,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bfhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ae1 #bjaf ,mrs4  
,gillibr& 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 & ,mr4 
,blum5?al7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide t]ritories ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ) bankruptcy protection4  #a4 ,%ort    
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,t]ritories ,relief ,act4  #b4          
,adju/m5ts ( debts ( a t]ritory or a    
municipality ( a t]ritory  7a7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m    
municipality includes any political     
subdivision1 public ag5cy1 or           
in/rum5tality ( a t]ritory2 &  7#b7 !   
t]m t]ritory means ! ,commonweal? (     
,pu]to ,rico1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! 
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 or ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s4  7b7 
,adju/m5ts ( debts ,a t]ritory or a     
municipality ( a t]ritory may file a    
petition ) bankruptcy c\rt = ! judicial 
di/rict 9 :i* ! t]ritory or municipality

 is locat$ to effect a plan to adju/ !  
debts ( ! t]ritory or ! municipality4   
7c7 ,designation ( bankruptcy judge ,!  
*ief judge ( ! c\rt ( appeals = !       
circuit embrac+ ! di/rict 9 :i* ! case  
is comm5c$ %all designate ! bankruptcy  
judge to conduct ! case4  7d7           
,regulations ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all1 9         
consultation ) ! ,gov]nors ( !          
t]ritories1 promulgate regulations c>ry+
 out ?is ,act4