,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adhf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1 #bjai
 ,mr4 ,manchin introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #aa1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to include certain       
pensions as administrative expenses in  
bankruptcy1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,prioritizing ,our ,workers ,act4  
#b4 ,allowance of administrative        
expenses  7a7 ,in general ,section      
#ejc7;b7 of title #aa1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in paragraph  
7#h77;,b71 by striking and at the end2  
7#b7 in paragraph 7#i71 by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a       
semicolon2 and  7#c7 by inserting after 
paragraph 7#i7 the following3  7#aj7    
notwithstanding section #ejg7;a77#e71   
all unfunded vested benefits in a       
defined benefit pension plan2 and  7#aa7

 withdrawal liability determined under  
part #a of subtitle ,e of title ,,iv of 
the ,employee ,retirement ,income       
,security ,act of #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4  
#acha et seq474  4  7b7 ,conforming     
amendment ,section #ejg7;a77#e7 is      
amended by inserting except as provided 
in section #ejc7;b77#aj71 after ,fifth14