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                                                 Union Calendar No. 436
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 533

                          [Report No. 104-799]


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 1995

               Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                           September 17, 1996

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 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''.

            Passed the Senate June 30 (legislative day, June 19), 1995.

            Attest:

                                             KELLY D. JOHNSTON,

                                                             Secretary.
                                     





                                                 Union Calendar No. 436

104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 533

                          [Report No. 104-799]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To clarify the rules governing removal of cases to Federal court, and 
                          for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 17, 1996

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed