,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #big  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ca1 #bjai,mr4 
,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read
 twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !    
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
#bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to modify !   
am\nt 9 controv]sy requirem5t & remove !
 complete div]sity requirem5t4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,f$]al ,c\rts ,access ,act ( #bjai4  #b4
 ,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is ,act are   
to-- 7#a7 assure fair] & m effici5t     
civil litigation & prompt recov]ies =   
claimants & def5dants2  7#b7 enhance !  
integrity ( ! legal sy/em ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates by dim9i%+ abuses 9 ! civil      
litigation sy/em2 &  7#c7 re/ore ! int5t
 ( ! fram]s ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates by ensur+ ,f$]al c\rt            
consid]ation ( major controv]sies1      
consi/5t ) div]sity jurisdiction        
pr9ciples4  #c4 ,div]sity ( citiz5%ip2  
am\nt 9 controv]sy  7a7 ,9 g5]al        
,section #accb ( title #bh1 ,unit$      

,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ 
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ #ge1jjj & ins]t+
 #abe1jjj2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by  
ins]t+ n less ?an #a pla9tiff & #a      
def5dant :o are be=e citiz5s ( diff]5t  
,/ates2  7#b7 9 subsection 7b71 by /rik+
 #ge1jjj & ins]t+ #abe1jjj2 &  7#c7 9   
subsection 7d7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 
by /rik+ #e1jjj1jjj & ins]t+ #abe1jjj2  
7,b7 by /rik+ p>agraphs 7#c7 & 7#d72    
7,c7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#e7 ?r\gh 
7#aj7 z p>agraphs 7#c7 ?r\gh 7#h71      
respectively2  7,d7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 z s
 r$esignat$1 by /rik+ ,p>agraphs 7#b7   
?r\gh 7#d7 & ins]t+ ,p>agraph 7#b72     
7,e7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 z s r$esignat$1 by
 /rik+ #e1jjj1jjj & ins]t+ #abe1jjj2    
7,f7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 z s r$esignat$1 by
 /rik+ 7#b7 ?r\gh 7#f7 & ins]t+ 7#b7    
?r\gh 7#d72  7,g7 9 p>agraph 7#g77;,a71 
z s r$esignat$-- 7i7 by ins]t+ section  
aft] def9$ "u2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #ghp7f77#c77 & ins]t+ 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #ggp7f77#c772 &  7,h7 by /rik+

 p>agraph 7#aa74  7b7 ,removal ( civil  
actions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section         
#adda7;b77#b7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ if any 
& ins]t+ if all2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ is a  
citiz5 & ins]t+ are citiz5s4  7#b7      
,proc$ure = removal ( civil actions     
,section #addf ( title #bh1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7,a7 9        
subsection 7c7-- 7i7 by /rik+ 7#a7 ,a   
case & all t foll[s ?r\gh 7#b7 ,if &    
ins]t+ 7#a7 ,if2  7ii7 by r$esignat+    
p>agraph 7#c7 z p>agraph 7#b72 &  7iii7 
9 p>agraph 7#b71 z s r$esignat$--  7,i7 
by /rik+ 7,a7 ,if & ins]t+ ,if2 &       
7,,ii7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,b72 &     
7,b7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7g7 z     
subsection 7f74  7#c7 ,removal ( class  
actions ,section #adec ( title #bh1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+  
subsection 7b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7b7  
,removal g5]ally ,a class action may be 
remov$ to a di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates 9 accordance ) section #addf1    
except t su* action may be remov$ by any

 def5dant )\t ! cons5t ( all def5dants4 
4