[Congressional Bills 108th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3540 Introduced in House (IH)] 108th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3540 To extend for an additional year the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 20, 2003 Mr. Smith of Michigan (for himself and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To extend for an additional year the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR WHICH CHAPTER 12 OF TITLE 11, UNITED STATES CODE, IS REENACTED. (a) Amendments.--Section 149 of title I of division C of Public Law 105-277 (11 U.S.C. 1201 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``January 1, 2004'' each place it appears and inserting ``January 1, 2005''; and (2) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking ``June 30, 2003'' and inserting ``December 31, 2003''; and (B) by striking ``July 1, 2003'' and inserting ``January 1, 2004''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on January 1, 2004. <all>