[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.


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                    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

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                                 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.
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