[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[S. 533 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.533

                       One Hundred Fourth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
   the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six


                                 An Act


 
 To clarify the rules governing removal of cases to Federal court, 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. REMOVAL.

    The first sentence of section 1447(c) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``any defect in removal procedure'' and 
inserting ``any defect other than lack of subject matter 
jurisdiction''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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