[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4506 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4506

 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

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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.
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