,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ba1 
#bjag ,mr4 ,franken introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#aa1 ,united ,states ,code1 to          
prioritize certain pension claims in    
bankruptcy1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title  ,this ,act may be cited  
as the ,pension ,priority ,act4  #b4    
,priorities  7a7 ,in general ,section   
#ejg7;a7 of title #aa1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by             
redesignating paragraphs 7#h7 through   
7#aj7 as paragraphs 7#i7 through 7#aa71 
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#g7 the following3     
7#h7 ,eighth1 allowed unsecured claims  
7not otherwise subject to higher        
priority7--  7,a7 resulting from the    
termination of an employee pension      
benefit plan covered under section #d of
 the ,employee ,retirement ,income      

,security ,act of #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajjc72  7,b7 for withdrawal liability  
determined under part #a of subtitle ,e 
of title ,,iv of such ,act 7#bi         
,u4,s4,c4 #acha et seq472  7,c7 for     
awards pursuant to paragraph 7#b7 of    
subsection 7g7 of section #ejb of such  
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aacb7;g77#b772     
7,d7 for delinquent contributions       
described in section #eae of such ,act  
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aade7 and obligations   
treated as delinquent obligations under 
such ,act2  7,e7 for other obligations  
owed to an employee pension benefit plan
 7if the plan is covered under section  
#d of such ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc772 
or  7,f7 for other obligations owed to  
the ,pension ,benefit ,guaranty         
,corporation4  4  7b7 ,technical and    
conforming amendments ,title #aa1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in section #ejb7;i71 by striking   
#ejg7;a77#h7 and inserting #ejg7;a77#i72
  7#b7 in section #ejc7;b77#a77;,b77i71 
by striking #ejg7;a77#h7 and inserting  

#ejg7;a77#i72  7#c7 in section          
#ebc7;a77#a77;,a71 by striking          
#ejg7;a77#h7 and inserting #ejg7;a77#i72
  7#d7 in section #gbf7;b71 by striking 
7#i71 or 7#aj7 and inserting 7#i71      
7#aj71 or 7#aa72  7#e7 in section       
#aabc7;a77#a71 by striking #ejg7;a77#h7 
and inserting #ejg7;a77#i72 and  7#f7 in
 section #acbh7;a77#b71 by striking     
#ejg7;a77#h77;,c7 and inserting         
#ejg7;a77#i77;,c74  #c4 ,modification of
 plan confirmation ,section             
#aabi7;a77#i7 of title #aa1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting and at  
the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b77ii71
 by striking the semicolon at the end   
and inserting a period2 and  7#c7 by    
striking subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d74