Congress finds it has set bankruptcy fees to keep the system self-supporting
To amend titles 11 and 28, United States Code, to modify the compensation payable to trustees serving in cases under chapter 7 of title 11, United States Code, to extend the term of certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judges, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2.
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Congress finds it has set bankruptcy fees to keep the system self-supporting
The document says “should”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“while also fairly allocating the costs of the system among those who use the system.”
The first of the section's ten findings. Congress states that it has amended the laws governing bankruptcy fees as necessary to keep the bankruptcy system self-supporting, and to allocate the cost of the system fairly among the people who use it.
What the document actually says
“while also fairly allocating the costs of the system among those who use the system.”
That sentence, in plain words
Congress says it has split the cost fairly. The people who use the system pay for it.
What this is about
A person who cannot pay what they owe can ask a court for help. That court charges fees. Congress says those fees pay for the system.
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