Raises the compensation paid to chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees from $60 to $120 per case and adjusts how bankruptcy filing and quarterly fees are divided among federal funds.

• Increases the base trustee payment under bankruptcy law section 330(b)(1) from $45 to $105, bringing total per-case trustee compensation to $120 with the existing $15 portion.
• Sets how the remainder of fees collected under section 1930(a)(1)(A) is split among a Treasury special fund, a Deficit Reduction Act fund, and the United States Trustee System Fund.
• Changes quarterly fee rates in chapter 11 cases, extends the fee deposit period through fiscal year 2031, and sends $5,400,000 a year from certain fees to the general fund of the Treasury.
• Extends from 5 years to 10 years the terms of certain temporary bankruptcy judgeships created under the 2020 and 2017 bankruptcy judgeship acts.
• Takes effect on the first day of the calendar quarter after enactment, with the trustee pay changes applying to certain chapter 7 cases commenced on or after the next October 1.

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