Sec. 4. Amendments to title 28, United States Code
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Chapter 13 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: chapter 14 of title 11 Notwithstanding section 295, the Chief Justice of the United States shall designate not fewer than 10 bankruptcy judges to be available to hear a case under chapter 14 of title 11. Bankruptcy judges may request to be considered by the Chief Justice of the United States for such designation. Notwithstanding section 155, a case under chapter 14 of title 11 shall be heard under section 157 by a bankruptcy judge designated under subsection (a), who shall be assigned to hear such case by the chief judge of the court of appeals for the circuit embracing the district in which the case is pending.
If the bankruptcy judge assigned to hear a case under paragraph
(1)is not assigned to the district in which the case is pending, the bankruptcy judge shall be temporarily assigned to the district. To the greatest extent practicable, the approvals required under section 155(a) shall be obtained. A case under chapter 14 of title 11, and all proceedings in the case, shall take place in the district in which the case is pending. . Section 1334 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: This section does not grant jurisdiction to the district court after a transfer pursuant to an order under section 1405 of title 11 of any proceeding related to a special trustee appointed, or to a bridge company formed to accomplish a transfer, under section 1405 of title 11. . The table of sections for chapter 13 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 298. Judge for a case under chapter 14 of title 11. .