[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1651 Received in Senate (RDS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1651


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 18, 2021

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend the CARES Act to extend the sunset for the definition of a 
             small business debtor, 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 ``COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension 
Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1113 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(5) (11 U.S.C. 1182 note), by striking 
        ``1 year'' and inserting ``2 years''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B) (11 U.S.C. 101 note), by 
        striking ``1 year'' and inserting ``2 years''.
    (b) Modification of Plan After Confirmation.--
            (1) Section 1329(d)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is 
        amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``this subsection'' and inserting ``the COVID-19 Bankruptcy 
        Relief Extension Act of 2021''.
            (2) Section 1113(b)(1)(D)(ii) of the CARES Act (11 U.S.C. 
        1329 note) is amended by striking ``this Act'' and inserting 
        ``the COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021''.
    (c) Bankruptcy Relief.--Section 1001 of division FF of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is amended 
by striking ``the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act'' each place the term appears and inserting ``March 27, 
2022''.

SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 17, 2021.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.