An act making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes
PL 115-72 (H.R.2266), enacted 10/26/2017

131 STAT. 1224 
PUBLIC LAW 115–72—OCT. 26, 2017 
Public Law 115–72 
115th Congress 
An Act 
Making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Additional Supplemental Appro-
priations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017’’. 
DIVISION A—ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF REQUIREMENTS ACT OF 
2017 
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable 
corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several 
departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units 
of Government for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief Fund’’ for major 
disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 
$18,670,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$10,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Homeland 
Security Office of Inspector General for audits and investigations 
related to disasters: Provided, That the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall publish on the Agency’s 
website not later than 5 days after an award of a public assistance 
grant under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) that is in excess 
of $1,000,000, the specifics of each such grant award: Provided 
further, That for any mission assignment or mission assignment 
task order to another Federal department or agency regarding 
a major disaster in excess of $1,000,000, not later than 5 days 
Deadline. 
Web posting. 
Cost estimate. 
Web posting. 
Deadline. 
Grants. 
Additional 
Supplemental 
Appropriations 
for Disaster 
Relief 
Requirements 
Act of 2017. 
Additional 
Supplemental 
Appropriations 
for Disaster 
Relief 
Requirements 
Act, 2017. 
Oct. 26, 2017 
[H.R. 2266] 
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after the issuance of such mission assignment or mission assign-
ment task order, the Administrator shall publish on the Agency’s 
website the following: the name of the impacted State, the disaster 
declaration for such State, the assigned agency, the assistance 
requested, a description of the disaster, the total cost estimate, 
and the amount obligated: Provided further, That not later than 
10 days after the last day of each month until a mission assignment 
or mission assignment task order described in the preceding proviso 
is completed and closed out, the Administrator shall update any 
changes to the total cost estimate and the amount obligated: Pro-
vided further, That for a disaster declaration related to Hurricane 
Harvey, Hurricane Irma, or Hurricane Maria, the Administrator 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, not later than 5 days after 
the first day of each month beginning after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and shall publish on the Agency’s website, not later 
than 10 days after the first day of each such month, an estimate 
or actual amount, if available, for the current fiscal year of the 
cost of the following categories of spending: public assistance, indi-
vidual assistance, operations, mitigation, administrative, and any 
other relevant category (including emergency measures and disaster 
resources): Provided further, That not later than 10 days after 
the first day of each month, the Administrator shall publish on 
the Agency’s website the report (referred to as the Disaster Relief 
Monthly Report) as required by Public Law 114–4. 
Of the amounts provided in this division for the Disaster Relief 
Fund, up to $4,900,000,000 may be transferred to the Disaster 
Assistance Direct Loan Program Account for the cost of direct 
loans as authorized under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184) 
to be used to assist local governments in providing essential services 
as a result of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria: Provided further, 
That such amounts may subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans not to exceed $4,900,000,000 under section 
417 of the Stafford Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 417 of the Stafford Act, a territory or possession, and 
instrumentalities and local governments thereof, of the United 
States shall be deemed to be a local government for purposes 
of this paragraph: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
417(b) of the Stafford Act, the amount of any such loan issued 
to a territory or possession, and instrumentalities and local govern-
ments thereof, may be based on the projected loss of tax and 
other revenues and on projected cash outlays not previously budg-
eted for a period not to exceed 180 days from the date of the 
major disaster, and may exceed $5,000,000: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law or the constitution of 
a territory or possession that limits the issuance of debt, a territory 
or possession, and instrumentalities and local governments thereof, 
may each receive more than one loan with repayment provisions 
and other terms specific to the type of lost tax and other revenues 
and on projected unbudgeted cash outlays for which the loan is 
provided: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 417(c)(1) 
of the Stafford Act, loans to a territory or possession, and instrumen-
talities and local governments thereof, may be cancelled in whole 
or in part only at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland 
Security in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
Consultation. 
Determination. 
Loans. 
Loans. 
Consultation. 
Deadline. 
Web posting. 
Reports. 
Hurricane 
Harvey. 
Hurricane Irma. 
Hurricane Maria. 
Deadlines. 
Web posting. 
Cost estimate. 
Deadline. 
Update. 
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the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, shall determine the terms, conditions, 
eligible uses, and timing and amount of Federal disbursements 
of loans issued to a territory or possession, and instrumentalities 
and local governments thereof: Provided further, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
661a): Provided further, That FEMA may transfer up to 1.5 percent 
of the amount under this paragraph to the Disaster Assistance 
Direct Loan Program Account for administrative expenses to carry 
out under this paragraph the direct loan program, as authorized 
by section 417 of the Stafford Act: Provided further, That of the 
amount provided under this paragraph for transfer, up to 
$150,000,000 may be transferred to the Disaster Assistance Direct 
Loan Program Account for the cost to lend a territory or possession 
of the United States that portion of assistance for which the terri-
tory or possession is responsible under the cost-sharing provisions 
of the major disaster declaration for Hurricanes Irma or Maria, 
as authorized under section 319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5162): Provided 
further, That of the amount provided under this paragraph for 
transfer, up to $1,000,000 may be transferred to the Disaster Assist-
ance Direct Loan Program Account for administrative expenses 
to carry out the Advance of Non-Federal Share program, as author-
ized by section 319 of the Stafford Act. 
