H.R. 1021

Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011

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In the Senate of the United States,

April 19, 2012.

Amendment:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 1021) entitled An Act to prevent the termination of the temporary office of bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts., do pass with the following

Strike section 3 and insert the following:

3.

Bankruptcy filing fee increase

(a)

Bankruptcy filing fees

Section 1930(a)(3) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking $1,000 and inserting $1,167.

(b)

United States Trustee System Fund

Section 589a(b)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 55 and inserting 48.89.

(c)

Collection and deposit of miscellaneous bankruptcy fees

Section 406(b) of the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 1990 (28 U.S.C. 1931 note) is amended by striking 25 and inserting 33.33.

(d)

Paygo offset expenditure limitation

$42 of the incremental amounts collected by reason of the enactment of subsection (a) shall be deposited in a special fund in the Treasury to be established after the date of enactment of this Act. Such amounts shall be available for the purposes specified in section 1931(a) of title 28, United States Code, but only to the extent specifically appropriated by an Act of Congress enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.

(e)

Effective date

This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

4.

Subsequent reauthorization

Prior to further reauthorization of any judgeship authorized by this Act, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representatives shall conduct a review of the bankruptcy judgeships authorized by this Act to determine the need, if any, for continued reauthorization of each judgeship, to evaluate any changes in all bankruptcy case filings and their effect, if any, on filing fee revenue, and to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representatives on bankruptcy case workload, bankruptcy judgeship costs, and filing fee revenue.

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