[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5618 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5618

  To amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize the United 
    States trustees to perform investigations and audits of trusts 
established as part of a plan of reorganization confirmed under chapter 
               11 of title 11 of the United States Code.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 1, 2016

  Mr. Trott introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize the United 
    States trustees to perform investigations and audits of trusts 
established as part of a plan of reorganization confirmed under chapter 
               11 of title 11 of the United States Code.

    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 ``Enhancing United States Trustee 
Oversight Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 28 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE.

    Section 586 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) The United States trustee for each region is authorized to 
perform investigations, and to contract with auditors to perform 
audits, of trusts established as part of a plan of reorganization 
confirmed under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code, 
including trusts with respect to which an injunction is issued under 
subsection (g) of section 524 of such title.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.

    (a) 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) Application of Amendment.--The amendment made by this Act shall 
apply with respect to trusts established before, on, or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>