The amount provided under this heading 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. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’, 
$184,500,000, to remain available through September 30, 2021, 
for urgent wildland fire suppression operations: Provided, That 
such funds shall be solely available to be transferred to and merged 
with other appropriations accounts from which funds were pre-
viously transferred for wildland fire suppression in fiscal year 2017 
to fully repay those amounts: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION RESERVE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘FLAME Wildfire Suppression 
Reserve Fund’’, $342,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2021, for necessary expenses for large wildland fire 
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suppression operations of the Department of Agriculture and as 
a reserve fund for suppression and Federal emergency response 
activities: Provided, That notwithstanding the FLAME Act of 2009 
(43 U.S.C. 1748a(e)), such funds shall be solely available to be 
transferred to and merged with other appropriations accounts from 
which funds were previously transferred for wildland fire suppres-
sion in fiscal year 2017 to fully repay those amounts: 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. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for urgent wildland 
fire suppression activities and funds necessary to repay any trans-
fers needed for these costs: Provided, That such funds may be 
available to be transferred to and merged with other appropriations 
accounts to fully repay amounts previously transferred for wildland 
fire suppression: 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. 
TITLE III 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. Each amount appropriated or made available by 
this division is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for 
the fiscal year involved. 
SEC. 302. No part of any appropriation contained in this division 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 303. The terms and conditions applicable to the funds 
provided in this division, including those provided by this title, 
shall also apply to the funds made available in division B of Public 
Law 115–56. 
SEC. 304. Each amount designated in this division by the Con-
gress 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 shall be available only if the President subsequently 
so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations 
to the Congress. 
SEC. 305. (a)(1) Not later than December 31, 2017, in accordance 
with criteria to be established by the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget (referred to in this section as ‘‘OMB’’), 
each Federal agency shall submit to OMB, the Government Account-
ability Office, the respective Inspector General of each agency, 
and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate internal control plans for funds provided 
by this division and division B of Public Law 115–56. 
Deadlines. 
Criteria. 
Plans. 
President. 
Applicability. 
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(2) Not later than March 31, 2018, the Government Account-
ability Office shall review for the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate the design of 
the internal control plans required by paragraph (1). 
(b) All programs and activities receiving funds under this divi-
sion shall be deemed to be ‘‘susceptible to significant improper 
payments’’ for purposes of the Improper Payments Information Act 
of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note), notwithstanding section 2(a) of such 
Act. 
(c) Funds for grants provided by this division or division B 
of Public Law 115–56 shall be expended by the grantees within 
the 24-month period following the agency’s obligation of funds for 
the grant, unless, in accordance with guidance to be issued by 
the Director of OMB, the Director waives this requirement for 
a particular grant program and submits a written justification 
for such waiver to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate. In the case of such grants, 
the agency shall include a term in the grant that requires the 
grantee to return to the agency any funds not expended within 
the 24-month period. 
SEC. 306. (a) The first proviso under the heading ‘‘Department 
of Housing and Urban Development—Community Planning and 
Development—Community Development Fund’’ in division B of 
Public Law 115–56 is amended by striking ‘‘State or unit of general 
local government’’ and inserting ‘‘State, unit of general local govern-
ment, or Indian tribe (as such term is defined in section 102 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5302))’’. 
(b) Amounts repurposed pursuant to subsection (a) that were 
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 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 Agri-
culture 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 borrowing agreement entered 
into between the Department of the Treasury and the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, 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 enactment of this Act, an amount of $16,000,000,000 is 
hereby cancelled. To the extent of the amount cancelled, the 
Administrator 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 
Ante, p. 1140. 
Ante, p. 1137. 
Grants. 
Deadline. 
Time period. 
Waiver authority. 
Review. 
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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. 
State listing. 
Bankruptcy 
Judgeship Act 
of 2017. 
Advanced billing. 
Expiration date. 
Grants. 
Puerto Rico. 
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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 
Time period. 
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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, 
Time period. 
State listing. 
Time period. 
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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 
Plan. 
Time period. 
Time period. 
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131 STAT. 1233 
PUBLIC LAW 115–72—OCT. 26, 2017 
‘‘(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)— 
Determination. 
Deadline. 
Records. 
Notice. 
Applicability. 
Applicability. 
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131 STAT. 1234 
PUBLIC LAW 115–72—OCT. 26, 2017 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2266 (S. 1107): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115–130 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017): 
May 17, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 27, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 12, House concurred in Senate amendment with an amendment, pursu-
ant to H. Res. 569. 
Oct. 24, Senate concurred in House amendment. 
(I) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(aa) by inserting a comma after ‘‘all debts 
provided for by the plan’’; and 
(bb) by inserting a comma after ‘‘allowed 
under section 503 of this title’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the kind’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘a kind specified 
in section 523(a) of this title, except as provided 
in section 1232(c).’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘, except as 
provided in section 1232(c)’’ before the period at the 
end; and 
(C) in section 1229(a)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) provide for the payment of a claim described in section 
1232(a) that arose after the date on which the petition was 
filed.’’. 
(2) TABLE
OF
SECTIONS.—The table of sections for sub-
chapter 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 disposition of property used in 
a farming operation.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply to— 
(1) any bankruptcy case— 
(A) that is pending on the date of enactment of this 
Act; 
(B) in which the plan under chapter 12 of title 11, 
United States Code, has not been confirmed on the date 
of enactment of this Act; and 
(C) relating to which an order of discharge under sec-
tion 1228 of title 11, United States Code, has not been 
entered; and 
(2) any bankruptcy case that commences on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved October 26, 2017. 
Applicability. 
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