[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3955]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--S. 420

  Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that with 
respect to S. 420, amendments numbered 43, 54, and 66 be modified or 
further modified with the changes at the desk. These changes are needed 
to make technical corrections.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendments, as modified, are as follows:


                     amendment no. 43, as modified

       On page 134, line 11 of amendment number 68, strike 
     ``discharge a debtor'' and insert ``discharge an individual 
     debtor''.
       On page 244, line 8, strike ``described in section 
     523(a)(2)'' and insert ``described in subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     of section 523(a)(2) that is owed to a domestic governmental 
     unit or owed to a person as the result of an action filed 
     under subchapter III of chapter 37 of title 31, United States 
     Code, or any similar State statute,''.
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                 amendment no. 54, as further modified

       On page 13 of amendment number 68 strike line 1 and all 
     that follows through line 3, and insert the following:
       ``(f) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the court 
     shall not grant a discharge of all debts provided for by the 
     plan or disallowed under section 502, if the debtor has 
     received a discharge: (1) in a case filed under chapter 7, 11 
     or 12 of this title during the three-year period preceding 
     the date of the order for relief under this chapter, or (2) 
     in a case filed under chapter 13 of this title during the 
     two-year period preceding the date of such order, except that 
     if the debtor demonstrates extreme hardship requiring that a 
     chapter 13 case be filed, the court may shorten the two-year 
     period.''.
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                 amendment no. 66, as further modified

       Strike line 1, page 22 to line 17, page 22 of amendment 
     number 68 and insert in lieu thereof--
       ``(f) An individual debtor in a case under chapter 7, 11, 
     or 13 shall file with the court at the request of the Judge, 
     U.S. Trustee, or any party in interest--
       ``(1) at the time filed with the taxing authority, the 
     Federal tax returns or transcript thereof required under 
     applicable law, with respect to the period from the 
     commencement of the case until such time as the case is 
     closed;
       ``(2) at the time filed with the taxing authority, the 
     Federal tax returns or transcript thereof required under 
     applicable law, that were not filed with the taxing authority 
     when the schedules under subsection (a)(1) were filed with 
     respect to the period that is 3 years before the order of 
     relief;
       ``(3) any amendments to any of the Federal tax returns or 
     transcripts thereof, described in paragraph (1) or (2); 
     and''.

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