under the terms of the qualified financial contract, 
is subordinated to the claims of general unsecured 
creditors) are assigned to and assumed by the bridge 
company; 
‘‘(3) all claims of the debtor against the entity 
under any qualified financial contract between the 
entity and the debtor are assigned to and assumed 
by the bridge company; and 
‘‘(4) all property securing or any other credit 
enhancement furnished by the debtor for any quali-
fied financial contract described in paragraph (1) or 
any claim described in paragraph (2) or (3) under 
any qualified financial contract between the entity 
and the debtor is assigned to and assumed by the 
bridge company. 
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding any provision of a qualified fi-
nancial contract or of applicable nonbankruptcy law, a 
qualified financial contract of the debtor that is assumed 
or assigned in a transfer under section 1185 may not be 
accelerated, terminated, or modified, after the entry of the 
order approving a transfer under section 1185, and any 
right or obligation under the qualified financial contract 
may not be accelerated, terminated, or modified, after the 
entry of the order approving a transfer under section 1185 
solely because of a condition described in section
1187(c)(1), other than a condition of the kind specified 
in section 1187(b) that occurs after property of the estate 
no longer includes a direct beneficial interest or an indi-
rect beneficial interest through the special trustee, in more 
than 50 percent of the equity securities of the bridge com-
pany. 
‘‘(e) Notwithstanding any provision of any agreement 
or in applicable nonbankruptcy law, an agreement of an 
affiliate (including an executory contract, an unexpired 
lease, qualified financial contract, or an agreement under 
which the affiliate issued or is obligated for debt) and any 
right or obligation under such agreement may not be ac-
celerated, terminated, or modified, solely because of a con-
dition described in section 1187(c)(1), other than a condi-
tion of the kind specified in section 1187(b) that occurs 
after the bridge company is no longer a direct or indirect 
beneficial holder of more than 50 percent of the equity 
securities of the affiliate, at any time after the commence-
ment of the case if— 
‘‘(1) all direct or indirect interests in the affil-
iate that are property of the estate are transferred 
under section 1185 to the bridge company within the 
period specified in subsection (a); 
‘‘(2) the bridge company assumes—
‘‘(A) any guarantee or other credit en-
hancement issued by the debtor relating to the 
agreement of the affiliate; and 
‘‘(B) any obligations in respect of rights of 
setoff, netting arrangement, or debt of the debt-
or that directly arises out of or directly relates 
to the guarantee or credit enhancement; and 
‘‘(3) any property of the estate that directly 
serves as collateral for the guarantee or credit en-
hancement is transferred to the bridge company. 
‘‘§ 1189. Licenses, permits, and registrations 
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding any otherwise applicable non-
bankruptcy law, if a request is made under section 1185 
for a transfer of property of the estate, any Federal, State, 
or local license, permit, or registration that the debtor or 
an affiliate had immediately before the commencement of 
the case and that is proposed to be transferred under sec-
tion 1185 may not be accelerated, terminated, or modified 
at any time after the request solely on account of— 
‘‘(1) the insolvency or financial condition of the 
debtor at any time before the closing of the case; 
‘‘(2) the commencement of a case under this 
title concerning the debtor; 
‘‘(3) the appointment of or taking possession by 
a trustee in a case under this title concerning the
debtor or by a custodian before the commencement 
of the case; or 
‘‘(4) a transfer under section 1185. 
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding any otherwise applicable non-
bankruptcy law, any Federal, State, or local license, per-
mit, or registration that the debtor had immediately before 
the commencement of the case that is included in a trans-
fer under section 1185 shall be valid and all rights and 
obligations thereunder shall vest in the bridge company. 
‘‘§ 1190. Exemption from securities laws 
‘‘For purposes of section 1145, a security of the 
bridge company shall be deemed to be a security of a suc-
cessor to the debtor under a plan if the court approves 
the disclosure statement for the plan as providing ade-
quate information (as defined in section 1125(a)) about 
the bridge company and the security. 
‘‘§ 1191. Inapplicability of certain avoiding powers 
‘‘A transfer made or an obligation incurred by the 
debtor to an affiliate prior to or after the commencement 
of the case, including any obligation released by the debtor 
or the estate to or for the benefit of an affiliate, in con-
templation of or in connection with a transfer under sec-
tion 1185 is not avoidable under section 544, 547, 
548(a)(1)(B), or 549, or under any similar nonbankruptcy 
law.
‘‘§ 1192. Consideration of financial stability 
‘‘The court may consider the effect that any decision 
in connection with this subchapter may have on financial 
stability in the United States.’’. 
SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 13.—Chapter 13 of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 298. Judge for a case under subchapter V of chap-
ter 11 of title 11 
‘‘(a)(1) Notwithstanding section 295, the Chief Jus-
tice of the United States shall designate not fewer than 
10 bankruptcy judges to be available to hear a case under 
subchapter V of chapter 11 of title 11. Bankruptcy judges 
may request to be considered by the Chief Justice of the 
United States for such designation. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding section 155, a case under sub-
chapter V of chapter 11 of title 11 shall be heard under 
section 157 by a bankruptcy judge designated under para-
graph (1), who shall be randomly assigned to hear such 
case by the chief judge of the court of appeals for the cir-
cuit embracing the district in which the case is pending. 
To the greatest extent practicable, the approvals required 
under section 155 should be obtained. 
‘‘(3) If the bankruptcy judge assigned to hear a case 
under paragraph (2) is not assigned to the district in
which the case is pending, the bankruptcy judge shall be 
temporarily assigned to the district. 
‘‘(b) A case under subchapter V of chapter 11 of title 
11, and all proceedings in the case, shall take place in 
the district in which the case is pending. 
‘‘(c) In this section, the term ‘covered financial cor-
poration’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(9A) of title 11.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1334 OF TITLE 28.— 
Section 1334 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) This section does not grant jurisdiction to the 
district court after a transfer pursuant to an order under 
section 1185 of title 11 of any proceeding related to a spe-
cial trustee appointed, or to a bridge company formed, in 
connection with a case under subchapter V of chapter 11 
of title 11.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 13 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘298. Judge for a case under subchapter V of chapter 11 of title 11.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 12, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.