,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,johnson ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,mr4   
,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,ms4 ,g>cia (       
,texas1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,mr4 ,rask91   
,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,coh51 
,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,ru%1
 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 & ,mr4         
,espaillat7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #bh1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% a proc$ure =   
rem& ( a civil action t has be5 remov$  
be=e s]vice on a =um def5dant1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,removal ,jurisdiction     
,cl>ification ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4        
,removal be=e s]vice on a =um def5dant  
7a7 ,removal ,section #addg ( title #bh1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7f7  7#a7 ,a c\rt   
%all rem& a case describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#b7 to ! ,/ate c\rt f :i* x 0 remov$   
if--  7,a7 )9 #cj days aft] fil+ ( !    

notice ( removal "u section #addf7;a71  
or )9 ! "t specifi$ by ,/ate law =      
s]vice ( process1 :i*ev] is %ort]1 a    
def5dant describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b7  
is prop]ly s]v$ 9 ! mann] prescrib$ by  
,/ate law2 &  7,b7 a motion to rem& is  
made 9 accordance )1 & )9 ! "t specifi$ 
by1 ! fir/ s5t5ce ( subsection 7c74     
7#b7 ,?is subsection %all apply to a    
case 9 :i*-- 7,a7 a civil action is     
remov$ solely on ! basis ( !            
jurisdiction "u section #accb7;a7 ( ?is 
title2 &  7,b7 at ! "t ( removal1 any   
p>ty 9 int]e/ prop]ly jo9$ z a def5dant 
is a citiz5 ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* su* action  
is br\ght1 b has n be5 prop]ly s]v$4  4 
7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #addh (    
title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by /rik+ ,9 all cases & ins]t+ ,except 
z provid$ 9 section #addg7;f71 9 all    
cases4  7c7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all 
take effect ^u ! expiration ( ! #cj-;day
 p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 & %all apply to any civil action 

comm5c$ on or aft] su* date4  7#b7      
,comm5cem5t ( ,/ate actions ,) respect  
to a civil action comm5c$ 9 ,/ate c\rt &
 remov$ to ,f$]al c\rt1 ! civil action  
%all be deem$ to h comm5c$ on ! date t !
 civil action 0 comm5c$1 )9 ! mean+ (   
,/ate law1 9 ,/ate c\rt4