IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2266 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 18, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize 
the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges; and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bankruptcy Judgeship 
Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. CONVERSION OF THE TEMPORARY OFFICE OF 
BANKRUPTCY JUDGE TO THE PERMANENT 
OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE IN CERTAIN 
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS. 
(a) DISTRICT OF DELAWARE.— 
(1) The temporary office of four bankruptcy 
judges authorized for the district of Delaware by 
section 1223(b)(1)(C) of Public Law 109–8 (119 
Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by 
section 2(a)(1)(C) of Public Law 112–121 (126 
Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby 
to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge and 
represented in the amendment made by section 3(1) 
of this Act, and may be filled. 
(2) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge 
authorized for the district of Delaware by section 
3(a)(3) of Public Law 102–361 (106 Stat. 966; 28 
U.S.C. 
152 
note), 
and 
extended 
by 
section 
1223(c)(1) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 198; 28 
U.S.C. 152 note) and section 2(b)(1) of Public Law 
112–121 (126 Stat. 347; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is 
converted hereby to the permanent office of bank-
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ruptcy judge and represented in the amendment 
made by section 3(1) of this Act, and may be filled. 
(b) SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA.—The tem-
porary office of two bankruptcy judges authorized for the 
southern district of Florida by section 1223(b)(1)(D) of 
Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), 
and extended by section 2(a)(1)(D) of Public Law 112– 
121 (126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted 
hereby to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge and 
represented in the amendment made by section 3(3) of 
this Act, and may be filled. 
(c) DISTRICT OF MARYLAND.—The temporary office 
of one bankruptcy judge first appointed as authorized for 
the district of Maryland by section 1223(b)(1)(F) of Pub-
lic Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and 
extended by section 2(a)(1)(F) of Public Law 112–121 
(126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby 
to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge and rep-
resented in the amendment made by section 3(4) of this 
Act, and may be filled. 
(d) EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.—The tem-
porary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the east-
ern district of Michigan by section 1223(b)(1)(G) of Pub-
lic Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and 
extended by section 2(a)(1)(G) of Public Law 112–121 
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(126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby 
to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge and rep-
resented in the amendment made by section 3(5) of this 
Act, and may be filled. 
(e) DISTRICT OF NEVADA.—The temporary office of 
bankruptcy judge authorized for the district of Nevada by 
section 1223(b)(1)(T) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 
197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 
2(a)(1)(Q) of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 346; 28 
U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent 
office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the amend-
ment made by section 3(6) of this Act, and may be filled. 
(f) EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA.—The 
temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the 
eastern 
district 
of 
North 
Carolina 
by 
section 
1223(b)(1)(M) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 
U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 2(a)(1)(J) of 
Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), 
is converted hereby to the permanent office of bankruptcy 
judge and represented in the amendment made by section 
3(7) of this Act, and may be filled. 
(g) DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO.— 
(1) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge 
authorized for the district of Puerto Rico by section 
1223(b)(1)(P) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 
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28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 
2(a)(1)(M) of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 346; 
28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the per-
manent office of bankruptcy judge and represented 
in the amendment made by section 3(8) of this Act, 
and may be filled. 
(2) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge 
authorized for the district of Puerto Rico by section 
3(a)(7) of Public Law 102–361 (106 Stat. 966; 28 
U.S.C. 
152 
note), 
and 
extended 
by 
section 
1223(c)(1) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 198; 28 
U.S.C. 152 note) and section 2(b)(1) of Public Law 
112–121 (126 Stat. 347; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is 
converted hereby to the permanent office of bank-
ruptcy judge and is represented in the amendment 
made by section 3(8) of this Act, and may be filled. 
(h) EASTERN DISTRICT
OF VIRGINIA.—The tem-
porary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the east-
ern district of Virginia by section 1223(b)(1)(R) of Public 
Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and ex-
tended by section 2(a)(1)(P) of Public Law 112–121 (126 
Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to 
the permanent office of bankruptcy judge and is rep-
resented in the amendment made by section 3(9) of this 
Act, and may be filled. 
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SEC. 3. PERMANENT OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE AU-
THORIZED. 
To reflect the conversion of the temporary office of 
bankruptcy judge to the permanent office of bankruptcy 
judge made by the operation of section 2, and to authorize 
the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, section 
152(a)(2) of title 28 of the United States Code is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the item relating to the district of Dela-
ware by striking ‘‘1’’ and inserting ‘‘8’’; 
(2) in the item relating to the middle district of 
Florida by striking ‘‘8’’ and inserting ‘‘9’’; 
(3) in the item relating to the southern district 
of Florida by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘7’’; 
(4) in the item relating to the district of Mary-
land by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’; 
(5) in the item relating to the eastern district 
of Michigan by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’; 
(6) in the item relating to the district of Ne-
vada by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘4’’; 
(7) in the item relating to the eastern district 
of North Carolina by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’; 
(8) in the item relating to the district of Puerto 
Rico by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘4’’; and 
(9) in the item relating to the eastern district 
of Virginia by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’. 
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SEC. 4. BANKRUPTCY FEES. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 28 OF THE UNITED 
STATES CODE.—Section 1930(a)(6) of title 28 of the 
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) In any fiscal year, the quarterly fee pay-
able for a quarter in which disbursements equal or 
exceed $1,000,000 shall be 1 percent of such dis-
bursements or $250,000, whichever is less, unless 
the balance in the United States Trustee System 
Fund as of September 30 immediately preceding 
such fiscal year exceeds $200,000,000.’’. 
(b) DEPOSITS OF CERTAIN FEES FOR FISCAL YEARS 
2018 THROUGH 2022.—Notwithstanding section 589a(b) 
of title 28 of the United States Code, for each of the fiscal 
years 2018 through 2022— 
(1) 97.5 percent of the fees collected under sec-
tion 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) 2.5 percent of the fees collected under sec-
tion 1930(a)(6) of such title shall be deposited in 
the general fund of the Treasury. 
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(c) 
EFFECTIVE
DATE; 
APPLICATION
AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), this section shall take effect on July 
1, 2017, or on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
whichever is later. 
(2) 
APPLICATION
OF
AMENDMENTS.—The 
amendments made by this section shall apply to 
quarterly fees payable under section 1930(a)(6) of 
title 28 of the United States Code, as amended by 
this section, for disbursements made in any calendar 
quarter that begins on or after the effective date of 
the amendments made by this section. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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