,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cicc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bg1        
#bjad,mr4 ,collins of ,new ,york        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#aa of the ,united ,states ,code to     
include firearms in the types of        
property allowable under the alternative
 provision for exempting property from  
the estate4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,protecting ,gun   
,owners in ,bankruptcy ,act of #bjad4   
#b4 ,exemptions ,section #ebb of title  
#aa1 the ,united ,states ,code1 is      
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7d7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#ac7 
,the debtor's aggregate interest1 not to
 exceed #c1jjj in value1 in a single    
firearm or firearms4  1 and  7#b7 in    
subsection 7f77#d77;,a7-- 7,a7 in clause
 7xiv7 by striking and at the end1  7,b7
 in clause 7xv7 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and1 and     

7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7xvi7 ,the debtor's aggregate         
interest1 not to exceed #c1jjj in value1
 in a single firearm or firearms4  4    
#c4 ,effective date2 application of     
amendments  7a7 ,effective date ,except 
as provided in subsection 7b71 this ,act
 and the amendments made by this ,act   
shall take effect on the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4  7b7            
,application of amendments ,the         
amendments made by this ,act shall apply
 only with respect to cases commenced   
under title #aa of the ,united ,states  
,code on or after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act4