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 100 STAT. 3092

Post, p. 3105; 11 USC 1301 et uJi I f1L r

PUBLIC LAW 99-554—OCT. 27, 1986

such title, comments with respect to such plans and disclosure statements; "(C) monitoring plans filed under chapters 12 and 13 of title 11 and filing with the court, in connection with hearings under sections 1224, 1229, 1324, and 1329 of such title, comments with respect to such plans; "(D) taking such action as the United States trustee deems to be appropriate to ensure that all reports, schedules, and fees required to be filed under title 11 and this 'i-. title by the debtor are properly and timely filed; "(E) monitoring creditors' committees appointed under title 11; "(F) notifying the appropriate United States attorney of matters which relate to the occurrence of any action which may constitute a crime under the laws of the United States i • and, on the request of the United States attorney, assisting the United States attorney in carrying out prosecutions ' based on such action; "(G) monitoring the progress of cases under title 11 and taking such actions as the United States trustee deems to be appropriate to prevent undue delay in such progress; and .£r "(H) monitoring applications filed under section 327 of title 11 and, whenever the United States trustee deems it to be appropriate, filing with the court comments with respect to the approval of such applications;", and (3) in paragraph (5) by inserting before the semicolon the following: "and this title, and such duties consistent with title 11 and this title as the Attorney General may prescribe". (b) QuAUFiCATiONS OF TRUSTEES.—Section 586(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(b) If the number of cases under chapter 12 or 13 of title 11 commenced in a particular region so warrants, the United States trustee for such region may, subject to the approval of the Attorney General, appoint one or more individuals to serve as standing trustee, or designate One or more assistant United States trustees to serve in cases under such chapter. The United States trustee for such region shall supervise any such individual appointed as standing trustee in the performance of the duties of standing trustee.". (c) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEES.—Subsections

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(d) and (e) of section 586 of title 28, United States Code, are amended to read as follows: "(d) The Attorney General shall prescribe by rule qualifications for membership on the panels established by United States trustees under paragraph (a)(1) of this section, and qualifications for appointment under subsection (b) of this section to serve as standing trustee in Cases under chapter 12 or 13 of title 11. The Attorney General may not require that an individual be an attorney in order to qualify for appointment under subsection (b) of this section to serve as standing trustee in cases under chapter 12 or 13 of title 11. "(e)(1) The Attorney General, after consultation with a United States trustee that has appointed an individual under subsection (b) of this section to serve as standing trustee in cases under chapter 12 or 13 of title 11, shall fix— "(A) a maximum annual compensation for such individual, i not to exceed the annual rate of basic pay in effect for step 1 of j;? grade GS-16 of the General Schedule prescribed under section 5332 of title 5; and

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