COMPENSATING TRUSTEES.

SEC. 1224. COMPENSATING TRUSTEES. Section 1326 of title 11, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subsection (b)—(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “and”;(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and(C) by adding at the end the following:“(3) if a chapter 7 trustee has been allowed compensation due to the conversion or dismissal of the debtor’s prior case pursuant to section 707(b), and some portion of that compensation remains unpaid in a case converted to this chapter or in the case dismissed under section 707(b) and refiled under this chapter, the amount of any such unpaid compensation, which shall be paid monthly—“(A) by prorating such amount over the remaining duration of the plan; and“(B) by monthly payments not to exceed the greater of—“(i) $25; or“(ii) the amount payable to unsecured nonpriority creditors, as provided by the plan, multiplied by 5 percent, and the result divided by the number of months in the plan.”; and(2) by adding at the end the following:“(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title—“(1) compensation referred to in subsection (b)(3) is payable and may be collected by the trustee under that paragraph, even if such amount has been discharged in a prior case under this title; and“(2) such compensation is payable in a case under this chapter only to the extent permitted by subsection (b)(3).”.