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28 U.S.C. 586: Duties; supervision by Attorney General

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-598. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

12 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 11 U.S.C. 107, 11 U.S.C. 112, 11 U.S.C. 326, 11 U.S.C. 521, 11 U.S.C. 701.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Justice (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2019

    • Pub. L. 116–54, §4(b)(1)(A), inserted "(including subchapter V of chapter 11)" after "chapter 7, 11" in introductory provisions. (Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 116–54, §4(b)(1)(B), inserted "subchapter V of chapter 11 or" after "number of cases under". (Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 116–54, §4(b)(1)(C), inserted "subchapter V of chapter 11 or" after "cases under" in two places. (Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 116–54, §4(b)(1)(D)(i), (ii), inserted "subchapter V of chapter 11 or" after "cases under" wherever appearing. (Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019) Law text · (e), (2)
    • Pub. L. 116–54, §4(b)(1)(D)(iii), added par. (5). (Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019) Law text · (e)

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–327, §2(c)(3)(A), substituted semicolon for period at end. (Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act of 2010) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–327, §2(c)(3)(B), substituted "determine" for "identify". (Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act of 2010) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–327, §2(c)(3)(C), struck out "the United States trustee shall" before "apply promptly". (Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act of 2010) Law text · (a)

    2005

    • Pub. L. 109–8, §802(c)(3), substituted "13, or 15" for "or 13" in introductory provisions. (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–8, §439(1), added subpar. (H) and redesignated former subpar. (H) as (I). (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (a), (I)
    • Pub. L. 109–8, §603(b)(1), added par. (6) and struck out former par. (6) which read as follows: "make such reports as the Attorney General directs;". (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–8, §439(2)–(4), added pars. (7) and (8). (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (a), (8)
    • Pub. L. 109–8, §1231(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 109–8, §1231(b), added pars. (3) and (4). (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (e), (4)
    • Pub. L. 109–8, §603(b)(2), added subsec. (f). (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (f)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–394 inserted "12," after "11," in introductory provisions and amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: "monitoring applications for compensation and reimbursement filed under section 330 of title 11 and, whenever the United States t… · (a)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–509 amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: "a maximum annual compensation for such individual, not to exceed the annual rate of basic pay in effect for step 1 of grade GS–16 of the General Schedule prescribed under section 5332… · (e)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–554, §113(a)(1), substituted "the region for which such United States trustee is appointed" for "his district" in introductory text. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 99–554, §113(a)(2), substituted "title 11 by, whenever the United States trustee considers it to be appropriate—" for "title 11;" and added subpars. (A) to (H). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 99–554, §113(a)(3), inserted "and this title, and such duties consistent with title 11 and this title as the Attorney General may prescribe" after "title 11". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 99–554, §113(b), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "If the number of cases under chapter 13 of title 11 commenced in a particular judicial district so warrant, the United States trustee for such district may, subject to the approval… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 99–554, §113(c), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: "The Attorney General shall prescribe by rule qualifications for membership on the panels established by United States trustees under subsection (a)(1) of this section, and qualific… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 99–554, §113(c), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: · (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.