,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aggd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ae1 #bjae,mr4   
,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,mr4 
,nelson1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,w>r51   
,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,reid1  
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 
& ,ms4 ,hirono7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 read twice & 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 ,act2 &  7#b7 debts1   
claims1 & li5s creat$ be=e1 on1 or aft] 
su* date4  #d4 ,sev]ability ,if any     
provision ( ?is ,act or any am5dm5t made
 by ?is ,act1 or ! application ( su*    
provision or am5dm5t to any p]son or    
circum/ance1 is held to be              
uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act & 
! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 or !       
application ( t provision or am5dm5t to 
o!r p]sons or circum/ances1 %all n be   
affect$4