[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5494 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5494

 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable 
    debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2008

Mr. Burton of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable 
    debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability.

    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 ``Savannah's Law''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

    Section 523(a) of title 11, the United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (18) by striking ``or'' at the end,
            (2) in paragraph (19) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or'', and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:
            ``(20) for a personal injury that results in a permanent 
        disability.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

    (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 Amendments.--The amendments made by this Act 
shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the 
United States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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