1.This Act may be cited as the
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of
2010
.
2.Additional
permanent offices of bankruptcy judgesSection 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
.
3.Conversion of
certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judges to permanent offices
(a)Conversion of
certain temporary offices established by Public Law 109–8The 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 102–361The
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.
4.Extension of
certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judges established by Public Law
109–8
(a)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 provisionsExcept 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 subsection (a).
5.
(a)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
$1,000
and inserting $1,042
.
(b)United States
Trustee FundSection 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 feesSection 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
35.00
and inserting 34.77
; and
(3)by striking
25
and inserting 23.99
.
6.
(a)Except as
provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b)The amendments made by section 5 shall take effect
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of
Representatives March 12, 2010.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.
May 27 (legislative
day, May 26), 2010
Reported without amendment