[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[H.R. 416 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.416
                       One Hundred Third Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
  the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three


                                 An Act

  
 
  To extend the period during which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United 
States

             Code remains in effect, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TIME PERIOD.

    The first sentence of section 302(f) of the Bankruptcy Judges, 
United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (Public 
Law 99-554; 100 Stat. 3124) is amended by striking ``1993'' and 
inserting ``1998''.

SEC. 2. FILING OF PLAN.

    Section 1221 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``an extension is substantially justified'' and inserting ``the need for 
an extension is attributable to circumstances for which the debtor 
should not justly be held accountable''.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT MADE BY SECTION 2.
    (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Application of Amendment Made by Section 2.--The amendment made 
by section 2 shall not apply with respect to cases commenced under title 
11 of the United States Code before the date of the enactment of this 
Act.







                                Speaker of the House of Representatives.







                             Vice President of the United States and    
                                                President of the Senate.