,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbj,mr4  
,/eube 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$ individuals 
employ$ by ! debtor & insid]s ( ! debtor
 to p]=m s]vices dur+ ! bankruptcy case1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no ,bonuses      
,ahead ( ,bankruptcy ,fil+ ,act ( #bjbj4
  #b4 ,am5dm5t ,section #ejc ( title #aa
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,code is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7 7#a7 ,dur+ 
! #b-ye> p]iod end+ #a ye> aft] ! date (
 ! fil+ ( ! petition & not)/&+ any o!r  
provision ( ?is section1 !re %all nei!r 
be all[$ nor paid a bonus to-- 7,a7 an  
individual employ$ by ! debtor at an    
annual rate ( comp5sation exce$+        
#bej1jjj2  7,b7 an insid] ( ! debtor2 or
  7,c7 an individual employ$ by ! debtor
 to ! ext5t t su* bonus w\ld cause t    

individual's annual rate ( comp5sation  
to exce$ #bej1jjj4  7#b7 ,= purposes (  
?is subsection1 ! t]m bonus means a     
transf] to1 or obligation incurr$ = !   
b5efit (1 an individual employ$ by !    
debtor or insid] ( ! debtor z           
comp5sation = s]vices 9 an am\nt t--    
7,a7 is 9 addition to ! exi/+ wages1    
sal>y1 or base comp5sation ( an insid] (
 ! debtor or individual employ$ by !    
debtor2 &  7,b7 c be con/ru$ z a =m (   
ret5tion1 inc5tive1 or rew>d relat$ to !
 s]vices provid$ to ! debtor by ! insid]
 or ! individual employ$ by ! debtor4   
,! t]m bonus does n include a sales     
commission4 ,nor does ! t]m bonus       
include any transf] or obligation       
pursuant to ! t]ms ( a collective b>ga9+
 agreem5t4  7#c7 ,! t]m an individual   
employ$ by ! debtor includes1 b is n    
limit$ to1 an employee1 consultant1 or  
contractor4  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