[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1024 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1024

To make chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code permanent, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 16, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To make chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code permanent, 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 ``Family Farmer Protection Act of 
1997''.

 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SUNSET PROVISION.

    Section 302 of the Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and 
Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (28 U.S.C. 581 note) is amended by 
striking subsection (f).

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF RIGHTS OF FAMILY FARMERS AFTER SUCCESSFUL 
              COMPLETION OF A PLAN.

    Section 2008h(b)(2), of title 7, United States Code is amended by 
adding ``or has successfully completed a reorganization plan under 
Chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code (the Bankruptcy Judges, 
United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986, 
Public Law No. 99-554, as amended)'' after ``title''.
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