[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[S. 1559 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1559

To make technical corrections to title 11, United States Code, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 6, 1996

  Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Heflin) introduced the following 
    bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To make technical corrections to title 11, United States Code, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act 
of 1996''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``In this title--'' and inserting ``In this 
        title:'';
            (2) in paragraph (51B)--
                    (A) by inserting ``family farms and'' after ``other 
                than''; and
                    (B) by striking all after ``thereto'' and inserting 
                a semicolon;
            (3) by reordering the paragraphs so that the terms defined 
        in the section are in alphabetical order and redesignating the 
        paragraphs accordingly;
            (4) in paragraph (37)(B), as redesignated, by striking 
        ``paragraphs (21B) and (33)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraphs 
        (23) and (35)(A)'';
            (5) in each paragraph, by inserting a heading, the text of 
        which is comprised of the term defined in the paragraph;
            (6) by inserting ``The term'' after each paragraph heading; 
        and
            (7) by striking the semicolon at the end of each paragraph 
        and ``; and'' at the end of paragraphs (35) and (38) and 
        inserting a period.

SEC. 3. ADJUSTMENT OF DOLLAR AMOUNTS.

    Section 104 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``522(f)(3),'' after ``522(d),'' each place it appears.

SEC. 4. COMPENSATION TO OFFICERS.

    Section 330(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, or the debtor's 
        attorney'' after ``1103'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``(3)(A) In'' and 
        inserting ``(3) In''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii)(I), by striking ``or'' and 
        inserting ``and''.

SEC. 5. EFFECT OF CONVERSION.

    Section 348(f)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``of the estate'' after ``property'' the first place it 
appears.

SEC. 6. ALLOWANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

    Section 503(b)(4) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of'' after 
``under''.

SEC. 7. PRIORITIES.

    Section 507(a)(7) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``unsecured'' after ``allowed''.

SEC. 8. EXEMPTIONS.

    Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsections (b)(1) and (d)(10)(E), by striking 
        ``unless'' and inserting ``but only to the extent that''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)(1)(A)(ii)(II), by striking 
        ``support.;'' and inserting ``support;''.

SEC. 9. EXCEPTIONS TO DISCHARGE.

    Section 523(a)(3) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``or (6)'' each place it appears and inserting ``(6), or 
(15)'';

SEC. 10. PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT.

    Section 525(c) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``student'' before 
        ``grant'' the second place it appears; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the program operated 
        under part B, D, or E of'' and inserting ``any program operated 
        under''.

SEC. 11. PROPERTY OF THE ESTATE.

    Section 541(b)(4)(B)(ii) of title 11, United States Code (as added 
by section 208(b) of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994), is amended by 
inserting ``365 or'' before ``542''.

SEC. 12. LIMITATIONS ON AVOIDING POWERS.

    Subsection (g) of section 546 of title 11, United States Code, as 
added by section 222(a) of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 (108 Stat. 
4129), is redesignated as subsection (h).

SEC. 13. LIABILITY OF TRANSFEREE OF AVOIDED TRANSFER.

    Section 550(c)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``547(b)'' and inserting ``547''.

SEC. 14. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    Section 901(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``1123(d),'' after ``1123(b),''.

SEC. 15. DISCHARGE.

    Section 1228 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``1222(b)(10)'' each place it appears and inserting 
``1222(b)(9)''.

SEC. 16. CONTENTS OF PLAN.

    Section 1322 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``(c)'' and inserting 
        ``(d)''; and
            (2) in subsection (e), by striking the comma after 
        ``default'' the second place it appears.

SEC. 17. DISCHARGE.

    Section 1328(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by adding ``or'' after the semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or 523(a)(9) of this 
        title; or'' and inserting a period; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, or a fine to the 
        extent such fine exceeds $500,'' after ``restitution''.

SEC. 18. BANKRUPTCY REVIEW COMMISSION.

    Section 604 of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 (108 Stat. 4147) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (g); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).

SEC. 19. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENTS.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply in all cases or 
proceedings filed or commenced on or after March 22, 1996.
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