,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fiab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bf1        
#bjah,mr4 ,duncan ( ,t5nessee introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d title #aa ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code to prohibit ! paym5t ( bonuses to 
highly comp5sat$ employees & insid]s ( !
 debtor to p]=m s]vices dur+ !          
bankruptcy case2 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,no ,bonuses 9 ,bankruptcy ,act ( #bjah4
  #b4 ,am5dm5ts ,title #aa ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,code is am5d$--  7#a7 9 section 
#ejc by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7    
7#a7 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is   
section1 !re %all nei!r be all[$ nor    
paid a bonus to--  7,a7 a p]son employ$ 
at an annual rate ( comp5sation exce$+  
#bej1jjj by ! debtor at any "t 9 ! ye>  
end+ on ! date ( ! fil+ ( ! petition2 or
  7,b7 an insid] ( ! debtor4  7#b7 ,=   
purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m bonus  
means a transf] to1 or obligation       

incurr$ = ! b5efit (1 an employee or    
insid] z comp5sation = s]vices 9 an     
am\nt t--  7,a7 is 9 addition to ! exi/+
 employee's or insid]'s wages or sal>y2 
7,b7 is 9 addition to exi/+ base        
comp5sation ( ! employee or insid]2 or  
7,c7 c be con/ru$ z a =m ( ret5tion1    
inc5tive1 or rew>d relat$ to !          
employee's or insid]'s employm5t by !   
debtor4  2  7#b7 9 section              
#edg7;b77#d77;,b7 by /rik+ insid] &     
ins]t+ an employee employ$ at an annual 
rate ( comp5sation exce$+ #bej1jjj by ! 
debtor at any "t 9 ! ye> end+ on ! date 
( ! fil+ ( ! petition or an insid] ( !  
debtor2 &  7#c7 9 section #edh7;a77#a7--
 7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a7 
by ins]t+ a p]son employ$ at an annual  
rate ( comp5sation exce$+ #bej1jjj by ! 
debtor at any "t 9 ! #b-ye> p]iod end+  
on ! date ( ! fil+ ( ! petition or aft] 
b5efit ( ea* place x appe>s2 &  7,b7 9  
subp>agraph 7,b77,,iv7 by ins]t+ a p]son
 employ$ at an annual rate ( comp5sation
 exce$+ #bej1jjj by ! debtor at any "t 9

 ! #b-ye> p]iod end+ on ! date ( ! fil+ 
( ! petition or aft] b5efit (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 only ) respect to
 cases comm5c$ "u title #aa ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,code on or aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4