2) to such office; and 
(B) resulting from the death, retirement, res-
ignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, 
shall not be filled.
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(3) EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.—The 2d va-
cancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the eastern 
district of Michigan— 
(A) occurring 5 years or more after the ap-
pointment date of the bankruptcy judge appointed 
under subsection (a)(3) to such office; and 
(B) resulting from the death, retirement, res-
ignation, 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) Ex-
cept 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 Sys-
tem Fund as of September 30 of the most recent full fis-
cal 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
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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 cal-
endar 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 DIS-
POSITION OF FARM ASSETS UNDER CHAPTER 12 
BANKRUPTCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 12 of title 
11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: