[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4506 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 246
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4506
[Report No. 111-430]
To authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 26, 2010
Mr. Cohen (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Smith of Texas) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
March 9, 2010
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
To authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, 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 ``Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PERMANENT OFFICES OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES.
Section 152(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the item relating to the eastern and western
districts of Arkansas by striking ``3'' and inserting ``4'',
(2) in the item relating to the eastern district of
California by striking ``6'' and inserting ``8'',
(3) in the item relating to the district of Delaware by
striking ``1'' and inserting ``6'',
(4) in the item relating to the middle district of Florida
by striking ``8'' and inserting ``9'',
(5) in the item relating to the northern district of
Florida by striking ``1'' and inserting ``2'',
(6) in the item relating to the southern district of
Florida by striking ``5'' and inserting ``7'',
(7) in the item relating to the northern district of
Georgia by striking ``8'' and inserting ``10'',
(8) in the item relating to the southern district of
Georgia by striking ``2'' and inserting ``3'',
(9) in the item relating to the district of Maryland by
striking ``4'' and inserting ``7'',
(10) in the item relating to the eastern district of
Michigan by striking ``4'' and inserting ``7'',
(11) in the item relating to the northern district of
Mississippi by striking ``1'' and inserting ``2'',
(12) in the item relating to the district of Nevada by
striking ``3'' and inserting ``5'',
(13) in the item relating to the district of New Hampshire
by striking ``1'' and inserting ``2'',
(14) in the item relating to the district of New Jersey by
striking ``8'' and inserting ``9'',
(15) in the item relating to the northern district of New
York by striking ``2'' and inserting ``3'',
(16) in the item relating to the southern district of New
York by striking ``9'' and inserting ``10'',
(17) in the item relating to the eastern district of North
Carolina by striking ``2'' and inserting ``3'',
(18) in the item relating to the western district of North
Carolina by striking ``2'' and inserting ``3'',
(19) in the item relating to the middle district of
Pennsylvania by striking ``2'' and inserting ``3'',
(20) in the item relating to the eastern district of
Tennessee by striking ``3'' and inserting ``4'',
(21) in the item relating to the western district of
Tennessee by striking ``4'' and inserting ``5'',
(22) in the item relating to the eastern district of
Virginia by striking ``5'' and inserting ``6'', and
(23) in the item relating to the southern district of West
Virginia by striking ``1'' and inserting ``2''.
SEC. 3. CONVERSION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY OFFICES OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES TO
PERMANENT OFFICES.
(a) Conversion of Certain Temporary Offices Established by Public
Law 109-8.--The temporary offices of bankruptcy judges established by
section 1223(b)(1) of Public Law 109-8 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) for the
following districts are hereby converted so as to be included in the
permanent offices of bankruptcy judges that are added by the amendments
made by section 2 with respect to the corresponding districts:
(1) The eastern district of California.
(2) The district of Delaware.
(3) The southern district of Florida.
(4) The southern district of Georgia.
(5) The district of Maryland.
(6) The district of New Jersey.
(7) The northern district of New York.
(8) The southern district of New York.
(9) The eastern district of North Carolina.
(10) The middle district of Pennsylvania.
(11) The western district of Tennessee.
(12) The eastern district of Virginia.
(13) The district of Nevada.
(b) Conversion of Certain Temporary Offices Established by Public
Law 102-361.--The temporary offices of bankruptcy judges established by
section 3(a) of Public Law 102-361 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) for the
following districts are hereby converted so as to be included in the
permanent offices of bankruptcy judges that are added by the amendments
made by section 2 with respect to the corresponding districts:
(1) The district of Delaware.
(2) The district of New Hampshire.
(3) The eastern district of Tennessee.
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY OFFICES OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES
ESTABLISHED BY PUBLIC LAW 109-8.
(a) Extensions.--The temporary offices of bankruptcy judges
established for the eastern district of Pennsylvania and the middle
district of North Carolina by section 1223(b)(1) of Public Law 109-8
(28 U.S.C. 152 note) are extended until the 1st vacancy occurring in
the office of a bankruptcy judge in the respective district resulting
from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy
judge and occurring 5 years or more after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(b) Applicability of Other Provisions.--Except as provided in
subsection (a), all other provisions of section 1223(b) of Public Law
109-8 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) remain applicable to the temporary offices
of bankruptcy judges referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
SEC. 5. PAYGO OFFSET.
(a) Bankruptcy Filing Fees.--Section 1930(a) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``$245'' and
inserting ``$246'', and
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``$235'' and
inserting ``$236'', and
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``$1000'' and inserting
``$1042''.
(b) United States Trustee Fund.--Section 589a(b) of title 28,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``40.46'' and
inserting ``40.28'', and
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``28.33'' and
inserting ``28.15'', and
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``55'' and inserting
``52.78''.
(c) Collection and Deposition of Miscellaneous Bankruptcy Fees.--
Section 406(b) of the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law
101-162; 28 U.S.C. 1931 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``28.87'' and inserting ``28.74'',
(2) by striking ``35'' and inserting ``34.77'', and
(3) by striking ``25'' and inserting ``23.99''.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) General Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
this Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Special Effective Date.--The amendments made by section 5 shall
take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Union Calendar No. 246
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4506
[Report No. 111-430]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, and for
other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
March 9, 2010
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed