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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aa1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,pi]luisi introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aa
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,code to treat ,pu]to
 ,rico z a ,/ate = purposes ( *apt] #i (
 su* title relat+ to ! adju/m5t ( debts 
( municipalities4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,pu]to ,rico ,*apt]
 #i ,uni=mity ,act ( #bjae4  #b4        
,am5dm5t ,section #aja7eb7 ( title #aa1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z 
foll[s3  7#eb7 ,! t]m ,/ate includes    
,pu]to ,rico &1 except = ! purpose (    
def9+ :o may be a debtor "u *apt] #i (  
?is title1 includes ! ,di/rict (        
,columbia4  4  #c4 ,effective date2     
application ( am5dm5t  7a7 ,effective   
date ,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71
 ?is ,act & ! am5dm5t made by ?is ,act  
%all take effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,application ( am5dm5t 
,! am5dm5t made by ?is ,act %all apply )

 respect to-- 7#a7 cases comm5c$ "u     
title #aa ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,code on or 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &  
7#b7 debts1 claims1 & li5s creat$ be=e1 
on1 or aft] su* date4  #d4 ,sev]ability 
,if any provision ( ?is ,act1 or !      
application ( su* provision to any p]son
 or circum/ance1 is f\nd to be          
uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act1  
or ! application ( t provision to o!r   
p]sons or circum/ances1 %all n be       
affect$4